Derek Hart

I've been focused on PLM CAM software, in one way or another, since 1992, which sounds like a very long time. I've written posts, done implementation and training, served as a product manager, and as a marketer. It has all been fun and I've met a lot of interesting people and seen a lot of interesting machine shops.

Manufacturing work instructions make a big contribution to shop productivity

Manufacturing work instructions make a big contribution to shop productivity

October 27, 2015
Work Instructions make a big contribution to shop productivity Moving a manufacturing job through the shop from the initial order to the shipping dock involves a lot more than just operati...
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Enter Contest – Win Prizes!

Enter Contest – Win Prizes!

December 22, 2014
Announcing a new contest for our loyal NX for Manufacturing Forum participants! 'Tis the season for giving, and we at the NX for Manufacturing Forum want to do some giving as well. We ha...
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NX CAM 10 provides more power for complex parts machining

NX CAM 10 provides more power for complex parts machining

November 11, 2014
New industry-specific capabilities in NX CAM 10 help you program faster and machine better quality parts. In this NX CAM 10 introduction article, we'll take a look at some of the recent enha...
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Improve your cutting performance with NX CAM 10 for Die-Mold machining

Improve your cutting performance with NX CAM 10 for Die-Mold machining

November 6, 2014
New industry-specific capabilities in NX CAM 10 help you program faster and machine better quality parts. In this NX CAM 10 introduction article, we'll see how roughing and finishing operati...
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NX CAM 10 offers a powerful solution for prismatic parts machining

NX CAM 10 offers a powerful solution for prismatic parts machining

November 3, 2014
New industry-specific capabilities in NX CAM 10 help you program faster and machine better quality parts. In this NX CAM 10 introduction article, we'll take a look at some of the recent enha...
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Preparing for NX 10 at CAM Fest

Preparing for NX 10 at CAM Fest

October 29, 2014
As we approach the formal release of NX 10, the NX CAM team did what they have done for more than 15 years: host a week-long training event for our partners and Siemens PLM Software people to get cur...
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New NX CAM 9.0.2 Self-Demos available

New NX CAM 9.0.2 Self-Demos available

September 3, 2014
  NX CAM 9.0.2 self-demo describing smoothing corners in Flowcut Reference Tool operations Bill Storrs has been posting brief demos of new functionality starting with NX 9.0.0. We...
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Another happy customer – FUNCOSA

Another happy customer – FUNCOSA

July 28, 2014
FUNCOSA, a machinery and heavy equipment casting supplier, is featured in a new customer case study. http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/success/case_study.cfm?Component=227641&amp...
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Learn to use Journal files in NX

Learn to use Journal files in NX

June 30, 2014
The helpful automaton I found this awesome little "I ndustrial-Grade P-8 Lifter Robot " toy robot image on Lukas's Flickr. He was nice enough to post it under the Creative Commons licens...
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Quickly add new feature definitions for feature-based machining

Quickly add new feature definitions for feature-based machining

June 11, 2014
The NX CAM feature recognition system is very flexible and provides opportunities for you to add your own custom geometry configurations into the feature libraries for Feature Based Machining (FBM). ...
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Try new custom templates for prismatic NC programming

Try new custom templates for prismatic NC programming

June 9, 2014
NX has several options for customizing your CAM environment, including building your own template operations for common use cases. The Floor and Wall milling operation covers lots of different applic...
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Let NX CAM create your in-process material models automatically

Let NX CAM create your in-process material models automatically

May 22, 2014
Manufacturing components in multiple setups often requires a programmer to provide an in-process workpiece to represent the partially cut condition to the next setup. This Tech Tip shows how to: ...
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Set up your mill-turn machine with NX CAM

Set up your mill-turn machine with NX CAM

May 20, 2014
This Tech Tip shows how to use the example machines in your NX installation to setup a programming environment for mill-turns. Learn how to easily set up and simulate these versatile machines in...
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How to add right angle heads to your machines in NX CAM

How to add right angle heads to your machines in NX CAM

May 15, 2014
  Machine definition gets tricky when optional devices like right-angle heads change the kinematic structure of the machine. This Tech Tip shows you how to do it. the example machin...
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Take a big-picture look at the CAD/CAM/CNC process chain

