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January 2024
3D Printing Helps Preserve A Saber-Toothed Salmon
Reprint from OPB
A saber-toothed salmon, as depicted by artist Ray Troll. The mural is part of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. – University of Oregon
For years, museum conservators and paleontologists have yearned for a way to duplicate fragile fossils without damaging them. Now scientists with the University of Oregon say they have […]
Icam Students Working with Kimya 3D Filaments
KIMYA X Icam Bretagne: the students from Icam – Ecole de Production are working with Kimya 3D filaments
Since its establishment in 1898, Icam has been expanding in France and globally, while remaining rooted in its values: audacity, trust, freedom, responsibility, solidarity, and collective success. Its essential mission is to educate engineers who are free, aware, committed, and active in their lives. All […]
Saving Your Mastercam Operations Libraries
Your shop’s intellectual labor is valuable. Protect it. By saving your best practices in a digital database, you streamline your production process and ensure that your hard work won’t be forgotten or lost. One of the best ways to do this is by employing your CAD/CAM software’s operations library. Mastercam’s Operations Library is a virtual catalog of your previously defined machining strategies: combinations of your toolpaths, tooling, […]
Advantages of Additive Manufacturing Repair
The manufacturing industry has witnessed a revolutionary transformation with the advent of additive manufacturing, which has introduced innovative production solutions. In the field of repairs, additive manufacturing, particularly with Wire-DED systems, presents numerous notable advantages compared to conventional repair methods.
Cost-Effectiveness: Repairing parts using additive manufacturing can be highly cost-effective. Traditional repairs often involve manual processes which can be time-consuming and expensive. Moreover, […]
Metal 3D Printing Parts is Easy
Join Desktop Metal’s team of experts for a walkthrough of the metal 3D printing process while reviewing operational information like safety procedures and waste requirements to gain a better understanding of how easy 3D printing a variety of metals can be.
Webinar Details:
Date: January 23rd, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM EST
Metal 3D printing is a transformational technology – […]
Are You Taking Advantage of Mastercam OptiRough?
Mastercam OptiRough: The Roughing Solution You Might Be Overlooking
Mastercam OptiRough is an advanced roughing strategy powered by Dynamic Motion technology, which is designed to optimize cutting approaches. The way Dynamic Toolpaths works is by monitoring every aspect of machining in real-time; it is constantly calculating the best feeds and angles to run parts the fastest and safest way possible. The only downside to OptiRough is that […]