Michael SÜß, a Research Fellow at the Technische Universität in Dresden, is currently working on his PHD, which focuses on design guidelines for additive manufacturing/electron beam melting. When looking for a demonstrator to design as a portion … [Read more...] about Engineering students build a better steering mount
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Proving additive manufacturing for aerospace replacement parts
Doug Hedges, the President of Sintavia, is a mechanical engineer and an additive manufacturing professional. His experience includes part manufacture approval (PMA), designated engineering representative (DER) repairs, OEM part manufacture and … [Read more...] about Proving additive manufacturing for aerospace replacement parts
Motion and visualization capabilities headline 2017 release of solidThinking Inspire and Evolve
For the 2017 release, the solidThinking product teams focused on improving current product usability and adding multiple customer requested features. Jim Hassberger, President of solidThinking noted, “Inspire was the first tool to market that focused … [Read more...] about Motion and visualization capabilities headline 2017 release of solidThinking Inspire and Evolve
Additive manufacturing accelerated with introduction of PolyNURBS
solidThinking Inspire 2016 introduces PolyNURBS functions, which allow users to quickly and easily flow optimized designs into manufacturable products by wrapping topology results with NURBS geometry. The PolyNURBS toolset helps users create … [Read more...] about Additive manufacturing accelerated with introduction of PolyNURBS
3d Printed Skateboard Design Challenge
The skateboard has provided hours of fun for many. The design is fairly efficient for its purpose, sleek and slightly curvy for comfortable foot placement and gliding properties. But the skateboard has not undergone significant redesign since its … [Read more...] about 3d Printed Skateboard Design Challenge
Faster connections with Inspire 2015
Less is more. Especially when we’re talking the mass and weight of a part we’re designing. Those of us who have used previous versions of solidThinking’s Inspire software already know about its ability to reduce up to 45% of a part’s weight within a … [Read more...] about Faster connections with Inspire 2015
Software enables design freedom for additive manufacturing
The combination of topology optimization software and additive manufacturing can help you create a new generation of exciting products. Tony Norton and Chad Zamler • solidThinking 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) have historically … [Read more...] about Software enables design freedom for additive manufacturing
Inspire 2014 helps you design for additive manufacturing
The design goals of reducing weight and material usage are not just for aerospace and automotive applications, although this trend gained prominence through these industries. These goals can apply to all designs, especially if you choose to use … [Read more...] about Inspire 2014 helps you design for additive manufacturing
How to cut 45% of weight out of a 3D printed metal bike frame
Back in February of this year, Renishaw told the story of how it used metal based additive manufacturing to 3D print a metal bike frame. Additional information is coming out about this story, including the news that the solidThinking Inspire® 9.5 … [Read more...] about How to cut 45% of weight out of a 3D printed metal bike frame