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TouchStone 3D is an Alibre Reseller

Allen Moore, CEO — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:40:10 +0000

"When my wife bought me a Remington shaver, I was so impressed I bought the company."

In his 1980's TV commercials, Victor Kiam (president of Remington Products) made a point: some products we just can't live without.

At TouchStone 3D, we use Alibre Design products everyday. For 6 years we've relied on Alibre Design 3D CAD software for every design project that comes in to our shop. Powerful, great results, and fast!

I do wish we could have bought the company (Alibre), but we didn't. So we did the next best thing: we became a reseller. We think Alibre is the best value CAD software on the market. Here's why ...

3D printing

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:32:06 +0000

CO2 Lasers are wonderful tools! A powerful laser can quickly and accurately cut, mark, etch, engrave, and even machine a variety of materials depending on its power.

The 60-Watt laser tube on our engraver lets us slice through 1/4'' acrylic sheets like butter. Although we can not cut through metal (we have better tools for that job!), we can use the laser to apply permanent black markings on ...

Laser Cutting and Etching

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:51:15 +0000

CO2 Lasers are wonderful tools! A powerful laser can quickly and accurately cut, mark, etch, engrave, and even machine a variety of materials depending on its power.

Electronics

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:45:46 +0000

A large number of products today contain some type of embedded electronics. In fact, many very simple products actually contain some type of intelligent micro-controller or microprocessor, and the number is growing.

At TouchStone 3D we have the ability to design, develop, and deploy electronics-based products. Our in-house electronics testing lab includes an electronics ...

CAD – 3D Modeling

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:19:00 +0000

CAD (Computer Aided Design) is a procedure that allows an idea or a design to be developed and rendered entirely digitally. At TouchStone 3D we use a 3D solid modeling tool called Alibre’. Our CAD designers use Alibre’ to expand your idea, sketch, or 2D drawing into a 3D computer model. A 3D solid model [...]

CAD – Visualizaton

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:05:04 +0000

Computer Aided Design of your product in 3D can be a very cost effective way to communicate your product ideas with prospective customers and investors. It is a good alternative to building a prototype or concept model if your initial funding is limited. At TouchStone 3D, we have the ability to take a 3D [...]

Graphics – Product Marking and Labeling

TouchStone 3D — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:01:00 +0000

Nearly every product on the market has some type of marking or branding to help guide the way customers interact with it. The possibilities are endless when it comes to product branding, but the ultimate goal is to make your product stand out to your customers. Some companies strive to set their products apart from [...]