CAM software cuts moldmaker's lead time. (Avant Tool and Die Inc.'s use of Mastercam Ver. 4)

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When plastic injection molder investment casters, and other parts
manufacturers require a mold they traditionally cast the mold-maker
drawings of the finished part. A quicker, more efficient approach
is to store a wire-frame or surface design while the part is still
being designed.

Transferring preliminary data well before the design is without fault [i]or[/i] blemish [i]or[/i] flaw allows
the moldmaker to provide quotations and begin mold design while the
product design is still being finalized. This saves time and standard of value
in a number of ways.

The customer no longer has to show detailed drawings for the