Cimquest recently added a new 3D scanner to our portfolio. It’s called the Solutionix C500 and it is a structured Blue LED scanner. It’s designed to be user friendly so that both novices and experts can operate it with ease. It comes with the scanner, the stand, and an automated rotary 3-axis turntable. It combines well-written, intuitive software with simple, easy-to-learn calibration, scanning, and post-processing routines. Here are some of the key features . . [...]
Nexa3D Unveils xCE-White for 20X Faster Production of Parts and Injection Molding Tools Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast polymer production 3D printers, recently announced the immediate availability of a new photoplastic material called xCE-White, a functional polymer for producing end-use plastic parts and injection molding tools in minutes. xCE-White is the fastest single cure material in the company’s portfolio to date, helping deliver 20X productivity increases in AM and boasting high flexural strength comparable only [...]
Cimquest is hiring and is looking for an Applications Engineering Specialist. Job description below. If you are interested in applying, please provide your resume and salary expectations to careers@cimquest-inc.com. OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION: This position is for an Application Engineering Specialist for our growing line of 3D Printer solutions including HP and Desktop Metal as well as several other technologies. The specialist will be based out of our 25,000 sq ft Branchburg, NJ headquarters. Approximately 30% travel [...]
Let’s take a look at Geomagic Wrap, a powerful software for point cloud or mesh editing. Wrap has a collection of tools used for cleaning and finalizing polygonal files to make them suitable for part inspection, reverse engineering, 3D Printing, and more. The files can come from a traditional CAD system, a laser or structural light scanner, or even a CT scanner. While standard tools for patching of holes is very robust, other tools for [...]
Using the Studio System by Desktop Metal, Innovative Plastics created mold cavities and cores in far less time - and at significantly less cost - than traditional methods. In addition, the company was able to incorporate features like internal channels into the molds, reducing molding cycle time and increasing their productivity. The most common manufacturing method for plastic parts, injection molding works by forcing melted plastic into a mold under pressure. Within seconds, the plastic [...]
Cimquest has teamed up with the State College, Pennsylvania-based Xact Metal to bring their low entry cost and small footprint, laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer to budding enterprise shops and manufacturers without sacrificing quality or accuracy. For a number of years, Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion technologies have been somewhat out of reach to small to mid-size machine shops due to cost, space, or inaccurate perceptions about what it takes to adopt the [...]
Welcome to Part 3 of our Metrology Minute series. In parts one and two of this three-part series, we explained several key components in choosing your company’s first scanner; Field of View (FOV), Accuracy, and Resolution are the first considerations. For a quick review . . . Field-Of-View (FOV) is the volume envelope that your scanner can ‘see’. Ideally, the FOV is large enough to scan your largest parts yet still maintain the accuracy and resolution [...]
https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/874iqrsrlx?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Edit Surface UV Tool - Mastercam 2021 This tool allows us to control our cut motion better and reduces the number of toolpaths needed to machine our part.
