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November 2022
Visit our Partners at FormNext 2022
This week, in Frankfurt, Germany, FormNext 2022 is underway until November 18th. This event is the meeting point for the next generation of Additive Manufacturing and industrial 3D Printing! With about 800 exhibitors, we are proud to announce that Cimquest will have many partners attending!
Our partners range from entry-level 3D Printers to industrial systems, and depending upon your needs, one or multiple may be right for […]
Introducing the New MakerBot SKETCH Large
Welcome to the next step in the classroom 3D printing journey. MakerBot’s SKETCH Large 3D printer offering comes equipped with printer training, student curriculum, and enough printing material for a whole semester included, all for $2399.
To celebrate the launch of the SKETCH Large we’ll be giving you the MakerBot Educators Guidebook for FREE, PLUS 30% off on all SKETCH Large accessories when you purchase the SKETCH […]
Metrology Minute – Twist Analysis
Performing 2D Twist Angle Analysis in Control X
In this edition of our Metrology Minute, we are going to discuss the 2D Twist Analysis tool in Control X. It analyzes the deviation of twist angle between section profiles of the Reference and Measured data. Let’s use the turbine scan, aligned to the nominal CAD model shown below as an example. You would start with a pre-aligned model of Measured to Reference data.
Takumi H10 Demo CNC 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 back in Sept of 2017. The VM 10Ui has made its way to a new home running production parts and we now have the Takumi H10 […]
PreForm — Orienting Supports for Resin Prints
This blog post will show you the best way to orient and support your resin prints for the Formlabs 3 and 3L SLA printers. By modifying the support touch point size and density, you can have resin parts that simply break off of the support which reduces your post-processing time.
When it comes to supporting models for SLA 3D printing, […]
October 2022
3D Printing and Veterinary Medicine
3D Printed Prosthetics To Save A Bird’s Life
While caretakers at ZooTampa were performing a routine check-up on a 25-year-old great hornbill, they found a lesion at the base of the bird’s casque, the yellow helmet-like growth on top of the head. Further examination determined that the bird, named Crescent, was suffering from life-threatening cancer.
The great hornbill is one of the most endangered bird […]