HP and Partners Utilize 3D Printing to Battle COVID-19
HP has organized globally with its digital manufacturing community to help with the shortage of medical supplies. More than 1000 3D printed parts have already been delivered to local hospitals. To support these efforts, they have developed a website with files that are vetted for public use. And, those in need of parts or help with medical applications and design can also request help on the same website. Currently, they have several designs which are ready for the public now including: Face shields - a high-need personal protection item. Brackets to hold the shield and comfortably fit the wearer are a critical component. Hands-Free 3D-Printer Door Opener - Door handles are among the most germ-infested objects in houses, hospitals, factories, and elderly homes. Mask Adjuster - Helps relieve ear pain for hospital staff who need to wear masks for long periods of time. HP is also working on other items such as face masks, ventilators, and nasal swabs and are working to get these products and others tested and validated. As soon as they are released they will be added to the website. HP is also coordinating with government, health, and industry agencies in numerous countries to ensure a synchronized and effective approach. [...]
Nexa3D Ultrafast 3D Printing
Let's take a look at the new ultra-fast 3D printer from Nexa 3D, the NXE 400. Engineers are always looking to get their designs to market faster. While 3D printing has accelerated product development, most traditional platforms are still fairly slow for large parts and batches. The NXE 400 3D printer brings revolutionary speed to engineers with the ability to print 1 vertical inch every 2 1/2 minutes. Let's dive into the process. To begin, this platform is based on a unique process called Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing, or LSPc. It starts with the rapid projection of light from an advanced LED matrix engine, which channels through light guides to ensure uniformity across the build area. From there, the light travels through an LED mask where it gets pixelated, ensuring edge-to-edge part consistency and accuracy. The final leg of the process entails a flexible, self-lubricating membrane that allows each printed layer to solidify while suspended. This completely eliminates the need for traditional extraction tilting. Thermal management is integrated as well to overcome the heat build-up from high-speed printing. The combination of all this enables the NXE 400 to vastly improve your cycle times. And since the speed of output is based on vertical height, [...]
HP 3D Printing Technology Reveals Cost and Weight Savings
A 3D printed quick changeover insert printed with Multi Jet Fusion for HP's Sprocket assembly line. HP has revealed further cost and weight savings within its print and packaging businesses thanks to the internal application of its 3D printing Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing technology. As the company continues to scale its ‘HP on HP’ program, more than 100 components of its Indigo 2020 press portfolio have been manufactured with 3D printing, while a reduction of 5007 parts across 84 different part numbers on its packaging lines has also been recorded. HP on HP was initiated in 2018, with the company first targeting its Multi Jet Fusion hardware, before expanding the application of 3D printing technology across its various other business units. The recent announcement of HP’s Indigo 2020 portfolio of presses highlighted this implementation of 3D printing, with redesigns of components generating a 90% weight saving, as well as reductions in its carbon footprint, production time and energy, and material consumption. Meanwhile, on the packaging side of the business, the roll-out of 3D printing has helped to achieve $111k within a year. HP on HP: How the internal use of 3D printing is shaking up one of the world's biggest [...]
Special Message Regarding the Covid-19 Situation
First of all, we wish good health and safety to our entire community. These are challenging times that we are facing; however, we can all work together to help ensure a healthy and productive time for all of us. Cimquest has been very aggressive over the past several years in creating a service and support infrastructure so that in the rare event that such a situation occurs, we would be completely effective at supporting our valued customer base. Prior to the circumstance that we all now face, Cimquest had 39% of our employees working from home and another 27% able to be fully functional working remotely. With 2/3rds of the company being fully functional at home and most of the remaining third able to work part or most of the time remotely, we are just maintaining a skeleton staff at just a few of our several offices to conduct mission-critical functions such as product fulfillment, shipping, and other services. Thanks to the cloud-based technology that we have been using for many years we are able to support and transact business as usual. Our VOIP phone system allows us to handle our calls as efficiently as if we were in our facilities. We will [...]
Update on Cimquest and our response to COVID-19
Update on Cimquest and our response to COVID-19 Like all of you, Cimquest has been closely monitoring information and updates regarding the COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). Our focus is on making certain that our work environment is safe for employees and customers so that we can position ourselves for continued support of your businesses. Cimquest was an early adopter of cloud based technology and 95% of our operations can be conducted via a remote workforce. Our training classes are conducted with a maximum of 8 students and all equipment will be deep cleaned between each class. Cimquest has been a leader in offering a remote training option where the student can participate in every live class utilizing their own equipment. Each of our office locations has anywhere from 2 workers to 22 and; therefore, are not likely to be at significant risk for exposure due to our small population and the average number of cases in each state where our offices are located of less than 50. We are diligently cleaning all common surfaces and limiting unnecessary travel for our employees. If the virus cases increase significantly we [...]
HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution
Gain new levels of cost predictability with the flexibility to scale your business as you grow In this business climate, there are many advantages to a “pay-as-you-go” business model when the focus is on outcomes. Capital expenses are transformed into operating expenses, spread over time. Paying on a usage basis puts the focus on your business results rather than equipment or transactions. HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions are reinventing design and manufacturing. From accelerating design cycles to printing full-color functional parts, to running efficient volume production with repeatable part quality. HP 3DaaS Plus Low start-up costs for in-house functional part production. This all-inclusive—accelerate your design cycles with the HP Jet Fusion 340 3D Printer, supplies, and services. What's Included with the Plus HP JF340 and miscellaneous hardware Installation, training and shipping Automatic replenishment of HP 3D supplies HP 3D Printing Care Services, including remote and onsite support Online dashboard for easy, convenient tracking of billing and usage HP 3DaaS Base Convenient pay-per-use Available with purchase of the HP Jet Fusion 5200/4200 Series 3D Printing Solutions and HP Jet Fusion 500 Series 3D Printers. What's Included with the Base Automatic replenishment of HP 3D supplies HP 3D Printing Care Services, including remote and [...]