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.
Based in Cambridge, Ontario Canada, Egar Tool and Die is a leader in the production of automotive stamping dies, production stampings and welded assemblies. The company has been supplying North American Tier 1 and 2 automotive companies for more than 40 years. The Challenge The automotive industry consists of a vast network of suppliers and vendors producing millions of parts for the thousands of assemblies and subassemblies that go into every vehicle on the road. [...]
More shops and schools invest in Mastercam than any other CAD/CAM software package in the world. According to CIMdata, an independent research firm specializing in the NC industry, Mastercam is the number one CAM software used worldwide for 26 years in a row. In the latest report, Mastercam retained the top spot for CAM software in three categories: industry, education, and support network. Mastercam topped the list in both the educational and industrial categories, with [...]
Let’s take a look at HP 3D printing for full-color tooling and prototyping. Satair is a leading provider of aftermarket solutions for civil aerospace. Airplane repairs are an essential element of their business and they are always looking to accelerate repair times. One of their main bottlenecks can be in the production of tooling. Traditional methods are both timely and costly and Satair has a unique safety requirement in which tools have to be colored [...]
Extol leverages the manufacturing industry’s familiarity with polypropylene combined with the capabilities of HP Multi Jet Fusion technology to help customers decrease time to market through design validation efficiency. They specialize in plastics assembly technology, custom automation, and engineering services. With a customer-centric, values-driven approach, Extol serves its customers across their value stream to help them improve the way plastic products are made for industries such as automotive, life sciences, and consumer products. In Extol’s [...]
This blog post will compare two modeling tools in Geomagic Design X, the Sweep and Pipe Wizards. Modeling wizards are intelligent tools used to extract 2 or 3-dimensional sketches, profiles, and features, from 3D scan data. They help users perform tasks in an automated fashion, tasks that would otherwise be very complicated to perform manually. Let’s take a look at the Sweep wizard. This tool quickly extracts sweep objects from a mesh. It intelligently computes [...]
reprint from https://3dprintingindustry.com/ 3D printer manufacturer RIZE has debuted its new highly-durable RIZIUM Glass Fiber filament for use with its 3D printers. The composite material claims to have high dimensional stability and high stiffness and is primarily intended for large-part production. RIZIUM Glass Fiber is also RIZE’s only composite material to date that is suitable for full-color parts produced on the company’s xRize 3D printer. Ronnie Sherrer, an Application Engineer at 3D printing service provider [...]
Using a Portable Arm for Part Inspection This blog post will introduce you to using a portable, 6-axis arm and powerful metrology software for part inspection. The software that we will be referring to is Verisurf and the 6-axis arm metrology software for part inspection is Master 3D Gage. Read on to learn how these tools are used. The Master 3D Gage is a 4-foot arm capable of measuring from very small to fairly sizeable [...]
