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In Search of Engineering Tech at CES
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…calls ADAM (Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing). The company says ADAM avoids the Z axis strength loss seen in other additive manufacturing processes. Metal X has a build volume of 250x220x200 mm (9.8x8.7x7.9 in.) and a 50-micron layer height. To meet your industrial tolerance requirements, the 3D printer scans…
/article/in-search-of-engineering-tech-at-cesGTC 2017: The Prospect of Voxel-Based 3D Printing, Optimization, and Simulation
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…(FEA), topology optimization, and additive manufacturing (AM) simulation.Optimization for 3D PrintingTypically, when you work with topology optimization software, you supply the program with loads, stresses, and material characterization, then let the software identify the best shape or geometry that meets your design objectives. But there’s a different kind…
/article/voxel-based-3d-printing-optimization-and-simulationIn the Experience Economy, the Experience IS the Product
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…calls The Age of Experience—additive manufacturing, Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT).A car as a product is an electromechanical system that runs on fuel. On the other hand, a car as a driving experience (to borrow BMW’s words, “the ultimate driving experience”) demands much more. The…
/article/in-the-experience-economy-the-experience-is-the-productManufacturing Success Despite a Difficult Economic Environment
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…designed for direct digital manufacturing (DDM). Image courtesy of Stratasys Nowadays, a primary topic of conversation is how we are all surviving these difficult times. Yet despite the economic doldrums affecting everyone, some companies in the rapid technology sector are maintaining successful operations. Desktop Engineering asked a handful…
/article/manufacturing-success-despite-a-difficult-economic-environmentNASCAR Cup Series Team Spire Motorsports Makes Use of MakerBot Printers
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…to move forward with additive manufacturing in the future. MakerBot and their machines like the METHOD X will be able to produce those pieces in the future. They will become part of what we do and what we use on the race cars visibly on a regular basis,”…
/article/nascar-cup-series-team-spire-motorsports-makes-use-of-makerbot-printersReclaiming ‘Rapid’ in ‘Rapid Prototyping’
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…investing in its own additive manufacturing (AM) initiatives, Autodesk also supports burgeoning, promising R&D in AM with its Spark Investment Fund. This March, in a special event Autodesk organized at its Pier 9 workshop by the San Francisco Bay, Pierre Lin, the lead engineer for Autodesk’s Ember 3D…
/article/reclaiming-rapid-in-rapid-prototyping3D Printing Metals: Why Support Designs Matter
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…for laser-melt, powdered metal additive manufacturing (AM) parts are almost a misnomer. Yes, you could say supports provide a certain amount of anti-gravity assurance in 3D printing, but mostly they serve as solid paths for heat transfer. Why is heat transfer so important? Let me count the ways…
/article/3d-printing-metals-why-support-designs-matterMetal 3D Printing Takes Center Stage at formnext 2017
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…on the exhibition floor. Additive Industries used this Sauber Team F1 mockup to demonstrate the capabilities of its new MetalFab1 multi-material metal printing system.Spee3d Introduces Commodity Metal PrintingCreating aluminum die-cast parts for manufacturing is a $55 billion market globally, and it is expected to reach $80 billion by…
/article/metal-3d-printing-takes-center-stage-at-formnext-2017Ready or Not, Manufacturers will Soon be Held to Rigid Sustainability Standards
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…for products. Unfortunately, as manufacturing output intensifies, so does its effect on the environment. Common significant environmental footprints in discrete manufacturing include: Material Consumption: The current demand alone exceeds 1.75 of Earth’s capacity. Energy Consumption: 54% of global energy consumption is by manufacturing and production sectors. Waste (Hazardous…
/article/ready-or-not-manufacturers-will-soon-be-held-to-rigid-sustainability-standardsImprove Your Security Hygiene
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…intangible. It’s applicable whether additive, subtractive, hybrid or a more traditional manufacturing method. When files lost are irreplaceable or leaking from partners to competitors, security is no longer a corner to cut with fiduciary concerns deferred from yesterday until tomorrow.What once was a test bed is now integral…
/article/improve-security-hygieneHyperWorks 14.0: Stronger Graphics Engine, Better Scaling on Clusters, and Lattice-Fill Optimization
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…LatticeAs a recognition of additive manufacturing’s growing importance, the OptiStruct solver in HyperWorks 14.0 includes performance-based lattice optimization. Previously, lattice structures are seldom used in design, as they cannot easily be manufactured. However, such complex structures can now be produced in 3D printers with relative ease. The lack…
