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April 2021
Cimquest Now a Mastercam Educational Reseller
We are excited to announce that Cimquest is now an official Mastercam Educational reseller. This will bring educational customers and industrial manufacturers closer together for mutual benefit. With this change, educational institutions gain the benefit of greater connection with our industrial network of manufacturers using Mastercam. We can form a much-needed conduit between educational and industrial customers. This connection will enable better partnerships between schools and […]
How to Export Data out of Control X
This blog post will explain how to export data out of Control X to be used for review or downstream applications. Control X Metrology software allows you to leverage rich data to understand why parts are in or out of tolerance.
In working with a CAD model, known as the reference data, when you select the reference data node, a window appears in the […]
Williams Racing Announces Partnership with Nexa3D
Williams Racing recently announced a new partnership with Nexa3D, bringing the fastest polymer 3D printing to the world of Formula One.
Beginning this month, Nexa3D’s NXE400 ultrafast photoplastic 3D printer will be available to manufacture functional wind tunnel parts for aero testing purposes. The company’s NexaX software will enable high-performance additive manufacturing processes using modern computation architecture to develop light-weighted parts and accelerate the file-to-part process.
With Nexa3D’s […]
Mastercam Mill Streamlines the Manufacturing Process
Mastercam Mill offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation. Multiaxis features, 3D enhancements, and 2D high speed toolpaths combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a software package intended to improve shop floor productivity.
Here are some of the significant highlights and new functionality in Mastercam Mill:
Mastercam Multiaxis Improvements
Maintaining climb and conventional machining is […]
HP and Ford Team Up to Convert 3D Waste Into Auto Parts
reprint from Digital Engineering
Companies found way to extend life of already-used 3D printed powders and parts, turning them into auto components for Super Duty F-250 trucks, creating closed-loop on waste.
Ford says 3D printing has potential to revolutionize customization of low-volume vehicle parts, accelerate sustainability. Image courtesy of HP and Ford.
Ford is seeking to drive the future of automotive 3D printing, this time teaming […]
Design for Additive Manufacturing: Internal Features and Channels
Additive manufacturing is rapidly rewriting the rules of how metal parts are made, and it’s doing it with the help of a new design language – Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM).
Developed to take advantage of the enormous design freedom that comes with 3D printing, DfAM allows manufacturers to unlock a host of benefits – from highly complex geometry to the use of generative design tools to the ability to create internal features and channels – […]