Source: ModuleWorks GmbH
ModuleWorks and Toolpath have signed a technology partnership focusing on accelerated deployment of cloud computing technology for machining estimation and CAM automation.
The technology partnership focuses on accelerating the development of innovative software solutions that automate tasks for shop owners, estimators, planners and CNC programmers. Since its introduction, the Toolpath platform — built using specialized optimization methods and AI — has included proven technology from ModuleWorks. The extended technology partnership focuses on accelerating the performance of both companies’ software and the eventual integration of the full range of ModuleWorks functionalities into the Toolpath platform.
Al Whatmough, CEO of Toolpath, says, “Toolpath’s vision is to empower manufacturing professionals from the front office to the shop floor with a tool that, much like an autopilot in aviation, enables them to focus on higher value tasks as opposed to the time-consuming but necessary tasks of reviewing incoming RFQs, evaluating the machinability and viability of potential work and then calculating the cost estimates based on real-world variables like their actual tooling and machining resources.”
To accomplish its mission, Toolpath has started building a network of advisors drawn from the broad machining community. Additionally, it is developing optimized algorithms and AI solutions.
“ModuleWorks and Toolpath have an aligned vision,” says Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu, founder and managing director of ModuleWorks. “We want to develop the best technology — empowering professionals in manufacturing — and get it to them fast. This is only possible with trusted partnerships and aligned software development. Because Toolpath has leveraged ModuleWorks technology from the beginning, we can move quickly to empower users with intelligent cloud-based manufacturing solutions for machining estimation and CAM automation.”
