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NCG CAM Customer References
NCG CAM Customer References
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GNCG CAM Enables RP Tooling Ltd to Increase CNC Machining Capacity by 50%
Requirements
RP Tooling Ltd is a modern, highly efficient toolmaking company based in the heart of the
West Midlands, UK. RP Tooling specialise in the manufacture of investment tools, injection
mould tools, component manufacture and rapid tooling for a wide variety of industries
including aerospace, automotive and commercial markets.
50% savings on programming and machining time has doubled their CNC machining capacity.
Increased profits as a result of reduced processing time and machining errors being reduced to a minimum.
Able to provide customers with more comprehensive machining solutions.
Able to easily add-on full simultaneous 5-axis option to NCG CAM later on, when a 5-axis CNC machine is purchased.
“Our philosophy of providing toolmaking excellence applies right the way through the process from design to final
tool delivery, supported in no small way by our experienced personnel. Automated production scheduling, data
management and integrated CAD/CAM/CNC systems including SolidWorks and NCG CAM backed by high-end IT,
allows for efficient tool manufacture, giving our customers the best possible value.”
Brett Mitchell, Director RP Tooling Ltd
Contact: Shaun Lawrence - Technical Sales Manager
Telephone: +44 (0)121 550 5868
Email: shaun@rp-tooling.co.uk
Company Website: www.rp-tooling.co.uk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Shorter lead times were required to remain competitive in the manufacturing industry,
especially against low cost production offered from toolmakers in Asia. At the same time
RP Tooling needed to ensure that they maintained their established reputation for quality.
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GNCG CAM Makes Diversifying into Toolmaking Easy For Pinfold Patterns
Requirements
Established since 1999 in West Midlands, UK, Pinfold Patterns specialise in producing a
variety of tools, including foam tools, vac form tools, prototype models and patternmaking.
Pinfold Patterns has produced tools to suit vehicles/applications for JCB, Rover, BMW,
Bentley, Airbus, Terex, LTI, Dennis Eagle and several medical companies.
Made diversifying into toolmaking easy, as so easy to learn and use NCG CAM.
Able to provide customers with more comprehensive machining solutions.
Able to add a second machine tool due to increased work from the successful new toolmaking facilities.
“NCG CAM has improved our company to diversify into different areas of toolmaking, thus improving our turnover
and profitability. The software is easy to use and has many added benefits over other available software .“
Richard Hatfield, Pinfold Patterns
Contact: Sales Department
Telephone: +44 (0)1922 403340
Email: sales@pinfoldpatternsco.uk
Company Website: www.pinfoldpatterns.co.uk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Pinfold Patterns were looking to diversify to offer toolmaking as well as patternmaking. They
would be competing with larger companies and needed software that was reliable and could
help them to keep the cost of producing the tools down to a minimum. At the same time the
tools produced had to be good quality and compatible with Correa machining centres.
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NCG CAM Helps Inca Tooling Ltd to Expand Their Customer Base Globally
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Inca Tooling was established in 1972 to supply tooling to the UK based investment-casting
foundries. Since that time the company has expanded its customer base to cover Europe, the
United States, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East.
The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of airfoil tooling, ranging from the
smallest turbine blade for helicopter engines up to the largest blades and vanes for power
generation turbines. Inca works closely with companies such as Rolls Royce, General Electric,
Pratt & Whitney, Snecma, MTU, ABB and Solar Turbines to name a few.
The reliability of NCG CAM has helped Inca Tooling to build up and maintain excellent working relationships with many of the
leading aero-engine and gas turbine manufacturers, both in UK and globally.
Inca Tooling pioneered the design and construction of single shot dies for multi-vane segments using NCG CAM.
Wear on tooling is kept to a minimum, saving money.
“At INCA Tooling, we use SolidWorks to design and NCG CAM to manufacture complex wax pattern dies and ceramic
core tooling for the aerospace industry. Using NCG CAM on our BRIDGEPORT VMC Machining Centres, we are
capable of even higher production standards in shorter lead times.”
John Hope, Inca Tooling
Contact: John Hope
Telephone: +44 (0)1905 26937
Email: jhope@incatool.co.uk
Company Website: www.incatool.co.uk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Inca Tooling were looking for CAM software that offered a high quality surface finish, but at
the same time would reduce their lead times to allow them to compete for business on a
global scale.
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GAdopting NCG CAM on the Shop-floor Reduces Machining Lead Times by up to 95% for Dynamic Die & Steel (Sheffield) Ltd
Requirements
Established since 1970, Dynamic Die & Steel (Sheffield) Ltd, Sheffield, UK, provide a complete
sub-contract solution, specialising in medium to heavy machining of large forge tooling for a
variety of industries including aerospace, mining and transportation.
Machining lead times have been significantly reduced from 8 weeks down to just 2 days
Operators can make modifications straight away, by using the software on the shop-floor, saving time
The amount of benching has been minimised , as the smooth cutter paths produced by NCG CAM give excellent
surface finish
Training of additional staff is no longer an issue, as NCG CAM is so easy to use
“NCG CAM is a very powerful 3D programming system. The speed with which we create the very large cutter paths
required in the production of 2 metre die impressions is incredible and has enabled us to operate lights out
machining on our high speed machine tools.
Most of all, our customers have been astounded by how quickly we can turn round a suite of tools, which allows us to
keep our pricing very competitive.”
