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January 2022

Letter from our CEO – Exciting Future of Manufacturing

By |January 14th, 2022|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, News / Promos, Technology|

Happy 2022!

As I think about 2022 I can only get excited about the state of the industry and where Cimquest is heading. Certainly, it has been a bit crazy over the past 2 years; however, it is now time to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off. One of the few things that seem to be staying the same is that the rate of change in the world is continuing to increase. Speaking of changes, […]

Increase 3D Printing Production Yield with Formlabs ESD Resin

By |January 13th, 2022|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, FormLabs|

Increase Production Yield and Streamline Processes for Electronics Manufacturing with Formlabs ESD Resin

Increase Production Yield and Streamline Processes for Electronics Manufacturing with Formlabs ESD Resin

Formlabs has released their new ESD Resin, their first-ever material which safely dissipates unregulated electrostatic discharge. ESD Resin streamlines electronics manufacturing processes by increasing production yield, improving operational efficiency, and reducing production ramp-up time.

ESD Resin was developed to hold up […]

Metrology Minute – Traditional 2D Drawing inspection

By |January 7th, 2022|Metrology Minute|

In our last Metrology Minute post, we demonstrated how Control X can be used to extract feature size and location information directly from the scan, without the use of a nominal CAD model. With this route, a more traditional type of inspection could take place using just the scan of a manufactured part or assembly. We explained how a region’s model may be used to identify and measure analytic features, directly from a scan.

What NOT To Do With Your Brand New 3D Printer

By |January 5th, 2022|3D Printing / Additive Mfg|

a reprint from https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/seven-things-not-to-do-with-your-brand-new-3d-printer

What NOT To Do With Your Brand New 3D Printer

You just received a brand new desktop 3D printer. What should you NOT do?

It’s that time of year when huge sales of inexpensive desktop 3D printers arrive in people’s homes, often for the very first time.

Yes, it’s an exciting moment: you now have the power to build virtually anything, or at least […]

Wood 3D Printing Used in Our Ornament Design Challenge

By |January 3rd, 2022|3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|

Wood 3D Printing

There were many submissions to our Holiday Ornament challenge this year. The 1st and 2nd place winners were already announced a couple of weeks back. Another one of our favorites was the Christmas Star submitted by Forest Denton. We really liked his design for its geometric simplicity and also thought it would be a great example to have our friends at Desktop Metal 3D […]

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