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January 2018
The Cimquest Manufacturing Lab
Cimquest was founded in 1990 as a reseller of CAM & CAD software and soon became a premier training facility. At times we heard our customers struggle with applying new tooling and equipment with the latest Mastercam toolpaths and we wanted to address this issues. We began to build partnerships with tooling, fixturing, and machine tool companies to teach how all these components work together. Shortly after these partnerships started the vision of the lab […]
How Lumenium Saves 85% of Cost with 3D Printing
Lumenium is another of the pioneer customers. The company is a Virginia-based advanced engine technology company. They are also the inventor and developer of a highly innovative family of internal combustion engines (IDAR Engines).
The Lumenium Inverse Displacement Asymmetrical Rotational Engine (IDAR Engine) is a novel design for producing robust, efficient, internal combustion. Its unique engine geometry provides unparalleled power density for dramatic efficiency gains and work output from a smaller, lighter engine. Qualities include lower […]
Desktop Metal Ships Their Metal 3D Printer to Google
The Desktop Metal Studio System with metal 3D printer, debinding station and furnace.
The first metal 3D printing system from Desktop Metal is FFF/FDM based and also includes a debinder and sintering furnace. According to the company it is 10 times less expensive than existing technology today.
The Studio System was first announced in April and uses a filament containing bound metal rods that are 3D printed to create […]
Desktop Metal Named “2017 Best of What’s New” in Engineering
Popular Science Names Desktop Metal Production System “2017 Best of What’s New” in Engineering
Highlighting its speed and inkjet technology, Popular Science recognized the Desktop Metal Production System™ with its “2017 Best of What’s New” award in the Engineering category. The Production System is the first metal 3D printing system for mass production of complex metal parts that is up to 100 times faster than current laser systems. […]
Formlabs Announces Two New Materials
Formlabs’ library of versatile, reliable Engineering Resins is formulated to help product designers and manufacturers reduce costs, iterate faster, and bring better experiences to market. They recently announced the addition of two new materials for the Form 2: Grey Pro Resin for Versatile Prototyping and Rigid Resin.
Grey Pro Resin offers high precision, moderate elongation, and low creep. This […]
3D Printing HP Labs Innovation
Progress in 3D authentication and identification brings 3D manufacturing closer
Multi-jet-fusion printed part on the left and a high-resolution scan of the indicated portion of it on the right showing the micro surface structure used for authentication.
An HP Labs investigation into accurately identifying and authenticating 3D-printed objects is helping enable a future where parts for high performance machines like jet engines are routinely printed […]