He then met a prospect from a CNC machining plant, who expressed a need for an efficient and convenient software solution, that would allow him to program through his computer his milling and turning CNC machines, which cost a fortune. Machining and breaking into the global market Emil Somekh was not satisfied with conquering the technological education market and decided to break into the important industrial sector. It was not long before the technological educational institutions from all over the country, especially the ORT and Amal networks, became very interested in the software and thousands of units were sold.

Emil then installed several CADTOOL systems in some ORT schools to get the teachers to start using it. Emil hired two of his students from Bar-IIan University to work on the 3D CAD system.ĪutoCAD from Autodesk was then only a 2D CAD system. So, he bought two IBM PCs, with financing from his father, to develop the software. When the IBM-PC was launched in 1982, Emil decided to start his own company to develop CAD/CAM software for the Windows PC environment. After finishing his doctorate, Emil started teaching part-time at the Computer Science Dept at Bar Ilan University. While working in the aerospace industry, Emil Somekh has continued with his research work for his doctorate at the Technion. SolidCAM supports all CNC machine brands for 2.5D Milling, 3D Milling, 5X Milling, Turning, Multi-Channel Mill-Turn, and Swiss machining.Įmil Somekh was working in a big aerospace company, developing various CAD/CAM products. The company’s current product is SolidCAM – a CAM system for manufacturing, integrated into the major CAD systems, SolidWorks, and Inventor.

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