Case Study: McAfee Tool & Die cuts hoist drum production time by 83% with Mastercam

McAfee Tool & Die - Customer Case Study

3D-Machine, Inc., a full-service machine shop, was faced with the challenge of drastically reducing the lengthy production time required to machine a 212-foot groove onto a large carbon steel hoist drum. To solve this, they used the Mastercam Lathe Custom Thread toolpath.

The solution using Mastercam streamlined their programming workflow and utilized the software's Verify feature to prevent tool collisions. This allowed 3D-Machine to complete the job in just seven hours, an 83 percent reduction from the previous 40 hours it took for setup and machining. Mastercam enabled the shop to take on complex work that others could not.

McAfee Tool & Die

John Stiles

Senior Programmer