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26 05, 2017

Cimquest Now Selling Desktop Metal 3D Printing Systems

By |2017-05-26T08:48:16-04:00May 26th, 2017|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|0 Comments

Cimquest is excited to announce that we are now contracted to sell Desktop Metal. This means that in addition to offering, Mastercam, 3D scanning and inspection, as well as traditional 3D printers, we can now offer the New England and Mid-Atlantic territories a Metal 3D Printer at a price point that will allow the manufacturing community to venture into the exciting field of 3D Metal Printing. This will open up new opportunities for current Cimquest [...]

24 05, 2017

SolidWorks 2017 Multiple Start Threads

By |2017-05-24T09:02:39-04:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: SOLIDWORKS, Tech Tips|0 Comments

Today we are going to talk about the enhanced functionality to the Thread feature in SolidWorks 2017, mainly using multiple start threads. There are various reasons why someone might use threads with multiple starts. The main one is that it allows the lead distance of a thread to be increased, without changing its pitch. This proves useful when fine threads are required, but at the same time you want a quick advance, for example like [...]

23 05, 2017

Simultaneous Synchronized Scanning

By |2017-05-23T07:10:48-04:00May 23rd, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, 3D Scanning / Reverse Engineering, CQTV|0 Comments

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/8g5m36xd13?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Today we present a great way to capture parts where you need to leverage size...but at the same time capture very small fine details. [separator style_type="single" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="30" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]

22 05, 2017

Tooling Costs and Cycle Times Reduced

By |2017-05-22T08:36:11-04:00May 22nd, 2017|Categories: Mastercam|0 Comments

Jaktool LLC is a customer of ours in Cranbury, NJ. They have a team of young inquisitive engineers that are investing the time to explore the full potential of their manufacturing software and machines to take on the complex jobs no one else wants. Using Mastercam CAD/CAM programming software from CNC Software Inc. (Tolland, CT), Jaktool is able to save setup times and tooling costs, and reduce cycle times, while delivering exceptional customer service to [...]

19 05, 2017

Employee Spotlight – Russell Jennison

By |2017-05-19T08:54:38-04:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: News / Promos|0 Comments

Today we would like to introduce you to Russell Jennison, our Post Processor Manager here at Cimquest. Here are some interesting tidbits of information to get to know him a little better. 1. What are your responsibilities at Cimquest? Post processors are the link between Mastercam and individual machining centers. I customize these to maximize customer productivity and make sure every machine a customer wants to utilize talks effectively with Mastercam. I am building a [...]

17 05, 2017

Introduction to 3D Metal Printing with Desktop Metal

By |2017-05-17T08:00:48-04:00May 17th, 2017|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Desktop Metal|0 Comments

Join Cimquest and Desktop Metal on Friday, May 19th at 9 AM for an informative webinar on 3D Metal printing, a new and affordable addition to the 3D metal printing industry. This new technology promises to be a game changer in the way products are brought to market in the future. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn more about it. In this webinar Ben Arnold from Desktop Metal will provide an introduction [...]

16 05, 2017

Sandvik Coromant PrimeTurning

By |2017-05-16T06:14:22-04:00May 16th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQTV, Metal Cutting Series|0 Comments

https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/st6mt8m8j4?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Prime Turning with Mastercam 2018 increases your turning abilities with faster metal removal rates and giving you greater than 50% productivity because you can turn in all directions. [separator style_type="single" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="30" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]

15 05, 2017

Mastercam 2018 Create Curves Enhancements

By |2017-05-15T08:44:57-04:00May 15th, 2017|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|0 Comments

In Mastercam 2018, toggling the CPlane 2D/3D construction mode enables different construction modes for Curve One Edge and Curve All Edges. Setting the construction mode to 2D creates geometry parallel to the current CPlane at a designated Z depth. This eliminates the extra steps that were required to project the 3D geometry to the defined CPlane. Mastercam has added a feature to automatically select tangent solid edges. Holding down the [Shift] key and clicking an [...]

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