Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides almost infinite design flexibility enabling the fabrication of intricate components. This study proposes a Design for AM (DfAM) method for hot stamping dies which exploits the benefit of lattice structures' reduced thermal conductivity. The term effective cooling area...
Light-weight, efficient product design is one of the key drivers behind the increasing adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) for series production. AM supports a range of light-weighting approaches including generative design techniques such as topological optimisation. These iterative methods explore ...
survey participants said that their teams are delighted with the increased design freedom enabled by 3D printing technology, while half say new processes and approaches have increased creativity. Additionally, one in three participants said that additive manufacturing has led to increased pride of ...
Design for Additive Manufacturingis a complete guide to design tools for the manufacturing requirements of AM and how they can enable the optimization of process and product parameters for the reduction of manufacturing costs and effort. This timely synopsis of state-of-the-art design tools for AM...
The final step identifies potential commonalities that can be exploited in order to reduce the manufacturing cost. We incorporate an AM cost model into the product family design process and to explore the effects of eliminating the commonality requirement. To show the feasibility of the method, a ...
We’ve reached another point in engineering and machining history where new technology is quickly advancing and these methods are being replaced with the new and improved additive manufacturing process, the act of controlled material addition in order to produce parts in mass. Additive manufacturing al...
Design for manufacture and assembly (DFM) has typically meant that designers should tailor their designs to eliminate manufacturing difficulties and minimize manufacturing, assembly, and logistics costs. However, the capabilities of additive manufacturing technologies provide an opportunity to rethink DFM to...
Design for Additive Manufacturingis a complete guide to design tools for the manufacturing requirements of AM and how they can enable the optimization of process and product parameters for the reduction of manufacturing costs and effort. This timely synopsis of state-of-the-art design tools for AM...
The past few decades have seen substantial growth in Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. However, this growth has mainly been process-driven. The evolution of engineering design to take advantage of the possibilities afforded by AM and to manage the constraints associated with the technology has...
In this interview, we explain how the Design for Additive Manufacturing process helps his clients produce exactly the right engineering solution.