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RenderDotC
Dot C Software
Dot C Software's flagship product, RenderDotC, is a world class photorealistic renderer designed to meet the demands of special effects for film. The primary reason people give for choosing RenderDotC is its favorable price per performance ratio. Moreover, RenderDotC scores high marks on everything that matters for a production renderer. Images produced with RenderDotC possess that indescribable yet beautiful quality that some people refer to as "the RenderMan look". All phenomena that are prone to aliasing artifacts are effectively anti-aliased and noise is kept to a minimum. RenderDotC was designed in the 1990's to take advantage of the current hardware and software technologies. Its CPU and memory performance is unsurpassed by all renderers in its class. There are hundreds of details to get right when developing a renderer and that only comes with maturity. RenderDotC is priced competitively for both the film and broadcast markets.Starting Price: $500 -
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POV-Ray
POV-Ray
POV-Ray™ is short for the Persistence of Vision Raytracer™, a tool for producing high-quality computer graphics. POV-Ray is Free Software (as per the definition of the Free Software Foundation) as its source code is licensed under the Affero General Public License (AGPL). POV-Ray was developed from DKBTrace 2.12 by a bunch of people (called the POV-Team™) in their spare time. The headquarters of the POV-Team is on the internet. The POV-Ray package includes detailed instructions on using the ray-tracer and creating scenes. Many stunning scenes are included with POV-Ray so you can start creating images immediately when you get the package. These scenes can also be modified so you do not have to start from scratch. In addition to the pre-defined scenes, a library of pre-defined shapes and materials is provided. You can include these shapes and materials in your own scenes by just including the library file name at the top of your scene file. -
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BobCAD-CAM
BobCAD-CAM
BobCAD-CAM Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software delivers advanced design power with an intuitive, modern interface that makes creating and editing simple & complex parts easier and more efficient than ever. Using the new ribbon bar interface makes finding features easy, even if you’re a first time user. The BobCAD-CAM design software provides one of the largest selections of professional drawing and modeling tools for a shop environment. Utilize 100s of easy-to-use geometry creating and editing tools to develop sophisticated part models quickly and efficiently. A wide range of powerful wireframe, surface, and solid model design tools deliver the performance you need to design everything from simple flat patterns to complex 3D models with intricate details. The BobCAD-CAM design software is easy enough for the new and occasional users, yet powerful enough to meet the needs of the advanced designer. -
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KEPServerEX
PTC
Connects disparate devices and applications, from plant control systems to enterprise information systems. KEPServerEX is the industry’s leading connectivity platform that provides a single source of industrial automation data to all of your applications. The platform design allows users to connect, manage, monitor, and control diverse automation devices and software applications through one intuitive user interface. KEPServerEX leverages OPC (the automation industry’s standard for interoperability) and IT-centric communication protocols (such as SNMP, ODBC, and web services) to provide users with a single source for industrial data. The platform is developed and tested to meet our customers’ performance, reliability, and ease-of-use requirements. Watch our two-minute video below to see how KEPServerEX solves common connectivity challenges—providing secure and reliable access to real-time industrial data so everyone from the shop floor to the top floor can make smarter decisions.Starting Price: $452 -
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OctoPrint
OctoPrint
Control and monitor every aspect of your 3D printer and your printing jobs right from within your browser. OctoPrint's powerful plugin system allows extending its functionality with awesome plugins from the community. Free and open source software released under the Affero General Public License (AGPL). Control and monitor every aspect of your 3D printer and your printing jobs right from within your browser: Access the embedded webcam feed and watch remotely how your printer is creating your newest thing, get constant feedback regarding the current progress of your print job, take a look at the integrated GCODE visualizer to see a rendition of the GCODE you are currently printing, keep an eye on the temperatures of your hotends and print bed and adapt them on the fly, move the print head along all axes, extrude, retract or just define your own custom controls, start, stop or just pause your current print job, you are in full control at any time. -
