Manufacturing Grants Available for NJ
Recently, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced Manufacturing grants for New Jersey. This New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program is meant to assist those in the manufacturing industry with accessing updated equipment. (Software and Hardware) With this program, manufacturers who are actively contemplating but have not committed to the purchase of advanced manufacturing equipment can take advantage of the grant funds; including additive & subtractive manufacturing. Cimquest will happily assist in your research and/or purchase of manufacturing equipment. Since 1990, companies from startups to enterprises have worked with our company to bring their manufacturing ideas to life. We are the leading resource on the east coast, providing a complete range of advanced manufacturing products and services to keep customers ahead of the innovation curve. Our manufacturing solutions include Mastercam CAD/CAM software, a complete suite of 3D Printers with solutions from protoyping to production, including materials ranging from plastic, metal and wood. We also provide software and hardware solutions for scanning, reverse engineering and inspection. Applications for the New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program will be received on a rolling basis and will remain open until all of the funds are committed. More Details
Visit our Partners at FormNext 2022
This week, in Frankfurt, Germany, FormNext 2022 is underway until November 18th. This event is the meeting point for the next generation of Additive Manufacturing and industrial 3D Printing! With about 800 exhibitors, we are proud to announce that Cimquest will have many partners attending! Our partners range from entry-level 3D Printers to industrial systems, and depending upon your needs, one or multiple may be right for you. We also realize there isn’t an “all-in-one” additive manufacturing system that can accomplish everything, so our line of 3D Printers includes systems for plastic and metal. If you'd like more information about one of our specific partners or would like to contact us, you can do so here. You can also stop by our partners' booths right at FormNext to take a deep dive into the varying technologies and applications. Formlabs is great if you're looking for prints with fine feature details, injection-mold-quality surface finishes, or industrial capabilities at a desktop price. They can be found in Hall 11.1 at Booth #E11. HP provides a total end-to-end solution for prototyping and mid-run production. They also can produce isotropic end-use parts. They can be found in Hall 12.1 at Booth #D59. If you are interested in [...]
Benefits to Upgrading Mastercam 2D Mill or Router 3D
What are the benefits of upgrading a 2D mill or router seat to 3D? The Mastercam products referred to as 2D and single surface 3D allow some limited 3D machining, however, they can be updated at any time. This upgrade is referred to as Multi-surface 3D and it adds significant capabilities beyond just the multiple-surface 3D machining capability including: Stock awareness that prevents wasted time in “air cuts” Multi-thread processing for efficient multi-tasking Seamless integration of rough and finish strategies in one interface Multiple region definitions with independent stock to leave amounts Advanced collision and gouge check detection An upgrade to Mill 3D comes with many benefits, not just 3D cutting. Enhanced stock awareness, collision checking, easy reliable geometry selection, and greater speed in job processing. Watch these features in action by clicking below. Watch demo video
Introducing the New MakerBot SKETCH Large
Welcome to the next step in the classroom 3D printing journey. MakerBot's SKETCH Large 3D printer offering comes equipped with printer training, student curriculum, and enough printing material for a whole semester included, all for $2399. To celebrate the launch of the SKETCH Large we’ll be giving you the MakerBot Educators Guidebook for FREE, PLUS 30% off on all SKETCH Large accessories when you purchase the SKETCH Large printer — that means you can get extra savings on extra training, guidebooks, print material and more! *Shipping for SKETCH Large to start later this year. What you get with SKETCH Large: Large Printing Capabilities 670 cubic inches of printing space (print up to 10 student projects at a time!) Enough Printing for a Whole Semester 3 Spools of Easy to Print, PLA Filament 3D Printer Training & Design Thinking Courses 1 x Teacher Seat in Printer Training Course & Curriculum Creation Course 15 x Student Seats in Printer Training Course & Design Thinking Courses Classroom 3D Printing Management Free, Cloud-based, printer preparation software Printer Features & Accessories to Keep 3D Printing Easy and Worry-Free Flexible Build Plates Heated Build Stage Enclosed Print Chamber & Air Filter Onboard Camera Spatula & Snippers
Metrology Minute – Twist Analysis
Performing 2D Twist Angle Analysis in Control X In this edition of our Metrology Minute, we are going to discuss the 2D Twist Analysis tool in Control X. It analyzes the deviation of twist angle between section profiles of the Reference and Measured data. Let’s use the turbine scan, aligned to the nominal CAD model shown below as an example. You would start with a pre-aligned model of Measured to Reference data. If you want to perform a 2D Twist Analysis on the blades using a section taken roughly centered through all of them, you would pass a plane, normal to the centerline axis of the turbine, through the rough center of the blade surfaces. The cyan curve represents the section plane to be used. Looking down the centerline axis, you can see your “2D Compare-like” section, comparing the nominal CAD model to the scan. Turning off the solid model and mesh provides a clear picture of the 2D Twist Whisker Plot. By setting the specific tolerance, as well as the Min and Max Ranges, we can have Control X calculate the planar twist at this selected planar location for each of the blades in the turbine. By zooming in, you can get [...]
Mastercam 2023 Color Mapping in Verify
Mastercam 2023 now gives you choices for mapping colors identically or independently in the main interface and the Mastercam Simulator often referred to as Mastercam Verify. In previous versions of Mastercam, color mapping in the main interface was completely independent of the Simulator and was also tied to the simple 256-color palette of Windows. However, the Simulator uses the HTML color palette which, while it supports many more color definitions, uses a different naming convention that may be unfamiliar to some. Now, one simple checkbox in the Simulator options links your main system color settings to the simulator defaults. At the top left corner of the screen, go to File/Configuration/Colors and highlight the item called Mill - Tool Cutting. Note that the color shown in the box above has the number “55” next to it. This is one of the 256 colors defined in the simple windows mapping system. However, when running the Simulator, the rendered colors shown for the part, stock, fixtures, tool components (meaning cutting length, shoulder length, shank), and tool holder have some differences. In the simulator window, go to File/Options/Graphics. Now, you will see that the color definitions are radically different. In simple terms, these color “numbers” are using [...]