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Creating Carbon Capture Systems
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As additive manufacturing (AM) matures, the technology is at the forefront of bringing diverse innovations to life. It ushers in a new genre of personalized medicine through custom implants and surgical guides. It’s also the driving force behind large-scale structures aimed at creating communities of affordable, ecofriendly housing…
article/creating-carbon-capture-systemsWhat Injection Molding Simulation Software Can Do for You
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…fills the mold for manufacturing. For each of these stages, whether for part designers, mold designers or part producers, simulation software packages stand ready to identify and guide optimized approaches, with some pretty amazing results. Thermal conformal-cooling analysis performed with VISI injection-molding simulation software from Vero Software. Image…
article/what-injection-molding-simulation-software-can-do-for-youFast App: Precision is Everything
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…find medical design and manufacturing experts at FHC Inc., just 20 miles away in Bowdoin, ME: “FHC’s experience in both research and clinical realms was very helpful.”How DBS WorksAs scientists deepen their knowledge of the biochemistry of the brain, many patients have benefitted from drugs that relieve, or…
article/fast-app-precision-is-everythingRobots Are Going Soft
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…into 3D shapes using additive manufacturing,” says Carmel Majidi, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. “When combined with conductive fluids or elastomers, they can also be used to make soft, flexible and stretchable circuits, sensors and radio antennae.” Morphing Materials One approach to building soft…
article/robots-are-going-softTendon Repair Aided by RP&M
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By Brett DuesingDescribing a manufacturing system that enabled his company to develop a knotless technique for repairing torn rotator cuffs, Mike Ko, senior product development engineer at KFx Medical Corporation of Carlsbad, CA, says, “We’re really talking about two different developments which have combined to bring useful 3D…
article/tendon-repair-aided-by-rp-and-mInstant Feedback in Simulation
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…molding process to ensure manufacturing success.“We began looking at interactive response in this area because we want to give people who study plastic design real-time feedback,” says Brian Frank, senior product line manager for Simulation and Analysis Solutions, Autodesk.Ten years ago, Autodesk forked over approximately $297 million to…
article/instant-feedback-in-simulationDigitizing Biology
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…now relying more on additive manufacturing (AM) for mass production. With direct metal deposition (DMD), the company can include lattices and gyroids, known for better bone adherence to textured surfaces. Such features are also becoming more prevalent due to the rising popularity of generative design software. But they…
article/digitizing-biologyDesign Optimization: Past, Present and Future
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…shapes better suited to additive than subtractive manufacturing, requiring modification for conventional manufacturing.Shape optimization software optimizes structural shapes by adjusting the surface shape of a 2D or 3D solid to minimize volume while satisfying stress and/or displacement constraints (generically termed a cost functional). In many cases, solving the…
article/design-optimization-past-present-and-future3D Printers Get Personal
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…to increased adoption of additive manufacturing (AM), more options for 3D scanners are appearing in the marketplace. Where once only the largest companies could easily afford a 3D scanner, now engineers have a number of reasonably priced options. The Artec Spider handheld 3D scanner. MakerBot recently entered the…
article/3d-printers-get-personal3D Bioprinting: Moving Beyond 2D Cell Culture
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…also known for its additive manufacturing (AM) systems based on Digital Light Processing (DLP) projection; scan, spin and selectively photocure (3SP) technology; and liquid resins. EnvisionTEC 3D Bioplotter, showing one material cartridge in use, and two additional material cartridges at the right side. Five cartridges can be used…
article/3d-bioprinting-moving-beyond-2d-cell-cultureFormula 1 By Design
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…Kabir. “In recent years, additive manufacturing has gone from a fringe technology for prototyping in motorsports to one that’s increasingly used for demanding applications such as load-bearing components that are only achievable through advanced topology optimization and FEA software. The additively manufactured components are typically stronger and lighter…
article/formula-1-by-designFast App: Robotics Design from the Drawing Board to the OR
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…Assessment Evaluation” examines design, manufacturing, regulatory, market forces, resources, planning, and both client and competitor IP, then identifies associated risks and offers targeted mitigation solutions (see Fig. 4). Fig. 4. Ximedica’s proprietary Opportunity Assessment Evaluation process considers every aspect of each medical device product development project, identifies risks…
article/fast-app-robotics-design-drawing-boardDesign 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-innovationsSpecial Focus Issue: Design for Additive Manufacturing
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The additive manufacturing industry has faced a number of challenges the past few years. Several major companies in the space have seen sales decline and gone through dramatic restructuring, while others have merged or been acquired. When we traveled to the Additive Manufacturing Strategies conference in New York…
/special-focus-issue-design-for-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-alignmentReduce 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: 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…
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