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February 2022
When Business Risks Pay Off – A Guide to Insanity
Spoiler alert! Cimquest has achieved great recognition in the industry as a result of a risky business transformation started 4-½ years ago as well as my talented team who at times believed in this transformation sometimes more than I even did. The achievements are:
- Cimquest was the #1 global partner for Desktop Metal
- Cimquest was the #2 global partner for CNC Software (Mastercam)
- Cimquest was the #1 global partner for Xact Metal
So I am both […]
Cimquest Adds New Additive Manufacturing Product
We recently partnered with CoreTechnologie in order to add a new Additive Manufacturing product to our line-up. In the words of our CEO, Rob Hassold,
“CoreTechnologie (a 24-year-old software development company) has amazed me with the speed of development and innovation of the 4D Additive software solution, a relatively new product in the industry. They have created a world-class product for Additive Manufacturing in just […]
CNC Machining in the Medical Industry
The medical manufacturing industry faced a war on multiple fronts during the pandemic. Just as demand for medical supplies like masks and respirators was at its highest – and unexpectedly, too – employment dropped and supply chains were broken. Manufacturers were expected to continue to produce high-quality, high-precision medical products even as they struggled to acquire materials, staff their shops, and even […]
3D Printed Lattice Applications
A reprint from www.fabbaloo.com
Lattice types [Source: Science Direct] A new research paper investigates the rather long list of applications for 3D printed lattices.
Lattices are complex geometric structures that are sometimes referred to as “cellular”. This is because the geometry of the lattice is sometimes the space not occupied by “cells” inside of a volume.
In traditional manufacturing, lattices are rarely used, except […]
Desktop Metal Studio Sytem 2 Upgrade
Desktop Metal released a great lineup of 3D printers last year and we will recap some of those exciting new machines in weekly blog posts this month. Many of these new printers will also be showcased in our upcoming 3D Printing Online Seminar Series which will happen over the next couple of months. Please stay tuned for more details on that and in the meantime let’s take a look at one of the new releases […]
January 2022
PGV Cut Lead Times Using Desktop Metal 3D Printing
reprint from 3D Printing Industry
PGV cut lead times by up to 80% using Desktop Metal 3D Printing technology
PGV Industries, a Karnes City, Texas-based industrial equipment manufacturer, has begun integrating additive manufacturing technology into its day-to-day operations for the first time. Since recently installing one of Desktop Metal’s Shop System metal binder jet 3D printers, the firm has managed to remedy a number of issues it faced with traditional manufacturing […]