Insights on CAD/CAM, CNC Machines, and Industrial Robots

You can throw a part at CAM Assist that it’s never seen before, with tools you’ve never used, and make as many amends as you like - and it’ll come up with an appropriate machining strategy that works. And the layer that we’ve just added with CAM Assist 2.0: transparency. It now shows you what it did, what it didn’t, what’s missing, and why. You can pick operations to exclude, see volume estimates, and soon you’ll even get tooling suggestions to cut your cycle time in half.

As the manufacturing sector hurtles further into digital transformation, the cybersecurity challenges will continue to evolve. Future factories will likely be even more connected – envision fully “lights-out” facilities where AI systems coordinate robotics and machines with minimal human intervention, or widespread use of 5G wireless networks on the shop floor to link hundreds of devices in real time. This increased connectivity and automation could introduce new vulnerabilities.