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December 2022
CAM Automation Tricks You Need to Know
The irony in automation is that it takes a lot of creativity to automate any process, but at the same time any automated process has zero inherent creativity – it is just a mindless repetition of preselected steps. While it is good for the process itself to be uncreative (no one wants their machining to go off-script), programmers themselves must often stretch their imaginations when finding […]
Metrology Minute – Comparison Point Analysis
The Comparison Point Analysis tool in Control X lets you to click on arbitrary point locations on the Reference (CAD) model and compare those to the same point, mapped to the Measured (mesh) model. This is a useful tool for identifying the accuracy of random point locations on the model.
The typical method of mapping a point is using the “Along Normal” vector option, radiating from the selected point on the Ref model and projecting normal […]
Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) Now Available for OQTON
OQTON Inc., formally 3D Systems, will be introducing a subscription-based, software license rental model to complement its perpetual license sales model.
Starting in 2023, Geomagic Design X, Control X Professional and Geomagic for Solidworks’ customers will have the option of “renting” these products on an annual basis. The subscription model will ensure users a full year of software updates and bug fixes as well […]
Used Takumi H10 CNC Milling Machine For Sale
It’s been 5 years since we began our partnership with Hurco CNC and Alta Enterprises. We are extremely happy to continue that relationship by using and showing the great capabilities of their CNC Machines. We first received a Hurco VM 10Ui 5 -axis mill and a Takumi H10 VMC in Sept of 2017. The VM 10Ui has made its way to a new home running production parts and we now have the used Takumi H10 […]
Order 3D-Printed Jewelry Samples Before You Buy
pic by Lace by Jenny Wu
Jenny Wu is a Los Angeles-based jewelry designer that uses her architectural background to create complex designs for her necklaces, rings and bracelets. Her company, Lace by Jenny Wu, makes 3D-printed jewelry in a lot of beautiful designs using SLS — Selective Laser Sintering — to essentially melt a powder into shape using lasers as well as printing them in […]
November 2022
Mueller Corp. – Case Study: The Endless Possibilities of SLA- Webinar on Demand
Mueller Corp. – Case Study: The Endless Possibilities of SLA
Replayed from a live webinar held on Nov.29, 2022
Webinar on demand replay of a case study of Mueller Corporation, a user of Formlabs and their SLA technology. In this webinar, we will dive into the various applications for which Ryan Cummings, Manufacturing Engineer for Mueller Corp., uses his Form 3L.
By printing manufacturing tools, prototypes, jigs, and fixtures, Mueller Corp. has been […]