Join Us for the Mastercam 2025 Rollouts
This year, we are making it so easy for you to attend the much-anticipated Mastercam 2025 Rollout! We’re giving you the flexibility to join our event in the way that best suits you. You have the option to either join us in person at one of our offices, or online from your own shop or home. What can be easier? There's no reason to miss this informative event. The Mastercam 2025 Rollout will be August 6th, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT. Our live in-person events will be taking place in our offices in: Branchburg, NJ Butler, PA And also at the Mastercam Headquarters in Tolland, CT This is a great opportunity to meet some staff and mingle with fellow Mastercam programmers. And, attending in person gives you the added bonus of free food! The live events include breakfast and lunch, ensuring you stay energized throughout the day. In addition to learning about all the newest Mastercam features, we will also have two brief presentations on other manufacturing solutions that Cimquest offers, such as 3D Printing, 3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering. These presentations will highlight the integration of CAD/CAM and how you can simplify your workflow. Full Agenda 8:00 AM – 8:30 [...]
Exploring the Mastercam Deburr Feature
Discover Mastercam Deburr the ultimate solution for efficient and precise deburring. This Add-On seamlessly integrates into your existing Mastercam setup, offering superior control and quality in your deburring processes, all while saving you time and eliminating the need for hand finishing. Streamlined Deburring: Automatically detect edges and simplify your deburring tasks with user-friendly controls. Enhanced Productivity: Deburr parts directly on the machine, reducing processing time and improving overall efficiency. Versatile Tool Compatibility: Supports Ball Mill, Lollipop Mill, and Taper Mill with Full Radius for both 3-Axis and 3+2 Axis strategies. Available as an Add-On to Mastercam 2D and 3D Milling, Mastercam Router, or Mastercam Mill-Turn. Why Choose Mastercam Deburr? Removing burrs is crucial for maintaining high-quality and safe machining processes. Burrs can complicate machining, affect the placement of workpieces, and reduce the finish quality. Mastercam’s Deburr addresses these challenges, ensuring smoother operations and superior end-finish quality. Integration and Ease of Use Available as an Add-On to Mastercam 2D and 3D Milling, Mastercam Router, or Mastercam Mill-Turn licenses. Easily located in the 3D toolpath gallery under Finishing types or through the Toolpaths Manager. Boost Your Shop’s Efficiency Reduce costs and processing times. Enhance productivity by eliminating hand deburring. Improve the quality of your finished [...]
Exploring the Strengths of Kimya PA Carbon
Exploring the Strengths of Kimya PA Carbon: The Ultimate Nylon-Based Filament for High-Performance 3D Printing In the dynamic world of 3D printing, finding the right material that balances strength, stability, and ease of use can be a game-changer. Enter the Kimya PA Carbon, a nylon-based filament reinforced with carbon fibers, designed to meet the rigorous demands of high-performance applications. This engineering thermoplastic stands out due to its exceptional mechanical properties, making it an ideal choice for creating parts that require high strength and durability. Exceptional Mechanical Properties Kimya PA Carbon is renowned for its impressive mechanical strength and stiffness. The integration of carbon fibers into the nylon matrix significantly enhances its structural integrity, allowing for the creation of parts that can withstand substantial stress and strain. This makes it an excellent material for applications in industries where durability and reliability are paramount, such as automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. Temperature and Chemical Resistance One of the standout features of Kimya PA Carbon is its excellent resistance to high temperatures (until 120°C) and chemicals. This property ensures that printed parts maintain their performance and dimensional stability even in elevated heat environments. Whether it's under the hood of a car or in a high-temperature industrial setting, [...]
Choosing the Right Type of 3D Scanning Device
When evaluating choices for the appropriate 3D scanning device(s) there are a number of considerations that can lead you to select the best scanning system for your needs. And unfortunately, there may be a necessity to compromise and decide which option is the best choice albeit not perfect in all aspects of the job. Accuracy requirements Size of the workpiece Access to features, such as those obscured from line-of-sight Surface finish – rough or smooth, light or dark color, shiny or matte finish Surface softness or vulnerability Other factors Again, 3D scanning devices will be chosen based on the best but not perfect choice, or availability may be the deciding factor. The options vary widely in terms of the cost of equipment. For non-contact scanners versus tactile CMM-type devices, it should be noted that for soft parts and for those with highly undulated or rough surfaces, non-contact is the only way to go. For tight tolerances, contact CMM devices are best. Articulating Arm & Scanner Combo This solution has the advantage of non-contact, high volume data acquisition of the scanner and also the ability to probe holes into the part beyond reasonable access of the scanner. The probe typically is more accurate than [...]
What’s new in Geomagic Control X 2024.2
The latest edition of the Geomagic Control X 3D scan-based inspection software is here! This latest release, Geomagic Control X 2024.2.0, offers much to be excited about. Below you’ll find some of the highlights, but remember to check the release note for a full list of updates. Important notice about plug-ins The following plug-ins have been removed from the list of built-in plug-ins: Geomagic Capture AICON Konica Minolta VIVID Konica Minolta RANGE5/RANGE7 You can find the instructions on using these hardware plug-ins for scanning here and the instructions for PMT Probe Plug-Ins here. Replace Reference Data Improvements The following improvements have been made to the Replace Reference Data to enhance your productivity: Visualization of Associated Inspection Features in the Model Manager Tree A new “Center Tree and Zoom Object” option has been introduced in the Replace Reference Data command. This option expands the Model Manager Tree, and highlights and centers associated inspection features in the Tree when assigning faces or edges to those in the new Reference Data. This enhancement improves visualization and enables a clearer understanding of the impact of reassigning replaced entities. Replace Reference Data in the Context Menu of the Model Manager Tree You can now access the Replace Reference [...]
3D Scanning vs Probing
Why is 3D scanning often preferred for reverse engineering, and how does it compare to contact probing methods? There are pros for non-contact scanning and there are pros for tactile probing methods, but for many parts scanning works better or is essential. Following is a look at the benefits of 3D scan to CAD, and what might be better suited to probing. A hybrid of both techniques may be the best approach at times. Pros for scanning: 3D scanning makes it easy to obtain 100 percent coverage including fine detail, critical for formed sheet metal panels. While simple geometric features like planes, holes, and flats can be measured with hand tools such as calipers, micrometers, and height gages, shapes that are non-geometric, complex contours (for example, an aircraft airfoil or an automotive body panel) cannot easily be reverse-engineered with gages. Soft, non-rigid parts are not suitable for contact probing since they deflect when touched by contact probes or gages. Also, some are delicate, and therefore, it is desirable to use non-contact methods. Super-complex, organic shapes (such as a person or animal intended to be manufactured as a figurine) are almost impossible to reverse engineer using contact probes or gages. Scanning gathers a lot [...]