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Envision evCreator
Canvas GFX
Envision evCreator is a powerful graphics application* combining 2D drawing and image editing with 3D model handling for creating technical illustrations, product visualizations, animations, charts, text and more. The evCreator handles the preparation of every visual asset you need to add to your instructional content - as well as the creation of end-to-end documents. Envision evCreator gives technical creatives the autonomy to work with 2D graphics, images and 3D CAD models in a single, intuitive application. No more switching between different apps for different uses, and no more delays caused by reliance on engineering teams for 3D model screenshots. 2D drawing, 3D CAD, and vector graphics in a single, easy to use application: - Image editing - 3D CAD visualization - Flow charts and process diagrams - Animation with text to speech - Smart annotation & dimension tools - Charts, tables, symbols - Export to JPG, PNG, PDF, MP4, and more -
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Canvas Envision
Canvas GFX
From a powerful creator app to hosted solutions and deep integrations with manufacturing tech stacks, Canvas Envision delivers interactive instructional experiences that minimize errors and delays. The Envision platform is an End-to-end solution for creating, managing, and consuming interactive digital work instructions. Cloud collaboration and document viewing. Available hosted or in your private cloud. Document viewers will be able to easily access and consume digital instructional content containing precise 2D graphics, narrated animations, and fully interactive embedded 3D models. Interactive digital instructions are proven to drive faster time to task completion, and reduce error count. - Create end-to-end digital work instruction documents - Leverage 2D drawing, image editing, and 3D visualization - Create 3D model animations with text-to-speech narration - Collaborate with teams on document creation - Deliver fully interactive instructional experiences -
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Autodesk EAGLE
Autodesk
EAGLE is electronic design automation (EDA) software that lets printed circuit board (PCB) designers seamlessly connect schematic diagrams, component placement, PCB routing, and comprehensive library content. Bring your design to life with a wide range of PCB layout tools in EAGLE. Drag and drop reusable design blocks between your projects, complete with synchronized schematic and PCB circuitry. Validate your schematic design with a complete set of electronic rule checks, so your schematic can stay on track. All changes stay automatically in sync between your schematic and layout, so you can focus on the creative process. Control your design flow and avoid unexpected surprises with fully customizable PCB design rules and constraints. Worry-free libraries are ready for your next design. Find and place parts dynamically linked to our growing catalog.Starting Price: $60 per month -
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Autodesk Viewer
Autodesk
Autodesk Viewer supports most 2D and 3D files, including DWG, STEP, DWF, RVT, and SolidWorks. Quickly get the feedback you need with Autodesk Viewer's lightweight drawing and annotation tools. Autodesk Viewer lets you access and collaborate on your designs from any device or operating system. View DWG files or convert them to work with older versions of AutoCAD software. Add Design Review to mark up 2D and 3D files without the original design software. For greater flexibility consider Autodesk Viewer or AutoCAD web app. Get quick, anytime access to CAD drawings with the AutoCAD web app. View, edit, share, and create DWG files in a web browser on any computer. No software installation required. Use the drafting tools and commands you're used to. -
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OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD
It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X. Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling but instead on the CAD aspects. Thus it might be the application you are looking for when you are planning to create 3D models of machine parts but pretty sure is not what you are looking for when you are more interested in creating computer-animated movies. OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script file. This gives you (the designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designs that are defined by configurable parameters. -
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BluePrint-PCB
DownStream
