NX CAM Express is an in-depth, highly flexible system that allows users to maximize the value of their investments in the latest, most efficient and most capable machine tools. For high-speed milling machines the in-depth functionality and the customer proven methods that are provided within NX CAM Express will help maximize the rate of material removal while optimizing tool life – key objectives on high-speed machines.
Being able to accurately machine more complex parts can provide a competitive edge. NX CAM Express has the range and depth of capability needed to address the programming of these machines with their typically innovative configurations.

CAD neutral
NX CAM Express is designed to be used independently of any specific CAD system. It has key industry translators for data import.

Integrated with Solid Edge and NX
NX CAM Express is also available for integrated use with UGS CAD applications (NX or Solid Edge® software) based on the same packages outlined above.

A full range of capability
NX CAM Express offers a wide range of in-depth NC programming capabilities – avoiding the need for and the cost of multiple CAM systems in the machine shop, providing user flexibility and maximizing the value of the software investment in one product.

• Drilling – addresses drilling, reaming, boring, tapping, peck drilling, and custom cycles. Automated hole making is available with the feature based machining options.
• 2 1/2- Axis milling – 2 1/2-Axis roughing patterns can be applied based on basic boundary data or solid geometry. Zig-zag, offset, and plunge milling are examples of the toolpaths provided. High-speed roughing toolpaths such as trochoidal are available here. Feature based machining functions automate the identification and programming of slots and faces.
• Turning – a complete solution that is easy enough to use on simple programs and capable enough to tackle your toughest geometry in multi-spindle, multi-turret applications. The system can work with solids or wireframe or even 2D profiles.
• 3-Axis milling – for roughing, rest milling, semi-finishing, and finishing of contoured surfaces, with a complete set of milling strategies to address the challenges of complex geometry. This capability includes additional functions needed for high-speed machining.
• Wire EDM – a complete solution for programming 2 4-Axis wire EDM machines. A range of wire operations is available, including multi-pass profiling, wire reversing and area removal.
•  5-Axis milling – NX CAM Express offer highly flexible 5-Axis programming functions combining highly automated elements for tedious tasks such as geometry selection and detailed user control for precise machining.
•  Machining simulation – to avoid tying up a machine in unproductive prove-outs, the integrated machine tool simulation provides a more complete simulation than most systems with its machine code driven motion.
•  Synchronization – a graphical means of displaying an unlimited number of channels, with scrolling code in a choice of formats, time displays and with functions to add wait and sync codes. The Synchronization Manager is directly linked to the internal postprocessor and runs from posted output for the greatest accuracy.