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8 01, 2021

ZEISS 3D Printing Precision Parts for Serial Production

By |2021-01-08T08:16:58-05:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Ultimaker|0 Comments

For Carl Zeiss Optical Components, a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, precision matters – sometimes down to the hundredth of a millimeter. The company manufactures microscopes, multi-sensoric machines, and optical sensors for industrial measurement and quality assurance purposes. Organizations around the world use ZEISS machines to confirm that they produce literally perfect results, every time. That means 'reliability' and 'repeatability' are words to live by at the Wangen, Germany-based company. "The machines we [...]

4 01, 2021

Create Water-Tight Model from CAT Scan

By |2021-01-05T07:02:23-05:00January 4th, 2021|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, 3D Scanning, 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, CQTV|0 Comments

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/vsd6qphadn?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Create Water-Tight Model from CAT Scan Virtual Rescan in DesignX is a great solution if you want to take a mixed mesh that contains inner and outer feature shapes, and extract only the exterior poly-faces, all in just a few minutes.

30 12, 2020

Reverse Engineering a Fishing Reel to Improve Ergonomics

By |2020-12-30T08:37:05-05:00December 30th, 2020|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering|0 Comments

Let’s take a look at how reverse engineering can be used to improve ergonomics in product design. There are times when you may have the need to improve a design, but the legacy files are not available. In this case, your best option is to scan the old part and reverse engineer the CAD file. Once you have a feature-based CAD file, you can make any edits and improvements needed. That is exactly what our [...]

23 12, 2020

How to Orient a 3D Scan for Machining

By |2020-12-23T08:33:39-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Categories: 3D Scanning|0 Comments

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at a scanned part in Geomagic Wrap and show how we can correct its orientation to prepare it for CNC machining. Very often, when we scan parts their orientation is not necessarily known. It could be skewed off plane relative to the angle that the scanner was used when the scans were taken. By cycling through some various orthographic views, you may find that your scan is [...]

17 12, 2020

Maximizing Production Efficiency with 3D Printed Tools

By |2020-12-18T08:33:56-05:00December 17th, 2020|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Ultimaker|0 Comments

Volkswagen Autoeuropa: Maximizing production efficiency with 3D printed tools, jigs, and fixtures Volkswagen Autoeuropa, who is responsible for manufacturing iconic Volkswagen models such as the Scirocco and Sharan, and has yearly output levels of 100,000 cars, now uses 3D printing to revolutionize its workflow. The facility 3D prints manufacturing aids that are used daily on the assembly line. No longer having to rely on external suppliers for its tools, jigs, and fixtures greatly reduces the [...]

16 12, 2020

Desktop Metal Releases Pure Copper 3D Printing Material

By |2020-12-16T08:21:04-05:00December 16th, 2020|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|0 Comments

Now Commercially Available to Studio System Customers Worldwide, Copper Enables High-Performance, Highly Optimized Parts for Oil & Gas, Auto and Consumer Products Industries Desktop Metal​ recently announced the launch of copper for the Studio System. With its excellent thermal and electrical conductivity, copper is considered an ideal material for transferring heat or electricity and is used in virtually every electronic device made, as well as in many of the heat exchangers used across a variety [...]

10 12, 2020

Success with Mastercam Swiss Solutions

By |2020-12-10T08:35:58-05:00December 10th, 2020|Categories: Technology|0 Comments

Two of our Mastercam experts (Rick Bair and Yolexis Lima) recently joined a corporate Mastercam meeting to discuss the success they were having with Mastercam Swiss Solutions. Here is what our experts shared about their confidence in the product, and how it is not only opening the doors to new customers but strengthening relationships with customers already using Mastercam. The following are excerpts from the presentation. Top left to right: Mastercam Swiss Product Specialist Chris [...]

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