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November 2017
SolidWorks 2018 UI Enhancements
SolidWorks 2018 is now out to the public so let’s take a look at five new enhancements that will allow you to get better acquainted with the User Interface of this release.
Right off the bat, when you start up SolidWorks, you’ll notice that there is a new Welcome Dialog Box. It’s a one-stop shop for functionality that used to be […]
Desktop Metal Studio Solution
Additive Manufacturing of metals originated in the early 1990’s through a process known as direct metal laser sintering. This process uses laser toolpaths to weld powdered metals into three dimensional parts.
While effective, the technology has major barriers to entry due to the volatile nature of metal powders. These powders are reactive and can cause fires, requiring significant investments in infrastructure, including explosion proof rooms, […]
October 2017
HP Multi Jet Fusion – Transformative 3D Printing Technology
HP brings decades of experience in 2D printing and materials science to the 3D printing market. With the development and release of this platform, they seek to address the demands for increased speed, throughput, and productivity in additive manufacturing.
The HP Jet Fusion 4200 is made up of the printer, build unit, and processing station. To begin, HP material cartridges are first inserted into the […]
2017 Advanced Manufacturing Expo Wrap Up
Our 2017 Advanced Manufacturing Expo took place last week and it was a great two days. We had over 600 people (including vendors) attend from all different manufacturing sectors and some traveled from as far away as New Hampshire and Virginia. During the two-day event, attendees had the opportunity to talk to representatives from 30 different partner companies to learn about their latest and greatest products. They were able to choose from 26 presentations covering every aspect […]
Top 10 Reasons to Attend our Advanced Manufacturing Expo
There are so many reasons that you should join us for our Advanced Manufacturing Expo next week, but here’s the top 10:
- Learn about the hot new Desktop Metal Printing with Jonah Myerberg CO-founder and CTO Desktop Metal
- See ten different 3D Printer manufacturers showing off their new technologies including: (Desktop Metal, HP, Rize, Mcor, Formlabs, BigRep, Mimaki, Makerbot, Funmat, and Roboze)
- Attend our Mastercam 2018 Roll-out
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Using SolidWorks PMI for Final Inspection
Let’s discuss two pieces of software that work really well together in the 3D part inspection world: SolidWorks, and Control X. SolidWorks is one of the leading CAD tools in today’s design and manufacturing world. One of its advantages is that it offers you the opportunity to create a 3D annotated model. This can include things such as explicitly-specified dimensions, tolerances, 3D GD&T, surface texture symbols, […]