5-Axis CAM programming done right!

 Complex 5-Axis toolpath with simple Approach

From Imagination to Machine with ESPRIT

Machining full scale Power Boat Models with ESPRIT

DP Technology customer and renowned model-maker Modellista Stezzanese uses large 5-axis machines for large-scale models.

In 2007, the Stezzano-based company from the Bergamo Province was asked to produce a model of “Performance 1307,” a 13.2-meter yacht by Performance Marine.

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Note from Midwest CAM: as someone who used to do design, engineering and CNC work for Thunderbird, the famous producers of the Formula line of power boats, I know how cool and important this capability of 5-Axis machining of full scale mock-ups is.

Protecting Warsaw’s industry

Conference to study orthopedic future
Marty Schladen | The Journal Gazette

Kosciusko County’s health and biomedical industry grew 39 percent – to more than 10,000 jobs – between 2001 and 2007, according to a report released Thursday.
Medical devices and equipment businesses account for 59 percent, or more than 6,000, of those jobs.

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ESPRIT at South-Tec

ESPRIT at South-Tec Advanced Productivity Exposition


Computer-Aided-Manufacturing software developer DP Technology, creator of ESPRIT® — one of the world’s best-known and widely used CAM programs — will be on display Oct. 6-8 at the South-Tec Advanced Productivity Exposition (APEX), taking place this year in Charlotte, N.C.

Scheduled to take place this year at the Charlotte Convention Center, South-Tec has been dedicated to machine tool and metalworking technologies for more than three decades.

ESPRIT will be on display at booth No. 7052, where knowledgeable and approachable representatives will be on hand to answer questions and perform demonstrations of the latest time-saving upgrades.


Designed with ease of use in mind, ESPRIT emphasizes the use of milling and, or, turning in any combination and on any type of machine tool, which means that most improvements to the software are to the benefit of all programmers.


A new concept in highly-advanced machining functionality is based on the idea that any five-axis machining function, no matter how complex, can be defined with a few simple steps. By following the same time-tested steps that programmers use when deciding how to machine 5-axis parts, an advanced CAD/CAM system can combine highly advanced milling technology with an interface that is familiar and easy to understand. This new patent-pending FreeForm 5-axis composite machining cycle in ESPRIT allows users to independently define machining patterns and tool orientation strategies to be used when creating the simultaneous 5-axis tool path, and includes 20 different machining strategies (cycles) in one, resulting in a wide range of easily manageable possibilities. The new ESPRIT composite machining cycle gives the user the ability to perform simultaneous 5-axis machining for a wide variety of different parts and industries, including aerospace, medical, and automotive, through one simple user interface.

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