NEOFORGEMachiningNext
From CAD to a validated program. First part right.
The problem
- CNC programming is still hours of expert work per part, held in a few people’s heads.
- Feeds, speeds and toolpaths are set conservatively, then corrected at the machine.
- Chatter, tool wear and machining-induced stress scrap expensive parts, above all in titanium and nickel alloys.
Our approach
- Knows metallurgy. Material models that predict cutting forces, heat and the surface layer each cut leaves behind.
- Writes the process. We are building AI that plans tools, toolpaths, feeds and speeds per feature, simulated against the machine’s dynamics before the first cut.
- Runs the factory. Compiled per machine and proven first on the CNC machines in our own factory.
Carried over from metal additive: Material modelsProcess windowsMachine interfacesOur own factory as data source
Market & relevance
$132.9B
global CNC machine market by 2030, up from $66.7B in 2022 (10.3% a year).
Source: Grand View Research, Computer Numerical Control Machines Market report18 of 29
European countries report a shortage of metalworking machine-tool setters and operators.
Source: EURES / European Labour Authority, Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2024 (pub. 2025), table 330,400
openings a year for US machinists and tool and die makers, all of them to replace people who leave.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (2025–35 projection)