About

Ion Dodon

CNC/CAM programmer on the shop floor, manufacturing software developer after hours. The two met on their own.

01

Background

Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications from ITIS Aldini Valeriani, Bologna.

For 12 years I have worked in a precision machine shop near Bologna, on 5-axis machining centers with Siemens Sinumerik 840D and Heidenhain controls. I program CAM in Cimatron.

Since 2020 I have built the tools the shop was missing: job and pallet tracking, tool life, maintenance, machine connectivity. They are in daily use.

02

How I work

I start from the part and the machine, not from the technology. If something cannot be checked on the shop floor, I do not promise it.

I write notes and documentation for whoever comes next: a system only its author understands is of no use to the company.

Shop data stays in the shop network.

Everyday tools

  • 5-axis
  • Sinumerik 840D
  • Heidenhain
  • Cimatron
  • Probing cycles
  • LSV2
  • OPC UA
  • MES

Languages

Romanian (native), Italian, Russian, English

Smart machines, always ON

A machine, a department or a number that does not add up?

Tell me the problem as it is, even in two lines. I answer myself, not a form.