Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

In the world of 3D CAD design, a new CAD solution is capturing the attention of professionals the form of Ondsel ES, built upon the sturdy foundations of the open-source FreeCAD platform. This suite ...

We’re used to the relationship between the commercial software companies from whom we’ve bought whichever of the programs we use on our computers, and ourselves as end users. We pay them money, and ...

The world of free 3D-modeling software tends to be grim when compared to the expensive professional packages. Furthermore, 3D CAD modeling software suggestions seem to throw an uproar when new users ...

Mark Biagi is pioneering digitalization and sustainable practices. As senior director for Energy Industry Solutions at Bentley Systems, he drives digital transformation by leveraging advanced ...

A new open-source software tool is changing the way engineers design and print complex 3D objects. Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the program—called OpenVCAD—lets users easily design ...

At his practice in Pleasant Hill, CA, Chris Petrush, DDS, has been a CAD/CAM user for nine years. "For a single crown or two crowns, which is really the bread and butter for, I would say, most general ...

The 2023 update to the hyperMILL CAD/CAM software suite offers users new and enhanced features for powerful and simplified NC programming in applications from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling. To ...

Open Mind Technologies impressed at EMO 2025 with live demos of turn-milling and automation solutions powered by Hypermill.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. — An integral part of preparing and protecting Soldiers is analyzing Soldier equipment, weapons and vehicles. Vulnerability and Lethality, or V/L, modeling helps provide a ...

Bentley Systems announced the availability of reality modeling services in Cesium, advancing its open platform for the built and natural environment.

Dr. Chris Petrush of Pleasant Hill, CA, told me recently that he doesn't worry about competition from the dozens of dentists who practice close to his business. His main focus, he said, is keeping his ...