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Hexagon strengthens additive manufacturing portfolio with CADS Additive acquisition

Automation Mag

The software will complete Hexagon’s Nexus-enabled AM workflow, applying its technology portfolio to computer-aided design (CAD) model preparation, build preparation, simulation-based optimizations, quality and production intelligence and the automation of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) to finish parts.

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Quantum computing and industrial automation: A revolution in the making

Automation Mag

Quantum computing today resembles this nascent stage, but its potential for the next 70 years is immense. Beginning with CNC machining in the 1950s and 60s, industrial automation took its first strides with computing. What followed was computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

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Solid Carbide Drills are Designed for Manufacturability

Fabricating & Metal Work

Answers can be found at the computer-aided design (CAD)-to-component phases of manufacturing. CAD-to-component can refer to three stages of manufacturing. But how can advanced tooling solutions make a difference to DFM?

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Waterjet Cutting for Multiple Materials

Fabricating & Metal Work

Third, because waterjet cutters are computer-controlled, a fabricator can use an engineer’s computer-aided design (CAD) file to create a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) file that controls the machine with precision.