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A CNC mill or lathe is just a pile of metal and wires until the g-code - the software - begins to drive it. Therefore, any improvement in the software that runs a machine will have a direct improvement in the productivity of that machine.

Changes that address the leadtime required to make a mold tend to focus on the machining cycle. A faster machine following suitable tool paths can allow machining cycles for cores and cavities to proceed considerably faster. However, saving time from these cycles can only go so far; significant time is also lost elsewhere. Making a mold demands not just machining time, but also programming time-and much of that programming may not even involve the core and cavity.