GibbsCAM, a developer of CAD/CAM software for the production machining industry, says its latest release — GibbsCAM 2025 — not only incorporates ‘cutting-edge turning technologies’ but also offers AI capabilities — and ‘convenient access to extensive manufacturing and tooling expertise, as GibbsCAM continues to integrate Sandvik’s manufacturing and tooling know-how into its ‘development efforts’.
Indeed, in version 2025, GibbsCAM provides full support for Sandvik’s OptiThreading, having already introduced
Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning technology into GibbsCAM 2023 with the goal of becoming the CAM solution of choice for Sandvik Coromant’s turning technologies.
In more detail, ‘OptiThreading’ enables controlled chip breaking to eliminate long stringy chips that can damage a component’s surface and interfere with the cutting zone; and it is just as suitable for simple threads as it is for cutting complex thread profiles — in high-strength alloys or exotic materials. This is achieved by specialised GibbsCAM toolpaths that use controlled, oscillating movements in and out of the cut for interrupted cuts on all passes except the last one.
Meanwhile, with ‘Rib Cut Plunge’, GibbsCAM 2025 offers a new turning strategy for roughing that reduces tool deflection, improves tool life, and guarantees excellent chip control. A preliminary operation sees the tool repeatedly plunged into the part at full engagement to create a series of cuts, with each cut more than a tool-width away from the previous one. The following pass cuts the remaining ribs at a 30-50% increase in feed.
Embracing AIGibbsCAM says its goal is to make manufacturing knowledge more accessible through AI, and that the introduction of the GibbsCAM Copilot is part of Sandvik’s commitment to embrace AI and represents just the start of a longer-term initiative to maximise productivity and profitability by implementing AI technology that uses Microsoft Azure Open AI on top of a dedicated database that has ‘been trained’ by the GibbsCAM team to offer rapid user support at any time without the need to hunt through documentation or reach out for first-line support.
Other enhancements to GibbsCAM 2025 include: a new plug-in to ‘up2parts autoCAM’ for automated NC programming; the ‘Multi Task Machining’ solution to support the most ‘complex machining centers with an unlimited number of axes and any axis orientation’; the ‘Facet Body Function’, which bridges potential gaps between design and manufacturing and ‘enables precise and optimised production processes’; and the new ‘Order Tool’, which uses information from tool libraries, such as the item/catalogue number and manufacturer.
This information will be gathered through a tool catalogue integration, and upon clicking the icon, the user will be directed to purchasing/ordering pages in the tool library site where that tool originated. There are also enhanced simulation features, including a new stop option that allows the simulation to pause before each operation — plus a new scrolling bar in the Sync Manager that tracks simulation progress and provides real-time feedback for multi-task machining operations.