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Cimquest Showcases Cutting-Edge 3D Technologies at EASTEC & MD&M East

By |2025-06-18T08:59:19-04:00June 18th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, CQTV, FormLabs, HP MJF, Materials, Ultimaker, XactMetal|Tags: , , , |

In this special 2 Minute Tuesday episode, we take you behind the scenes as Cimquest exhibits at two major trade shows—EASTEC in West Springfield, MA and MD&M East in New York City. Catch a glimpse of the exciting 3D printing and scanning innovations we showcased this May, including: High-performance parts printed on the HP Multi Jet Fusion platform The new Formlabs Form 4L and Fuse 1+ SLS system UltiMaker’s S8 and Method XL for industrial [...]

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Performing a Datum Alignment using Control X

By |2025-06-16T12:04:29-04:00June 16th, 2025|Categories: 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Control X, Metrology Minute|

Performing a Datum Alignment using Control X Before the scan of a manufactured part can be inspected using Control X, it must first be  aligned to its nominal CAD model.  The nominal CAD model represents the ‘perfect’ shape.  Once aligned, all of the Control X inspection functions, including Color maps, Whisker plots, 2D and 3D dimensions, Geometry Deviation, 2D Twist Analysis and more can all take place. Consider the water pump cover shown below, prior [...]

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How Flat is Flat Enough? – Verifying Flatness of a CNC Face-Milled Surface

By |2025-05-20T16:07:48-04:00May 20th, 2025|Categories: 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Control X, Metrology Minute|

Let’s say that this water pump cover needs to lie flat against its mating surface to within a specific GD&T Flatness Callout. We’ve seen, in the past, that Control X can check for GD&T Callout information and return pass/fail conditions.  But we can also use Control X to determine the amount that a part is in or out of a ‘Flatness’ spec by turning on a localized color map that we call a ‘Fitting Deviation’. [...]

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Special Offer: 3D Printer Demo Units Available!

By |2025-04-16T13:50:42-04:00April 16th, 2025|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Technology|Tags: |

Special Offer: 3D Printer Demo Units Available! At Cimquest, we are committed to providing you with the latest advancements in 3D printing technology. To make space for our new models, we are offering several demo units of our 3D printers at unbeatable prices. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to enhance their 3D printing capabilities with high-quality machines. Formlabs Form 3L Demo Unit To make room for the new Formlabs Form 4L, we [...]

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New Tools for Safer, Cleaner, and Smarter Metal 3D Printing: Introducing the Dual Glovebox and XMSieve

By |2025-04-17T13:11:04-04:00April 16th, 2025|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, XactMetal|

Managing metal powders in 3D printing environments just got a serious upgrade. Whether you’re focused on efficiency, safety, or print quality, these two new solutions from Xact Metal are designed to elevate your workflow. 🔧 Dual Glovebox: Smarter Powder Control Starts Here Replacing the older single-glovebox design, the new Dual Glovebox offers a major leap in functionality, ergonomics, and safety. Here’s what makes it stand out: Spacious Interior: A wide glovebox door provides easier [...]

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Batch Processing – Unmanned Inspections

By |2025-04-17T10:39:51-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: 3d Scanning & Reverse Engineering, Control X, Metrology Minute|

We’ve seen how to inspect the scan of a single, manufactured part against an inspection plan generated using a nominal CAD model.   But what if we have many manufactured part scans to inspect against the same inspection plan, using the same nominal CAD model. That’s where Batch Processing comes in. The exact same inspection process can be reused as many times as needed and no human intervention is required. Once the batch processing [...]

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Corrax, what’s all the buzz? | 2 Minute Tuesday

By |2025-04-16T10:27:32-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, CQTV, Materials, XactMetal|Tags: , , , |

  Corrax, what's all the buzz? | 2 Minute Tuesday In today’s episode of Two Minute Tuesday, we’re diving into a metal powder that’s transforming the tooling industry with metal 3D printing—Uddeholm Corrax® for AM. This high-performance stainless steel powder achieves up to 50 HRC hardness, resists corrosion, and enables complex cooling channel designs, making it ideal for plastic injection molds and high-wear applications. Paired with the Xact Metal XM200G printer, it delivers durable, precision [...]

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2MT CX Calculating Hole Sizes and True Position with MMC| 2 Minute Tuesday

By |2025-03-17T17:26:45-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQTV|Tags: , , , |

2MT CX Calculating Hole Sizes and True Position with MMC | 2 Minute Tuesday In this episode of Two Minute Tuesday, we will discuss calculating the true position of of holes relative to datums and enabling maximum material condition, or MMC, to enable bonus tolerancing for each hole in Control X.  

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