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Anthony J. Lockwood · December 3, 2014 · …extended capabilities for their design-to-manufacturing activities.The new 3D production-level systems announced are the ProX 800, the ProX 500 Plus and the ProX 400. The ProX 800 is available immediately. The ProX 500 Plus will be available in early 2015, while the ProX 400 release date is yet to…
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Kenneth Wong · November 12, 2015 · …CEO, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI)Dr. Vlastimil Kunc, Materials Engineering, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryRussell Elkin, Baltek Inc.Composites have become the preferred medium in automotive, aerospace, and shipbuilding, where the weight of the product is a major concern. There are signs pointing its spread to consumer goods,…
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Brian Albright · June 1, 2017 · …industries, and these innovative additive manufacturing solutions appear poised for more growth. According to “Opportunities for 3D Printing in the Electronics Industry” from SmarTech Publishing, the technology began being mainstreamed in the electronics industry in 2015 after being used for years in research and development. Initial applications include…
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DE Editors · November 1, 2008 · …researchers at the Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre (IMCRC) at Loughborough University in the UK are developing custom sprinting spikes using rapid manufacturing. The effort focuses on the spike’s soles, which are formed of sintered plastic. Loughborough researchers are boosting the performance of sprinters and jumpers by…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · October 17, 2018 · …offer material activation for additive manufacturing. The Acoustics module sees acoustic ports and a new nonlinear acoustics Westervelt model. Other version 5.4 highlights include a new topology optimization tool, new lumped models for batteries as well as an updated thermodynamics interface. Heat transfers now features heat radiation with…
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Jamie Gooch · May 1, 2018 · …was presented with the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Innovators Award at AMUG 2018 last month. During an on-stage discussion that covered the company’s founding in 1990 to his outlook for the future, he shared a story that is the perfect example of making human connections to bypass…
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Beth Stackpole · June 20, 2018 · …from simulation to smart manufacturing designed to advance what Heppelmann called the “new frontier of innovation.”Heppelmann, who’s been steadily and aggressively steering PTC beyond its 3D design software roots to cutting-edge areas like the Internet of Things (IoT) and augmented reality, said the company is moving fast to…
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Randall Newton · October 26, 2021 · …research in sustainability for manufacturing. “We see design for repair as a sustainability integrated topic,” she says. Making a product last longer by exercising the right to repair is part of a bigger discussion on “circularity and the circular economy.” “Customer frustration is huge,” Bezpalko continues. “Repair is…
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Jamie Gooch · November 1, 2016 · …funding. The fully funded proposals include titles like “Transforming Additive Manufacturing through Exascale Simulation,” “Exascale Deep Learning and Simulation Enabled Precision Medicine for Cancer,” and “Transforming Combustion Science and Technology with Exascale Simulations.” Those are more exciting than any number of nodes and flops, and it’s only the…
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Kenneth Wong · April 5, 2022 · …and delving deeper into additive manufacturing (AM). The role of AI in generative design and the unorthodox shapes produced by the method intrigued him. “To me, those organic shapes are how things are supposed to look. Not the typical square objects with rounded corners,” he says. He currently…
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Beth Stackpole · March 1, 2018 · …and consumers. Thanks to additive manufacturing and advanced 3D scanning, Tailored Fits, a Swiss manufacturer, is making fast tracks toward a solution. The company partnered with Materialise to create a digital customization platform for wearables that can turn around orders for custom inserts along with fully customized ski…
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Jim Romeo · June 1, 2017 · …application of a multi-material additive manufacturing process to provide spatial control over placement of multiple materials within the work part during the build sequence. DE: Anything else you can tell us about the event? Wahl: Our competitions have historically challenged teams to work with new and emerging vehicle…
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Mark Clarkson · February 1, 2013 · …to produce a large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) system at the behest of Daimler. The X line 1000R is being touted as one of the largest AM systems ever built. It has a build envelope of 23.6x15.7x19.7 in., and the build bed rotates to help reduce build times. The…
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Pamela Waterman · August 1, 2005 · …to investigate direct metal manufacturing (DMM). Considered by some the holy grail of additive manufacturing technologies (aka rapid prototyping), DMM capabilities are now within reach. Though no one sees DMM as a complete replacement for traditional processes, there are many cases where it does make sense:• When the…
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Jess Lulka · June 15, 2016 · …focusing on design, science, manufacturing and marketing. Why science when the company has traditionally been known for engineering? “Science is at the very heart of what we do,” said Bernard Charlès, president and CEO. “It’s really about creating something new.”Running simultaneously with the BIOVIA user conference, this event…
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Kenneth Wong · April 19, 2016 · …such as generative design and additive manufacturing in order to help auto manufacturers explore more concepts, iterate ideas and optimize designs and differentiate their market brand.”Alias 2017 features:fitting tools that support rapid reverse engineering by automatically fitting and refitting surfaces to scan data;a curve blending tool with form…
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Tony Abbey · February 1, 2016 · …between topology optimization and additive manufacturing processes. Topology optimization is unique within structural optimization methods: It can take empty design space and produce a configuration. Other forms of optimization have to start from an initial configuration; either mesh or geometry based: • Sizing optimization varies physical properties of…
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Pamela Waterman · August 19, 2014 · …machines, advanced materials and additive manufacturing:Open – multi-CAD, multi-CAE, with no charge for every translation. For example, its composite tool works with Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA’s AbaqusIntegrated – more multi-physics capabilities will be supported, plus all Autodesk tools work with each other, with PLM tools and with visualization toolsPurpose-built…
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DE Guest · September 1, 2015 · …been the advent of additive manufacturing (AM). In the AM world, the analyst becomes key, producing early concepts for designers to explore and develop; safe in the knowledge that the organic (or bionic) structural design is mass efficient, meets or exceeds the performance requirements and can be manufactured.…
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DE Editors · January 18, 2017 · …design tools specific to additive manufacturing that enable users to manipulate, edit and prepare 3D models for printing directly from the software’s interface. Features include analysis and repair tools, modeling wizards with automated functionalities, automated quality check before printing, queue management tools as well as build time and…
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