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December 2015
Section 179 Deduction Helps Your Business
Do you know what Section 179 is? It’s a tax code that was created to help businesses. If you take advantage of it before December 31st you can fully deduct the price of business equipment and software investments purchased this year (2015). That makes now the perfect time to invest in a new 3D printer or software that your business could really use.
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3D Printed Cookie Cutters
To embrace the spirit of the holiday season, this year Cimquest made some custom 3D printed cookie cutters in Ultem 1010.
Ultem 1010 is known for its exceptional strength and heat resistance, making it ideal for production applications in the automotive, aerospace, and medical industries. It has the highest heat and chemical […]
3D Printing Architectural Models Reduces Time & Cost
KMCA is a model making company based in New Haven, CT. Founded in 1988, they produce models for some of the world’s leading architectural and industrial design firms. Their primary focus is commercial office complexes, however they support a variety of building types ranging from churches to university centers.
KMCA’s traditional methods of production include 3 Axis CNC machining and laser cutting, which […]
3D Printed Bottle Opener
If you have seen us at any of the several manufacturing trade shows we attend each year, you may have noticed the 3D printed “giveaways” we offer to our visitors as a means to demonstrate the capabilities of our technologies.
This year, our President and CEO, Rob Hassold, came up with an idea for a 3D printed ASA enclosed bottle opener for giveaways. These would nicely show off how a metal piece can be encapsulated in […]
Final Days to Take the 3D Printing Ornament Challenge
You only have 4 more days to get your ornament design to us to take the 3D Printing Ornament Challenge. But don’t worry, that’s plenty of time. All you need to do is create the design and we do the rest of the work.
This is your chance to create a unique and meaningful gift for somebody you love, or perhaps for yourself. If you win, you […]
Tips for Creating Your 3D Printable Ornament
We hope you’re beginning the brainstorming and design process for your very own 3D printable ornament. The sky is the limit for what you can dream up and some questions have started to roll in. We thought we should share some of the answers with everyone to help you all in your design process.
The biggest question that has come up is regarding colors. Some folks have asked,
“Can my ornament be printed in multiple colors?”
We […]