DELCAM'S FEATURECAM HELPS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER

Delcam's FeatureCAM is helping medical equipment manufacturer Cytopeia deliver customized versions of cell sorters to life science researchers so they can examine cells and determine what they contain.

Cytopeia builds custom applications of its equipment for its various customers. The principle of each machine is the same, but it may require different size components or a modified design. More than 350 parts go into the instruments, and each can be changed or customised to meet the needs of an application. "We can easily adapt to individual needs and produce custom designs," points out Ger van den Engh, Cytopeia founder and President.

"Delcam provides us with effective ways of importing our design data into FeatureCAM," says Brian Wadey, Director of Manufacturing at Cytopeia. "In addition, the software determines what feature or dimension has changed in the parts from one version of the machine to another."

"We are big on R&D here, so the in-house programming and manufacturing lets us try new ideas quickly," Wadey says. "We can update a program, change it, and make a part without editing a program the traditional way, which involves reprogramming the whole part," adds Manufacturing Supervisor, Steve Ouimet.

"It's a package we easily justified on its usability and upgradeability. It is easy to learn and totally reliable," adds Wadey.