ModuleWorks announces that Autodesk, one of the leading CAD/CAM vendors, and DN Solutions (formally known as Doosan Machine Tools), one of the leading CNC machine tool builders, are adopting the recently released Manufacturing Data Exchange Specification (MDES). The vision of MDES is to bring more value to the manufacturing industry by optimally connecting different technologies across software and hardware systems.
ModuleWorks introduced MDES as an open specification for exchanging digital representations of manufacturing equipment between various hardware and software systems across multiple process steps. This covers tool components, assemblies, fixtures, stocks, setups, and their mounting in machine tools. With MDES, ModuleWorks aims to facilitate the formation of an open ecosystem that can be used by any company to efficiently exchange machining data between different hardware and software platforms.
Autodesk and DN Solutions are among the first companies to adopt MDES. The specification is expected to simplify and optimize data transfer between their two solutions to enable more effective workflows between the CAM programming office and the shop floor.
Autodesk is a strategic partner of ModuleWorks and has integrated ModuleWorks toolpath technology into its Fusion 360 product. The early adoption of MDES enables Fusion 360 users to output MDES data, providing additional information for the machining process and reducing setup time on the CNC machine.
DN Solutions is one of the largest CNC Machine Tool Builders and a provider of integrated, smart manufacturing solutions to a wide range of industries. DN Solutions has a technology roadmap with ModuleWorks to bring more functionality such as the ModuleWorks Machining Simulation and Collision Avoidance System to its CNC Machines.
More information about Autodesk and Fusion 360: Autodesk Fusion 360
More information about DN Solutions:Â DN Solutions
About ModuleWorks
ModuleWorks is a software component provider for the digital manufacturing industry. With over 200 employees and 1500 person-years of software development, ModuleWorks’ expertise in toolpath creation and simulation is recognized throughout the industry and its software components are already optimizing the performance and quality of over 500,000 installed seats of CAD/CAM and CNC software around the world. From standard products to exclusive development projects, ModuleWorks helps companies to bring their vision of Industry 4.0 to life.
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