Skills Ontario CNC and CAD/CAM Winners

            Congratulations to all of those who competed at Skills Ontario May 4-5, 2015, you did a fantastic job! We especially want to congratulate Sheridan College for taking home first place in the CNC Machining Competition, and Seneca College for taking home first place in the CAD/CAM Competition. The Toronto District…

STEM curriculum now with Instructor DVD

In-House Solutions is making its innovative Applied CNC STEM Activities curriculum even better with the addition of a new Instructor DVD included with each Instructor Guide. Sales of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) curriculum have grown steadily since the product was launched last fall. “The STEM material is already being actively used by numerous high schools,…

Mastercam X9 – The Best of Both Worlds

We’re excited to announce that as part of our next product release, customers who purchase Mastercam X9 will be able to use Mastercam or Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS, giving them “The Best of Both Worlds.” With this change, users will now have the ability to have a totally integrated solution, which is often mandated by management or…

Get the Most out of any Machine – Be Dynamic

In the past few posts we’ve covered how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion can reduce cycle times, increase tool life, ease wear on your machines, and help you cut hard materials. Today we’ll talk about a common misconception surrounding this type of machining. Some assume that toolpaths that are designed for fast, controlled cuts are intended for use…

Hard Materials Don’t Have to be Hard – Be Dynamic

Titanium. Inconel. H13. 17-4PH. Hastelloy. Hard materials come with their own sets of challenges, and the higher the Rockwell the greater those challenges can be. Today we’ll look at how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology can help make cutting hard materials easier while still maintaining the best motion for your tools and machines. It controls tool motion…

Go Easy on Your Machines – Be Dynamic

In our last post we looked at how Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion saves you time and money by extending tool life. Today we’ll pull back and look at an even larger capital expense —your machines. Accuracy depends on a well-maintained machine, and machines are much more easily maintained if the toolpaths they run are built to provide…

Reduce Tool Wear – Be Dynamic

In our last post we discussed Mastercam’s groundbreaking Dynamic Motion technology and how it can help reduce cycle time. Today we dig into one of the biggest issues a shop faces – tool wear – and how Dynamic Motion can help. Tool wear slows down jobs, costs money, and can deliver poor results. Mastercam’s embedded Dynamic…

Reduce Cycle Time – Be Dynamic

Intelligent control of tool motion, stepdown, stepover, and chip load add up to more parts in less time. Every shop looks for an edge – a way to cut parts better and faster. Mastercam’s embedded Dynamic Motion technology can deliver cycle time reductions from 20% – 75%. Watch as it is explained: Next post we’ll discuss…

Proud sponsor of Skills Competitions for 15 years

In-House Solutions is proud to be a major sponsor for the 2015 Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) being held May 27-30 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Dedicated to educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders in manufacturing, engineering and robotics, In-House Solutions has been a supporter of skills competitions across Canada for the past 15 years. Manufacturing…

What is DYNAMIC MOTION?

Dynamic Motion technology has been included in Mastercam for more than five years. This means the speed and efficiencies are built into the software with no extra cost to you. Are you using it? What is Dynamic Motion? Stay tuned as we step you through detailed looks at five of the biggest benefits that Mastercam Dynamic…