If you’re considering adding lathe software to your shop, here are the five most important things to know. 1. It Can Take a Part from Start to Finish With the right CNC lathe software, you should be able to set up your part on one machine (hopefully just once) and run it until completion. Your software should be able to direct roughing, grooving, threading, and finishing the vast majority of your turned projects. If it [...]
Recently, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced Manufacturing grants for New Jersey. This New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program is meant to assist those in the manufacturing industry with accessing updated equipment. (Software and Hardware) With this program, manufacturers who are actively contemplating but have not committed to the purchase of advanced manufacturing equipment can take advantage of the grant funds; including additive & subtractive manufacturing. Cimquest will happily assist in your research and/or purchase [...]
This week, in Frankfurt, Germany, FormNext 2022 is underway until November 18th. This event is the meeting point for the next generation of Additive Manufacturing and industrial 3D Printing! With about 800 exhibitors, we are proud to announce that Cimquest will have many partners attending! Our partners range from entry-level 3D Printers to industrial systems, and depending upon your needs, one or multiple may be right for you. We also realize there isn’t an “all-in-one” [...]
Customer Spotlight: Mueller Corporation In this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, we will take a look at Mueller Corporation for Cimquest's latest Customer Spotlight. 3D Printing has proven to be a fantastic asset, helping to enhance their processes.
What are the benefits of upgrading a 2D mill or router seat to 3D? The Mastercam products referred to as 2D and single surface 3D allow some limited 3D machining, however, they can be updated at any time. This upgrade is referred to as Multi-surface 3D and it adds significant capabilities beyond just the multiple-surface 3D machining capability including: Stock awareness that prevents wasted time in “air cuts” Multi-thread processing for efficient multi-tasking Seamless integration [...]
Welcome to the next step in the classroom 3D printing journey. MakerBot's SKETCH Large 3D printer offering comes equipped with printer training, student curriculum, and enough printing material for a whole semester included, all for $2399. To celebrate the launch of the SKETCH Large we’ll be giving you the MakerBot Educators Guidebook for FREE, PLUS 30% off on all SKETCH Large accessories when you purchase the SKETCH Large printer — that means you can get [...]
Performing 2D Twist Angle Analysis in Control X In this edition of our Metrology Minute, we are going to discuss the 2D Twist Analysis tool in Control X. It analyzes the deviation of twist angle between section profiles of the Reference and Measured data. Let’s use the turbine scan, aligned to the nominal CAD model shown below as an example. You would start with a pre-aligned model of Measured to Reference data. If you want [...]
Upgrading Mill to Mill 3D - Mastercam 2023 In this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, we will examine the benefits of upgrading a mill or router seat to 3D.
