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TOPSOLID and Ellistat: When CAM Integration Eliminates the Need for Re-entry in the APC
One software company has its roots in manufacturing, the other in quality control. TOPSOLID and Ellistat operate in the same field—the mechanical engineering industry—but from two different perspectives. Their partnership has...

Reliable Measurement for a Robust APC
In an industrial environment that is increasingly data-driven, the quality of decisions depends directly on the reliability of the available measurements. A robust APC (Automated Process Control) system...

Metrology and Machining: Why Your Workshop Speaks Two Languages—and How to Bring Them Together
In most precision machinery workshops, two different trades work on the same part without speaking quite the same language. The metrologist thinks in terms of tolerances, in...

Automatic Machine Tool Alignment: Benefits and Implementation
Automatic Machine Tool Adjustment: Benefits and Implementation On a machining line, every change in production run, every tool change, or every restart after a shutdown requires manual adjustment....

Industrial-Grade Software Suite: The Complete Ellistat Overview
Choosing an industrial-grade software suite often comes down to choosing between two bad options: Founded nine years ago, Ellistat was built as a direct response to this reality on the ground, by developing an integrated suite...

Reducing machining scrap: understanding the causes to take effective action
In a precision mechanics workshop, every non-conforming part costs twice: once in material and machine time, and again in cost of production.

APC or Closed-Loop Manufacturing?
Which technology should you choose for your workshop? APC (Automated Process Control) and CLM (Closed-Loop Manufacturing) are currently at the forefront of the precision turning industry. They are...

APC: Successful implementation
Method, prerequisites and best practices for successful implementation of APC on your shop floor Automated Process Control (APC) is a method for controlling production in a loop...

ELLISTAT announces the integration of its APC solution with TOPSOLID CAM and accelerates machine shop automation
ELLISTAT makes fully automated machining available to TopSolid users Poisy (74), January 13, 2026. Ellistat announces the integration of its APC (Automated Process Control) solution into TopSolid CAM via...

SPC is dead!
Since 2014, we've been working with machine shops, quality teams, process engineers and industrial managers on training and quality consulting, and one thing is clear. The...

Interview with Davy Pillet, Ellistat founder
How did the Ellistat adventure begin, and what vision guides you today? When we started out, nearly eight years ago, there were two of us, whereas today there are twenty-five. These...

Process control: AI can work wonders
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a formidable tool for optimizing industrial processes. Today, industrial AI is used to build a predictive model from data. But in...
