Software eliminates programming bottleneck Since upgrading its part programming facilities from Pathtrace PAMS to Pathtrace EdgeCAM.

Software eliminates programming bottleneck

Since upgrading its part programming facilities from Pathtrace PAMS to Pathtrace EdgeCAM, Apex Tool Works Inc., Rolling Meadows, Ill. expanded its installation to six seats. This expansion has allowed the company's design engineers to eliminate what was formerly a serious bottleneck and achieve a paperless manufacturing solution.

Apex Tool Works is a manufacturer of specialized tooling for metal container manufacturers. The tooling involves tangled skein geometries and the use of three CNC jig boring machines working to tolerances of [+

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