, as the first stage in a significant expansion planned for its process development activities.
The new subsidiary also includes the company's former Tooling Services Division, which has been renamed as the Delcam Advanced Manufacturing Facility.
The primary focus of DPS will continue to be working with clients, mainly in the aerospace and power generation industries, to improve their manufacturing processes by increasing productivity, improving accuracy and shortening lead times. In particular, this will be achieved through the use of adaptive machining, Delcam's combination of machining and inspection technology.
The decision to merge Delcam's in-house manufacturing facility into DPS was made after the two groups had worked closely on a number of major projects. In each case, processes developed by the Professional Services Group were proven on the machinery at Delcam's Birmingham headquarters before being transferred onto equipment at the customer's site. The Tooling Services name had become increasingly inappropriate as the projects being undertaken had moved almost entirely away from toolmaking to aerospace components.
Paul Wilkinson, the current head of the Professional Services Group, has been appointed general manager of the new subsidiary.
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