CadCam Machining (CCM) aims to connect people with objects through the process of making them. In a world so plentiful with materialism, we often take many objects for granted and under value their “coolness” as we have little awareness of what was involved in their creation. Technology has brought the ability to create objects repetitively with crazy precision and speed, but creating the original is no different from machinists hundreds of years ago.
Machining is the process of carving metal into a shape. It involves 3 main processes (CCM) - CAD, CAM, and Machining.
CAD - Computer Aided Design
Any creation begins with drawing a 3D model
CAM - Computer Aided Machining
The 3D model then has toolpaths added to it, that will carve the material away
Machining - Virtual
Toolpaths are then simulated virtually to validate both the desired outcome and ensure no mistakes
Machining - Physical
Once the toolpaths are validated, they are turned into machine instructions and run on the physical machine to produce the object/part/component