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Sparking productivity gains With a machine shop boasting over 40 machine tools that provide exceptional flexibility and capability, Future Advanced Manufacture (FutureAM) has carved an incredible position and reputation in the subcontract manufacturing arena. However, when the company found its existing CAD/CAM system lacking capability in several areas, the Cheltenham based business turned to OPEN MIND Technologies and its industry-leading hyperMILL CAD/CAM system.
The shopfloor at FutureAM has a diverse mix of machine tools that include 3 to 5-axis machining centres and multi-axis turning technology from brands such as Doosan, Mazak, DMG MORI, XYZ, Colchester, Hardinge, Bridgeport, Correa, the YMT Hedelius and many more. Applied to projects with tier one suppliers across oil & gas, nuclear, marine, defence, aerospace, space and medical industries, the Gloucestershire company also offers a complete project management service from design, programming and machining
to inspection and testing.
Working closely with Future Advanced Manufacture, Justin Talboys-Cotton, a Sales Manager at OPEN MIND Technologies recalls: “When Future Advanced Manufacture initially came to us, they took a couple of seats and trained a few people, so hyperMILL could run alongside their previous system. This was a slow and managed integration but eventually, they decided to get one seat for each programmer. This has been supporting the comprehensive
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