CAM
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) are automation systems of technology preparation of production. The systems of the automated production preparation - the general term for designation of program systems of preparation of information for machines with numerical control. The geometrical models of parts received from the CAD systems were traditionally initial data for such systems. See Also: CAD systems directory and projects, CAE, PLM, PDM.
Leaders of the world market of the CAM systems of 2009
The CIMdata research company in the next status report on global market of CAM systems called the leading vendors of the market in 2009 and submitted the forecast concerning its development in 2010. According to forecasts of experts, after recession of last year the market waits for slow recovery.
Analysts of CIMdata note that 2009 was difficult for the world market of CAM systems. Market size decreased by 13.1% up to $1.239 whereas in 2008 it reached volume in $1.425 billion. However, in CIMdata predict that the market will rise in 2010 and will grow by 8.7% up to $1.347, however, without having returned to pre-crisis volume.
The largest vendors in the market of CAM call the companies Dassault Systemes Siemens PLM Software Delcam Planit Holdings Plc PTC Tebis Cimatron OPEN MIND Technologies, Missler Software and CNC Software. At this Dassault Systèmes and Siemens PLM Software are the explicit engine of the market: their share is expressed by two-digit number, and in total they control 30.2% of the market. The largest specialized supplier is Delcam. The remained eight companies of the top ten in total control 38.1% of the world market, other companies which remained outside the top ten – 31.7%.
According to Alan Kristman (Alan Christman), the chairman of the board of directors of CIMdata and the chief author of a research, the world market of CAM systems still remains substantially fragmentary and highly competitive even despite a series of merges and absorption which took place in 2009. "There is no vendor or group of vendors which would be in the lead in global market, and it perfectly shows just presence of the leader in each category considered by us", - he commented.
TOP-5 world vendors of 2009 on the volume of license payments:
Dassault Systèmes Siemens PLM Software Delcam Planit PTC, , , Holdings, .
TOP-5 world vendors of 2009 by quantity of the automated jobs in an industrial segment:
Delcam, Planit Holdings, Siemens PLM Software, CNC Software, Dassault Systems.
TOP-5 the CAM systems of 2009 on number of installations in an industrial segment:
the NX system from Siemens PLM Software, Mastercam from CNC Software, CATIA from Dassault Systèmes, Pro/ENGINEER from PTC and Edgecam from Planit Holdings.
TOP-5 the most quickly growing CAM vendors of 2009:
CG Tech DP Technology OPEN MIND Technologies, , Delcam, и Dassault Systems.
So, in 2009 the Dassault Systèmes company which managed to bypass competitors as on consolidated revenues, and on revenue from sales of licenses to end users is called the leader of the world market of CAM systems. Delcam became the leading supplier of CAM solutions in industry. The Planit Holdings company is also in the lead in the industry, but already by quantity of the installed jobs. The NX system from Siemens PLM Software and the Mastercam system from CNC Software are recognized as the leading brands in an industrial segment, the last is also in the lead in the education industry. The most quickly growing vendor recognizes OPEN MIND Technologies though in 2009 revenue of the company increased by only 1.6%.
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