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SOLIDWORKS 2016 User Interface
Let’s take a look at the user interface in the new SOLIDWORKS 2016 release. It has improved scaling for high-resolution screens, a new icon style, and a redesigned triad. SOLIDWORKS 2016 supports high-pixel density displays and responds to the Microsoft Windows display scaling setting so the PropertyManagers and FeatureManager design tree uses your display scaling setting to display buttons and icons at an appropriate size. For toolbars, you can display SMALL, MEDIUM, or LARGE buttons [...]
Section 179 Deduction Helps Your Business
Do you know what Section 179 is? It’s a tax code that was created to help businesses. If you take advantage of it before December 31st you can fully deduct the price of business equipment and software investments purchased this year (2015). That makes now the perfect time to invest in a new 3D printer or software that your business could really use. Here is a quick overview of Section 179. Section 179 is a [...]
3D Printed Cookie Cutters
To embrace the spirit of the holiday season, this year Cimquest made some custom 3D printed cookie cutters in Ultem 1010. Ultem 1010 is known for its exceptional strength and heat resistance, making it ideal for production applications in the automotive, aerospace, and medical industries. It has the highest heat and chemical resistance of any FDM material, along with the greatest tensile strength. But aside from these impressive properties, Ultem 1010 is biocompatible and approved for [...]
3D Printing Architectural Models Reduces Time & Cost
KMCA is a model making company based in New Haven, CT. Founded in 1988, they produce models for some of the world’s leading architectural and industrial design firms. Their primary focus is commercial office complexes, however they support a variety of building types ranging from churches to university centers. KMCA’s traditional methods of production include 3 Axis CNC machining and laser cutting, which operate in conjunction with manual assembly techniques. While these machining methods are [...]
3D Printed Cookie Cutters
To embrace our holiday spirit, we printed festive 3D cookie cutters! These cutters were printed in Ultem 1010, a biocompatible thermoplastic approved for food contact making it a practical material for food-production industries. This certified grade features NSF 51 and ISO 10993/USP Class VI certifications. http://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/g2mei2lg29?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640
3D Printed Bottle Opener
If you have seen us at any of the several manufacturing trade shows we attend each year, you may have noticed the 3D printed “giveaways” we offer to our visitors as a means to demonstrate the capabilities of our technologies. This year, our President and CEO, Rob Hassold, came up with an idea for a 3D printed ASA enclosed bottle opener for giveaways. These would nicely show off how a metal piece can be encapsulated [...]
KMCA Inc. Customer Spotlight
Welcome to the latest Cimquest Customer Spotlight featuring KMCA from New Haven, Connecticut. In this 3D Printing series Spotlight, Ken Champlin, KMCA President, shows you how adding Additive Manufacturing capabilities with the Fortus 250, has transformed their business of creating Architectural Models. http://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/o6zmje77kz?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640