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Article: CAM overtakes the competition: today's best machine shops are keeping ahead of the competition by constantly expanding their capabilities and adapting new technologies. Take Taylor Kightley Engineering of Northampton, for example, a leading supplier of precision parts for the competitive motor sports industry. Using the newest machining concepts and Mastercam technology, the shop manufacturers some of the most complex parts imaginable.(virtual production)
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- Metalworking Production
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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ACCORDING to co-founder and managing director Phil Kightley: 'There is only one place to be in manufacturing these days--and that is in the most challenging side of the machining business.' Kightley knows that the squeeze is on, and he is keeping his company ahead by seeking out and meeting the most demanding manufacturing challenges available. Mastercam allows Taylor Kightley to 'take on the most complex components and then machine them straight away,' he says, and the ongoing improvements to Mastercare allow his business to become more efficient and profitable in a cost-conscious world.
The company began using Mastercam in 1993, and has worked closely with ...