“Every feature is more or less conventional, but putting them together in a single compact and competitive mechanism is really a challenge.”

"Around 80 percent of the machines on our shop floor are either Matsuura’s or Nakamura-Tome’s. Like our GibbsCAM Reseller we know we can count on excellent service from Elliott Matsuura here in Western Canada. They have helped us grow to the place we are today.”

“The ability to create one inspection routine and automatically apply that routine to additional parts is critical to our business.”

“The physical models were fantastic.”

“The 3D Systems Geomagic software provides a complete solution for processing and inspecting scan data and converting it to a solid model. We use them for every reverse engineering project we do.”

“As we prepared the car to run again for the first time in almost 20 years, we noticed severe pitting and corrosion on the water pump. In a few places, the housing was pitted all the way through and was only kept from leaking by mineral deposits that covered the …

“Part geometry is essential because that’s the starting point of everything you do in this business If that’s not correct, no matter how good the software is, you’re going to spit out garbage. With GibbsCAM, the geometry has been perfect every time for us, and that’s huge. Everything else can …

"We strive to be the go-to guys for emergency machining in production volumes. If someone has a supplier that is underperforming with quality or delivery, and they need someone who can quickly engineer and tool up to production volume for any given precision machining component, we can step in."

“Initially, we perform the milling, drilling and tapping on a four-axis machine. By using GibbsCAM, however, we noticed some advantages on the operational side as well as in fixturing by moving to five-axis. All told, we have been able to reduce cycle time by 50 percent.”

"For rapid design or product iteration, the 3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 is unmatched. By having this industry-leading solution in our facility, we’re expanding our vision of what can be 3D printed in our processes."

“With its unique vacuum chamber, we’re able to get our process down to five parts per million oxygen within the chamber. The DMP Flex 350 performs in a different class than competitive machines by delivering better chemistry control in finished parts and high levels of powder reuse."

“I needed to work digitally because there’s so much work to be done and it makes the job much more efficient, But the solutions I experimented with didn’t give the best results.”

“Once all of this information in known, an exact replica of the bell could conceivably be made, allowing everyone to hear exactly what early inhabitants of the fort heard during time spent in worship, assembly, or as a warning against incoming attacks. We are very excited to be uncovering parts …

"Unlike LVADs, which are designed to aid one ventricle of the native heart, our TAH is a device that replaces the sick natural ventricles and native valves of a patient. Applications for this system would exist for patients with end-stage heart failure who would not survive until a suitable heart …

“Our Projet 5000 is a versatile workhorse providing prototypes and scale model components in a fraction of the time of our previous methods at a much lower cost. The reliable performance and large build area allow us to produce more prototypes in-house for Astec, as well as, for other Astec …