IntroductionCompanies throughout the metal industry are facing increasing demands for higherquality,improved accuracy and faster new product development,all,of course,atlower prices.The pressures have been felt particularly by sub-contractors to theautomotive industry but have been experienced to some extent in every other aueaOne develpment which has helped meet these pressures is the application ofadviced CADCAM technology,like the DUCT system produced by Delcam IntroductionCompanies throughout the metal industry are facing increasing demands for higherquality, improved accuracy and faster new product development, all, of course, atlower prices.The Economists have been felt particularly by sub-contractors to theautomotive industry but have been experienced to some extent in every other aueaOne develpment which has helped meet these pressures is the application ofadviced CADCAM technology, like the DUCT system produced by Delcam