Advanced Solutions for Industry


Delcam - Your provider of complete, automated CADCAM solutions, taking complex shaped products from concept to reality.


Delcam's Development Headquarters,
Birmingham, UK.


The Story of Boris the Spider

Delcam plc is the world’s leading developer and supplier of CADCAM solutions for the design, manufacture, inspection and reverse engineering of complex shapes and tooling. 

A recent report into the mold, tool and die sector from leading US industry analysts CIMdata found that Delcam are the No. 1 specialist CADCAM supplier in North America and Europe, and No.3 in Asia. Delcam has more than 125 local support offices in more than 80 countries spanning the world.

Delcam is one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced product development solutions for manufacturing industry. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University. It is now the largest developer of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia.

Delcam’s software is used by more than 9,000 organisations in over 80 countries. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers and toolmakers, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, ceramics, packaging, toys and sports equipment, jewellery and signmaking. Delcam has long been recognised as a specialist provider of design solutions for companies using complex aesthetic and ergonomic shapes, as well as being the world’s leading supplier of CADCAM systems to the toolmaking industry and an innovative developer of advanced machining software. Find out more about how Delcam have helped companies in your industry.

The key to the company’s success has always been a willingness to respond to its customers’ needs. As well as providing the highest levels of training and support from its network of over 125 Sales Partner offices around the world, Delcam devotes over 50% of its software royalties to further development of its software products. This level of investment ensures that Delcam’s software will maintain its leading position.

All Delcam staff work closely with their customers to understand their requirements more accurately, and to respond more quickly and effectively to changes in their design and manufacturing methods. Furthermore, Delcam is the only international CADCAM company that operates an in-house engineering workshop, Delcam's Tooling Service Division allowing thorough validation of all software before its release. This facility, coupled with close relationships with suppliers of machine tools and other related equipment, gives Delcam’s staff a unique knowledge of the problems faced by users and so allows the development of solutions that are both powerful and practical.



The Queen's award for enterprise in innovation The Queen's award for enterprise in innovation

Delcam wins Queens Award 2003 for ArtCAM Pro Click here for more information

Delcam wins Queens Award 2004 for PowerINSPECT  Click here for more information

Delcam wins Queens Award 2005 for Enterprise in International Trade Click here for more information

Delcam was presented twice with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, in recognition of the continuing innovation in its ArtCAM software in 2003 and in its PowerINSPECT software in 2004. The Queen’s Awards are the UK’s most coveted commercial awards, with only a small percentage of those who enter each year measuring up to the demanding standards required to win an Award.