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.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreATS 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.
Read MoreOpen 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.
Read MoreCGTech 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.
Read MoreOpen 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.
Read MoreFACC 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.
Read MoreMahr 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.
Read MoreAltair 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.
Read MoreGeneral 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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