ShopCam Inc.

NASA Chooses ShopCAM

"After assessing the products of over 10 manufacturers and suppliers of CNC
router machines, the ShopCAM router system and the technical support from ShopCAM Inc. was selected as an excellent provider."

SPACEHAB

With more than $ 100 million in annual revenue, SPACEHAB Inc. (www.spacehab.com) is a leading provider of commercial space services.
The Company develops, owns and operates habitat and laboratory modules and cargo carriers aboard NASA's Space Shuttle

Its JOHNSON Engineering subsidiary provides orbiter crew compartment integration, ISS stowage and configuration management, support astronaut training and builds space-flight mockup trainers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. SPACEHAB's ASTROTECH subsidiary provides commercial satellite processing services at facilities in California and Florida. Additionally, through The Space Store, Space Media provides space merchandise to the public worldwide (www.thespacestore.com).

The primary customers of these services include:
- NASA
- Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Russian Space Agency (RSC-E)
- Japanese Space Agency(NASDA)

SPACEHAB Inc. selected the ShopCAM CNC router system manufactured by ShopCAM Inc. in Canada to evolve traditional cushion development into efficient cost effective process while increasing accuracy and expanding the range of services provided to customers.

Above: a typical cushion application.

After assessing the products and services of over 20 manufacturers and suppliers of CNC router machines, the ShopCAM CNC router and the technical support from ShopCAM Inc. Inc. was selected as the top provider.

Amongst the reasons for selecting the ShopCAM system:
- Quality versus cost
- Competent technical support staff for all aspects of the computerized router machine operations
- Software compatibility with a wide variety of customers drawing software
- Robust, durable, rigid equipment design
- Product precision, speed and repeatability

The ShopCAM router system enabled SPACEHAB to expand the current services to its customers as well as reduce the outside sourcing activity with the following benefits:

- Fabrication and machining of flight unique panels, cushions and test equipment for space payload elements can now be produced directly from drawings eliminating procurement cycle time and vendor backlog.

- High fidelity mockups can now be produced rapidly from flight article drawings. Through rapid modeling, SPACEHAB can reduce item availability impact as well as save shipping costs.

- Expansion of product services range to customers utilizing the versatility of the ShopCAM CNC machine.