Sandvik AB, the high-tech and global engineering Group Acquires Software Provider ICAM Technologies Greetings to all ICAM Customers, Dealers, Partners and Employees, I am very proud to announce today that, following a careful process of selecting an appropriate long term growth plan for ICAM, I’ve agreed to have our business be acquired by Sandvik [...]
Are you running a bad CNC Post-Processor? In this article, we will help you understand why you are running a bad CNC Post-Processor and show you tips on how to improve it to maximize your manufacturing performance. A bad CNC Post-Processor can have many disadvantages, to fix them, there will be some manual adjustment [...]
For as long as there have been CNC machines, there has been Machine Code. Over the years it has come in many shapes, sizes and flavours, but the bottom line remains: you need a way to feed precise instructions to your machine in return for reliable and repeatable behaviour. But in order to quench manufacturers' [...]
MCADCafé's Jeff Rowe sits down with Andre Tarsitano, Business Development Manager at ICAM, to discuss Adaptive Post-Processing, our latest technology that combines post-processing, simulation and optimization into one streamlined process. This new methodology allows you to avoid the repetitive, iterative steps associated with traditional NC Programming by automatically identifying and correcting collisions, over-travels and more.
Each and every manufacturing environment presents their own share of difficulties and challenges. But aerospace component manufacturing remains one of the most demanding industries due not only to the complexity of the materials, processes and design of the parts in question, but also the rate at which new parts must be developed and level of precision required. Add increased [...]
4 answers to NC post-processing questions for multi-axis equipment. Many people believe that when they buy a sophisticated, highly-capable computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine, it will automatically accept computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) data and produce parts. Unfortunately, some of the most modern CNC machines cannot do that.Depending on the machine and controller [...]
Evaluating NC post-processing and machine tool simulation software providers? Here are five reasons to choose ICAM.
Selected quotes from the interview John Nassr ICAM Technologies Could you provide us with a brief historical overview of the company and describe any important milestones that occurred along its evolution? ICAM Technologies was founded in 1971 to provide programming services to local companies servicing Canadair. By the 1980s, ICAM had specialized in CNC [...]
Improving Traditional CNC Programming Productivity through Adaptive Post-Processing™ The CNC manufacturing landscape is constantly changing with the introduction of new controllers, machines and CAD/CAM products. It is a challenge for CIOs to stay on top of current trends in machine automation and spearhead the development of new products that ensure integration between the aforementioned [...]
