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Adaptive machining software

Machine smarter.
Run parts right the first time.

NCTransform® puts your team in control by automatically measuring, aligning, and adapting to any part live on your existing CNC machines. Take on more complex work, eliminate rework, and build your own solutions without relying on anyone else to make it happen.

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NCTransform®

CNC controllers

Fanuc

Heidenhain

Siemens

Mazak

Haas

+ more

Probing systems

Renishaw

Blum

+ any probing system

CAM software

CATIA

Mastercam

Hypermill

NX

+ any CAM system

8 Times Faster

Faster airfoil repair vs. hand blending

6-DOF

Degrees of freedom in part alignment

Any CNC

Works live on any CNC machine

1st run

Quality: eliminate rework and scrap

What NCTransform® does

Five capabilities. Your solutions.

Each module is a tool your team can put to work immediately, independently or together, on your existing programs, fixtures, and CNC machines. No new hardware. No dependency on us to build your process.

Full part alignment

6-DOF datum alignment live on the machine. No complex fixtures required

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Local Feature Alignment

Automatically locate and align individually datumed features.

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Blending

Seamless airfoil repair, weld smoothing, and casting gate removal.

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Morphing

Map the real part. Adapt the tool path to match the actual geometry.

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Inspection

On-machine probing, measurement, and automated reporting.

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How it Works

Push start.
NCTransform® takes it from there.

NCTransform® turns complex adaptive machining processes into a single button push, accessible to any operator, regardless of skill level. Once started, NCTransform® fully handles probing, transforming, solution checking, and running the cut program from start to finish. No manual intervention. No specialized knowledge required. Just consistent, accurate results every time.

01 — Probe

Measure the actual part
NCTransform® automatically runs the probing cycle, collecting real geometry data from the part as fixtured.

02 — Transform

Compute the solution
Alignment, morphing, and blending are computed automatically, adapting the program to match what’s actually there.

03 — Check

Verify before cutting
NCT checks the solution against defined limits before any material is removed, catching problems before they become scrap.

04 — Cut

Run the adapted program
The transformed program runs on the machine. The operator sees one uninterrupted cycle. NCT handled everything in between.

See it in action

NCTransform® & the F-35 engine

NCTransform® is used across multiple components of the F-35 engine program — stator vanes, carbon fiber flaps, attachment rings, and cowlings. Each application uses a different combination of alignment, morphing, and blending to achieve first-run quality without complex fixturing.

In the case of the F-35 stators, NCT uses touch probe data from the air flow surfaces and morphs the tool path of the mounting surfaces process to achieve first run quality without the need for complex fixturing or lengthy setup processes.

In the case of the F-35 flaps, NCT uses touch probe data from one side and creates a full 6 DOF alignment for the tool paths on the opposite side of the part.

Regardless of the part being a ring or just something which doesn’t lay true on the machine, NCT’s advanced algorithms provide the intelligence needed to cut these parts in place, without the need for complex fixturing and shimming. NCT uses probe data to morph the tool path to follow the part. In the case of the F-35 engine rings, the result is a perfect chamfer, despite imperfections in part geometry in machine setup.

See how NCT is currently automatically setting countersink depths to the freeform surface of these cowlings.

Real-world applications

Built for the most demanding parts.

NCTransform® is proven across aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturing on parts where failure is not an option.

Airfoil Repair

Blend and morph toolpaths to repair worn or damaged turbine blades and vanes with surface-accurate precision. Reduce repair time from hours to minutes.
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Commercial Aviation

Titanium Engine Ducts

Align and machine complex duct geometries without elaborate fixturing, 6-DOF alignment handles casting variation automatically, every time.
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Carbon Fiber Flaps & Structures

Handle the inherent variability of composite parts by probing and adapting toolpaths to each individual component’s acutal shape.
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Full Traceability

Every action tracked. Every part searchable.

Every probing event, alignment, inspection result, and machining cycle in NCTransform is logged against a part serial number. Your team gains complete visibility into what happened on every part. Alignment data, measured values, pass/fail results, timestamps, and machine name. All retrievable by serial number at any time.

Whether it’s a quality audit, a customer sign-off, a warranty claim, or a process improvement review, the full history is there. No manual logs. No spreadsheets. No searching through paper travelers.

  • Search by part serial number: pull the complete history of any part instantly
  • Every measurement recorded: nominal, measured, deviation, and pass/fail for every probed feature
  • Machine, date, and time stamped: full traceability header on every record
  • Supports MRO, quality audits and customer reporting: data is there when you need it
"My company purchased an NC Transform license about a year ago. The software is surprisingly simple to implement and offers a significant leap in capability for our machining center. NCSS even helped us integrate their software with a digital twin, allowing us to evaluate adaptive processes offline and quickly optimize without risk of generating non-conforming parts. The support from NCSS has been outstanding — any questions are always answered promptly. I would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone looking to add adaptive capability to their shop."
C. Matthew
Lead Machining & Technologies Engineer

Simple

Surprisingly easy to implement in an existing shop

Digital Twin

Offline process evaluation without risk of non-conforming parts

Outstanding

Support that answers every question, promptly

NCTransform® capabilities

Full Part Alignment
Local Feature Alignment
Blending
Morphing
Inspection

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