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September 2021
Manufacturing Day 2021
Did you know that this Friday, Oct 1st is Manufacturing Day?
While Cimquest is busy exhibiting at local tradeshows, Mastercam will be celebrating Manufacturing Day on Facebook Live this Friday at 10 a.m. EST. Their applications engineers will be going behind the scenes in the Mastercam Manufacturing Lab. This is your chance to get a sneak peek at the machines and how they operate. After the […]
CAM for Milling
CAM for milling is one of the most commonly used techniques in the manufacturing world for producing parts to extremely precise shapes and sizes because it combines two powerful tools: milling and CAM software. Milling is a type of subtractive machining process, meaning that it removes material from a workpiece. It does this by using a spinning tool like an endmill to cut the stock material. Computer-aided […]
Comparing FDM, SLS, and SLA 3D Printing
reprint from the Formlabs blog
In-house 3D printing can increase manufacturing speed, reduce costs, enable rapid prototyping, and facilitate innovative products and designs. The popularity of 3D printing has grown as it has established itself as an accessible alternative to traditional manufacturing. However, 3D printing is not a one-size-fits-all technology. There are three well-known types of 3D printing: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Stereolithography (SLA). Each method has its […]
What Are the Differences in CAD vs CAM?
When someone mentions CAD programming, odds are they will also bring up CAM programming in the same conversation. Some people even erroneously use the two terms interchangeably. If the two software systems are so intertwined, where is the line between the two drawn? The answer lies in the stage of manufacturing in which each is used.
CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design (in some circles, it can […]
Advantages of 3D Printing with Polypropylene
This article will cover a highly versatile 3D printing material called Polypropylene. 3D printing with Polypro offers the ability to produce prototypes in the same material as your final parts. Let’s take a look at two different options and find out what their unique advantages are.
Polypro is popular due […]
What Will Manufacturing Look Like in 40 Years?
Manufacturing 40 Years ago
Back in the late 70’s, I started my career at Grumman Aerospace and we had all NC (Numerical Control) machines in our plants as well as the very first licenses of Catia ever used in the U.S. ‘CNC’ (Computerized Numerical Control) technology was extremely new and had not yet made its way to our plant.
Our machines to manufacture parts had no memory and were […]