In Search Of: Customer Success Stories We are now seeking customers who are interested in being highlighted in our 2023 marketing initiatives. We would like to highlight your positive, real-world experiences working with our software and/or training solutions. These customer success stories can help to promote both your company as well as ours. This may […]
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Customer Success Story: Dimensional Innovations Creates the World’s Tallest Freestanding 3D Printed Structure Overland Park, Kansas – August 2022 – Dimensional Innovations created a monument for an NFL stadium and the result is the World’s tallest freestanding 3D printed structure. As a matter of fact, the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, is the epitome of modern comfort. The 1.8 million square foot, 65,000 seat behemoth was inspired by futuristic luxury vehicles, and its overall impression is one of innovation and modernity. Current team owner Mark Davis, however, wanted to bring along a bit of the past to the Raiders’ new home. He envisioned a memorial to his late father and previous Raiders owner Al Davis that would illustrate the scale of love his father had for his favorite NFL team. That memorial is the Al Davis Memorial Torch, a gargantuan structure of a torch with a shimmering light feature on top to simulate ever-burning flames. The sheer size of the nine-story-tall memorial made manufacturing daunting for the vast majority of shops in the United States. Add in the strict parameters set by the Raiders organization and Manica Architecture, the firm responsible for building the new stadium, and the project became impossible for all but a handful. The memorial had to weigh under […]
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Jahabow specializes in a variety of different display cases, CNC machined in the 250,000-square-foot shop.CAD/CAM Helps Retail Display Maker Showcase Custom ProwessJahabow, LLC, has seen massive growth since it was founded in 1973 as a family-owned business. Now a national leader in manufacturing commercial grade retail display cases, Jahabow serves companies such as Walmart, Kay […]
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CAM/Cutting Tool Combo Improves Mold Finishes By David Conigliaro – CNC SoftwareCombining CAM software, specialty carbide end mills and reseller support optimizes existing mills for machining molds at an electrical components manufacturer.Founded in 1969, The H-J Family of Companies (H-J) is a global supplier in the transformer, switchgear and breaker industry. Headquartered in High Ridge, […]
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Scott May Represents USA at WorldSkills Kazan As the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition draws near, competitors all across the world work to perfect their technical skills. The global event, held this year in Kazan, Russia from August 22 to August 27, will test the young adults on the very skills that keep their countries running […]
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Triple C Machine Expands into 3D Machining with the help of Mastercam CAD/CAM Software and QTE Manufacturing Solutions After nine years as a plant manager for a tool and die maker, Jason Cantrell decided to launch his own tool and die business. In 2011, he established Triple C Machine & Fab (Livingston, TN). Cantrell’s vision […]
Continue readingOn average, there are about 400 different jobs moving through Planet Tool & Engineering (O’Fallon, MO) at any given time. The five people who comprise the engineering department for this job shop with a diverse customer base define the scope of work and deliver it to six to eight project managers who allocate manufacturing tasks […]
Continue readingDefying Gravity . . . and Taking CAM Solutions to New Heights QTE Manufacturing Solutions, an engineering design firm and Mastercam® CAD/CAM software reseller, teamed up with one of its manufacturing customers and a major aerospace OEM to complete an interesting assignment for NASA. The objective was to design a specialized test setup that […]
Continue readingOur customer, Seyer Industries, is focused on continuous improvement and drives this through the culture of their company. They utilize the latest software technology to maintain the competitive edge which has helped them grow since being founded in 1957. Check out this full article published in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design about how they are harnessing Mastercam […]
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QTE customer, Wolfert’s Tool and Machine initially purchased Mastercam software to keep up with the increasing workload of making aerospace parts. Sometime later, owner Ken Wolfert was reading an article about how the hardwoods used to make solid electric guitar bodies are becoming endangered. This is when Mr. Wolfert began exploring how Mastercam could be […]
Continue readingIn 2011 Loudon Machine of Effingham IL was confronted with the harsh reality that the printing industry could no longer be the sole source of custom manufacturing work that had sustained the company for three decades. They would have to find a niche in a new market. They chose to pursue work as a job […]
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New Billet Head Design Gets International Recognition The mission of Monster Race Products, a motorsports startup company out of Wichita, KS, is to use advanced manufacturing processes to help racers, engine builders, and OEMs fulfill their visions of improved racing performance. It broke into this market in 2013 by introducing a radically different 4-cylinder motorcycle […]
Continue readingST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO — For over 65 years of being an international leader in manufacturing quality pneumatic and hydraulic drilling equipment for mining and minerals, and for recently opening their world headquarters in Wentzville, Mo., Mid-Western LLC has received the Business Spotlight Award for December from the Economic Development Roundtable of St. Charles County. […]
Continue readingPrecision Cutter & Tool, Lebanon, Missouri, celebrated its 25th anniversary on September 5th. The event included a luncheon, presentations and tours of the facility. Hartwig and Okuma helped with the event. The presentations included several local and state officials and representatives from Hartwig and Okuma. A constant theme throughout the comments and presentations was the value of teamwork to Precision Cutter & Tool. “My employees are the key to […]
Continue readingRaptor Manufacturing LC, Wichita, Kansas, has recently installed its third Feeler CNC vertical machining center, a VB-2200. The one-year-old job shop specializes in tooling for the aerospace and plastics industries and is owned by long-time industry veteran Kevin Payne. His experienced crew of 18 has over a century of tooling experience. The firm is ISO 2001 and AS9100 certified. The new Feeler VMC, a VB-2200, […]
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