3DN: Could you introduce yourself and SolidCAM? Emil Somekh, SolidCAM’s founder and CEO, to learn more about this strategic shift and the company’s ambitions. For SolidCAM, additive manufacturing is an excellent complement to subtractive CNC manufacturing thus, it hopes to solve all complex manufacturing problems and offer real added value to its customers. The company recently introduced Desktop Metal 3D printing solutions, combining two production methods, additive and substractive. Most recently, SolidCAM entered the additive manufacturing market, more specifically metal 3D printing. Its iMachining module dramatically reduces manufacturing time, increases tool life and productivity for all CNC machine users, providing an iMachining Wizard that automatically calculates optimal cutting conditions for all stock materials, cutting tools and CNC machine types. It has developed a CAM solution for all machining applications, that integrates seamlessly with several world-renowned CAD software packages, mainly SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor. SolidCAM is a long-term player in the field of computer-aided manufacturing.

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