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Pamela Waterman · November 1, 2013 · …name now do end-part manufacturing; more sources exist for metal powders, and a major service bureau has been bought up by no less than GE Aviation. Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is truly a mainstream process.Systems and ProcessesTime was you could count metal-capable AM systems on one hand. Terry…
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Pamela Waterman · January 1, 2015 · …dimensions and the requisite manufacturing necessities of fillets and chamfered edges. That’s the premise behind Inspire, the concept design package dedicated to lightweighting from solidThinking, an Altair company. “We position Inspire as a concept design tool, not a detailed CAD tool,” says Jason Napolitano, solidThinking executive vice president…
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Tony Abbey · April 1, 2016 · …are here to stay — particularly with application to additive manufacturing. Today it is generally understood these are tools to explore creative new ideas — no longer the daydreams of a daft lad.References1. Topology, Topography and Topometry. Francois E. Matthes. Proc. American Geological Society (1912).
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Pamela Waterman · April 1, 2012 · …“program” to drive a 3D-printing/additive manufacturing (AM) system. If the information supplied in the original file isn’t the best it can be, the AM equipment will either reject the STL version of the part entirely, or build something that’s exactly what you defined—but definitely not what you wanted.…
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DE Guest · March 15, 2022 · …complexity of product design, manufacturing, and service, which is being compounded further by demands for greater personalization and customization options in products. While companies seek to support the demands of the modern marketplace, they must also develop comprehensive sustainability approaches that encompass global supply chains, product development, manufacturing…
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Kip Hanson · September 1, 2019 · …but you also have additive manufacturing, the Internet of Things, AI and machine learning. On top of that, or perhaps because of it, there’s been a movement over the past decade where it’s suddenly cool to be in manufacturing again. It’s our job as software providers to support…
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Randall Newton · October 12, 2023 · …systems, adoption of advanced manufacturing techniques, progress toward urban air mobility and an accelerated product development workflow enabled by digital tools. Companies including Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Boeing revealed collaborations focused on everything from high-performance engine materials to automated production lines for composites. Investments in areas such as electrification,…
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Randall Newton · August 1, 2017 · …down the cycle for additive manufacturing and digital twins,” says Mark Hindsbo, ANSYS vice president and general manager. “All that data is great, but if you can’t use it effectively, what good is it?”Understanding the UncertaintiesThere are two forms of uncertainty being studied by engineering analysis, says Scott…
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Pamela Waterman · April 9, 2018 · …by Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Company (ITAMCO) in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh and Johnson and Johnson Depuy Synthes. After perfecting the new software tool with more than 3,000 simulations and nearly 100 physical print confirmations, ITAMCO launched Sunata in April 2017…
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Pamela Waterman · October 1, 2014 · …Medical Devices Produced Using Additive Manufacturing” (RJLG.com/2014/07/17/polymeric-materials-for-medical-devices-additive-manufacturing). — PJW Blended colors and materials are now available in a new line of 3D Systems VisiJet 5500X materials, which can be mixed together two materials at a time in the company’s ProJet 5500X system. By combining multiple materials in a…
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DE Guest · February 1, 2021 · …and software used for additive manufacturing, digital twins, product portfolio management, augmented reality/virtual reality, model-based systems engineering, multidisciplinary design optimization, multiphysics simulation, configuration management, Industrial Internet of Things, high-performance computing and enterprise innovation management all have a role to play. Through the PGGA, PLM professionals, researchers, teachers, students,…
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DE Guest · May 13, 2022 · …digitalization during design and manufacturing is crucial to save time and costs at the product and process level. By using a digital twin, with integrated models and testing, companies can dramatically reduce time to market by shortening the decision-making process, development time and qualification testing loops.3 With digital…
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Kenneth Wong · September 1, 2018 · …Robert Yancey, director of manufacturing production, Autodesk. Airplane parts, however well-designed, are bound to break down from metal fatigue and wear and tear over time. Therefore, as standard maintenance, parts are inspected at different intervals to verify their airworthiness. The longer a part has been in operation, the…
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Randall Newton · March 7, 2018 · …and then given to manufacturing to become a physical product. Various informational inputs add important details throughout the process. But this time-tested method is being forced to evolve. We are reaching a turning point where data — pre-existing or gathered — drives design. Digitally collected data can now…
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Brian Albright · May 1, 2015 · …can be fabricated using additive manufacturing.”The scanned object can be utilized in an augmented reality program to simulate its incorporation into an environment or another structure. Users can check for fit, make alterations, and then create a prototype via a 3D printer.Enabling this approach to design is scanning…
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Pamela Waterman · September 1, 2011 · …today's world of rapid manufacturing technologies, particularly in additive manufacturing (AM), can be a much less labor-intensive job. Why Color? “Most 3D printing and rapid prototyping technologies work in monochrome, where only one color is used “and that is the base color of the material,” says Joe Titlow,…
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Pamela Waterman · June 1, 2008 · …(Image courtesy Stratasys) Rapid manufacturing (RM) has experienceda sturdy, deliberate progressionof improvements this past yearcompared to the somewhat heady “let’s try this, this, and this” approach ofthe past 10. It’s a good sign when companieshave mastered their basic technologiesand reached the point where they canfine-tune their R&D-based or…
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Tom Kevan · May 17, 2021 · …exists between design and manufacturing that promises significant benefits for product developers, making this combination of forces worthy of closer inspection. Digital twin technology can help product designers extract key insights from the interdependencies between the two domains. This, in turn, allows the engineers to perfect their designs…
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Tom Kevan · April 1, 2021 · …for mass production, the manufacturing business model has operated as a work in progress. The latest stage of this evolutionary process, called manufacturing-as-a-service (MaaS), promises to deliver greater flexibility and efficiency by totally upending traditional supply chain and manufacturing practices, sweeping aside concepts like economies of scale, mass…
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Jim Romeo · May 15, 2020 · …without extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes that a senior engineer would have from years in the field. By approaching part ideation and creation through these new techniques, manufacturers can make smarter business decisions, according to Blankenship. He notes that AI will afford engineers the ability to best execute…
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