Cimquest Now Offers Shining 3D Scanners
Cimquest is excited to announce that we are now representing Shining 3D handheld scanners. This new addition to our product lineup offers customers a high-end, handheld scanning solution. There are several different products in this Shining 3D family, but these two give a good example of what the family of products offers and they will be the first ones that Cimquest will have in-house. The Freescan X7 laser scanner provides the accuracy and resolution of competitive handheld scanners but at 60% the cost and virtually identical specifications. The Einscan Pro 2X structured white-light scanners also met the approval of our technical team’s rigorous testing for producing very accurate models with full color-texture support and an extremely competitive price tag. While new scanning technology continues to evolve and is developed or imported into the USA, you can feel confident that Cimquest will review any promising products and make you aware of compelling new capabilities to explore. Please contact Cimquest’s sales team at 866-277-8778 or email sales@cimquest-inc.com to learn more. Please also mark your calendars for Oct. 15-17, 2019, for our xpand3D event, which will be larger and more technology-rich then ever before!!
Custom 3D printed Eyewear with HP
An exclusive interview with Emilio Juarez, HP's EMEA Head of 3D Printing Sales reprinted from 3D Printing Media Network Horizons Optical is not your typical eyewear company. The company doesn’t simply produce glasses, rather, it develops innovative technologies and services for ophthalmic laboratories, optical chains and the optical sector on the whole. One of its most cutting edge projects is the Made4U concept, which utilizes imaging and 3D printing technologies to create fully customized frames. On the manufacturing end of the Made4U project, Horizons Optical has turned to emerging 3D printing leader HP to leverage its Multi Jet Fusion technology. We recently caught up with HP’s EMEA Head of 3D Printing Sales, Emilio Juarez, who not only provided some insight into the Horizons Optical partnership but also testified to the quality of the 3D printed frames—which he wears every day. 3dpbm: Could you give some background on how Horizons Optical and HP started to work together? Emilio Juarez: Horizons Optical is working with one of HP’s Service Bureau partners, World Tooling, which uses HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology. From there we connected to learn more about their interesting project. What was the process to obtain the custom 3D printed glasses? How [...]
Announcing Variscan
Working with a U.S. based scanner and software development company, Cimquest is proud to introduce the Variscan line of light-based, metrology grade, stationary scanners. There are several models of the Variscan scanner, each powered by the powerful AEOS software. They all possess unique capabilities in the scanning world. For example, each scanner can use structured white light and can switch light source to red, green or blue, depending on the surface to be scanned as different light sources work better at acquiring different surface textures. Additionally, each scanner can use monochrome metrology camera lenses yet through software, can capture color texture, making use of the RGB light sources provided. These scanners can set multiple exposures for a single scan. This means that when scanning an object containing several colors and textures, each Variscan scanner can set up to three resolutions to capture each of the different surfaces without the need to spray. By simply switching out the lens, or in the case of the Variscan Flex, by sliding the metrology-grade camera along the mounting bar, a user can change the field-of-view, on-the-fly. This enables the scanner to function much more like a standard camera. The 'heavy lifting' of the Variscan scanning solutions and [...]
HP Launches HP 5200 Series 3D Printers
HP just launched a new line of Jet Fusion 3D printers, the HP 5200 series. HP’s latest machines target volume production, with accuracy and repeatability likened to injection molding. The company also released a new flexible TPU for Jet Fusion, confirmed new industrial alliances, and introduced its Digital Manufacturing Network. This new 5200 series is part of a natural progression at the company. The 500/300 series targeted functional prototyping and the 4200 is aimed at short runs and production. The new 5200 series is HP’s 3D printer for volume production. Volume production, as defined by HP, is production runs in the thousands of parts. Depending on size and complexity, this number can reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of parts. The main driver of this productivity is the upgraded power of lamps inside 5200 3D printers. More power means the printhead can do more with one single pass and fuse materials with much higher temperature. The series has also been released alongside a cooling unit, which automatically removes a finished print bed and replaces it with a fresh one to minimize downtime. This is such late-breaking news that we don't have these products listed on our website yet. Please stay [...]
Trend Analysis in Geomagic Control X
Today we will discuss how to analyze various trends of inspection results. The non-contact inspection world is ever growing. More and more companies are using metrology grade scanners to inspect their product. This allows them to utilize the scans and check geometric dimensions and tolerances, extract 3D deviation color maps, and quickly generate full-color 2D and 3D PDFs. But what if you wanted to take this even further and analyze trends based on your inspection results? This is exactly what Geomagic Control X software is able to do. Shown above is a GoPro mount that we designed in-house, and the goal is to track the length, width, and a few other critical dimensions of the manufactured part. At this point in time, we have already scanned and processed them in Control X and produced an XML file for each. From here, we are ready to open the Trend Report application. After selecting the source reports, choose the entities that you want track or report, whether it’s a linear dimension, geometric tolerance, and so forth. Statistical data is then generated for each entity. For example, if you analyze the trend for a linear dimension, the first chart will show the upper and lower control [...]
Desktop Metal Studio+ Current Materials
Desktop Metal's Bound Metal Deposition technology brings metal 3D printing into the office environment, making low-cost prototyping of metal parts achievable as well as user-friendly and cost-effective. The Studio printer extrudes rods that have metal powder bound within wax and plastic to form the parts. The binders in these parts are then removed through a two-step process of debinding and sintering similar to metal injection molding; also known as MIM. Desktop Metal's Bound Metal Deposition platform will ultimately have access to a wide range of metals from the MIM industry and there are currently 30 materials in development. The materials currently available are 17-4 & 316 stainless steels: 17-4 stainless is characterized by its combination of strength, hardness, and corrosion resistance. It is ideal for a variety of applications including tooling, molds, and production parts. In its as-sintered state, 17-4's material properties consistently meet industry standards. 316 stainless was just released and is a fully austenitic steel known for its corrosion resistance and performance at both high and low temperatures. It is well-suited for applications involving chemical processing, saltwater environments, and household or industrial fixtures. One great example is a Fuel nozzle by John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, used on steam propulsion boilers on [...]