CAM System Underpins 400% Turnover Increase at Nerc Precision

Founded in 2018, Nerc Precision Engineering Ltd (NPE) was set-up by Konrad Nerc as an instrument to help the entrepreneur ‘follow his dreams’. The Bristol-based business owner is now making those dreams a reality with the installation of Leadwell VMC’s and DMG MORI 3 and 5-axis machining centres – all programmed with Fusion 360 CAM software from Autodesk. With high-end machine tools, NPE initially invested in a high-end 5-axis CAM software suite, however, the system was not suited to the small subcontract machine shop. The ISO: 9001: 2015 registered business made the change to Autodesk Fusion 360, and it hasn’t looked back since. Commenting on the implementation of Fusion 360, NPE Managing Director Mr Konrad Nerc says: “Our business has grown by 400% in just over a year and we can attribute a lot of this growth to the implementation of Fusion 360. Fusion 360 is a CAM system that is ‘made for making parts’.” To understand the impact that Fusion 360 has had on this company on the Gloucestershire and Somerset borders, it is worth understanding the type of work undertaken. Like many subcontractors, NPE produces anything from prototypes and small batches up to series runs in the region of 5000 components with the geometries and complexities varying greatly from one job to the next. “The previous system wasn’t a good fit for our business, but Fusion 360 is perfect. It has an extremely cost-effective price point for start-up businesses and when you become more competent and implement features like the Machining Extension, the software is equal to any high-end 5-axis CAM system in the market. In my view, it is better than other market leading systems.” Stated Konrad Nerc.