Tool & Die Making
Tool and die making and its specialized categories such as progressive die making all require a wide range of advanced CAD and CAM tools in order to optimize tool design and make the highest quality tools in the most efficient ways.
Acuity's team has the deep experience required to help optimize the tool makers tasks. From choosing exactly the right software tools to providing optimized implementation and training services, Acuity can help make your tool making business more competitive and profitable.
Special tools for the Tool & Die Industry
A very specific set of engineering technology tools are targeted at
the special needs of tool and die design and
manufacturing requirements. Acuity provides these best-in-class tools
along with the training, consulting and support required to optimize
their performance in your company.
NX CAD/CAM/CAE
NX CAD, CAM and CAE tools have been highly optimized over the years to address the specific and special requirements of tool and die applications and advanced surface and complex geometry modeling in general. A few of the specialized solutions include:
- NX Tooling Design (includes information on NX Mold Wizard)
- NX Advanced Tooling Design
- NX Mold Design
- NX Progressive Die Design
- NX Progressive Die Design Advanced Formability Analysis
Deep experience in all aspects of supporting our tool and die customers, such as helping them efficiently deal with CAD model translations and validations, and meet a wide range of OEM engineering requirements, makes us uniquely qualified to help you optimize your results with your specialized needs.
Engineering Data Management
Teamcenter PDM/PLM is the world's most widely used engineering data management system because it addresses the specialized needs of complex product design and manufacturing better than any other system. With special emphasis on advanced manufacturing needs, and the ability to manage not only engineering but manufacturing (CNC) and analysis data as well, Teamcenter is the best choice for advanced manufacturing environments. Learn more about EDM.
In the Solid Edge design environment, Solid Edge Insight also provides an excellent PDM engineering data management solution. Learn more about Solid Edge PDM.
Manufacturing Data Management
Manufacturing Data Management (MDM) is a subset of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) that specifically addresses the management of CNC code files (version and revision control), tools, tool holders and fixture data files, and virtually any other type of shop document or manufacturing information. Learn more about MDM.
Solid Edge
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology is the most powerful, flexible and capable mid-range (desktop) CAD tool available today. Built around the ability to effortlessly handle extremely large assemblies, do the most advanced sheet metal design, unprecedented 2D to 3D capabilities, and now, the unequaled Synchronous Technology, Solid Edge is the most CAD tool you can possibly purchase for your money.
NX CAD
NX CAD from Siemens PLM Software delivers next-generation design tools and technologies that help companies transform product development. Leading-edge design tools work in the context of the total development effort, fully integrating design with the other disciplines that bring products to market in a unified, managed environment.
NX design tools are superior in power, versatility, flexibility and productivity. From innovative Synchronous Technology that unites parametric and history-free modeling to NX Active Mockup for multi-CAD assembly design, NX delivers breakthrough technology that set new standards for speed, performance, and ease of use. See the Specialized Tools tab for detailed specification sheets on Tool & Die making specific applications.
NX CAM
As the world leader in computer-aided manufacturing, Siemens PLM software helps companies meet the challenge with leading-edge solutions. More than point solutions for discrete production tasks, the NX suite of manufacturing software links design and manufacturing to improve productivity throughout tooling and fixture design and NC machining processes. See the Specialized Tools tab for detailed specification sheets on Tool & Die making specific applications.
Insight PDM for Solid Edge
Insight PDM comes fully integrated with Solid Edge Classic and Premium editions, and licenses can be purchased for all other "data consumers" in your company. Microsoft SharePoint is the core of Insight, and will need to be installed and implemented if not already available through your company's IT environment. Visit the Insight Product Page for more information.
Teamcenter PLM
Teamcenter is the world's leading PLM system, ranked in the leadership position in the PLM marketplace by CIMdata every year since 2002. Teamcenter can be installed with basic functionality (PDM) to form the core of your long-term PLM strategy, providing you a platform on which to build and provide continious process improvement for years to come. Manufacturing Data Management is a specialized focus of a subset of Teamcenter, and can be implimented in almost any sized shop to manage CNC code, tools and tool holders and manage shop floor communication.
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| Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:00am (PDST) |
Test Drive NX Free with complementary online training Event Dates: May 18th, Interface Introduction; May 25th, Synchronous Modeling; June 1st, Large Assemblies; June 8th, Design Automation Who Should Attend? |
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| Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:00am (PDST) |
2012 HWPA Electronics Webinar Series- Injection Molding with Moldex3D The electronics industry is a vast and multi-billion dollar business. Staying ahead of the competition is key to insure success in this line of work and bringing products to market faster and more efficiently is critical. Attend Moldex3D’s presentation on “Efficient Plastics Part Design Validation and Optimization for the Electronics Industry.” Learn how to improve product quality and cycle time and further create higher value at lower costs in the product development process. |
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| Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:00am (PDST) |
Introduction to NX 8 Mechanical Design (CAD) The NX™ suite of integrated CAD, CAM, CAE and PDM applications transforms the entire product development process by enabling companies to reduce waste, improve quality, shorten cycle time and deliver more innovative products. From innovative Synchronous Technology that unites parametric and history-free modeling to NX Active Mockup for multi-CAD assembly design, NX delivers breakthrough technology that set new standards for speed, performance, and ease of use. |
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| Wed, 05/30/2012 - 11:00am (PDST) |
Design Re-use with Geolus Shape Search Being more efficient can make the difference between success and failure. The lower the cost the easier it is to price a deal-winning quote. Re-doing previous work instead of re-using an existing design decreases efficiency, adding to costs, taking resources away from innovation and losing an opportunity to standarize. |
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| Thu, 05/31/2012 - 10:00am (PDST) |
Smarter Decisions, Better Products with Teamcenter and HP Market success depends on the quality and speed of the decisions you make. In an ever-expanding universe of product data from multiple disciplines and sources, being able to make sense of the data is critical. Join this important webinar event to learn about the latest capabilities of Teamcenter 9 and new solutions from HP to help you deliver increasingly complex products to market and create the best possible platform for collaborative decision support: |
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| Mon, 06/11/2012 - 4:30pm (EDST) |
Solid Edge University 2012
Solid Edge University 2012 will be held June 11-13, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Don’t miss this unique event, jam packed with technical training and opportunities to meet and interact with the Solid Edge development team, technology partners, and fellow Solid Edge users from around the world. Plus, be among the first to experience Solid Edge ST5, the most powerful Solid Edge yet, which will be launched at this event. Register now and get the early bird discount. Save $100 until February 24th |
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| Tue, 06/19/2012 - 11:00am (PDST) |
Move easily from SolidWorks to Solid Edge In this session, learn from a business and technical perspective how to protect your valued design data, built in many cases for more than a decade. Topics include:
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