The success of the exhibition was achieved despite the difficult economic climate in Japan at the moment. Mr. Moffat believes that the current financial pressures have increased the need for companies to review their choice of CAM software as they seek to become more efficient. “Introducing new software can be a relatively cheap way to increase the productivity of both people and machine tools,” claimed Mr. Moffat. “The faster calculation times that are possible with Delcam software make programmers more effective, while the more efficient machining strategies can increase machine tool output significantly.”“In addition, this year’s exhibition was the first where Delcam had been able to show its complete range of CAM systems on a single stand, following the acquisitions of the FeatureCAM and PartMaker families of software,” explained Mr Moffat. “This was the key factor in our success since we can now offer a CAM system to machine virtually any product, in any material on any type of equipment. No other supplier has such a broad a range of software to increase productivity, improve quality and shorten delivery times in so many applications.”
Delcam’s full range of CAM systems is now made up of PowerMILL for high-speed and five-axis machining, FeatureCAM for feature-based milling, turning and wire EDM, PartMaker for Swiss-type lathes and turn-mill equipment, and ArtCAM for routing and engraving. Together, the complete set of programs make up the world’s most comprehensive collection of machining software, giving Delcam an unrivalled ability to provide solutions to all of a company’s programming needs.
A second major contributor to Delcam’s success at JIMTOF was the large number of technical partners that were involved in the exhibition. “We had over 30 of our technical partners among the exhibitors,” reported Mr. Moffat. “This included many of the leading suppliers of machine tools, cutting tools and inspection equipment. A number of the visitors to our booth had been referred by our partners because they recognise that the best-possible software is needed for their customers to get the maximum benefit from their equipment.”
The third important element in Delcam’s success was the launch of new products across the company’s complete range of CAM products. “Delcam employs the largest development team in the CAM industry,” said Mr. Moffat. “All our developers have been working flat out to prepare these new releases. The results of their efforts impressed all our visitors, both the potential customers that were looking to upgrade their existing software and our existing users that were excited to see the new enhancements they will be receiving in the coming months.”
