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A Conversation with Carbon Founder and CEO Joseph DeSimone
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…other day. Using Carbon additive manufacturing technology, Vitamix redesigned a multi-part nozzle into a single monolithic part. Image Courtesy of Vitamix/Carbon.DeSimone: Great. We appreciate that. It is a digital technique. If you just think about that particular part where using injection molding ... Well, actually, take a step…
/article/a-conversation-with-carbon-founder-and-ceo-joseph-desimoneDassault Systemes Looks Forward to a New Design Renaissance
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…design, simulation, design optimization, manufacturing, social interaction, and data intelligence all within a collaborative, interactive environment that is available on-premise and on the cloud.— Source: “Making the Case for Simulation in the Age of Experience”Now technology is again driving fundamental changes in the way innovative products are developed.…
/article/dassault-systemes-looks-forward-new-design-renaissanceYour Optimization Software Respectfully Suggests a Revision
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…analysis are supported and manufacturing constraints can be applied, ensuring the part can be fabricated.”Traditionally, a novelty tool or a new approach is first entrusted to a smaller circle of experts. The technology is recommended for wider adoption only when it reaches maturity, after it has gone through…
/article/your-optimization-software-respectfully-suggests-a-revision3D Printing Prosthetics Part 1: Ways to Get Involved
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…local companies in the additive manufacturing field, the students are identifying better materials and how to 3D print with them for this purpose. The end goal is to improve on current open-source transhumeral (upper arm) prostheses; additional guidance is being offered by Justin Ryan, the lead research scientist…
/article/3d-printing-prosthetics-get-involvedFull-Spectrum Printer
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…way almost every other additive RP technique does, with the difference being that in addition to the geometry of each slice, the system also creates a colored outline for each slice (approximately 2mm in depth), so when the layers are created, the colored skin is built on the…
/article/full-spectrum-printerEngineering Technologies Still Require the Human Element
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…work and learn. But manufacturing—and product development in particular—has been slow to allow technology to redefine key workflows that would impact every step of the value chain.” Siemens researchers are exploring ways to move complicated iterative simulation processes, such as this study of variables in heat sink design,…
/article/engineering-technologies-still-require-human-elementPowered by AI, Verified by Humans
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…partnerships & alliances lead. Additive manufacturing (AM) serves as a good companion to generative design software. Generative design’s so-called alien-like or bone-like topology is often a challenge to manufacturing with traditional methods. But AM machinery—specifically equipment capable of printing in metal—can be used to quickly churn out generative…
/article/powered-by-ai-verified-by-humans3D-Printed Electronics Charge Ahead
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…this latest evolution in additive manufacturing (AM). The Mother of Invention Sometimes the coolest product ideas come from everyday frustrations. How often do you grab a milk carton from the refrigerator and pour a glass, only to have the first sip tell you the milk is spoiled? That…
/article/3d-printed-electronics-charge-aheadArtificial Intelligence Wants a Seat at the Design Table
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…Harsuvanakit used material and manufacturing requirements as guidance. His choice of material was wood, and fabrication was CNC. New forms generated by Dreamcatcher with the additional inputs were much more feasible for machining.41% of DE survey respondents chose AI and machine learning as having the biggest impact on…
/article/ai-wants-seat-design-tableDemocratizing Simulation Insights
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…simulation software to its manufacturing and quality engineering software as part of a broader strategy around manufacturing intelligence. For instance, the company has embedded a costing model into its additive manufacturing simulation tools; engineers can explore how to optimize part positioning and the build strategy to minimize warpage…
/article/democratizing-simulation-insightsReimagining Toy Production With 3D Printing
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…an impact on toy manufacturing for various reasons. Consumer-grade 3D printers have arrived at a price point and offer out-of-box configuration and deployment simplicity that allow parents and kids to create and output customized toys without a lot of hand-holding. For manufacturers, 3D printing systems can mitigate the…
/article/reimagining-toy-productionwith-3d-printingAdvanced Materials Challenge Durability Testing
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…high performance, energy and additive manufacturing. Materials are the final frontier in the rollout of digital engineering processes. Factors like weight and color are trivial compared to the need to deeply understand durability—and to translate it into digital data. Basic and applied materials scientists are tasked with creating…
/article/advanced-materials-challenge-durability-testingTracking Materials for System Simulation
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…traceability,” Cherns says. Digimat Additive Manufacturing, the latest addition to the Digimat platform, is a simulation solution for manufacturing of fused filament fabrication (FFF)/Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and selective laser sintering (SLS). Image courtesy of e-Xstream engineering SA.According to Hébert, users often lose track of the material data…
/article/tracking-materials-system-simulationHolistic Digital Twin: the Backbone of Product Development
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…mass personalization and new manufacturing processes such as additive or 3D printing make it possible to produce shapes that were never before possible. And the integration of software and electronics are improving performance, while paving the way to the ultimate goal of fully autonomous driving. However, the result…
/article/holistic-digital-twin-the-backbone-of-product-developmentPrinting in the Fourth Dimension
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…advance the potential of additive manufacturifng. Though 3D printing may be a proven method for fabricating complex, organic structures and multi-material designs, the desire to create flexible, changeable objects is giving rise to a concept many have dubbed 4D printing. Although definitions vary, 4D printing generally refers to…
/article/printing-in-the-fourth-dimensionDesign 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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