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April 2016
FDM Part Smoothing
When you are looking for a way to make very functional FDM parts look closer to being traditionally manufactured parts there are few methods out there. Some of these require manual working of the part, some mechanical, while others require almost no work at all.
One of the major concerns that comes up regularly is the dimensional stability of the parts after the finishing process. When […]
March 2016
Probing Saves Time and Makes Better Parts
In this blog post we’ll go over some of the benefits to installing on-machine probing to your CNC machines.
What is probing?
Probing is the process of measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of a CNC machine or machined part in a X, Y & Z motion, capturing that data and translating it to the CNC machine for offset information or part geometry inspection. […]
How Stratasys 3D Printing Completely Turned Around Stereo Speaker Acoustics
You can’t solve an 80-year-old problem with 80-year-old technology. Take stereo speakers, for example. Conventionally designed and manufactured speakers almost universally suffer from some level of “back wave” distortion; this occurs when the audio signals fired to the back of the speaker bounce off the cabinet walls and interfere with the signals sent to the front of the speaker.
In […]
How Mastercam X9 Can Help You – Part 2
by Doug Boccia, Mastercam Account Executive at Cimquest
Yesterday we talked about the time-savings benefits of Mastercam X9 and today we will show you how the new functionality in this release can help your business.
Added Functionality Can Open Up New Opportunities
Having these new features can easily open your shop up to new business that was previously unattainable.
- Solids Disassembly – This new function can really make your programming […]
How Mastercam X9 Can Help You – Part 1
by Doug Boccia, Mastercam Account Executive at Cimquest
We know how important it is for you to have software that can save you time and get you going onto the next program more quickly. Mastercam X9 includes many features that can do just that, plus some brand new features not previously included that can open up doors to new opportunities. Today we will look at some of […]
Objet Connex3 with Stratasys Creative Colors
reposted from www.deskeng.com
Color 3D printing showed its promise years ago. But there was a gap between promise and bloom. Early color 3D prints had color, sure, yet they lacked the vibrancy of a Cassius Marcellus Coolidge oil. Often parts were paint-by-numbers garish or dreary like the piping on a frozen cake. Objet multi-material, multi-color 3D printers from Stratasys changed that for the better with bright, deep colors. Today’s Pick of the Week, however, is about […]