{"id":4070,"date":"2021-12-02T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:23:17","slug":"the-digital-demo-to-machining-better-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/the-digital-demo-to-machining-better-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Demo to Machining Better Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/closed-loop-adaptive-machining-using-nx-cam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>previous blog<\/strong><\/a>, we highlighted a recent article by Modern Machine Shop focused on how digital manufacturing powered by NX CAM allows you to standardize processes, shorten lead time, and improve part quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>SIXDIGMA founder, Edwin Gasparraj, shows the machined airfoil on a Grob 350 5-axis universal machining center.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the article, SIXDIGMA Founder, Edwin Gasparraj, hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmsonline.com\/articles\/demo-digital-approach-to-machining-better-parts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a video demonstration<\/strong><\/a> on how the Cincinnati-based company uses digital manufacturing technologies and NX CAM to machine complex airfoils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmsonline.com\/articles\/demo-digital-approach-to-machining-better-parts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>digital demo<\/strong><\/a> explains how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improve surface finish thanks to advanced toolpath technologies in&nbsp;NX CAM.<\/li><li>Probe complex parts using 5-axis methods to accurately locate the part without special fixturing.<\/li><li>Validated workpiece surfaces and automatically modify individual toolpaths to machine to high tolerances with closed-loop adaptive machining.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Closed-loop adaptive machining using NX CAM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yDrD7OqJWk4?list=PL97BE5011BB09BD86\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these capabilities were demonstrated with the airfoil machined on a Grob 350 5-axis Universal machining center with a Siemens 840D control. Probing was executed with a BLUM DIGILOG touch probe, and all part programming was done with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/manufacturing-planning\/cam-software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Siemens NX CAM software<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmsonline.com\/articles\/demo-digital-approach-to-machining-better-parts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch the full 12-minute digital machining demonstration today!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a previous blog, we highlighted a recent article by Modern Machine Shop focused on how digital manufacturing powered by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69633,"featured_media":4072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[157,161],"tags":[169,899,202,203],"industry":[],"product":[487],"coauthors":[769],"class_list":["post-4070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-success-story","category-learning-resources","tag-computer-aided-manufacturing-cam","tag-digital-manufacturing","tag-part-manufacturing","tag-part-quality-control","product-nx-cam"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/CNC-Machining-digital-demo.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4070"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4074,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4070\/revisions\/4074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4070"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=4070"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=4070"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-manufacturing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}