Digital Engineering, December 2016

Inside this issue

Design Optimization: Past, Present and Future

Making design exploration software speak the language of engineers has been a focus of development since the industry’s inception.

A Contemplation on Topology Optimization 

An essay on the counterintuitive nature of topology optimization and the challenges faced by design engineers who employ it.

Designing for the Future

Are you ready to combine additive, subtractive and other manufacturing functions in a single build?

The Changing Art of Making Parts: Part I

3D printing materials, and how software and hardware can control their customization, create exciting possibilities for design engineering.

Microfabrica: Mass Production at Millimeter Scale

The company’s manufacturing process addresses challenges for high-volume production.

Sensors Transform

New materials are changing the form and function of the technology.