Case Study: Altech Machining achieves rapid programming and greater flexibility with 3D Systems' GibbsCAM

GibbsCAM Offers Legacy of Speed and Flexibility

Altech Machining, a 15‑person shop in Santee, California specializing in close‑tolerance hydraulic valve components for aircraft and Navy submarines, needed faster, more flexible programming—often creating geometry from old blueprints with limited customer files. Moving off manual programming threatened throughput and responsiveness to complex, security‑sensitive jobs.

Adopting GibbsCAM gave Altech an intuitive, integrated CAD/CAM environment with automated toolpath routines, material‑only paths, Reporter tooling exports, and Cut Part Rendering verification. The software cut programming time for many jobs from more than a day to about two hours, enabled simultaneous setup and programming, accelerated company growth and equipment purchases, and has continued to deliver productivity and flexibility for over 20 years.

Altech Machining

Mike Dufford

Altech Machining