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September 2021
Please Join Us for a Live Tech Tour
Come see the latest and hottest new technologies in 3D Printing, Scanning, Inspection, and Mastercam!
Cimquest is excited to open our doors once again for tours of our Sterling, MA facility.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
68 Pratts Junction RD
Sterling, MA
Up to 8 members of your team can sign up for a tour with convenient time slots offered from 9 AM to 5 PM (tours will be […]
3D Printing – No-Tooling and Faster to Market
What’s New in Tooling-Free Manufacturing?
What could it mean to your business if you no longer needed to build jigs, fixtures, and molds? It means your engineers could design and produce end-use parts in as little as one day!
If you need to print multiple versions of a part or make unique iterations binding jetting is the answer. By using binder jetting for metal 3D printing you will have the speed and accessibility to design and produce […]
August 2021
The Problem with the 3D Printing Industry
For the last 25 years, my company, Cimquest, has been representing 3D printers so it may be a bit surprising that you will find me pointing out what I feel is a very pressing issue in the industry. Not to get too political but many industries have been warped by the easy money policies of our government & Federal Reserve System. Under […]
Limited Time MakerBot Promo
With MakerBot METHOD you can now 3D print in Metals, Composites, and Polymers — all on one machine. For a limited time, unlock LABS materials such as BASF Ultrafuse 316L Stainless, Flexible SEBs, or PETG ESD with a FREE LABS GEN 2 Experimental Extruder when you purchase any METHOD 3D Printer.
Limited time promo ends August 13, 2021.
This promotion can be stacked with the […]
Autoscan Inspec from Shining 3D
The Autoscan Inspect structured light scanner has remarkable parameters at an extremely affordable price point.
At just $13,200 complete, the Autoscan holds incredible accuracy of 10 microns (+/-.0004”) and has an equally incredible resolution of 50 microns (.0019”) making this an excellent choice for a customer in need of scanning small, precision geometry.
The single-click calibration and scanning routines make this a simple scanner to use […]
Metrology Minute Cylindricity
Cylindricity – Similarities & Differences Between Related Callouts
While this month’s segment is focused on Cylindricity we will also review several of the GD&T Callouts discussed previously (and a few not previously discussed but relevant to this month’s discussion) along with some of the similarities, as well as subtle differences between them.
Cylindricity is a form of control tolerance that dictates […]