Transform your machining with NX CAM
Redefine your efficiency with optimized machining processes
Refine your machining process with NX CAM
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Unlock seamless CAD/CAM integration
Import your CAD designs directly into NX CAM. The integrated platform ensures a smooth transition from design to manufacturing, eliminating data translation errors and saving valuable time.
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Generate precise toolpaths
Harness the power of NX CAM’s advanced algorithms to generate precise toolpaths tailored to your specific machining needs. Our software optimizes material removal and minimizes cycle times, maximizing efficiency at every step.
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Support machining
Take your manufacturing to new heights with NX CAM’s support for multi-axis and adaptive machining.
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Improve simulation and verification
Prioritize precision and safety with NX CAM’s simulation and verification tools. Visualize machining processes, detect potential collisions and validate toolpaths before executing them on the shop floor.
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Boost post-processing capabilities
Seamlessly transition from CAM programming to production with NX CAM’s post-processing capabilities. Generate machine-specific code and simulate machining operations to ensure a smooth and error-free manufacturing process.
Transform Your Manufacturing with NX CAM
Optimize toolpath generation
Seamlessly integrate
Ensure high-precision machining
Support multi-axis machining
Optimize toolpath generation
Manage tools and materials
Utilize robust post-processing capabilities
Use customized software
Facilitate collaboration and documentation
Designed for enhanced quality and efficient results
Streamline your complex manufacturing
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Reduce programming time and errors
NX CAM offers advanced feature recognition capabilities that automatically identify geometric features on CAD models and apply appropriate machining strategies, reducing programming time and errors.
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Enhance productivity and tool life
NX CAM includes high-speed machining strategies that optimize tool paths for improved surface finish and reduced cycle times, enhancing productivity and tool life.
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Ensure process efficiency and safety
NX CAM provides robust simulation and verification tools that allow users to visualize machining operations, detect collisions and optimize tool paths to ensure efficient and safe manufacturing processes.
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Ease the transition to machining
NX CAM supports customizable post-processors, enabling seamless integration with CNC machine tools and controllers, compatibility and a smooth transition from CAM programming to machining.
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Guarantee lifecycle accuracy and consistency
NX CAM is tightly integrated with Siemens’ CAD software, NX, facilitating seamless data exchange between design and manufacturing and ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout the product development lifecycle.
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Optimize toolpaths
The software offers advanced toolpath optimization algorithms that enhance machining efficiency, reduce cycle times, minimize tool wear and improve surface finish quality.
Client success is our success
Applied CAx has been instrumental in providing advice and guidance when making critical decisions and implementing the correct solution to support our business processes. In an emerging industry such as Fusion, we face unique challenges every day. Applied has helped us pave the way in the digital transformation journey for this industry.
I greatly appreciate Applied CAx’s focus on providing practical solutions to real-world engineering problems, customer support and world-class training courses. They are a true partner in helping us expand our digital capabilities.
I highly recommend Applied CAx as a trusted partner for any organization seeking innovative software solutions. Their expertise, commitment to excellence and ability to meet the unique requirements of the aerospace industry have been instrumental in our success at Rocket Lab.
Most larger firms struggle to understand our unique desires. Not Applied CAx. It’s as if they intuitively grasp why we’re not like the competition—and why that matters. This collaboration, along with a bent for action, is the underpinning of our Engineering Digital Transformation.
AppliedCAx has been fantastic in helping us scale our growing business with the necessary software tools appropriately and cost effectively. Additionally, and on multiple occasions, Applied has been invaluable to us by providing immediate, quick turn-around licensing requests that proved vital in being able to serve our customers.
Applied CAX has been the definition of a strategic partner to X-Energy.
They have demonstrated their expertise in both the technology as well as the unique challenges in the Nuclear Industry daily. Our company faces immense challenges in adopting innovative digital engineering capabilities, and the thought leadership and executive engagement from Applied CAx has made all of the difference and accelerated our adoption of these cutting-edge tools and processes.
The future success of X-Energy with respect to Design, Analysis, Build, and Operations has been positively impacted and strengthened by our partnership with Applied CAx and their team.
CFD has been the backbone of PacMar Technologies’ engineering advantage in the marine industry, and it’s really helped us accelerate our design process to get to working prototypes. PacMar is pushing the limits of the CFD code, and Applied CAx support helps facilitate it.
It’s time to unleash your potential
NX CAM FAQ
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How does NX CAM integrate with NX CAD?
NX CAM and NX CAD are seamlessly integrated between different stages of product development—from design to manufacturing. They are a unified platform, meaning it’s a single software environment and they operate within the same system on one interface.
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What types of machining operations can be programmed in NX CAM?
NX CAM supports a variety of machining operations, catering to various industries and needs. Examples include 2.5-axis,3-axis, and 5-axis milling, 2-axis and multi-axis turning, standard and feature-based drilling, 2-axis wire EDM and 4-axis wire EDM, multi-function machining, swiss machining, robot machining, high-speed machining, adaptive milling, additive manufacturing and more.
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What are the options for simulation and verification in NX CAM?
NX CAM includes robust options for simulation and verification to ensure machining processes are efficient, accurate and optimized pre-production. Utilize a G-code simulation module to simulate inside NX and simulate within Vericut directly through NX CAM.
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What are the licensing and pricing options for NX CAM?
NX CAM is offered as an add-on or standalone license. Options accommodate different sizes and types of operations, including perpetual, subscription, term, floating, volume, educational and cloud-based. Reach out to learn more.