BluePrint-PCB® works your PCB CAD system and/or CAM350® to help you quickly produce comprehensive electronic drawings to drive PCB fabrication, assembly and inspection processes. BluePrint-PCB “knows” it is creating a PCB document and imports the entire PCB CAD database once to automatically create and link unlimited PCB views and details, while at the same time maintaining the design intelligence and overcoming the constraints imposed by both PCB and mechanical CAD alternatives. The result is an electronic document which better articulates the instructions for successful PCB manufacturing. Automatically create PCB views, details, and tables from PCB CAD data. Remove constraints of PCB CAD but retain design intelligence. Use PCB intelligence to create common drawing elements. Create live and interactive documentation with hyperlinks and multi-media. Store all information associated with the PCB assembly in one electronic “release package”. -
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3DViewStation
Kisters
The 3DViewStation Desktop version is our most popular product. The Desktop viewer will be installed on your local PC and can very quickly visualize over 60 data formats from the areas of 3D CAD, 2D CAD, images and Office. In addition to pure viewing, many functionalities are available. These are navigation, selection, search & filter, measuring, dimensioning, cutting, comparison. But also advanced Digital Mockup, redline/markup, exploding, volume calculation, preparation for meetings, intellectual property protection, content generation for technical documentation and much more. With our Desktop viewer you can add CAD data from various CAD systems to a model, simply via drag & drop, without preparation. We call that real Multi-CAD DMU (Digital Mockup). The 3DViewStation Desktop version can work on its own (as a stand-alone), or thanks to APIs it can also integrate into any leading system. -
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Acme CAD Converter
DWG TOOL
All-in-one DWG converter, batch DWG converter that allows you to convert DWG to PDF, WMF, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, SVG, CGM, etc. Supports command line parameters, it is also a very nice Free DWG Viewer. Identify literal fonts and entity color correctly; Supports batched conversion of multiple files. Supports to select the printout of color or monochrome raster file, set background color freely. Print out raster mask file, be used as image channel (used in Photoshop etc.). Replaces fonts. Sets the size of raster file to be printed out freely. Supports full-screen mode ( press F ). Supports printing. Supports AutoCAD pen sets file (*.ctb). Supports the paper setting of each layout, can adjust the size of output pages with its layout. Supports 3D objects Hidden line removal when convert DWG, DXF to other formats. Creates PDF bookmark automatically with layout name and file name, and you can edit them.Starting Price: $99.95 -
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Acme CAD See
DWG TOOL
DWG viewer , browser and Print.The fastest and easiest-to-use DWG/DXF/DWF(AutoCAD R2.5-R2018), PSD, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PCX, GIF, PNG, MNG, TGA, PCX, ICO, WMF file viewer available for WindowsXP/Vista/win7/Win8! Acme CADSee is two tools in one. A full-featured drawing viewer quickly displays your images in high quality. The drawing file browser lets you efficiently find and organize your drawing file. Browse window presents an Explorer-like interface that allows you to locate and manage images stored in your file system. This is the default mode when you start Acme CADSee. View Window allows you to view a selected sequence of drawing, one at a time. This is the default mode when you double-click on an drawing file in Explorer to view it in Acme CADSee. Identify literal fonts and entity color correctly. Support full-screen mode. Register once and upgrade free permanently. Open various DXF, DWG versions ( R2.5-R2020) and DWF.Starting Price: $59.95 -
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CAD Assistant
Open Cascade
Open Cascade CAD Assistant is a powerful offline 3D CAD viewer and converter with simple and intuitive interface, free for both personal and commercial use. Originally developed as a testbed and showcase for the Open CASCADE Technology on mobile platforms, the solution has been appreciated as fast and handy 3D viewer by thousands of end-users on mobiles and desktops worldwide. CAD Assistant brings the power of open technologies to the hands of engineers working with 3D data. CAD Assistant is based on open source libraries (Open CASCADE Technology, Qt, FreeType, FreeImage, etc.) and employs open formats for CAD and mesh data (STEP, IFC, IGES, BREP, glTF, JT, PLY, STL, OBJ, 3DM). It also supports a set of other file formats like DXF, SAT (ACIS), XT (Parasolid). Viewing mesh models with associated data is an additional functionality included in CAD Assistant. Mesh can be read from files in PLY format.Starting Price: Free -
