-Over 1,000 machine shops have adopted CAM Assist to accelerate their production since launch in 2024, bringing the benefits of AI to their CAM programming journey -Now, CAM Assist 2.0 upgrade combines the speed of AI-powered toolpath generation with new step by step oversight, giving programmers even greater control -Improved workflows let users configure machines, materials and tool assemblies in minutes, review AI suggestions as they are made, and export approved machining strategies directly into their CAM platform

CloudNC today announces that its CAM Assist solution is now used by over 1,000 machine shops and machinists worldwide, who use the solution's AI to accelerate the programming of CNC machines, making them more efficient.

Now, CloudNC is launching CAM Assist 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI solution that accelerates the CAM programming journey from CAD model to machine ready toolpaths, while giving users more control over each step.

CAM Assist 2.0, available today, is a substantial enhancement to the existing software. It retains the speed of CAM Assist, while adding the oversight, feedback and shared intelligence elements that machine shops need in order to use AI with confidence.

Programmers using CAM Assist can now stay firmly in control of every critical decision, while still saving hours as they turn CAD models into reliable toolpaths.

Dr Andy Cheadle, CTO at CloudNC, said: "CAM Assist is being adopted globally by tech-enabled machine shops who believe in the power of AI to transform their operations. The new 2.0 upgrade shows that AI and human expertise can work side by side, improving a machinist's productivity even further. By letting users see and ultimately influence the AI's decisions as they happen, we're helping shops program faster and with higher confidence, resulting in an even more useful solution that machinists and programmers can trust implicitly."

Anthony Stephenson, prototype machinist at Avalanche Energy and a CAM Assist user, said: "CAM Assist automates the most time-consuming programming work in just a few clicks, giving us more time to focus on the fine details. The new CAM Assist 2.0 takes this even further: the interface is clean and intuitive, making the entire process feel seamless. The improved workflow makes programming easier and faster, helping us get more parts out the door."

CAM Assist 2.0 is a web-based CAM automation application that initiates from the user's CAM package. 3-axis and 3+2 operations are supported.

In the new web UI, the user still generates a working toolpath by pressing the CAM Assist button. Now, CAM Assist 2.0 breaks out the AI stages so that parts can be assessed prior to running. Moreover, as files are being computed, control over strategy editing is passed to the user.

What's new and better in CAM Assist 2.0:
• One-click configuration - Intelligent defaults and a configuration workflow let machinists start programming in minutes
• AI guidance at every step - Context-aware recommendations - shaped by part geometry, machine constraints and tools and fixtures - appear precisely when choosing strategies, tool assemblies or feeds and speeds, increasing feedback
• Human-in-the-loop oversight - Before any toolpath is committed to a CAM system, CAM Assist enables review, letting users inspect, adjust and edit each strategy operation so shop standards are never compromised.
• Seamless hand-off - Once approved, the strategies are pushed directly back into the user's preferred CAM package, ready for code generation and verification
CAM Assist 2.0 also makes machine, material, and tool assembly management easy, as it is tailored to the user's shop environment and configures itself to the customer.

With cloud-storage of these elements, CAM Assist can run faster, utilize more extensive tool libraries and parameters and serve as a common source between CAM programmers. This helps standardise output and achieve consistent results across a machine shop's output.

CloudNC will make CAM Assist 2.0 available to all customers across Autodesk Fusion, Mastercam and Siemens NX platforms. We expect to announce further integrations soon.

About CloudNC
CloudNC is transforming global manufacturing with AI that accelerates CAM programming, maximizes factory output, and empowers machinists to deliver more.
Our core product, CAM Assist, speeds up CNC machining by tackling the most time-consuming and repetitive parts of the process, from machining strategy to toolpath generation.
It enables machinists to create effective programs in minutes, unlocking their full potential and helping shops increase throughput and improve consistency.
Today, CAM Assist is trusted by over 1,000 machine shops around the world to enhance their teams' productivity, resolving skills shortages and helping them to deliver efficiently for their customers.
Founded in 2015, CloudNC consists of a world-class team combining expertise in computer science and physical manufacturing, based in our headquarters in London and our factory in Chelmsford.

The technology company is backed by leading venture capital firms Atomico and Episode 1 Ventures, alongside Autodesk and Lockheed Martin as strategic partners.