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AI in Manufacturing

How AI CAM Software Protects Your CAD Data

What IT and security teams should ask any AI CAM vendor, and how the Limitless Labs CAM Agent protects CAD data with encryption, isolation and AWS GovCloud.

October 12, 20267 min read

CNC & CAM

3-Axis vs 4-Axis vs 5-Axis CNC Machining

Compare 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining: how each moves, what parts it suits, 3+2 vs simultaneous 5-axis, and what changes in CAM programming.

October 12, 20269 min read

EventsAI in Manufacturing

IMTS 2026: Limitless Labs Puts Agentic AI CNC Programming on the Show Floor

The Limitless CAM Agent made its IMTS debut with live AI CNC programming inside Siemens NX CAM and Mastercam. Here is what the industry saw, and what manufacturers asked for next.

October 5, 20266 min read

EventsAI in Manufacturing

What AI CNC Programming Looks Like Inside Real CAM Workflows

David Priev on AI CNC programming at IMTS 2026: native CAD understanding, physics-based toolpath decisions, and where the programmer stays in control.

October 5, 202613 min watch

EventsAI in Manufacturing

What AI in CAM Actually Looks Like in 2026

AI has moved from an experimental feature to a production requirement across enterprise CNC programming. At IMTS 2026, manufacturers will see a broad range of approaches on the show floor. Here is a framework for understanding what each delivers.

August 20266 min read

A Thousand Facilities and a Rocket Factory: Why Enterprise AI CAM Is a Different Problem

One AI CAM company announced its software is running in over a thousand facilities worldwide. Another raised $20M for Physical AI deployed in aerospace and defense. They are not the same product. Here is what manufacturing directors at precision manufacturers need to understand.

July 20267 min read

Not All AI CAM Tools Are Built the Same. Here's What the Architecture Actually Tells You.

The AI CAM market has gotten crowded fast. Underneath the marketing, these tools are built on fundamentally different architectures — and that difference determines whether you end up with a tool that helps a programmer work faster, or a system that can program at scale.

July 20268 min read

When Your Best CAM Programmer Retires, So Does 25 Years of Knowledge

The CNC programmer shortage is structural. AI copilots don't solve it. Physical AI agents that preserve expert knowledge do. Here's why the distinction matters.

July 8, 20267 min read

10 Moves to Accelerate Your NC Programming Team

From standardized posts to AI-assisted programming, these ten moves help NC teams deliver faster, more consistent results.

November 24, 20252 min read

AI in ManufacturingIndustry Trends

Fortune 500 Manufacturers VS Job Shop: Who Will Adopt AI Faster?

AI adoption in manufacturing reveals an unexpected paradox: the companies you'd expect to move fastest are often moving slowest.

June 25, 20257 min read

CNC & CAMIndustry Trends

It's Not CNC vs 3D Printing. It's CNC Plus 3D Printing.

These technologies emerged decades apart and developed distinct strengths. The most competitive manufacturers are using both.

April 1, 20256 min read

Why AI CNC Programming Makes Machinists More Valuable, Not Obsolete

93% of companies call AI vital for growth. Yet the machinists who fear displacement are the same ones who will benefit most.

March 19, 20255 min read

CNC & CAMDigital Transformation

Why Modern CNC Manufacturing Needed a Fresh Start

Traditional CAM software requires years of expert training. The experts are retiring faster than new ones can be developed. Something had to change.

January 12, 20255 min read

AI in ManufacturingIndustry Trends

Reshoring Won't Save the West. AI-Powered Factories Will.

There are 600,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs in the US today. Reshoring plans assume workers that don't exist. AI is the only answer that actually works.

November 10, 20246 min read