Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) performs well in prototyping, where speed and flexibility outweigh cost and throughput constraints. Problems begin when those same designs move into production.

HP’s François Minec discusses the production economics, software integration and design capabilities needed to scale polymer ...

Additive manufacturing offers a new way to make objects. First, let’s distinguish the dominant manufacturing technologies. Machining, in the form of milling, cutting, drilling, stamping, and so on ...

There are those that say generative design ensures the best product design possible. Engineers enter the specifications a product needs to meet, and the tool responds by creating a number of potential ...

Bicycle design and production, like pretty much everything else these days, is being impacted by new technologies. Digital design tools, robotics, additive manufacturing (3D printing), and material ...

Engineering software developer nTop (previously nTopology), has recently launched a major update of its flagship product: nTop 4. The company asserts that additive manufacturing has opened up new ...

The public’s perception of additive manufacturing has been highly polarized over the past decade. In recent years, however, the hype has waned, the pessimism eased, and the industrial outlook shifted ...

Utilization of additive manufacturing for gas turbine component design has been demonstrated to accelerate design cycle times, reduce development test times, provide increased test data and serve to ...