Delcam
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Delcam is one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM software product development solutions for the manufacturing industry. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University, UK. It is now a global developer of product design and manufacturing software, with subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia.
, Director in Industrial Co-operation at Cambridge University http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/125/achievements/duct/index.htm, saw the possibility of using computers to assist pattern makers to solve the problems of modelling difficult 3D shapes. Early sponsorship was provided by Ford, and after agreement to distribute via Control Data in Germany, customers included Volkswagen and Daimler Benz, requiring the establishment of a Birmingham
based development centre from 1977.
In 1989, the company was bought from Delta Group in a buyout led by Managing Director Hugh Humphreys. The company was renamed Delcam International in 1991, changed its status to plc
and moved to a new purpose built building in Small Heath
. In July 1997, Delcam plc was floated on the Alternative Investment Market
to expand international operations, resulting in the establishment of over 70 offices.
In 2005 Delcam acquired Salt Lake City based Engineering Geometry Systems. In 2006 the company acquired the PartMaker CAM solution business from IMCS of Philadelphia; and CRISPIN Systems Ltd of Desford
, Leicestershire, England.
History
In 1965 Donald WelbournDonald Welbourn
Donald Welbourn FREng was an English Engineer, and a pioneer of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing research and development in the United Kingdom.-Personal life:...
, Director in Industrial Co-operation at Cambridge University http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/125/achievements/duct/index.htm, saw the possibility of using computers to assist pattern makers to solve the problems of modelling difficult 3D shapes. Early sponsorship was provided by Ford, and after agreement to distribute via Control Data in Germany, customers included Volkswagen and Daimler Benz, requiring the establishment of a Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
based development centre from 1977.
In 1989, the company was bought from Delta Group in a buyout led by Managing Director Hugh Humphreys. The company was renamed Delcam International in 1991, changed its status to plc
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
and moved to a new purpose built building in Small Heath
Small Heath, Birmingham
Small Heath is an inner-city area within the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is situated on and around the A45 ....
. In July 1997, Delcam plc was floated on the Alternative Investment Market
Alternative Investment Market
AIM is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, allowing smaller companies to float shares with a more flexible regulatory system than is applicable to the main market....
to expand international operations, resulting in the establishment of over 70 offices.
In 2005 Delcam acquired Salt Lake City based Engineering Geometry Systems. In 2006 the company acquired the PartMaker CAM solution business from IMCS of Philadelphia; and CRISPIN Systems Ltd of Desford
Desford
Desford is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, west of the centre of Leicester. The parish includes the hamlets of Botcheston and Newtown Unthank and a scattered settlement at Lindridge.-Manors:...
, Leicestershire, England.