/article/hyperworks-14-0-stronger-graphics-engine-better-scaling-on-clusters-and-lattice-fill-optimizationRapid Ready Roundup: ABS2, Formlabs, Disarming Corruptor, UK Police
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…on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.We’ll start today’s Roundup with a quick piece of materials…
/article/rapid-ready-roundup-abs2-formlabs-disarming-corruptor-uk-policeChoosing the Best AM Materials
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…if you’re considering an additive manufacturing (AM) solution to part production. What factors are important to understand and consider when choosing the best material? DE asked a number of AM system manufacturers, material developers and service bureaus for their advice to prospective customers.Material Properties, System VariablesRandy Stevens, operations…
/article/choosing-the-best-am-materialsThe New Age of GPU-Driven Product Design
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…kernel is the Dyndrite Additive Toolkit, designed to improve 3D printing workflows. The toolkit directly imports CAD design files, maintains original spline data and uses the data to drive additive manufacturing processes. Dyndrite says working directly with CAD data provides numerous advantages over STL files. “STL is a…
/article/the-new-age-of-gpu-driven-product-designSOLIDWORKS 2017 Expands Across All Engineering Silos
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…design, integrated design to manufacturing and connected objects.Where is the ‘A’ in computer-aided design? These solutions are about putting a big, bold and underline under that ‘A.’Strategic partnerships are bolstering SOLIDWORKS’ features. Xively, an Internet of Things platform for connected devices, is adding tools into the connected objects…
/article/solidworks-2017-expands-across-all-engineering-silosDesign for Additive Manufacturing
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Decades in the making, additive manufacturing is moving to the forefront of innovation as emerging capabilities, advanced materials and lower-cost alternatives position the technology as a compelling addition to mainstream production practices. For additive manufacturing to be a catalyst for true innovation, engineers will need to venture outside…
/download-design-for-additive-manufacturingSpecial Technology Focus: Additive Manufacturing Innovations
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The additive manufacturing space is one of the most dynamic technologies we cover. 3D printing is increasingly being used for end products as well as prototypes and tooling, and new advancements in metal printing are enabling a host of applications in the automotive and aerospace sectors. In this…
/special-technology-focus-additive-manufacturing-innovationsSpecial Focus Issue: Additive Manufacturing Innovations
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The additive manufacturing market continues to evolve and expand. Over the past several months, there have been several major mergers and acquisitions in this space, along with the emergence of new players, new software tools and new standards that will help ensure print quality and consistency. Additive is…
/special-focus-issue-additive-manufacturing-innovationsReduce Part Count with Additive Manufacturing
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…rethink your design and manufacturing process. Compared with traditional metal manufacturing methods, metal additive manufacturing offers three significant benefits: Speed – directly 3D printing a part from a CAD file dramatically cuts the time from concept, to design, to manufactured part. Design for function – additive manufacturing removes…
/reduce-part-count-with-additive-manufacturingAdditive Manufacturing/3DP Information Alignment
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…the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) is the nation’s leading collaborative partner in AM and three-dimensional printing (3DP) technologies. Established as a public/private partnership with member organizations from industry, academia, and government. America Makes and its members coordinate in projects focused on advancing AM across the U.S.…
/additive-manufacturing-3dp-information-alignmentAdditive Manufacturing: 3 Opportunities, 3 Paths to Success
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) unlocks new worlds of design freedom, allowing engineers to explore designs, structures, and geometries that are impossible to produce through conventional means. With the endless range of new capabilities it presents, applying AM technologies to real engineering projects can be a difficult challenge. Yet manufacturers…
/additive-manufacturing-3-opportunities-3-paths-to-successMicro 3D Printing: Enabling Miniaturization
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…benefits and drawbacks of additive manufacturing, what becomes most clear is that when fabricated parts are easy to make using standard machining methods, additive manufacturing becomes less and less necessary as a tool. Yet, when that is not the case, additive manufacturing becomes a very beneficial tool. Additive…
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