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12 10, 2020

Snow Business: 3D Printing Final Parts for High-value Snow Machines

By |2021-01-06T08:28:32-05:00October 12th, 2020|Categories: Ultimaker|0 Comments

Snow Business is the world leader in snow and winter effects. The company develops snow machines that are used in the film and TV industry as well as on Christmas fairs and other live events. They use their Ultimaker 3D printers for prototyping, functional testing, and creating final parts for the snow machines. In-house 3D printing significantly speeds up their iterative design process and yields considerable cost savings along the way. Since they work with [...]

12 10, 2020

Mastercam 2021 New 2D Dynamic Corner Pretreatment

By |2020-10-12T08:20:17-04:00October 12th, 2020|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

Let’s take a look at Corner Pretreatment - a new option added to the 2D Dynamic Mill toolpath in Mastercam 2021. Corner Pretreatment is a new option that allows for the addition of depth cuts and adjusted step overs to any sharp corners on your parts. This will help in controlling tool motion to reduce the chance of tool chatter and tool overload. Once this option is turned on, you can then setup your operation [...]

9 10, 2020

Cimquest Turns 30 Years Old

By |2020-10-16T08:38:14-04:00October 9th, 2020|Categories: News / Promos|0 Comments

This month Cimquest becomes 30 years old! While a small percentage of companies ever make it to that milestone an even smaller group makes that lengthy journey under the stewardship of the original founder. Even though this can be considered a great achievement, I feel that the passing of time is not a significant measurement of accomplishment. In fact, I am reminded of a poem that my mom loved and which was delivered at her [...]

7 10, 2020

Metrology Minute – Airfoil Analysis using Control X

By |2020-10-07T09:24:10-04:00October 7th, 2020|Categories: 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Tech Tips|0 Comments

Analyzing airfoil shapes is easier than ever using the Control X Airfoil Analysis technology. Upon completion of scanning the airfoil and aligning with the nominal CAD model, the software is able to return dozens of useful parameters necessary for complete airfoil analysis. Some of the parameters include: Leading and trailing edge radii Leading and trailing edge positions in space Maximum chord height Leading (and trailing) Edge position in space relative to the model origin. Axial [...]

5 10, 2020

Mastercam Announces New 5X Mill Post Processors

By |2020-10-05T08:26:45-04:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: Mastercam, News / Promos|0 Comments

Mastercam Announces New 5X Mill Post Processors for the SINUMERIK 840D / SINUMERIK ONE Control Mastercam announced new 5-axis milling post-processors that will unleash the highest productivity on SINUMERIK-controlled machine tools. These new post processors were developed utilizing the technical expertise of Siemens CNC engineers. These post processors include support for SINUMERIK 840D and SINUMERIK ONE CNCs from Siemens. Some features include: Table/Table (AC/BC/Nutating) Support. Rotary and Vector Programming. Advanced Surface / Top Surface (COMPCAD [...]

2 10, 2020

New SGS Round Solid Carbide Tool Libraries Available for Mastercam

By |2020-10-02T08:27:25-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Seamless import of SGS round solid carbide tools into Mastercam toolpath operations Mastercam has announced a new partnership with KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools (KSPT) to provide tool libraries to the Mastercam user base. KSPT is an ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturer of industry-leading round solid carbide cutting tools and pioneered some of the world’s most advanced cutting tool technologies. “CNC Software is proud to partner with KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools. We’re excited to offer ten specialty series [...]

30 09, 2020

Solutionix 3D Scanner

By |2020-09-30T08:57:26-04:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: 3D Scanning|0 Comments

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 . . [...]

28 09, 2020

Nexa3D xCE-White – a New 3D Printing Material

By |2020-09-28T08:47:23-04:00September 28th, 2020|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Nexa3D|0 Comments

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 [...]

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