Gerard
CAD/CAM Engineer
Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands
Do you need help with CAD and/or CAM software? I can help you.
Extensive practical experience in machining (+25 years) | Extensive experience with various CAD and CAM systems (+20 years) | Extensive experience in the High Tech Industry | Extensive experience in providing various training courses
Due to my experience as a conventional mill / lathe operater, CNC mill / lathe operater, CAD draftsman and CAM programmer, since 2010 as a self-employed person, I can provide you with advice and guide your staff during the transition to CAD / CAM.
Expertise
Experience
Freelance Practical instructor CAD / CAM / CNC and conventional machining
Summa College - Techniek Academie Brabant te Den Bosch
Guiding, motivating and training level 2 and 3 BBL students to CNC and conventional machiner. I also provided CAD and CAM programming training at this school.CAD/CAM Engineer
FMI Precision
TopSolid CAM programming work for multi-axis CNC turning and milling combinations and 5-axis Hermle CNC milling machines.Freelance CAD/CAM Engineer
Various clients
Programming CAM with EdgeCam, HyperMill and HyperCad and designing clamping tools and fixtures by means of CAD. All this in a wide variety of projects, mainly for the High tech industry.CAD/CAM Engineer
Machinefabriek Gebrs. Frencken B.V.
3D design of parts, molds and other clamping means and TopSolid programming work for 3- and 5-axis Hermle, Mikron and Fehlmann CNC milling machines.CAD/CAM Engineer
FMI Touw
Fully independent CAM programming with Cimatron of 3D products. These products were produced on CNC milling machines. Devising, developing and producing complex clamping tools and fixtures to be able to process the products for customer-specific requirements.Owner
Kolsteren CNC
Kolsteren CNC produced customer-specific parts made on two 3-axis CNC milling machines and a CNC lathe with bar feeder. Everything was programmed with EZcam. Kolsteren CNC stopped in 2007 because of the declining income.CNC miller / CNC programmer
Kin Machinebouw
Independent CNC milling and programming of large workpieces on a Zayer CNC bed milling machine with a Heidenhain control.Conventional / Teach-in / CNC lathe and mill
Rosario Productie
Here I started my career in metal. Conventional / Teach-in / CNC lathing and milling on various conventional, teach-in and CNC machines with various controls.Book Gerard
€1,200.- / day (ex VAT)
Book Gerard
€1,200.- / day
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