Digital Manufacturing News & Events

Vericut 9.7 introduces faster CNC simulation, expanded AI guidance and improved workflows for complex manufacturing operations. The release helps manufacturers verify NC programs more efficiently while maintaining machine-level accuracy. Icam Post V27 also adds AI support, automated regression testing and enhanced post-processor development tools.

Mastercam 2026.R2 introduces significant enhancements to Mastercam Copilot, delivering faster command execution, intelligent automation, and expanded hands-free capabilities. The update strengthens AI-driven programming workflows, enabling machinists and CAM professionals to work more efficiently through natural language interaction and voice control.

Siemens has released NX 2512 for Manufacturing, introducing new capabilities designed to accelerate production, enhance collaboration, and increase automation in CAM programming. The update expands cloud-based manufacturing workflows, improves shop-floor accessibility to digital data, and introduces AI-assisted machining recommendations. Together, these enhancements help manufacturers reduce programming time, improve consistency, and move more efficiently from design to production.

EDGECAM 2025.1 delivers a major upgrade to CNC programming productivity, featuring smarter automation tools, the new Race Line Finishing cycle, enhanced mesh‑based simulation, SQL Server 2022 support with TLS 1.3 security, and Nexus cloud‑enabled collaboration via a 3D whiteboard.

Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM software provider, announced the release of Mastercam 2026, introducing several productivity enhancements along with advanced machining capabilities and AI-enabled CAM intelligence, designed to help manufacturers increase workflow efficiency, reduce programming time, and minimize shop floor bottlenecks.

NX Inspector now introduces model-based characteristics (MBC) as well to give you even greater control of the product manufacturing information (PMI) within the MBD. It’s the first CAD-native implementation of the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium standard for MBC, integrating data that engineers previously managed across a variety of documents and software tools.

OPEN MIND presents the 2025 release of its hyperMILL® CAD/CAM suite. The highlight of the new version is the easy-to-use, automatic deburring function. The 2025 release includes a new tessellation algorithm and a simplified element display for CAD models, which help further accelerate the CAD part of the software.

AutoCAD 2026 delivers groundbreaking performance boosts—with file opening up to 11× faster and app startup 4× quicker—enhanced by built‑in Autodesk AI tools like Smart Blocks and Activity Insights. New integrations, including Connected Support Files and web‑based multi‑user markup, empower teams to streamline workflows across desktop, web and mobile platforms.

Siemens has unveiled significant enhancements to its NX™ software in the December 2024 release, focusing on advanced capabilities that streamline design workflows and bolster collaboration.

Bricsys® has announced additional new and enhanced features in their latest BricsCAD® V25.2 release, following the launch of V25 in October 2024. This release empowers BricsCAD users to deliver their designs faster in a familiar, user-friendly CAD environment.