An increasing number of companies are on a major course of growth with SolidCAM and SolidWorks. Contract manufacturers, who only offer their manufacturing capacities to the market, are more replaceable than any other time in the past. Modern machine tools are available worldwide and today willing and capable operating staff can be found in more and more countries with highly competitive rates and very attractive business environments. How can the loss of manufacturing jobs be stopped? The successful machining service providers will be those who, apart from having modern machinery, will demonstrate problem-solving qualities – and are ready to join in product development with their own ideas and resources for both designing and machining. For this to succeed, a CAD/CAM process chain, that is both compatible with many different customers, as well as internally manageable, is a must.
The fact that the needed software doesn’t have to cost a fortune and also can be used efficiently without designated specialists, is substantiated by the experiences of the contract manufacturer Barth Mechanik GmbH and the metal and plastics fabricator Gerdt GmbH, who specializes in 3D parts. At both companies, thanks to the combined SolidCAM and SolidWorks solution, good product ideas are transformed into marketable high-quality products in record time.
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