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Check here often to find Cimquest, Mastercam and 3D Printing happenings, product offerings and update info along with general Industry trends and breaking news.
June 2019
Cimquest is Growing
Please help Cimquest in welcoming our two newest employees Anna Acquaviva and Jake Manganiello. Anna and Jake will be Subscription Service Associates. They will be responsible for customer engagement and subscription retention strategies which will play a critical role in the future growth of Cimquest.
Anna Acquaviva lives in Bridgewater, NJ. She’s the only one in her immediate family born in the US and she actually learned to […]
Mastercam 2020 Rollouts
Join Cimquest for a must-see event featuring Mastercam 2020!
Mastercam 2020 was just released last week and it offers faster, more efficient CNC programming, as well as process improvements for the digital age. Just a few of the programming highlights include:
- New 3D Blend Toolpath
- Hole Table
- 3D Tooling
- Filters for Inserts and Holders
- Improved Machine Configuration Workflow
Improved Job Preparation/Setup will get your parts on the machine faster and improve production efficiency, while the enhanced Validation […]
Attend the Atlantic Design Show in NYC On Us
June 11-13th, Jacob Javits Convention Center, NY
Get your free guest pass and join 8,000 industry professionals at the Atlantic Design & Manufacturing Show. The event connects professionals with the latest design engineering technologies in 3D printing, automation/motion control, CAD/CAM software, medical devices, and more. Taking place in the Big Apple’s Javits Center, one expo pass gives you access to six trade shows — Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East, Automation Technology Expo (ATX) East, EastPack, […]
New Mastercam 2020 Released
Mastercam 2020 has been released today and it is now available for purchase! Mastercam 2020 increases machining productivity and reduces overall production costs with new 2D through multiaxis milling automation features, CAD and model preparation improvements, improved Machine Configuration, 3D Tooling, and more.
CNC Programming
Mastercam 2020 continues to increase productivity and programming efficiency, while reducing overall production costs, with a series of automated 2D through 5-axis toolpath […]
Mastercam Add-in Functions Part 2
We recently covered some of the new Add-in functions in Mastercam 2019, but today we would like to explain even more of them. In previous versions of Mastercam, these functions were referred to as C-Hooks or Net hooks. They can be used to customize, enhance, or extend Mastercam’s basic functionality. In many cases, popular functions have become integrated directly into the […]
May 2019
3D Printing Helps the World’s Largest Furniture Manufacturer
In the face of decades of shifting markets, endless new technologies, and unprecedented labor shortages, Ashley Furniture has only continued to grow. In 2005, they became the largest furniture manufacturer in the world, a title they still hold today.
The company followed the arch most American businesses of its era dreamed of. Its first manufacturing facility opened in Arcadia, Wisconsin in 1970 with 35 employees, since blossoming into […]