Additive fabrication (AF) technology encompasses a wide range of applications, including design review, concept modeling, prototyping, fit and function testing, pattern making and tooling. It also is applied to the manufacture of fixtures, assembly aids and test rigs, as well as parts that end up in final products. […]
Rapid Manufacturing (RM), also referred to as direct digital manufacturing (DDM), is the production of end-use parts using additive fabrication processes. Recent advances in AF technologies and materials allow the manufacture of parts for a variety of production applications. […]
By this time in the 21st century, you should be well aware of the technologies of additive fabrication, otherwise known as rapid prototyping. These technologies have existed for more than two decades and are common tools in the product development process for most engineers and designers. […]
It is up to the high-speed machining software to make the most of these components, and to drive the process for maximum benefit. To do this, the software should excel in four areas: (1) optimizing tooling stability, (2) promoting toolpath efficiency, (3) maximizing operating performance and (3) enhancing ease of use—both in programming and operations. [...]
Success with high-speed machining requires a thorough under-standing of the required tools and methods and of their benefits and limitations. […]
Below are some considerations for selecting your software supplier when it comes to the post-processor. […]
Reverse engineering is often used by militaries in order to copy other nations’ technologies, devices or information that have been obtained by regular troops in the fields or by intelligence operations. It was often used during the Second World War and the Cold War. Well-known examples from WWII and later include […]
Reasons for reverse engineering: Interoperability. Lost documentation: Reverse engineering often is done because the documentation of a particular device has been lost (or was never written), and the person who built it is no longer available. Integrated circuits often seem to have been designed on obsolete, proprietary systems, which means that the only way to [...]
Reverse engineering (RE) is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object or system through analysis of its structure, function and operation. […]
Shrinking Dimensions, Growing ExpectationsToday, you’re either facing the challenges of micro milling – or watching as the competition does so. As margins, part and mold dimensions shrink – and client expectations grow – only one vendor offers the powerful NC capabilities needed to handle complex micro milling geometry. Only Cimatron. […]