[txcncman]

What you are asking for would probably not be CAM software at all. The closest you might get would be software for turret punch. Even then, I doubt you could make the CAM side in any way automated. On the machine side, it might be possible with extensive macro programming, to pick and place blocks. You will need to locate a machine control that is capable of executing macro statements.

[Vee Block]

OK Guys thanks for this,

I had originally thought a standard off the shelf program would work, like software used on cnc routers with a bit of modification.

I'm going to try & contact techno isel and see what they can do or maybe find out what program language is used to make such software from scratch.

Cheers

[Jamison]

pick and place is the most common automation motion controller routine.

Motion controllers can be PC software based, or PC cards, or stand alone.
There are motion controllers for stepper, servo or both.

If your system is stepper based, then too many PC based controllers to mention.

If your system is servo based, then you have some heavier computing required to close the loops and tune etc. Delta Tau PMAC, Precise Automation, Galil, all have controllers based on programming the motion combined with I/O.

After setting up the motors with the controller, you can expect 5-10 lines of simple instructions to do a pick and place. point a, point b, speed etc.