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December 2023
Forward AM Filament Materials Deliver on Both Performance and Sustainability
BASF Forward AM is deeply committed to sustainability. They are continuously working to reduce the environmental impact of their materials as well as their use of Earth’s precious resources. To both accelerate and justify their efforts, they recently conducted a detailed SEEbalance assessment for 3D printing technologies. Over the past several months they have evaluated the results and are now incorporating them to make their Ultrafuse® […]
Mastercam Wireframes, Surfaces, and Solids – What are They?
In most cases – and especially when a customer has provided only a description or 2D drawing of a part – the first step in the machining process is to build a digital model of the desired part. This model will be a precise, virtual 3D representation of the part’s dimensions, planes, and contours. In CAD (computer-aided design) programming, there are three main […]
UltiMaker 3D Printers Offer Increased Productivity
Experience improved model arrangement on the virtual build plate, powerful new engine plugins, and remarkable productivity improvements for UltiMaker S series printers in the newest version of Cura!
Ultimaker S series 3D printers can now print at up to twice the speed
UltiMaker is always on a mission to refine their printers. This includes not only their latest machines but also those already in the […]
Reverse Engineering Hinge Replacement
Have you ever considered reverse engineering a cabinet hinge replacement? Just imagine that you have a kitchen cabinet door with a broken hinge. Your wife wants to replace all of the cabinets since they are decades old, but you are determined to find a solution that doesn’t involve a completely new kitchen cabinet purchase and installation.
You remove the 20+ year-old hinge and take it […]
KIMYA launches a very popular filament, ABS-R, that’s made with post-consumer recycled materials
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) has a long history in the 3D printing world as it was one of the first plastics to be used. Today, ABS is still a very popular material thanks to its excellent mechanical properties such as its toughness and impact resistance as well as its low cost point. These properties allow you to print durable parts that hold up to extra usage, high temperature and wear.
KIMYA, an ARMOR GROUP company, […]
Using the Mastercam 2023 Drill Toolpath
This blog post will explore how to use the Mastercam 2023 Drill toolpath. This new toolpath will allow you to edit toolpath motion for any single selected entity in that operation. Typically, when using Drill and working with a solid, you can use the Calculate incremental values from holes or line option.
