Gibbs and Associates Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation
The Cimatron company and developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools, announced that it is celebrating 30 years of innovation in the CAD/CAM industry.
Posted: April 6, 2012
“We are proud of the breadth of our product line,” notes Gibbs. “Our longevity in the CAM market has enabled us to handle a wide span of both parts and machines. We are especially proud of our leadership position in the MTM market, the most productive CNC machines in the world. It has been a privilege to serve the CAM industry for these last three decades, and I am excited about what the future holds.”
The current GibbsCAM product line supports 2- through 5-axis milling, turning, mill/turning, multi-task simultaneous machining and wire-EDM. The software also provides fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities that include 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface, solid modeling, and is compatible with Windows 7 and Certified for Windows Vista.
The GibbsCAM data exchange capabilities are able to access the broadest range of native and industry standard CAD data formats. The software is certified under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Program, is a Siemens Solution Partner Program-PLM for Solid Edge product, is a SolidWorks Certified CAM Product, and is either offered or endorsed by a number of leading worldwide control and machine tool manufacturers, including GE Fanuc, Infimatic, Siemens, Doosan Infracore, Haas, Index, MAG Fadal, Mazak, Mitsubishi, Mori Seiki, and Tornos. The company distributes its products worldwide through a network of international Resellers.
With 30 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron Ltd. (or Cimatron) is a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM software solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. The company is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. The Cimatron subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical and consumables markets. Cimatron shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol CIMT. www.GibbsCAM.com, www.cimatron.com