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Dan Gamsby
Happy National 3D Printing Day! A Look Back at 3D Printing in 2016
By Dan Gamsby on December 3, 2016
2016 has been a great year for 3D Printing. A lot has happened in 2016 and given that December 3rd is National 3D Printing Day, I want to take a moment to highlight some of Javelin’s top 3D Printing moments from this great year. In…
How 3D Printing is Remodeling the Kitchen Cabinet Industry
By Dan Gamsby on October 24, 2016
I had the pleasure of speaking on behalf of Javelin’s 3D printing team at the CKCA Fall Regional Event on September 20th, 2016. Founded in 1972, the Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association (CKCA) is a national association that promotes the interests and conserves the rights of…
Most of you do not know this, but in my previous career I was a professional windsurfer. I competed for Team Canada and represented Canada at many international events around the world. I have taken some time away from the sport since retiring in 2012, as I…
3D Printed Injection Mold Prototype saves a Canadian business from a $20K mistake!
By Dan Gamsby on June 6, 2016
Last week I popped in on our customer Uni-Spray Systems Inc. to catch up with the owner and find out how his Stratasys Connex3 260 3D printer is impacting his business and found out that 3D printing saved a $20K mistake with a 3D printed injection…
3D Printed Architectural Models are helping to build our future
By Dan Gamsby on May 11, 2016
In recent months the 3D printing application within architecture and landscaping is really heating up! The growth in this space is staggering. I have been working with customers across the country who have adopted 3D printing as a tool for conceptual models and show models…
Automotive automation processes evolve with the addition of 3D printing
By Dan Gamsby on May 4, 2016
Learn how the use of 3D printed parts is making a positive impact on speeding up automotive automation processes, and reducing costs for the auto industry.
Javelin/Cinema Suite/E1G – Beta Test event with a twist!
By Dan Gamsby on June 5, 2013
A new sister company of Javelin, Cinema Suite Inc. has been working on developing tools for Indie game developers and film professionals. A software extension of the game software engine, Unity3D, Cinema Director will allow game developers to create awesome, cinematic cut…
Javelin Reality on Television – Halton Tech Today
By Dan Gamsby on October 30, 2012Happy fall! Earlier in the summer (ahhh, remember those days?) The Javelin Reality team had a chance to be interviewed by Rob Duvall of Halton Tech Today. The episode recently aired on Cogeco Cable. Check out the eposide that we were featured in on a very, very hot summer day in Burlington and Oakville, The episode is called “3D Technology in the Corporate World” Part 1: Part 2: Happy viewing! Cheers, Dan email: [email protected] phone: 1-877-219-6757 x258
Cooper Construction makes their latest building a Javelin Reality
By Dan Gamsby on August 9, 2012
What if you could start selling your product long before it was ever built? Companies are always looking for more original ways to sell their product. The earlier they can start, the sooner they make money. Javelin Reality works with our customers’ CAD data, be…
[with Video] Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Virtual Reality Therapy – A New Javelin Reality Project
By Dan Gamsby on June 28, 2012
“Afghanistan was easy, this is hell,” Ann LeClair confessed to the CBC reporter as she described the worry and heartache of watching her son Travis Schouten, suffer through the nightmare that is PTSD. During Travis’s latest black out he had pinned his younger brother between…
QR Codes vs Augmented Reality Markers – a primer
By Dan Gamsby on March 22, 2012
QR codes are popping up everywhere these days: movie posters, coffee cups, stickers. I even have one on the back of my business card (see left). When you use a smart phone scanner and you scan the (Quick Response Code) it usually takes you to a promotional…
Recently the Javelin Reality team travelled to GDC 2012 in San Francisco. GDC stands for “Game Developer Conference”. If you think SolidWorks World is a big event, there were over 22,500 people that attended the conference. Why was a company like Javelin Reality there? Javelin…
Hey….Marketing and sales guys….Sell Virtually – Market Reality!
By Dan Gamsby on February 23, 2012
Psst, hey you…come closer. Don’t tell anyone, but did you know that some of the best marketing material you could possibly have to work with for your company, is in fact right under your nose? Look down there. Down the hall. No, no, not the…
Real world virtual reality – Sandvik Mining Simulator
By Dan Gamsby on December 16, 2011
Lately a few of us at Javelin have been researching new, alternative ways to help customers and employees visualize their products. Many companies are utilizing virtual simulation to either demonstrate their product, or help train their customers and employees on how to use their product….
Using SolidWorks Sustainability Software to Engineer Greener Products
By Dan Gamsby on November 7, 2011SolidWorks Sustainability was introduced back in 2010 to assist engineers design renewable products in the early stages. Here is an interesting article on this topic. http://www.good.is/post/new-software-could-help-engineers-create-greener-products/