Eye on Integration (CAD/CAM Systems)

Room to grow

The diecutting/diemaking industry has supported the continuing development of CAD/CAM technology through a spate of corollary equipment improvements. Adams Technology, in association with SDS Korea, recently premiered on-line nicking capability with its EasyBender and EasyCutter products. Adams' VP Ellen Adams notes, with this functionality, the CAD/CAM designer can precisely engineer every aspect of the die set for optimum performance. As soon as the design leaves the CAD department, the dieboard can be burned; the strippers and counters routed; the rule processed, bent, and nicked; and the rubber cut simultaneously. She adds, "The makeready is generally easier, and the presses run at higher speeds with fewer glitches."