Design & Tooling

Overcoming barriers to adoption of structural autocomposites

Although much attention has been focused on material costs and development of high-rate, automated manufacturing processes for structural autocomposites, production of viable products depends on the ability to design and simulate the structures for these exciting new FRP applications. 

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New licensing model offers access to Altair's solidThinking software suite and cloud resources

solidThinking Units (sTUs) will enable small and midsize business (SMB) customers and the design engineering community to drive product innovation with simulation.

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ATS releases Inspect 6.3 inspection solution

ATS Inspect 6.3 reduces the costs associated with scrap, rework and warranty claims by collecting, analyzing and reporting attribute and variable data in manufacturing processes.

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Open Mind joins Okuma's Partners in THINC collaboration

Partners in THINC is a network of more than 40 industry leaders who come together to solve problems and explore new productivity ideas for real-world manufacturing.

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CGTech releases VERICUT 8.2

Version 8.2 of the CNC software reportedly offers new features that improve simulation visibility, speed workflow and streamline the user verification process.

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Open Mind releases new hyperMILL CAM software version

The new software offers a range of enhancements and features for 3D Shape Z-level Finishing and 3D Optimized Roughing and improved CAD functionality.

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Automation

FACC awarded inspection robot research project

The project aims to develop a new generation of inspection robots, which will be used for a vast range of inspection tasks — without programming effort.

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Mahr launches optical 3D surface measurement technology

The new MarSurf CM’s confocal technology delivers high-resolution 3D surface topography data, enabling new insights into surface structures and processing.

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Altair launches startup program

The global program offers preferential pricing to startups for its simulation-driven design, computer-aided engineering, cloud computing and Internet of Things software solutions. 

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Molds/Tools

General Plastics launches ultrahigh-temperature tooling board

General Plastics Mfg. Co. (Tacoma, WA, US) expanded its line of high-temperature tooling board materials with the introduction of LAST-A-FOAM FR-4800, an autoclave-capable, high-density epoxy-urethane foam designed for master plug manufacturing, tool proofing, vacuum form tooling, pattern making, and short-run production tooling applications.

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