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Beth Stackpole · September 6, 2024 · …as part of early manufacturing process planning as companies seek more resiliency and risk mitigation in increasingly volatile and fast-changing markets. The surge of additive manufacturing (AM) for production use cases—in particular, metal AM—has underscored the need for more prolific and more in-depth simulation of processes outside of…
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DE Editors · August 29, 2011 · …laser melting) is an additive manufacturing process capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3D CAD using a high-powered fiber laser. Parts are built from a range of fine metal powders that are fully melted in a tightly controlled atmosphere layer by layer in thicknesses ranging…
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Beth Stackpole · October 1, 2017 · …of Energy’s (DOE) first Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), established at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is leading efforts to revitalize American manufacturing. As part of a charter to break down barriers, the facility has taken on notable large-scale 3D printing challenges, including outputting automobiles, a house and…
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DE Guest · January 28, 2019 · …project related to the manufacturing of some external parts (nose and cockpit, rear fuselage, nacelles, external fuel tanks, fairings) of the wind tunnel model (1:8.5 scale) for the prototype of the new Leonardo HD TiltRotor AW609, made by SLS technology and Windform XT 2.0 carbon-composite material, both supplied…
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Admin · September 1, 2017 · …by using an SLS Additive Manufacturing technique. Testing had shown that increasing air flow to the air-box improved the performance of the engine at every RPM range. This led the team as well as the engineers to conclude that they need to design a new track ready inlet.…
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DE Editors · May 7, 2024 · …Improved Polyhedral Modeling for Additive Manufacturing This release provides performance enhancements targeting polyhedral healing and offset. For both types of operations, options are now available to tune the performance for specific configurations. New Medial Axis Extraction Operator Simulation engineers need tools to simplify the geometry of parts to…
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DE Editors · August 22, 2023 · …Martin senior fellow for Additive Manufacturing Processes and Materials. “With this order, Lockheed Martin will perform an initial evaluation of the material quality and mechanical performance of IperionX’s titanium plate material.” The titanium plate components for Lockheed Martin will be manufactured with powder metallurgy production methods and IperionX’s…
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Monica Schnitger · November 1, 2018 · …change. Monica Schnitger Our manufacturing world can shift left, too, if we, as a part of manufacturing, rethink traditional processes. This means we start strong, with a great concept—let’s run that concept through focus groups and also have manufacturing tell us if they can make it at cost…
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Admin · May 22, 2017 · …its optimization tools for additive manufacturing in ANSYS 18.1. Enhanced infill structures capabilities enable users to increase design strength without sacrificing weight in their product design. This latest release also brings the scripting functionality and interactive features to the SpaceClaim user interface. Improvements have also been made to…
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Beth Stackpole · June 23, 2022 · …expand the role of additive manufacturing. This new class of software delivers insights that help engineers better understand the connections between materials, 3D printing processes, and part performance, with the goal of producing higher quality printed parts. Watch this video to see IDTechEx explore current and future 3D…
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DE Editors · February 7, 2023 · …the implementation of AMFG’s manufacturing execution system 〈MES〉 and workflow automation software, AME-3D will continue to strategically reinforce its core operations to scale production. AME-3D has been providing design and prototyping services for 26 years, particularly within the specialist niche of vacuum casting for production, alongside reaction injection…
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Stephanie Skernivitz · May 30, 2025 · …high-quality print in an additive manufacturing (AM) setting can encompass choosing from or incorporating multiple types of software tools. These tools (and their respective new capabilities) are designed to enhance how engineers prepare and share their designs with the manufacturing team that outputs the final print. There are…
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DE Editors · August 3, 2018 · …software, and Fortify, an additive manufacturing company specialized in composite material systems, have established a strategic technology partnership to improve the predictability of composite 3D printing. As part of the partnership, Fortify will use MultiMechanics’ flagship product, MultiMech, to predict the structural integrity of printed parts before printing,…
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Pamela Waterman · December 1, 2016 · …(perhaps) getting used to additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) by understanding its capabilities and changing your design process to make the most of it, along come hybrid systems. Their varying approaches present intriguing considerations for adding AM technologies to a workflow. Some experts say this task will be straightforward,…
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Brian Albright · January 2, 2018 · …more important role in additive manufacturing in the future by providing detailed quality scans of printed parts for many industries. They are already being used to scan items for reverse engineering operations that use 3D printing. “3D printing allows you to produce previously impossible products, but you cannot…
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John Newman · September 27, 2013 · Technology moves fast. Only a few years ago an average consumer had almost zero need for a 3D scanner, and those that were available weren’t priced for home use. As more 3D printers hit the market, the need for reasonably priced scanners has increased, with products like MakerBot’s…
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Pamela Waterman · December 1, 2011 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing, regardless of the technology used, have spread well beyond the industrial, aerospace and medical arenas of the past decade. DE takes a look at some far-reaching, innovative uses that might surprise and inspire you.Magic Flutes, Magic PhotosAmit Zoran, a student at the Massachusetts…
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Brian Albright · November 26, 2024 · …twins and designing for additive manufacturing, this year we held a keynote panel discussion on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in simulation. We opted to lead the event with an AI discussion because not only have vendors in our space rapidly integrated the technology into their software,…
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DE Editors · September 5, 2023 · …our unparalleled breadth of additive manufacturing solutions to clinicians and the patients they treat,” says Benjamin Johnson, vice president of portfolio and regulatory, 3D Systems. “Clarkson College’s passion for providing world-class medical education and clinical services is ideal for training the next generation of workforce talent and executing…
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Randall Newton · November 9, 2022 · …within product development and manufacturing. Sustainability refers to the ability for society to meet its needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Manufacturers are feeling the pressure from all directions to create products that use less materials, choose materials that can be…
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