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CADlook
CADlook
CADlook Viewer is an interactive CAD file viewer and translator. It is low-cost, easy to use, fast, and robust. CADlook Viewer allows you to view and inspect IGES/ STEP/ VDA-FS/ SAT(Acis), ASAT(Acis Assembly)/ X_T(Parasolid)/ NC G-Code/ VRML/ STL files. Measure coordinates, distances, closest points, angles, areas, volumes, centroids, and moments of Inertia. The translators are integrated into CADlook Viewer. CADlook Viewer can also run in batch mode. You can run CADlook executable from a console window or from within your program. Stitch trimmed surfaces into solids. Move, rotate, scale objects. Define and save custom views. Create local coordinate systems. Fill holes and pockets. Create lists of holes. Remove protrusions and ribs. Assembly creation and manipulation. Fast multi-core processing. CADlook is the leading global solution for CAD data conversion and viewing.Starting Price: $329 -
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Cortona2D Viewer
Cortona3D
Cortona2D Viewer enables you to view various graphic formats including CGM, BMP, ICON, GIF and JPEG to name just a few. Cortona2D Viewer works as a pluggable component for Internet Explorer and Office applications (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word). At this time the Cortona2D Viewer is available on the Windows platform. Cortona2D Viewer is more than just a viewer! The powerful API allows for integration of Cortona2D Viewer into any third-party application supporting ActiveX technology. With Cortona2D Viewer, you can create a wide range of 2D applications. Navigate hotspots and embedded hyperlinks in your technical drawings just like any web page. 2D images generated in procedures are linked to the procedure action and timeline allowing automated update (including raster images generated from 3D). 2D images generated in catalogs are linked to the sheet view allowing automated update (including raster images from 3D).Starting Price: €475 -
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PCB Artist
Advanced Circuits
Professional-grade online PCB design software with free live technical support. PCB artist includes features such as multi-page schematics and Netlist import. Advanced circuits' online PCB design software is not only easy to use, it is absolutely the best free PCB layout software available! Our customers tell us one of the reasons they love doing business with us is because of our PCB design software. When it comes to designing printed circuit boards, we help you get it done right, and that saves you time and money down the line. -
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Glovius CAD Viewer
Glovius
Simple and easy-to-use CAD Viewers with powerful tools for visualization, analysis, collaboration, reporting, and exporting CAD files. Take measurements, cut sections, compare revisions, analyze CAD parts and assemblies, create reports for collaboration, and export to STEP, 3DPDF, STL, and many more formats. Glovius comes with a free 2D viewer to view DWG, DXF, and CATDrawing files. View CAD files in your browser. No installation required. Upload and view popular CAD parts, assemblies, and drawing files. Link your Dropbox for automatic syncing. View 3D Geometry, Product Structure, PMI and GDnT, and Attributes information. Cut dynamic sections, take measurements, save Bill of Materials, and view essential component information. Share 3D files with a link, and embed models in websites. Glovius for iOS provides a simple and easy way to view, showcase, and collaborate on 3D CAD parts and assemblies from your iPhone and iPad, and view 3D parts and assemblies from popular CAD formats. -
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JETCAM CAD Viewer
JETCAM
The JETCAM CAD Viewer is a free tool to allow viewing of all major 2D CAD files on your PC. It's a lightweight tool which does not require much memory or hard disc space, and runs extremely fast. It's ideal to install on top of existing CAD/CAM software to provide you with a fast, one-click viewing of CAD files, with pan and zoom capabilities. It's provided free, 'as is' and without warranty. Extremely lightweight, JETCAM CAD Viewer can be installed on unlimited computers within your company. It provides instant viewing of all major CAD files, along with native JETCAM component files. Totally free. There's no time period or fee to unlock additional features. No registration required to download or use, just click on the Download link. No adverts, spyware or malware. Extremely small memory footprint, around 50MB when running. Simple tree view for all local and mapped network drives. Thumbnail images of all recognised 2D CAD files. -
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RxView
