At his practice in Pleasant Hill, CA, Chris Petrush, DDS, has been a CAD/CAM user for nine years. "For a single crown or two crowns, which is really the bread and butter for, I would say, most general ...

For example, CAD/CAM systems such as the E4D system offer a better, faster, and more convenient method for fabricating restorations. Additionally, several major dental schools in the US adopted ...

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a machining process that discharges electric sparks from two electrodes on a metal sheet to detach the desired shape. Also called spark machining, it employs ...

The machine shop at DEKA Research and Development Corp. received this part model from its Engineering Department. (Image courtesy of DEKA Research and Development Corp.) Because toolmakers at DEKA ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

Over the past 25 years CAD and CAM have become a vital part of shipbuilding. The individual tools have evolved into highly capable products of today. This has included the change from 2-D to 3-D CAD, ...

Industry leaders anticipate and prepare for the changing face of manufacturing software. Technology is the most influential business sector changing the shape of the economy and everyday life in the ...

True or False? Automated processes and workflows are the bread-and-butter of the modern workflow. If workflow automation ensures busywork is handled by machines, then the answer varies depending on ...

Dr. Chris Petrush of Pleasant Hill, CA, told me recently that he doesn't worry about competition from the dozens of dentists who practice close to his business. His main focus, he said, is keeping his ...