Take a big-picture look at the CAD/CAM/CNC process chain

May 15, 2014
The Part Manufacturing Solution describes the process components in the context of the overal solution process and data backbone, spanning the planning, engineering, and production functions of part ...
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Nest flat patterns of NX sheet metal assemblies with Sigma Nest

Nest flat patterns of NX sheet metal assemblies with Sigma Nest

May 1, 2014
NX and Solid Edge include very powerful sheet metal design capabilities and figure as an important part of the engineering solution for sheet metal fabricators. Nesting and fabrication applications a...
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Paper Dreams – replacing paper and glue with carbon and software

Paper Dreams – replacing paper and glue with carbon and software

April 18, 2014
Paper or Plastic (er.. carbon composite) ?? For Mechanical Engineering student Paul Bischof, a dream came true; he turned his hobby into a profession, replaced paper and glue with carbon...
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How to create VoluMill roughing patterns with NX CAM

How to create VoluMill roughing patterns with NX CAM

March 12, 2014
  Celeritive's VoluMill pattern is a patented approach to high speed roughing that is well-suited to hard materials. See how easy it is to use the VoluMill plug-in for NX CAM and create these ...
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How to smooth out high speed machine motion with NX CAM

How to smooth out high speed machine motion with NX CAM

March 12, 2014
  Is your high speed machine suffering from fitful accel/decel as it process rapid traverse motions? If you isolate Z-travel as part of G0 rapid processing in order to "decend last" or "lift f...
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Why CAD/CAM Integration Matters

Why CAD/CAM Integration Matters

February 24, 2014
Change is unavoidable Manufacturers are famously conservative. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. They’ll put up with workarounds if it means minimizing change – minimizing risks to their production....
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Create associative manufacturing models in NX CAM with Part Modules

Create associative manufacturing models in NX CAM with Part Modules

February 5, 2014
NX provides the CAD/CAM integration needed to build fully associative manufacturing models, including in-process models and fixtures. One way to build these associative setups in a single part f...
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Take a tour of the NX Manufacturing Forum

Take a tour of the NX Manufacturing Forum

December 6, 2013
Our new NX manufacturing forum has been up and running for most of a year, now. Join us for a tour of all the forum features and content and learn how to open an account and get in on the fun. T...
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New Tech Tip showcases new NX CAM 9 milling enhancements

New Tech Tip showcases new NX CAM 9 milling enhancements

November 27, 2013
A new Tech Tips has been posted to the Tech Tip knowledge base showcasing several new enhancements to NX CAM 9. Oliver Sing demonstrates the new multi-part programming workflow. This demo ...
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New Tech Tip reveals what is new in NX CMM 9

New Tech Tip reveals what is new in NX CMM 9

November 13, 2013
A new Tech Tips has been posted to the Tech Tip knowledge base showcasing the new enhancements to NX CMM 9. Steve Scigliano takes us through all the new capabilities and demonstrates some ...
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New Tech Tips describe NX CAM 9 updates in Turning and Holemaking

New Tech Tips describe NX CAM 9 updates in Turning and Holemaking

October 29, 2013
Two new Tech Tips have been posted to the Tech Tip knowledge base. Both of these are distilled from Tom Van't Erve's webinar session last week. Tom presented the updates for both Turning and Holemaki...
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New Tech Tip describes new-for-NX CAM 9 Cut Region Management

New Tech Tip describes new-for-NX CAM 9 Cut Region Management

October 15, 2013
Last week's Tech Tip was the first in our series of new NX CAM 9 enhancement webinars. This Tech Tip describes some powerful new options for optimizing cut patterns across steep and non-steep regions...
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Model Based Enterprise: A look at the future of PLM Manufacturing

Model Based Enterprise: A look at the future of PLM Manufacturing

September 25, 2013
Siemens PLM Software has understood the value of manufacturers working directly from the 3D model for a long time. The US Department of Defense, National Institute of Science and Technology, and othe...
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New CAD/CAM package for entry-level machinery milling

New CAD/CAM package for entry-level machinery milling

May 22, 2013
  The newest software package for CNC machining from Siemens’ NX TM software, NX 2.5 Axis Milling Foundation, combines a wide range of CAD and CAM capabilities into a single entry level packa...
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