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March 2017
3D Printed Surgical Models Help Radiologists
As is well known, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is the technology conference and generation systems country ‘s most important medical images. In the 2015 edition, which coincided with the centenary of society, special attention was given to the cutting-edge technologies and tools that help radiologists, including Stratasys 3D printing. One of the applications in the […]
February 2017
3D Printing for Automobile Components
This article will discuss two examples of 3D printing for custom automobile components. The automobile industry is the epitome of diversity in consumer products. There is such a wide variety of cars and models to choose from based on attributes like; performance, functionality, efficiency, and level of luxury. Most consumers develop strong connections to their car and brand, and they’ll typically choose a […]
3D Printer or Rapid Prototyping Solution?
In our first installment of this post, we explained why firms looking to stay ahead of their competition must focus, more than ever before, on compressing their product development cycles. Firms today are under greater pressure from two directions – both from the increasing demands of consumers for product variety and by the accompanying trend toward shorter product lifetimes.
Compounding this challenge is that between 70% and 90%* […]
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Convert to Bodies
A new in SOLIDWORKS 2017 called Convert to Bodies will allow you to remove the feature history in a part, while retaining geometric references in the assembly. This new feature comes in handy if you have a simple assembly and you want it to one of your manufacturers, but don’t want to share the feature history of the part you designed.
One option is to save […]
3D Printer or Rapid Prototyping Solution? Spotting the Difference – Part 1
Before diving into your next 3D printing purchase for Rapid Prototyping (RP), let’s put your product development process in focus. The product development process, which transforms a concept into a market-ready product, plays a critical role in both the functional and economic success of your product and parent company.
It is therefore […]
Why Choose Cimquest as Your Mastercam Reseller?
Cimquest has been supplying and supporting Mastercam to the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions for over 25 years and we have been named “Mastercam’s #1 North American Reseller” for the 2nd year in a row! Our customers manufacture incredible products and compete globally every day. They manufacture products for medical, aerospace, military, music instruments and even one-off historical restorations. They have to stay one step ahead of […]