CAD vs. programming...what should we teach? Many of us have limited resources to teach technology courses, both in terms of available staff and computing facilities. We've taught a course in CAD ...

The Kipware SketchPad lets users with little or no CAD programming experience install design details, and then develop a machining program by incorporating features and functions from a menu of G-code ...

Recognizing the limits of traditional CAD for creating and controlling highly complex designs, a new effort has been launched to combine 3D modeling, simulation, and manufacturing processes into one ...

Abstract: More and more, new ways of interaction between humans and robots are desired, something that allow us to program a robot in an intuitive way, quickly and with a high-level of abstraction ...

Many machinists and shop programmers need to catch up on the computer science and network technology that is developing around the manufacturing technology they rely on to execute their work. I have ...

Abstract: Traditional industrial robot programming, using the robot teach pendant, is a tedious and time-consuming task that requires technical expertise. Hence, new and more intuitive ways for people ...