- Camtek
:"Not to be confused with
Camtek Intelligent Imaging ( Israel )."Infobox Company
company_name = Camtek.
company_type = subsidiary ofVero Software Plc since 2006
foundation = 1983
location =Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire ,England
industry = CAMSoftware
products = PEPS
homepage = [http://www.vero-software.com/products.php?page_id=2 Camtek UK]Camtek is a British engineering company founded in 1983 in
Worcester ,Worcestershire ,England . It relocated in the late 80's to nearbyGreat Malvern where it remained until August 2008. Its main product is a suite ofComputer-aided manufacturing systems called PEPS, which create NC code for Milling, Turning, Wire EDM and Multi Axis Lasers machines.Business alliances
Camtek joined the JETCAM group in 1999, [cite press release|url=http://www.jetcam.com/press/pr50-jetcam_20-years.htm|title=JETCAM celebrates 20 years of success in the CADCAM industry|date=19 January 2006|publisher=JETCAM International Holdings|accessdate=2007-04-22] and remained part of it until at least October 2006. [cite press release|url=http://www.jetcam.com/press/pr60_fabtech_2006_cadcam_software.htm|date=5 October 2006|title=JETCAM to demonstrate new cutting CADCAM features at Fabtech 2006|accessdate=2007-04-22|publisher=JETCAM International Holdings]
In November 2001, Camtek finalized a worldwide distribution agreement with
Delcam for reselling its Wire EDM package, and development work was reported to be underway in integrating it intoPowerMILL software. [cite press release|url=http://www.jetcam.com/press/pr25.htm|date=29 November 2001|title=Camtek and Delcam in worldwide distribution agreement|publisher=JETCAM International Holdings Ltd|accessdate=2007-04-22]In December 2006,
Vero Software Plc , a CADCAM software company - then located nearby in Stroud, acquired Camtek for its wire EDM, tube cutting and laser cutting capabilities. [cite press release|url=http://www.peps.com/press/pr_vi_purchase_01122006.htm|title=Vero International Software announce the acquisition of Camtek Ltd|date=1 December 2006|publisher=Camtek Ltd|accessdate=2007-04-22] At the time the company had a turnover of £1.9M with assets of £750k, including a building valued at £350k. [cite press release|url=http://www.vero-software.com/Camtek%20Acquisition%20November%202006%20(final).doc|date=1 December 2006|publisher=Vero Software|accessdate=2007-04-22|title=Acquisition of Camtek Ltd.]On August 11 2008 Camtek Limited, Vero UK Limited and Vero Software Plc moved to a combined facility in
Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire (approximately 25 miles southeast of Malvern). [cite press release|url=http://www.vero-software.com/news_detail.php?id=18|title=Vero Software relocates HQ|date=13 August 2008|publisher=Vero Software Plc|accessdate=2008-08-13]Access and support of CAMTEK UK PEPS is provided by local Support Centres world wide and reaches as far as Australia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pepsau CAMTEK PACIFIC] .
References
Products
*PEPS
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