RASTEREX
With RxView you get access to basic features and will be able to view, measure and print 250 different file formats natively. Upgrade to RxHighlight and get access to extended functions and benefits, so you can work even more efficiently in processes and teams. See benefits and features down under. It gives you smooth rendering, unmatched performance and intuitive navigation. Our software is compatible with over 250 different file formats, including PDF, CAD, BIM, DWG, DOC, XLS, PPT and image files. Less need for training, integrations and no compatibility issues. Our software requires no web-access and runs under Windows. Access to native information, like CAD layers, BIM attributes, blocks, attributes, XREFs and more. No data loss during conversion. Take advantage of the latest versions of supported file formats as they are released and our world-class support. Work with CAD, BIM, office and image files, or convert to PDF for fast viewing and effective annotation. -
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ViewCompanion
Software Companions
ViewCompanion Standard is an application for viewing, printing and converting plotter files generated by your CAD program or plotter driver. ViewCompanion can open PLT plotter files using HPGL, HP-GL/2, KIPGL, HP-RTL and Calcomp formats. In addition to plotter files it can view, print and convert Adobe PDF, CGM, Autodesk DWF and Gerber files. One of the most important features is the ability to convert the viewed file into other formats. ViewCompanion can convert your files into several different formats. You may measure distances and areas using ViewCompanion's precise measurement tools with snap to drawing geometry. If your drawings are not in original scale (1:1) you may calibrate the measurement tools to provide correct results. Use ViewCompanion to annotate your files with markup elements like stamps, revision clouds, text notes, dimension lines, area measurements, barcodes, symbols, images and more. -
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DWG Viewer
Microspot
Microspot DWG Viewer is an easy to use app for viewing your AutoCAD DWG and DXF files from your PC on the Mac. Open your DWG and DXF files with ease and without file size restrictions, then annotate them with your own comments. In addition you’ll be able to save your annotated DWG files as an flattened scaleable PDF file. Microspot DWG Viewer has had a huge overhaul, to bring you the most easy-to-use and precise DWG viewer app yet. The new features in the latest version range from a complete interface update, bringing more speed and power to the addition of new tools to make navigating, measuring and working with you DWG files easier. Our main focus is to provide a fast and easy to use solution to opening your DWG files. We understand that not everyone knows what scales and units are, especially when working with complex drawings. We’ve designed a system that automatically opens your DWG files with the most relevant scale and units.Starting Price: $19.99 -
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PCBWeb
PCBWeb
To Navigate around in the schematic and layout of PCBWeb Designer you can use both the mouse and keyboard. To Zoom, use the scroll wheel or page-up and page-down keys to zoom into or out-of the active area in your design. If you want to reset your zoom level to fit your design, simply click on the icon in the lower right of the application or press your home key. Panning in PCBWeb designer is done by holding down the right-mouse button while moving your mouse. You can also use the standard scroll bars on the bottom and side of the application to pan the display area. PCBWeb Designer contains a fully integrated component catalog allowing you to easily search, filter and place parts that have both a symbol and footprint. -
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DWG FastView Plus
Gstarsoft
Find and use the function at a similar place in a similar way. Load bunch of DWG files instantly. DWG FastView Plus is light-weight and super-fast. Use viewing tools like zoom, pan, 3D Orbit and magnifier. Help you view drawings with ease. Apply quick measure to display the linear horizontal and vertical measurements of closed objects temporarily. Easy control of drawing layers and external reference, manage object properties through palettes and search text much faster. Apply standard dimensioning tools to add accurate information to drawing design. Change between standard drawing units applied to measurement and dimensioning only. Ability to convert a bunch of DWG files to an older or current version available with one click. After you have completed a drawing, plot it to a plotter, printer or file.Starting Price: $69 per license -
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EnSuite-Lite
CADCAM-E.COM