- Andy Farmer, Managing Director, Dynamic Die & Steel (Sheffield) Ltd
Contact: Andy Farmer
Telephone: + 44 (0)114 276 1100
Email: dynamicdie@btconnect.com
Company Website: www.dynamicdie.co.uk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Dynamic Die & Steel (Sheffield) Ltd were looking for a shop-floor CAM system suitable for their
high speed machining centres, that would address the rapid turn around required when
producing very large forging die tools.
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Class 100 Offer Simultaneous 4-axis
Utilising 5-axis Capabilities in NCG CAM
Requirements
Established since 1992 in Hertfordshire, UK, Class 100 specialise in 3D machining of
prototypes, mould tools, vacuum form tools, special purpose jigs & fixtures and vibration
welding fixtures.
Toolpaths, especially the roughing, are very quick to generate, keeping lead times to a minimum.
Able to purchase a Haas machine tool to utilise NCG CAM and diversify into running an in-house toolroom with ease.
Able to further diversify to offer simultaneous 4-axis capabilities to customers by adding the NCG CAM 5-axis add-on option.
“I have always found NCG CAM to be very intuitive. One key benefit of the software, is that it allows you to quickly
amend toolpaths semi-automatically with the help of the process manager and control key. Most other software
packages require the user to regenerate each stage individually.
All of the time savings really add up when you are looking to keep lead times to a minimum.“
Adrian Brown, Class 100
Contact: Adrian Brown
Telephone: +44 (0)1462 893336
Email: cadcam@class100.co.uk
Company Website: www.class100.co.uk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Class 100 were initially looking for an easy to use CAM package that was suitable for bureau
programming work.
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BROCH ADLER Slovakia Invests In NCG CAM forComplex Surface Machining
Requirements
BROCH ADLER SLOVAKIA s.r.o. was founded in 2005. Their main focus is in the production of
drop forging dies, mainly for the automotive industry.
Easy and fast creation of NC programs also within complex shaped surfaces
High speed and accurate machining
Thanks to optimisation, NCG CAM reduces time that is needed for the defining toolpath and
its calculation, as well as production time
Prompt implementation thanks to easy and intuitive user interface
“We have invested into the NCG CAM program and now it allows us to create programs ofcomplex shaped surfaces with highly accurate machining. Easy-to-operate is among its greatbenefits. Even if the user is not skilled with CAM, they are able to learn how to manage it afterjust a few days without any previous CAM experience.“
Ing. Martin Komlossy, PhD - BROCH ADLER Slovakia s.r.o.
Contact: BROCH ADLER SLOVAKIA, s. r. o.
Telephone: +421/41/564 0672
Email: broch-adler@broch-adler.sk
Company Website: http://www.broch-adler.sk
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
In order to expand their production, the company had to set-up its own in-house tool-room.
As well as purchasing a machining centre, it was also necessary to have the facilities to create
programs for 3-axis machining in house. As the tooling is used for production of quality forgings
the doubly curved surfaces needed to be machined to accurately.
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Virtual Tool & Composites Inc. Invest in 7 Seats of NCG CAM for 3+2 axis Machining
Requirements
Virtual Tool & Composites Inc., Windsor, Canada has many years experience in 3-axis, 3+2
axis, high speed machining, utilising a range of machining centres including some with very
large working envelopes. Virtual Tooling customers range across industries such as
aerospace, energy, automotive, mold & die and oil and gas industries.
Machining times were dramatically reduced by being able to use shorter tools when machining complex parts
NCG CAM is well suited to mold, tool & die
Training of additional staff is no longer a worry, as NCG CAM is so easy to use
“NCG CAM is a very powerful 3D programming system. The use of tool holder avoidance, enables us to machine
complex parts with the shortest tools possible, decreasing our machining time dramatically.
Our staff were trained up in just a few days as the user interface is so easy to use.”
Ron Bezaire – Virtual Tool & Composites Inc.
Contact: Ron Bezaire
Telephone: + 519 737 6111
Email: ron.bezaire@virtualtool.ca
Company Website: www.virtualtool.ca
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Virtual Tool & Composites Inc. were looking for a reliable, easy to use shop-floor programming
system that was capable of machining 3-axis, 3+2 axis with reliable collision free execution.
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GBeta-Tech Precision Tooling and Automation Invest in NCG CAM for Complex Surface Machining
Requirements
Beta-Tech Precision Tooling and Automation of Barrie, Ontario has many years experience in
3-axis, high speed machining, utilising a range of machining centres. Beta-Tech’s customers
span across industries such as aerospace, automotive, mold & die and robotic automation.
Delivered gouge-free toolpaths that calculate quickly when machining complex parts
Obtained a seamless integration to SolidWorks while running standalone
NCG CAM reduced machining calculation time of complex jobs
Easily integrated into Beta-Techs manufacturing environment with it’s logical user interface
“NCG CAM completes our suite of CNC programming software. The unmatched calculation time and “Lights Out” machining
capability gives Beta-Tech a competitive advantage. Our staff were and up and running with just a few days of training. Ambo
Technologies, a strategic Partner with NCG-CAM NA, provided hands on training and had us cutting our first parts as soon as
the training was done. Outstanding!”Rob Kunjah – Beta-Tech Precision Tooling and Automation
Contact: Rob Kunjah
Telephone: 705-722-0800
Email: rob@betatech.ca
Company Website: http://www.betatech.ca
Results from Purchasing NCG CAM
About the Company
Beta-Tech needed a 3D CAM system with enhanced capability that would easily cut complex,
organically shaped surfaces. Cost-efficiency was also important, being able to leverage the
multi-threading capability needed to calculate multiple toolpaths simultaneously. As Beta-Tech
has experienced growth combined with the purchase another company, increased throughput
and large part performance was a major requirement.