Digital Engineering 24/7

Helping design and engineering professionals discover, evaluate and specify technologies and processes that shorten the design cycle and enable success.

Alert!

Digital Engineering ceased publication on July 1, 2026. This website remains available as an archive of engineering content.

For inquiries or information, please email [email protected].

CAM News and Resources

WAZER Offers Desktop Take on Traditional Water Jet

March 19, 2019 · WAZER offers sophisticated cutting and material processing capabilities at a price point and with the accessibility of desktop office printers.

CNC Software Updates Name of Wildest Parts Competition

March 15, 2019 · Masters of CAM is an online platform for Mastercam users to submit stories about their experience and skills using CAD/CAM software to design and machine parts.

SmartCAMcnc Releases New Software Subscription Options

March 14, 2019 · Company says annual subscription provides lower entry costs; SmartCAM standard license offerings are also price reduced.

Farsoon Develops Pure Copper Laser Sintering Process

March 5, 2019 · Farsoon's Application R&D team conducted a large number of tests and obtained the appropriate scanning strategies and process parameters for pure copper.

MecSoft Releases AlibreCAM 2019

March 5, 2019 · This is the latest version of MecSoft’s fully integrated CAM solution for Alibre Design 2018.

Protolabs Selected as Part of National Manufacturing Tour

February 26, 2019 · Protolabs’ digital manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Minnesota will be a part of annual National Association of Manufacturers event.

Applied Automation Technologies and DMG MORI USA Announce Partnership

February 19, 2019 · Partnership of two companies will focus on management of on-machine measuring software.

Visual Manufacturing

February 15, 2019 · Modern CAM tools benefit from high-end visualization to keep up with faster speeds, more complex toolpaths.

ZW3D Review: Model and Manufacture

February 1, 2019 · ZWSoft updates its all-in-one CAD/CAM program.

JETCAM Releases v20.25.00 of Expert Nesting Software, v3.19 of JOC Automation Software

January 8, 2019 · The latest release of JETCAM Expert is said to benefit from several major enhancements, including application of fly cutting during the tooling process.

ZW3D 2018 Review: Model and Manufacture

December 19, 2018 · One of the things that sets ZW3D apart from most of its competitors is the fact that it integrates both CAD and CAM tools in a single package.

VERICUT 8.2 Introduces an Optimization Module

December 14, 2018 · VERICUT 8.2 adds Force Turning to optimize lathe turning, and mill-turn operations, when combined with Force Milling.

Open Mind to Display CAM Software and Integration with Solidworks 3D CAD at Solidworks World 2019

December 10, 2018 · OPEN MIND is a SolidWorks Gold Certified Partner, offering hyperMILL CAM software that is directly integrated in SolidWorks 3D CAD software, for design and manufacturing in a wide range of applications and industries.

HRE Unveils 3D-Printed Titanium Wheels

December 4, 2018 · The company printed the wheels using an electron beam melting process.

AU 2018: Fusing Generative Design with Manufacturing Constraints

November 20, 2018 · At company's annual user conference, Autodesk executives reveals efforts to bring manufacturing awareness to the AI-like generative design software.

Mastercam Mill Focused on Streamlining Your Manufacturing Process

November 16, 2018 · Two-dimensional high speed toolpaths, 3D enhancements and multiaxis features combine with additional new enhancements in a software package intended to improve shop floor productivity.    

SmartCAMcnc Announces Release of SmartCAM v2019

November 12, 2018 · Also included are many customer-requested changes to the SmartCAM user interface and core functionality.

JETCAM Announces Second v20 Release of Expert CAM/Nesting

November 12, 2018 · V20.23.01 includes further enhancements to JETCAM’s JET-Cut fly cutting and JET-Optimizer path optimizing, enhancements to common cutting and an all-new advanced reports designer and generator.

Optomec Unveils Larger/More Powerful LENS System and Intriguing Magnesium Application

October 5, 2018 · The LENS 860 system, with its AM or hybrid AM/CNC metal versions, brings new industrial power; an existing version has already supported developments in dissolvable implant design.

Editor’s Pick: Mills Expand and Flex for User Needs

August 15, 2018 · Tormach unveils its next generation of CNC machines.


Latest News

Latest Resources