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Check here often to find Cimquest, Mastercam and 3D Printing happenings, product offerings and update info along with general Industry trends and breaking news.
April 2023
Our CEO Wins the Distinguished INnovator Operators Award (DINO)
Congratulations to Rob Hassold, our CEO, for winning the DINO Award at AMUG2023
The DINO Award is AMUG’s most prestigious honor and is bestowed upon those with the highest levels of additive manufacturing expertise as well as a willingness to share that knowledge through contributions to AMUG, its members and the industry it represents.
Each year, the […]
Mastercam 2024 B-Axis Contour Turning Enhancements
Three major enhancements have been added to the Mastercam 2024 B-Axis Contour Turning operation. They include:
- Ability to manually edit tool axis vectors.
- Ability to manually edit usable insert area.
- Adjust stock function.
Together, these new features give you even more control over how their tool contacts the part. These enhancements further the optimization of tool life and surface finish, while also streamlining the workflow. In today’s post, we will cover the first enhancement – Editing […]
Lockheed Martin to Use Makerbot 3D Printers For Their Next Space Project
Lockheed Martin Space uses METHOD X to create parts for the lunar rover project, enabling the engineers to design, develop, and test autonomous systems and processes
Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense company, with the mission to connect, protect and explore. The company focuses on next-generation and generation-after-next technologies. In alliance with General Motors, Lockheed Martin is developing a new fully-autonomous lunar rover that could be used for NASA’s Artemis program. This is a […]
Metrology Minute – Control X Measure Menu
While most users of Control X are interested in producing color maps, whisker plots, dimension checks, and GD&T analysis of the scan as compared to the nominal CAD model, it is important to note that there are several “mesh-only” functions for measuring a scan model that do not require a nominal CAD model.
The Measure Distance menu simply measures the distance between two […]
Mastercam Helps High School Establish Manufacturing Program
Mastercam and Andrew Crowe recently provided resources to students at Benjamin Franklin High School to start an advanced manufacturing program.
(A reprint from Modern Machine Shop.)
Andrew Crowe (left) and Yolexis Lima (second from right) from Mastercam reseller Cimquest show students at Ben Franklin High School the features of Mastercam CAD/CAM software. Photo Credit: Mastercam
Mastercam and Andrew Crowe, founder […]
March 2023
3D Printing Surged 23% Last Year
3D Printing has surged 23% in 2022 and is now a $13.5 billion industry.
(A reprint from DesignNews)
Photo courtesy of Design News.
The fourth quarter of 2022 capped a strong year for additive manufacturing markets, according to SmarTech Analysis. Even in the face of uncertain economic conditions, the growth rate for all 3D printing hardware, materials, software, and services expand by 23% in […]