CAM Assist solution is already used by over 1,000 machine shops worldwide
CloudNC's CAM Assist solution is now used by over 1,000 machine shops and machinists around the world, using the solution's AI to program CNC machines. The company are now launching CAM Assist 2.0, an upgrade to the AI solution used by the CAM programming journey from CAD model to machine-ready toolpaths
CAM Assist 2.0 is an enhancement to the existing software, retaining its current speed but adding oversight, feedback and shared intelligence elements that machine shops require to use AI confidently. Programmers using CAM Assist can have control of every decision and save time when turning CAD models into reliable toolpaths.
Dr Andy Cheadle, CTO at CloudNC, said: “CAM Assist is being adopted globally by tech-enabled machine shops who believe in the power of AI to transform their operations. The new 2.0 upgrade shows that AI and human expertise can work side by side, improving a machinist’s productivity even further. By letting users see and ultimately influence the AI’s decisions as they happen, we’re helping shops program faster and with higher confidence, resulting in an even more useful solution that machinists and programmers can trust implicitly.”
Anthony Stephenson, prototype machinist at Avalanche Energy and a CAM Assist user, said: “CAM Assist automates the most time-consuming programming work in just a few clicks, giving us more time to focus on the fine details. The new CAM Assist 2.0 takes this even further: the interface is clean and intuitive, making the entire process feel seamless. The improved workflow makes programming easier and faster, helping us get more parts out the door."
CAM Assist 2.0 is a web-based CAM automation application that initiates from the user's CAM package, and 3-axis and 3+2 operations are supported. 2.0 also breaks out the AI stages so that parts can be assessed before running, and as files are being computed, the user has control over strategy editing.
New features in CAM Assist 2.0:
- Intelligent defaults and a configuration workflow to allow machinists to start programming sooner
- AI guidance and context-aware recommendations when choosing strategies, tool assemblies or feeds and speeds, increasing feedback
- Users can inspect, adjust and edit each strategy operation before any toolpath is committed to a CAM system
- Once approved, strategies are put directly into the user's preferred CAM package, ready for code generation and verification
