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21 12, 2020

Mastercam Solutions for Moldmaking Productivity

By |2020-12-21T08:21:01-05:00December 21st, 2020|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Mastercam includes numerous prep tools to help moldmakers fix models quickly and cleanly, patch holes, and correct errors in CAD models. These software advancements for moldmaking ensure the mold can be used in production as quickly as possible, by reducing the occurrence of common problems that cause delays. The primary focus is the moldmaker’s need for productivity that extends throughout the entire process, driving the trends seen in CAD/CAM software development—faster on the machine, faster [...]

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 [...]

14 12, 2020

3D Lathe Tool Enhancements in Mastercam 2021

By |2020-12-14T08:29:15-05:00December 14th, 2020|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

Mastercam 2021 offers some great enhancements for 3D lathe tools. 3D tools now support interchangeable inserts defined for the same holder, multiple cutting definitions for each insert, as well as supporting multi-station toolholders. Let’s take a look at how this all works. In the tool designer, there is now an insert list for each holder. This allows you to simply add an insert definition for all the different inserts that fit this specific holder. This [...]

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 [...]

9 12, 2020

Measuring Features on a Mesh Without a CAD Model

By |2020-12-09T08:13:32-05:00December 9th, 2020|Categories: 3D Scanning, 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Inspection|0 Comments

While most inspection software will use a nominal CAD model during the inspection process for comparison of manufactured features to exact CAD features, Control X can perform a feature-by-feature analysis without utilizing a CAD model. This can come in very handy when a CAD model doesn’t exist for inspection and just a 2D drawing is used. The first step is to import just the mesh file or point cloud into Control X. As a reminder, [...]

7 12, 2020

Using Surfaces to Create Stock Models Mastercam 2021

By |2020-12-07T08:16:59-05:00December 7th, 2020|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

This blog post will cover how to use the Surface Stock Model feature in Mastercam 2021 when remachining a finished part. In this example, we will walk through remachining the orange pocket shown below in the mold core. We will use Stock Model to create machineable stock only on the walls of the pocket. To get started, we can create some surfaces from the solid model. First, create a new level and name it surfaces. [...]

2 12, 2020

Manufacturing Tooling with Desktop Metal

By |2020-12-02T08:12:14-05:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|0 Comments

About manufacturing tooling Tooling is a general term for components used in various manufacturing processes—including machining, injection molding, extrusion, stamping, casting, as well as workholding jigs, fixtures, and end of arm tooling. A single tooling mechanism may consist of several complex parts or one unique part. Tooling is used widely across all manufacturing processes. Though often created in-house by manufacturers, tooling may be outsourced to a specialty tooling shop when complexity or lead time exceeds [...]

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