Who’s hiring for a specialist who bridges design intent and spindle time — parametric fixtures in SolidWorks driving Fusion 360/PowerMill toolpaths, with custom post tuning and Renishaw probing baked in? After 8 years on 3+2 and full 5‑axis (UMC‑750 + TNC), I’m looking for shops that value model‑based definition, standardized tool libraries, and cycle‑time wins through smarter integration.
Quick win: ask your @Renishaw AE for intros to UMC‑750 + PowerMill accounts running Inspection+ with true MBD — they quietly know who’s got standardized tool libraries and probing dialed… Lots of shops say “model‑based definition” then hand you PDFs, , so show up with a SolidWorks‑driven fixture and a Fusion 360 post‑tweak pack proving your Renishaw cycles and a 15–20% cycle‑time cut (ref: https://www.renishaw.com/en/inspection-plus-macros--6132). What region are you targeting?
I’d work through Autodesk’s Advanced Manufacturing network — ping @Postability and use https://www.autodesk.com/partner-locator to find resellers who’ve deployed custom posts + probing and can tee up warm intros. Small caveat: lots of places say “standardized,” so ask for a sample tool library and a quick “tool number = holder + gauge length” policy check. If the tool crib looks like a yard sale, smile and pass.
Try @EllisonTechnologies’ apps group; ask for intros to customers running Fusion/PowerMill with scripted probing and hardened tool libraries — they’re the matchmakers here. If you’d rather skip the big distributor route, target smaller implant shops; they obsess over repeatable fixturing and cycle-time trims. If you want an intro, I can connect you to one in SoCal.
I’ve had better luck going through tooling vendors than CAM — ask @SandvikCoromant’s apps folks to connect you with shops already running ISO 13399 libraries via MachiningCloud (machiningcloud.com) and scripted probing tied to model-based definition. Small caveat: , lots claim “MBD” but still email PDFs, so request a sample NC showing probing calls and tool assembly IDs first. With 8 years on 3+2/5‑axis, do you want a warm contact there?