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Is Metal 3D Printing Ready for Primetime?

By |2021-06-29T08:40:51-04:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg|

By Joseph Castine A reprint from https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/lessons-from-cimquests-2021-xpand3d-event-part-one With the rapid expansion of the additive manufacturing industry, metal printing technologies continue to emerge, but this raises the question “Is Metal Printing Ready for Primetime?” The discussion by Nate Higgins (President, FreeFORM Technology), Ric Fulop (Founder/CEO, Desktop Metal), Bob Hedrick (President, CAMufacturing Solutions), Kenneth Fortier (Product Owner – Visualization and Simulation, Mastercam), and Rob Hassold (CEO/Founder, Cimquest) came together to discuss. The metal segment is one of [...]

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Drone Customization With 3D Printing

By |2021-06-30T08:49:13-04:00June 30th, 2021|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg|

a reprint from https://www.lubrizol.com/ Breakthrough TPU enables innovator to better serve hobbyists In the world of manufacturing, it’s often difficult to make the numbers work when serving a niche market. When your market is a niche of a niche, the challenge becomes even greater. Yet, R3D Shifters is doing just that, successfully catering to the hobbyist sector of the non-commercial drone market. “These aren’t the people who run out and buy a drone right off [...]

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Mastercam Add Solid History Function

By |2021-06-28T08:17:48-04:00June 28th, 2021|Categories: Mastercam|

Let’s take a look at how to use the Mastercam Add History function. Suppose you receive a complex solid model from a customer and before you can start machining it you need to address some part revisions. In our example below, we have a fit counterbore that needs to be changed from 34mm to 1.375” diameter to match the new mating part. After we identified the proper hole and analyzed it to confirm the current [...]

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Selecting Your Company’s First 3D Scanner

By |2021-06-25T08:16:39-04:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: 3D Scanning|

by Harry Foxman - a reprint from https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/lessons-from-cimquests-2021-xpand3d-event-part-one What to look for in selecting a 3D Scanner Over the past three decades, scanning technology has advanced immensely. It is now a helpful tool to be used in reverse engineering, inspection, and 3D printing. With a large number of different types of scanners from a variety of manufacturers on the market today, it is important that a company selects the correct one. Before beginning the search [...]

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Desktop Metal Qualifies 4140 Low-Alloy Steel for High-Volume Additive Manufacturing

By |2021-06-23T08:11:27-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|

The First Company to Qualify 4140 via Metal Binder Jetting for the Mass Production of Strong Steel Parts That Withstand High Impacts, Temperatures and Mechanical Stresses Desktop Metal, a leader in mass production additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, today announced it has qualified the use of 4140 low-alloy steel for the Production SystemTM platform, which leverages patent-pending Single Pass JettingTM (SPJ) technology designed to achieve the fastest build speeds in the metal additive manufacturing industry. Desktop [...]

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How to Prepare for the Release of Mastercam 2022

By |2021-06-24T08:40:48-04:00June 21st, 2021|Categories: Mastercam|

The only thing worse than a useless tool is an excellent tool that goes underutilized. When you invest in a powerful computer-aided manufacturing system to bring your shop to the next level, make sure you are getting absolutely all you can out of it. Part of this comes down to preparation. Use this checklist to prepare for Mastercam 2022 and to unlock untapped potential sitting in your shop. 1. Organize Your Tools The first step [...]

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