3D Printed Silicon Carbide Enables Safer Nuclear Power Generation
A reprint from Additive Manufacturing. Binder jetting provides a way to create pure silicon carbide fuel structures that can withstand the harsh environment of a nuclear reactor and provide a strong barrier against the release of radionuclides. Dr. Kurt Terrani, the executive vice president at Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s Core Division, was on the team that developed a process for 3D printing silicon carbide at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. USNC licensed the technology for use in making Micro Modular Reactors. As we continue to feel the impacts of climate change, finding alternative sources of energy that don’t involve burning fossil fuels is an important part of reducing and mitigating its effects. Renewables such as wind, solar and hydro power can provide clean sources of energy, but they might not be able to provide enough power. Some scientists are now turning to nuclear as a promising source of power that doesn’t generate greenhouse gas emissions. Many of the nuclear power plants in use right now were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and are scheduled to be phased out soon. Building new plants using the same outdated technology will require large amounts of land, money and time. So researchers have begun developing [...]
Top Mastercam 2023 Features You Need to Know
Mastercam 2023 is here to elevate your machining experience with powerful toolpaths, faster-organized setups, flexible tool motion, and our most intuitive interface yet. Here are the top 10 new Mastercam 2023 features — and how they can help you. 1. OptiRough Detecting Undercut Stock When Machining In Mastercam 2023, achieving optimized motion is a matter of turning on a switch. The Dynamic OptiRough and Area Roughing toolpaths can now be aware of undercut stock conditions when rest machining. This results in improvements to the toolpath motion, including less air cutting. 2. Unified Multiaxis Toolpath Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, and Project Curve are no longer individual toolpaths in Mastercam 2023. Users can now find the same functionality inside the Multiaxis Unified toolpath. Unified allows for far more flexibility in cut pattern when programming Multiaxis, all within a new advanced feature set and consolidated, easy-to-use interface. 3. B-Axis Contour Turning Toolpath One of our favorite Mastercam 2023 features: the new B-Axis Contour Turning toolpath. It allows for rotation of the B-axis while the lathe or turning tool is cutting. This means fewer tool changes and less cycle time. Users can now knock out difficult-to-reach areas and access undercut with one tool. 4. Machine Group Setup [...]
3DGence Material Management System Automates 3D Printing Material Prep
Automate the correct preparation of your materials for accurate, strong, and high-quality parts. The MMS enables connected productivity, repeatability and full traceability of the printing process. 3DGence MMS automates material storage, preparation, and post-print annealing – making successful printing of Ultra-Polymers like PEEK, ULTEM™, and Composites accurate and simplified. As the shift from prototyping to end-use parts has become a reality through industrial grade 3D printers and advanced materials, automation and pre-configuration ensures print success. Improper handling and preparation of materials can result in moisture creep, print failures, warping, and low visual quality – resulting in inaccurate parts and significantly reduced productivity. You can ensure print productivity, part integrity, and the highest quality with the 3DGence Material Management System. Some of the features of the Material Management System include: Process control and print traceability Select materials from the Certified Open Material Database and register them to get full material traceability. Each spool of material purchased from 3DGence is equipped with an NFC tag with a Unique ID. Once selected, the material is registered by scanning to the MMS and integrated with 3DGence CONNECT. The material associated to the print is traced in the print process and can be viewed on the MMS or [...]
Mastercam 2023 Rollout Events at Cimquest
Get Ready For Our Upcoming Mastercam 2023 Rollouts We will be kicking off our Mastercam 2023 Rollouts in June. Attend one of these events to learn all about the latest Mastercam enhancements to program faster with a smoother flow and less clicks. You’ll see toolpaths with more capability, smarter functions, and options to maximize cutting efficiency. Here's just a glimpse of what you'll see in the new release: Detecting Undercut Stock when Machining Consolidating Multiaxis Toolpaths New B-Axis Contour Turning Toolpaths Check Mesh Enhancements Appending Operations to Mastercam Simulator Adding Stock Awareness to Holder Checking New Workflow and Interface for Managing your Machine Groups Creating Consistent Flowlines with Loft Surface Creating Chamfers with Push-Pull Mastercam 2023 Rollout Schedule We have several choices for you to attend one of these informative Mastercam Rollout sessions. Please be aware that registration is required to attend these events. DATE LOCATION REGISTRATION Tuesday, June 21, 2022 8:30 AM – 11:30 PM EDT Cimquest, Inc Headquarters 3434 Rt 22 West, Suite 130 Branchburg, NJ 08876 Register Here Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:30 AM – 11:30 PM EDT Phillips Corporation 7390 Coca Cola Drive #Ste. 200 Hanover, MD 21076 Register Here Thursday, June 23, 2022 [...]
Join Desktop Metal for a Metal 3D Printing Webinar
Metal 3D printing enables machine shops to cost-effectively 3D print end-use metal parts with unparalleled speed and productivity. Mass production metal 3D printing solutions offer service bureaus and machine shops an opportunity to service a broader set of customers with an expanded array of applications, ranging from one-offs to batch (or even mass) production of metal parts. Benefits such as assembly consolidation and geometric freedom allows service bureaus to extend the benefits of metal 3D printing to their customers. Join Desktop Metal on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 2 pm ET for this webinar to discuss solutions that 3D printing provides for machine shops and service bureaus. In this webinar you will learn: How 3D printing enables cost-effective production of metal parts See a variety of post-processed 3D printed parts Applications and customer case studies How 3D printing can eliminate the need for tooling to help reduce costs and labor time Register Here
Mastercam 2023 Officially Released
Mastercam 2023 has officially been released for download and installation. In order to access the download for the new version, you can log into your my.mastercam.com account where you will be able to access it through the Downloads page. To be eligible for this version you will need to have maintenance active on 5/31/2022. If you have not linked your account in a while, be sure to renew the linking to make sure active maintenance is current. Please note that you will need to migrate your posts and machines files into this version. This was also the case in previous versions of Mastercam. The process has not changed so the links below, despite showing an older version of Mastercam, can still be used to walk through the process. Migration 1 Migration 2