Case Study: Heiden Stringed Instruments achieves precise CNC woodworking for custom guitars and mandolins with MecSoft VisualMill

CamTech Corporation - Customer Case Study

The customer, Heiden Stringed Instruments, a maker of custom guitars and mandolins, faced the challenge of integrating CAD/CAM/CNC technology into their traditional crafting process to design and produce complex, sculpted instrument components. Owner Michael Heiden sought a versatile and intuitive manufacturing software to work alongside his Rhino CAD system and his CNC router from CamTech Corporation. He chose VisualMill from vendor MecSoft Corporation for its powerful tooling options and graphic format.

MecSoft Corporation's VisualMill provided a solution with features like horizontal roughing, parallel contouring, and radial machining, which allowed for precise roughing of wooden plates to within .020 inches. The software's on-screen simulation enabled the customer to test cuts virtually, saving valuable time and materials. This integration of technology ensured precision for intricate inlays and established efficient cutting sequences, supporting the luthier's need to maintain a handmade touch in the final tuning of his highly responsive instruments.

CamTech Corporation

Michael Heiden

Owner