John Kanney (Automated Solutions, Inc.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Waynesboro,Va. 22980 About 80 miles West of Richmond, Va Still sells and supports SmartCam
Dave Wolfgang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim & Jane Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jon Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SmartCam Tech (E-mail) " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > We still sell and support SmartCAM from Rochester, NY. > Jim Greene > AMCAD > www.amcadny.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jon Baker > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 9:59 AM > To: SmartCam Tech (E-mail) > Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > Productivity group was bought out by Preditor software, so the Runnel's are > no longer in business. I believe they are in Portland now, but not sure. > Also, there is a place in California that sells upgrades. > and thanks for all the opinions and ideas. > Jon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Senack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Bob Looney'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jon Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; " > Michael Senack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SmartCam Tech (E-mail) " > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 8:53 AM > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > Truer words have never been spoken...by the way, where are you going with > > your 1 grand for the upgarde. I had found a web site, through this user > > group that still sold SmartCAM packages. However, when I go there it is no > > longer there. > > > > The web site was called Productivity Group at > > http://www.productivitygroup.com > > And the contact was a Stacy Runnells at +1 (888) 297-1435 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Looney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:42 PM > > To: Jon Baker; Michael Senack; SmartCam Tech (E-mail) > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > spend the 1 grand, it's the same GUI you're used to, works > > and feels the same, and you have FREE tech support right here in this > forum. > > ps: you can't buy, implement, and tweak a new app for > > $1,000. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jon Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:00 PM > > To: Michael Senack; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; SmartCam Tech > > (E-mail) > > Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > > > OK, so we are, in a round about way, discussing, (dissing) > > other CAM > > products. I use SC freeform, v11.5 and it works great for > > me. I also have > > an old seat of SC production Turn, V6.0, DOS. For the > > little I use it, it > > is ok, HOWEVER, it is DOS based, which puts a damper on > > networking, printer > > sharing, file name size, video cards, etc etc etc. > > SOOOOOO......... > > Do I pony up the $1000 to upgrade to prod turn 11.5, or is > > there some other > > simple 2 axis turning program that will function easily that > > won't cost as > > much, but is windows based. Any suggestions guys???? > > Jon > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Senack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SmartCam Tech (E-mail) " > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:23 AM > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > > > > Lets see the demo guy said I would need the following... > > > 1) 1 week of intro to Pro/E > > > 2) go off and experiement for 8 to 12 weeks on my own > > > 3) 1 week of Pro/Manufacture > > > 4) 1 week of post processor ( optional if you decide to > > buy your post > > > processors at $1000 a pop per machine plus any tweaking is > > extra cost per > > > hour ) > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bob Looney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 1:34 PM > > > To: SmartCam Tech (E-mail) > > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > > > tell him you want to join the user list before you put > > your > > > money down. had > > > we joined and learned what the users thought of Visual > > Mfg. > > > (accounting, job > > > cost, etc.) we probably would not have bought that piece > > of > > > crap. > > > bob > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bill Schoeppe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 5:00 PM > > > To: Michael Senack; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > > > > > > PRO-I is no cake walk to learn but in 3 or 4 years you can > > > make it do some > > > pretty awesome stuff! > > > > > > thanks bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Michael Senack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 8:32 AM > > > Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Pro/Manufacture > > > > > > > > > > Okay fellow SmartCAM users I finally got a demo of PM > > > ( Pro/Manufacture )on > > > > a real milling part that we make here. The demo was > > good, > > > and the demo guy > > > > did not put on a dog and pony show. A lot of my > > questions > > > were answered > > > > satisfactorily and get this, the questions that he > > could > > > not answer he > > > > said, "I don't know if PM can do that but I can look > > into > > > that for you." > > > > > > > > The demo guy mentioned that there is a Pro/E and > > > Pro/Manufacture user > > > group > > > > to post questions. So that in itself is a bonus based on > > > my SmartCAM user > > > > group postings. > > > > > > > > So with that in mind, what I would like to get is some > > > input from anybody > > > > whom has had an encounter with PM. Stuff like... How is > > > their technical > > > > support? How long is the learning curve to become > > > efficient enough in PM > > > to > > > > say it's time to plug the on SmartCAM? Anything... > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > To find out more about this mailing list including how > > to > > > unsubscribe, > > > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > > > unsubscribe, > > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > > > unsubscribe, > > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to > > unsubscribe, > > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
