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January 14, 2016
It’s new year, so many of you may be hitting the gym, trying to shed some of the pounds added to the waistline during the holiday feasts.
But among designers and engineers, another kind of weight loss program is becoming the norm. I’m talking about lightweighting—designing smaller, lighter products using topology optimization software.
Prompted by stricter CAFÉ standards and consumer preference for fuel efficiency, car makers began using different strategies for lightweighting. The centerpiece to this approach is the use of sophisticated software programs to identify where to remove materials.
Next Thursday January 21, join me and my panelists in our interactive chat covering:
- the move from simulation to optimization
- problems and issues associated with software-proposed designs
- the current technology stack in the market for topology optimization
- opportunities presented by additive manufacturing with metal and composite
- setting realistic goals for what’s achievable in lightweighting
- and more.
- Keith Meintjes, Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis, CIMdata
- Andreas Vlahinos, Principal, Advanced Engineering Solutions
- Alan Taub, Chief Technology Officer, LIFT
To register, go to the event registration page here.
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Kenneth WongKenneth Wong is Digital Engineering’s resident blogger and senior editor. Email him at [email protected] or share your thoughts on this article at digitaleng.news/facebook.
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