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November 2016
Second Annual 3D Printed Ornament Challenge
This holiday season marks our second annual 3D printed ornament challenge. We had so much fun running this competition last year that we couldn’t resist doing it again. So once again, we will be hosting a fun competition to get your creative juices flowing. We challenge you to design your own 3D printable ornament for a chance to win some great prizes.
Airbus Standardizes on Stratasys
Stratasys has announced that leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus is standardizing on ULTEM™ 9085 3D printing material for the production of flight parts for its A350 XWB aircraft.
Stratasys’ ULTEM™ 9085 resin is certified to an Airbus material specification and is used in Stratasys’ FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) -based additive manufacturing solutions. By combining a high strength-to-weight ratio with FST (flame, smoke, and toxicity) compliance for […]
Solid Impression
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Esta nueva función para Solidos permite crear modelos derivados de una pieza para sujeciones anidadas o geometría de electrodo de un modo más rápido y con menos esfuerzos, sin tener que usar comandos Booleana.
Mastercam 2017 Stock Model Operations in Lathe
There is an exciting new development in the Mastercam 2017 stock model operation. In previous versions, cuts made with C-axis lathe toolpaths or true milling toolpaths would not update the lathe stock. Now in Mastercam 2017, stock awareness has been fully integrated by allowing the stock model operation to update the lathe stock definition.
If you have a lathe facing operation using […]
Employee Spotlight – Allan Haddad
Allan is a Post Processor Engineer here at Cimquest and here’s a little more info about him.
Allan Haddad, Post Processor Engineer
- What are your responsibilities at Cimquest?
Post-processor engineering and software development - What industry do you come from?
Mechanical design and manufacturing - Where are you from (hometown)?
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - What is your educational background?
Master of Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at University of Toronto
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Students Build Lighter, Faster Formula SAE Competition Cars
What’s in your toolbox? For Cyclone Racing, an automotive racing team from Iowa State University (ISU), it’s 3D printing. These students are discovering the benefits of additive manufacturing while having fun competing in the famous Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Formula car competition.
In the Formula SAE competition, students are instructed to design, build and then test their open-wheel […]