MCADCafe Industry Predictions for 2023 – Moduleworks

Trends in CAM technology by Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu

Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu

There are more than 1 million CAM Operators worldwide and they are using around 40 different major CAM software brands. The focus of the CAM vendors in 2023 is going to be delivering more value to their user base by providing annual maintenance updates.

Most CAM vendors are focusing on improving the User Experience to improve the productivity of the CAM operators and to reduce training needs for new operators. This means “easy to use” and “easy to learn” are both equally important topics to address by CAM vendors. Capabilities of tool path technology in CAM systems will evolve to address the needs for higher productivity of the CAM operators. A good example of this trend is quick adoption of tool path strategies like “One click Deburring” or “Fully automated Rotary machining” in many CAM systems. Many CAM Software vendors are deciding to license such tool path technologies from ModuleWorks as their main component provider for tool path calculation and simulation. This frees up their development resources to address the complete workflow from design with PMI (product manufacturing information) to post processing.

Job shops and other production facilities using CAM software to program CNC machines will evaluate Additive Technologies and Robotics to complement their capabilities. CAM Software vendors will get increasing inquiries from their customer base whether the CAM Software for CNC machining can also serve the needs for Additive Manufacturing and Robotics. These new requirements will trigger the “Make or Buy” question. ModuleWorks provides already components for tool path calculation and simulation for both technologies and expects more CAM vendors to start integrating ModuleWorks components in these domains to save time and development resources in 2023.

About Author:

Dr. Murtezoglu is the  founder and managing director with strong technical background in CAD/CAM software development

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