EnSuite-Lite has viewers for all commonly used CAD formats. Even better, you do not need CAD software or licenses to view any of the supported file types. Viewers are currently available for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, CATIA V6 (3dxml), solidworks, solid edge, inventor, rhino, JT, parasolid, ACIS, IGES, STEP, VDA, CGR, DWF, SketchUp, & STL. EnSuite-Lite provides user-friendly tools to obtain accurate information from all major CAD systems including measure, bounding box, foot print, model compare, and much more. Besides having viewers and productivity tools, EnSuite-Lite can export data to IGES, STEP, and 3D PDF formats. EnSuite-Lite can be used to measure the geometric entities in the CAD model. It has tools to measure distance/angle, length/radius, area/ perimeter, volume/weight, fillet/ chamfer, and much more.Starting Price: $1,045 per year -
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DWGSee Viewer & Editor
DWGSee
DWGSee Viewer & Editor is a lightweight and high-performance CAD application designed for viewing, editing, and printing DWG, DXF, and DWF files. It allows users to browse drawings quickly and make precise modifications without the complexity of full CAD software. DWGSee Viewer & Editor supports AutoCAD file versions from R14 through the latest 2026 releases. The platform includes tools for drawing, modifying objects, adding annotations, and marking up designs. Smart measuring features enable accurate calculation of lengths, angles, areas, and radii using snap points. DWGSee Viewer & Editor also supports batch printing, drawing comparison, and file export for efficient collaboration. With its fast performance and simple interface, DWGSee Viewer & Editor helps users work with CAD drawings more efficiently. -
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Glartek
Glartek
Glartek is an Augmented & Connected Worker platform. Combines a customizable, no-code Connected Worker digital platform with Augmented Reality functionalities, helping improve safety and efficiency in the industry. Through digitized processes, digital work instructions, organized workflows, and 2D/AR guidance, frontline workers will be able to better perform their operations, increasing their skills, safety, and productivity. Enhance Team and Task Management, Monitoring, Analytics, Training & Skills Management, and more. Glartek focuses on continuous innovation, offering valuable add-ons to enhance your capabilities and efficiency. Virtual Remote Assistance for real-time collaboration, AI and Machine learning for data-driven insights, IoT support for seamless connectivity, 3D models for immersive visualisation, Connected Glasses to enable wearable technology integration for a hands-free experience, and enterprise features tailored to your specific needs. -
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Predator MDC
Predator Software
Predator MDC is real-time machine monitoring software that automatically collects, reports, charts and processes real-time shop floor manufacturing data including OEE, cycle time, idle time, setup time, teardown time, machine downtime and more. Predator MDC improves manufacturing by supplying accurate shop floor productivity KPIs and metrics to improve operations and to make better decisions. Predator MDC creates a continuously up to date knowledge base of your manufacturing performance. It quantifies how well your machines are utilized, the productivity of your people and the rates of production. Predator MDC can establish and compare continuous improvement results for lean manufacturing efforts. Predator MDC organizes your real-time data into actionable KPIs and metrics for availability, quality and performance. KPIs and metrics for specific machines or rolled up KPIs and metrics for an entire department across multiple plants are available with a few mouse clicks.Starting Price: $1,500 -
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Predator RCM
Predator Software
Predator RCM software is a flexible robotic cell controller and scheduler designed to automate a cell of CNC Machines, robots, CMMs, gage inspections, part markers, part cleaners and other manufacturing equipment. Predator RCM provides lights out operation and production with flexible manufacturing and complete automation. Predator RCM schedules the robot to load and unload every CNC machine, CMM and work center within the cell. Hands free operation from raw material to finished parts. Predator RCM supports a wide range of pallets, tooling, RFID tags, load stations, unload stations, part washing and more. Maximize the productivity of your CNC machines while reducing the number of operators/labor required. With proper fixtures and robotic grippers, Predator RCM is capable of robotic machine tending (machine loading and unloading) any type of machine. Common machine types include CNC machines, CMMs, laser markers, part washers and other manufacturing and inspection processes.Starting Price: $5,500
