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News Release from: SolidCAM (CADTECH)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 July 2007
Integrated CAD/CAM provider has 30%
growth
By being totally integrated in the leading 3D CAD mainstream system SolidWorks, SolidCAM provides all the necessary operations for the manufacturing of a part inside SolidWorks.
By being totally integrated in the leading 3D CAD mainstream system SolidWorks, SolidCAM provides all the necessary operations for the manufacturing of a part inside SolidWorks The SolidCAM vendor achieved a revenue growth in excess of 30% in 2006
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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These details came from CIMdata, a worldwide strategic consultancy company.
CIMdata had commented about the market's most rapidly growing CAM software vendors.
In its 'NC Software and Services Market Assessment Report Version 16', the company reported that the worldwide CAM software market had grown in 2006 at a rate of 6.9% over 2005.
Alan Christman, CIMdata chairman and primary author of the report, analysed the reasons for the exceptional growth of SolidCAM: "SolidCAM has established a distinctive position in the market by being one of two CAM vendors to be certified Gold partners of SolidWorks".
"They have been able to capitalize on this partnership and in addition they offer powerful CAM functions to cover a broad range of manufacturing applications." By being totally integrated in the leading 3D CAD mainstream system SolidWorks, SolidCAM provides all the necessary operations for the manufacturing of a part inside SolidWorks.
With its seamless single-window integration in SolidWorks, the software defines, calculates and verifies all the SolidCAM machining operations in the SolidWorks environment.
All geometries used for machining are fully associative with the SolidWorks design model.
When the geometry of a part is modified, SolidCAM enables the user to automatically synchronise all machining operations with the updated geometry.
SolidCAM creates efficient toolpaths and supports advanced CAM intelligence including knowledge-based manufacturing processes and automatic feature recognition and machining (AFRM).
As main reasons for this tremendous market success, the founder and CEO of SolidCAM, Dr Emil Somekh, named 'our more than 20 years experience in the development of easy-to-use, powerful CAM Software', the complete 'Gold-certified' integration into the 3D-CAD standard platform SolidWorks and the implementation of high-end CAM functions including high-speed machining, 5-axis simultaneous machining and mill-turn programming.
He said: "The launch of our new high-speed machining module at the end of 2006 opened new markets like the mold, tool and die market".
"Moldmakers often have to do mold design and NC programming in one process chain, so that for them single window integration is an important factor to reduce the lead time of the molds.
In parallel, we have expanded our worldwide sales and support capabilities.
We added new resellers and employees especially in the emerging markets in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America".
* About SolidCAM - founded in 1984 by its managing director Dr Emil Somekh, SolidCAM provides manufacturing customers with a full suite of CAM software modules for 2.5D and 3D milling, high-speed machining, multi-sided indexial 4/5 axes milling, Simultaneous 5-axis milling, turning, mill-turn up to 5-axis and wireEDM.
SolidCAM has the Certified Gold-product status from SolidWorks and provides seamless, single-window integration and full associativity to the SolidWorks design model including parts, assemblies and configurations.
SolidCAM has today more than 12,000 seats installed.
SolidCAM is sold by a worldwide reseller network in 46 countries.
SolidCAM has been on a very rapid growth path since it implemented the SolidWorks integration strategy with high annual growth rates.
* About CIMdata - CIMdata provides worldwide strategic product lifecycle management (PLM) consulting and program support, in-depth research, and education for both industrial organizations and suppliers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy.
CIMdata provides world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions.
These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM enabling technologies including product data management (PDM), visualisation, collaboration, digital manufacturing, computer-aided design/manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and numerical control (NC).
CIMdata also provides expertise in the integration of PLM with other business solutions such as customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM), and enterprise resource planning (ERP).
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