November 9, 2017

Mastercam 2018 rollout & live demo in Calgary

In-House Solutions invites you to our Mastercam 2018 rollout & live demos: We’ll be showing live machine demos for PrimeTurning and Dynamic Milling. WHEN: Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017, 9:30 am – 3 pm FREE LUNCH! WHERE: Modern Tool Ltd – 11488 70th Street SE., Calgary, AB T2C 4Y3 You will learn how to: • Turn in all directions resulting in…

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October 4, 2017

Mastercam 2018 rollout & live demo in BC

In-House Solutions invites you to our Mastercam 2018 rollout & live demos: We’ll be showing live machine demos for PrimeTurning and Dynamic Milling. WHEN: Thursday, Nov 2, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm FREE LUNCH! WHERE: BCIT – 3700 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Machine Shop Building – NW6 Parking instructions will be sent to…

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July 7, 2016

5 New Features in Mastercam 2017

Mastercam 2017 offers a wide variety of improvements, making it more intuitive to use and making you more productive. Click here to download it, or read on for some reasons why you’ll want to. 1. A New and Improved Interface The most noticeable change made to Mastercam is the entirely revamped interface, largely defined by a…

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May 31, 2016

Customer Spotlight: VanDerZwaag Machining & Development

In 2005 the machinists at VanDerZwaag Machining & Development began using Mastercam V9 for their CAD/CAM programming. Today they are caught up with the most current release, Mastercam X9, and are using it for Milling, Turning, and Wire EDM. Their family-run shop, previously known as VanDerZwaag Moulds and Dies, cuts a wide variety of highly specialized…

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April 27, 2015

Get the Most out of any Machine – Be Dynamic

In the past few posts we’ve covered how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion can reduce cycle times, increase tool life, ease wear on your machines, and help you cut hard materials. Today we’ll talk about a common misconception surrounding this type of machining. Some assume that toolpaths that are designed for fast, controlled cuts are intended for use…

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April 21, 2015

Hard Materials Don’t Have to be Hard – Be Dynamic

Titanium. Inconel. H13. 17-4PH. Hastelloy. Hard materials come with their own sets of challenges, and the higher the Rockwell the greater those challenges can be. Today we’ll look at how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology can help make cutting hard materials easier while still maintaining the best motion for your tools and machines. It controls tool motion…

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April 16, 2015

Go Easy on Your Machines – Be Dynamic

In our last post we looked at how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion saves you time and money by extending tool life. Today we’ll pull back and look at an even larger capital expense —your machines. Accuracy depends on a well-maintained machine, and machines are much more easily maintained if the toolpaths they run are built to provide…

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April 13, 2015

Reduce Tool Wear – Be Dynamic

In our last post we discussed Mastercam’s groundbreaking Dynamic Motion technology and how it can help reduce cycle time. Today we dig into one of the biggest issues a shop faces – tool wear – and how Dynamic Motion can help. Tool wear slows down jobs, costs money, and can deliver poor results. Mastercam’s embedded Dynamic…

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April 6, 2015

What is DYNAMIC MOTION?

Dynamic Motion technology has been included in Mastercam for more than five years. This means the speed and efficiencies are built into the software with no extra cost to you. Are you using it? What is Dynamic Motion? Stay tuned as we step you through detailed looks at five of the biggest benefits that Mastercam Dynamic…

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