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Manufacturing Gets A Boost With CAD/CAM

By converting from manual programming to CAD/CAM (computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing), Hi-Tech Precision Machining has substantially reduced its programming and turnaround time. Moreover, this New Britain, Connecticut concern is now manufacturing parts it would not have attempted previously. The new system--based on Cadkey CAD software and a SmartCAM programming system from Point Control Co.--streamlines the development of blue-prints via CAD drawings, allows for fast part revisions, and accurately transfers part ge

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