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November 2019
Visit Cimquest at Upcoming Trade Shows
FABTECH 2019 is taking place this week, November 11-14, 2019 in Chicago, IL. This is North America’s Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event. FABTECH brings a wealth of innovation and technology solutions to the Chicago area. More than 48,000 attendees and over 1,700 exhibiting companies are expected to gather once again to celebrate metal manufacturing at its best. Cimquest will be exhibiting in booth […]
Interviews from the Xpand3D event
During the recent Xpand3D event we had the opportunity to chat with many of the vendors. The video below includes interviews with HP, Desktop Metal, and Hurco. Watch as they tell you a little bit about what’s new with their products.
If you would like to watch Desktop Metal’s CEO, Ric Fulop give his Keynote Presentation at Xpand3D please click below.Watch Keynote
Grow Your Capabilities with the Form 3
FDM/FFF and SLA printers both have similar, often complementary features. Many businesses use both machines alongside one another, which can mean the best of both worlds; low-cost rapid prototyping coupled with high quality, functional parts for a wider range of applications.
If your business has an FDM/FFF machine, you’re eligible to receive up to $400 off the Form 3 or Form 3L Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) 3D […]
Desktop Metal Introduces Fiber
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Introducing Fiber
Introducing Fiber, the first 3D printer with AFP continuous carbon fiber reinforcement using high temperature resistant PEEK and PEKK, designed to deliver industrial fiber performance on the desktop
Introducing Fiber™. Starting at $3,495. Combining continuous fiber tape with industry-proven composites, Fiber™ makes it possible for every engineer to create parts with unrivaled strength and lightness, all from their desktop.
Desktop Metal, the company committed to making 3D printing accessible to […]
NJBIZ Manufacturing Panel
New Jersey manufacturers are struggling to find enough skilled employees even though the industry pays an average salary of $90,000 annually in the Garden State. This and other ideas recently emerged at an NJBIZ panel discussion on manufacturing. Cimquest’s founder and CEO, Rob Hassold took part in this panel discussion. To hear more about it, please click the video link below.
October 2019
Additive vs Subtractive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing builds parts by adding material layer by layer, while subtractive removes material to create parts. Although these approaches have different benefits and can serve different purposes, they are often used in conjunction with one another due to their overlapping range of applications.
In subtractive manufacturing, the most popular being CNC machining, you’ll typically start […]