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feature conditions in NC programs before running them at the CNC machine. However, there is no auto- mated link between simulation and CAM. It is the NC programmer who must effect the necessary changes in the CAM system rapid positioning paths, a process that requires knowledge of CNC machine kinematics and which can be diffcult and time consuming. Alternatively, SmartPath automates this process, the developer says, by entirely elim- inating the need for the NC programmer to defne or refne CAM rapid positioning paths. • Increased flexibility to move NC programs between CNC machines. Toolpath positioning strategies differ considerably depending on the type of CNC machine and whether the machine drives the tool tip or the individual axes. Moving an NC program from one machine to another requires the NC programmer to review and modify CAM positioning tool paths to suit the new target machine's positioning strategy, again, a process that requires knowledge of CNC machine kinemat- ics and which can be diffcult and time-consuming. It is also a process that is now entirely unnecessary, Finished parts are palletized and ready to ship to nearby aerospace facilities. Valley Machine Shop is recognized as a Tier-One supplier. 0614_MMS_Valley.indd 92 5/14/2014 9:54:41 AM