The latest NC Software and Related Services Market Assessment from CIMdata shows that Delcam moved up to fourth in the rankings.
More widespread use of five-axis machining and increased sales into the aerospace industry have improved Delcam's position in the latest NC Software and Related Services Market Assessment from renowned US consulting and market research firm, CIMdata. This shows that Delcam moved up to fourth in the rankings based on end-user payments and is now the world's leading specialist supplier of CAM software. Delcam's Managing Director, Hugh Humphreys, attributed the company's improved performance to its success in the fast-growing market for five-axis machining and to its increasing market share in the aerospace industry.

'Five-axis machines are becoming more affordable, even for relatively small companies', he commented.

'The ease of programming with our PowerMill software has made it very popular with companies that are moving into five-axis operation'.

The increased popularity of PowerMill in the aerospace industry has resulted from the new emphasis on efficiency and productivity in the sector according to Humphreys.

'Traditionally, aerospace companies have simply used the CAM system that comes with their choice of CAD software', he claimed.

'With the high level of competition now present in the industry, those companies are looking at their choice of CAM system much more carefully'.

'This closer examination often shows that PowerMill can give significant savings, both in programming times and in machining times'.

As a result of its growing sales, Delcam has moved from being practically unknown in the sector five years ago to being the sixth largest supplier to the aerospace industry in the 2005 rankings.

Whereas Delcam software was once used almost exclusively in the toolmaking industry, the company is now the only CAM specialist to appear in the top ten in all of CIMdata's key industry sectors - mould, tool and die; automotive and aerospace.

'This diversification has been a key part of Delcam's strategy', stated Humphreys.

'For a number of years, we have been the only CAM specialist to appear among the top ten suppliers in all three geographic regions'.

'To also be represented amongst the top ten in each industry sector is another important achievement for the company'.

Looking to the future, Humphreys predicts that Delcam will soon displace one of the three integrated CADCAM suppliers that currently occupy the top three positions in the CIMdata list.

'We were again the fastest-growing of the top ten suppliers', he commented.

'With our faster growth, we hope to continue our move up the rankings'.