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April 2021
Time To Update Mastercam
It’s time to start thinking about options to update your valuable Mastercam CAD/CAM investment.
With the upcoming release of Mastercam 2022, Mastercam 2019 will be three versions removed from the latest CAD/CAM technology now on the market. Plus, in two more releases, Mastercam 2019 will sunset, at which point updates and support will no longer be available. You can keep those benefits by updating to […]
3DGence Announces the INDUSTRY F350 3D Printer
3DGence announced a new industrial 3D printer for their INDUSTRY line, the F350.
The 3DGence F350 production 3D printer
Previously the company launched the F340 and F420. The new F350 seems to fit in-between the previous two models, as you might suspect. However, unlike most “mid models”, it isn’t just about a build volume that fits in-between. 3DGence has implemented an interesting combination of […]
What is the Universal CMM?
The Universal CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) is a software-only alternative to many of the cryptic and clumsy programming software products that ship with CMM’s and Head controllers. The Verisurf AUTOMATE module provides communications between Verisurf software and the CMM giving you a simple user interface to address authoring inspection programs from a variety of supported CMM’s.
Tolerating outdated metrology software is now a thing of the past, especially […]
Mastercam 5-Part Vision for Smart Manufacturing
Mastercam is an integral slice of the reality of Smart Manufacturing. It is one of many fibers giving strength to the digital thread that is Industry 4.0. The following, courtesy of Strategic Market Analyst Ben Mund, are five areas in which Mastercam’s vision is on the future of connectivity as it benefits the manufacturing community
1. Awareness
Mastercam is addressing the emerging shift in the market by acknowledging the […]
Verisurf Mesh Utilities for 3D Data Preparation
The powerful Verisurf Mesh utilities allow you to create high-quality meshes for 3D printing, machine from STL, and use as nominal models for inspection.
Power Mesh simultaneously can create, merge, clean up, refine, smooth, hole fill, and extend the mesh. Advanced options control mesh density and can close mesh volume. Power Mesh can create water-tight mesh, a natural first step in […]
March 2021
HP Partners With Solize to 3D Print Spares On-Demand for Vintage Nisan GT-RS
Japanese manufacturer SOLIZE has worked with multinational printing firm HP to 3D print spare parts for heritage models from Nissan’s NISMO line of sports cars.
Using 3D modeling and HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) platform, SOLIZE’s engineers have been able to design and 3D print discontinued parts for vehicles such as the Skyline GT-R on-demand. Working as part of Nissan’s Heritage Parts program, the firms effectively demonstrated how the carmaker could benefit from digitizing its inventory, […]