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August 2019

New 3D Scanning Products and Services

By |August 14th, 2019|3D Scanning|

Cimquest now offers new 3D scanning products and services from Shining 3D and Variscan. We made this exciting reveal at ADS 2019 and you can watch the recap video below.
3D scanning

Read on for more details of these two new products.

Variscan

Based on white light fringe pattern projection, the Variscan scanner models are our industrial, high accuracy, easy to use solution for those seeking to […]

Xpand3D Event Gains Another Sponsor

By |August 9th, 2019|Events|

Hurco

We just signed on another event sponsor. Thank you to Hurco/Takumi for your support.

Hurco Companies, Inc., is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and has 11 divisions worldwide. Hurco has been revolutionizing the manufacturing industry since 1968 with CNC machines that leverage the power of technology to help job shops in high mix/small batch manufacturing be more productive and more profitable. Two brands of CNC machines in the Hurco […]

Keynote Speaker for Xpand3D Event Just Announced

By |August 7th, 2019|Events|

Xpand3D is excited to announce our first keynote speaker: Ric Fulop, CEO and Co-Founder of Desktop Metal.

Ric Fulop is the CEO and co-founder of Desktop Metal, a company committed to accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with end-to-end metal 3D printing solutions. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, materials science, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make […]

HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Shorten Time to Market – Part 4

By |August 2nd, 2019|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology|

Scaling to Production in Rapid Prototyping

This is the final segment in our Rapid Prototyping series and here we will talk about scaling to production. When creating a new product, there are often two sets of designs: One set is for 3D printing prototypes while the other is for producing the part. However, most designers only think in terms of the latter.

“When you’re developing a product, at each moment of the design, it is a final […]

July 2019

Sand Casting

By |July 31st, 2019|3D Printing / Additive Mfg|

This article is a reprint from the Formlabs blog

In the last segment of this casting basics, we will discuss sand casting.

In the sand casting process, a foundry worker fills containers known as mold boxes or flasks with a mixture of sand and binder, then packs sand around the pattern. The pattern is removed to leave a negative impression of the pattern behind, and molten metal is poured into the cavity.

An open-faced […]

HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Shortens Time to Market – Part 3

By |July 26th, 2019|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology|

Last week we discussed the “value of functional prototypes” in rapid prototyping and today we are going to continue with a discussion about the color capabilities of the HP Jet Fusion technology.

Color Capabilities of HP Jet Fusion Technology

Color Capabilities of HP Jet Fusion Technology

There are many ways to improve the value of a prototype, but one that is often overlooked is the addition […]

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