Digital Manufacturing News & Events

GibbsCAM 2026 debuts a completely re-engineered Advanced 3D Machining engine that accelerates toolpath generation, refines surface finish, and enhances overall efficiency. Alongside this new core, the release brings expanded multi-axis capabilities, smarter tool management, and improved usability — setting a new benchmark in precision CNC programming.

Tebis has launched SmartOps, a next‑generation CAD/CAM process solution offering guided, template‑driven automation of manufacturing workflows. It spans the full process from CAD import to NC output, requires no scripting, and allows flexible user intervention. Early pilot users report faster, more consistent results and improved process stability.

Onshape’s latest 1.205 update introduces an embedded AI Advisor, more powerful Configurable Variable Studios, and enriched simulation support — delivering smarter design assistance, greater configuration flexibility, and more accurate analysis for thin‑walled and high aspect ratio geometries. These enhancements boost productivity and help engineers push more ambitious modeling across CAD, assemblies, and simulation workflows.

The new Jump to Cut feature in CIMCO Edit 2025 makes it faster and easier than ever to analyze toolpath simulations.

ModuleWorks announces the upcoming market launch of its GPU Simulation. As part of the company’s strategic partnership with Sandvik, the CAD/CAM software brands Cimatron and Mastercam will be the first to make the technology available in a commercial CAM solution. The rollout is scheduled for the next releases of both Cimatron and Mastercam.

ModuleWorks announces the 2025.08 release of its software components for digital manufacturing and digital factory. With a focus on utilizing integrated information, this latest release of the ModuleWorks SDK comes with automated features designed to enhance process safety, toolpath generation efficiency and part quality.

CIMCO expands its 2025 software capabilities to now support sub‑spindle machine simulation in CIMCO Edit and NC Machine Simulation, enhancing accuracy and programming confidence in complex CNC operations.

Universal Robots (UR), the world’s leading collaborative robot (cobot) company and a part of Teradyne Robotics, has launched UR Studio, an online simulation tool built on PolyScope X, UR’s open and AI-ready software platform.

Open Mind Technologies, The Developer Of CAD/CAM Software HyperMILL And MachiningCloud, The Leading Provider Of Cutting Tool Data, Have Announced A Significant Integration That Allows HyperMILL Users To Access And Utilise Comprehensive Tooling Data Directly From The MachiningCloud Platform.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division announces a major release of ESPRIT EDGE, its industry-leading computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, addressing productivity and skills challenges with extensive user-friendly swiss machining support and the first AI services powered by Hexagon’s cloud based Nexus platform.