Case Study: Polyfab Corporation streamlines custom fabrication with MecSoft's RhinoCAM

PolyFab - Customer Case Study

Polyfab Corporation, a custom fabrication company based in Wilmington, MA, faced significant inefficiencies after its purchase in 2003, as they were still using manual methods like tape measures and string to layout plastic sheets. To modernize their operations for machining and forming industrial plastics, owner Preston Fiske sought a CAM solution that could integrate with their new CNC equipment and handle a wide variety of customer file formats.

Using RhinoCAM from MecSoft Corporation, the company automated its process, starting with VisualMILL and transitioning to the more advanced RhinoCAM for their multi-axis CNC routers. The implementation was highly successful, dramatically improving efficiency; for instance, a complex thermoform mold for a slurry tank was programmed and machined using multiple toolpath strategies. MecSoft's solution provided the critical benefit of allowing quick design changes without restarting the entire CAM process, and it seamlessly integrated with new machinery, requiring almost no transition time. This empowered PolyFab to accept virtually any customer file format and significantly expand their project capabilities across architectural, marine, and industrial applications.

Polyfab Corporation

Preston Fiske

Owner/operator