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October 2015
3D Printed Heart Model Helps Change Little Girl’s Prognosis
Five-year-old Mia Gonzalez has always suffered from breathing issues which limited her ability to function as a normal child. Doctors discovered a rare heart malformation known as double aortic arch. The condition causes restricted airflow due to the entanglement of an extra vascular ring around either the trachea or the esophagus. Often misdiagnosed as asthma, this serious condition requires a complex surgical procedure.
Dr. Redmond Burke, Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, and […]
Mastercam Traditional vs Dynamic Toolpaths
by Steve Weaber, Cimquest Applications Engineer
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Have you ever wondered about the differences between Mastercam’s traditional vs Dynamic toolpaths? We hope to explain how the new Dynamic Motion technology differs from the traditional toolpaths and how you can benefit from using it.
Traditional toolpaths are offset based (See Fig 1). These toolpaths are governed by the shape of the geometry that drive them. There is little […]
Dynamic Motion Benefits Lighter-duty Machines
Do you have a lighter-duty machine sitting in your shop and do you ever wonder if you can take advantage of Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion toolpaths with it? It might be older, smaller, or just have a different purpose than some of your more expensive machining centers, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the most out of it. Mastercam can help you to do just that! Dynamic Motion creates toolpaths with a smaller step-over, but a […]
Cimquest Through the Years
This year marks 25 years in business for Cimquest and we recently took a look back through our history. Below you will see some of our biggest milestones. Thank you for being a part of our success!
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What’s so “Dynamic” about Dynamic Motion?
We were recently talking with a representative from a tooling company. He was familiar with Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion, having seen it in several shops and even having used it to help make his tools look their best. The thing he liked most about it, he said, was the consistency. Consistent chip load, constant step over, spindle speed, consistent performance. Then he asked this:
“With everything being so consistent with those toolpaths, what exactly is […]
25th Anniversary Open House Recap
What a great time everyone had at our 25th Anniversary Open House celebration. We had lots of visitors all day long and they were treated to all sorts of activities. Some of the highlights of the day included demonstrations in our 3D printer showroom, customer and vendor displays, networking with our partners and other customers, and continuously running educational seminars on both additive and subtractive manufacturing.
We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did […]