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- Analysis & Simulation Data: Why You Should Capture It
- Most manufacturers would be hard pressed to design reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective products without engineering simulation tools.
Columns Published: 2/24/2010
- What You Need To Know About DDM
- Over the past 20 years, additive fabrication technology has migrated from use in rapid prototyping to become a full-fledged manufacturing solution, referred to as “direct digital manufacturing” or DDM. While the general concept of additive fabricati...
Columns Published: 11/4/2009
- Between Two Bridges
- I live between two bridges in San Francisco. One arguably fuels the area’s economic engine, while the other, despite far less of a pragmatic role for the region, inspires us and enlivens the city’s horizon with the grace of its sweeping parabolic c...
Columns Published: 9/2/2009
- PLM Goes to the Shop Floor
- Product lifecycle management (PLM) once focused almost exclusively on engineering design, but the approach now includes a broad range of activities including product planning, manufacturing production process definition, service and maintenance proc...
Columns Published: 9/2/2009
- Simulation is for Everyone
- Heard recently at an industry gathering, “The number of engineers that use simulation on a daily basis could probably fit within a single football stadium. ”Think about that: Of the millions of design engineers worldwide, only a small minority use s...
Columns Published: 7/1/2009
- PLM and the Changing Nature of Design
- I am honored to contribute to this re-launch of Time Compression. It’s a well-understood fact that in today’s harshly competitive environment, manufacturers must meet multiple targets in order to produce a successful product. Speed, affordability...
Columns Published: 1/1/2009
- History Of Additive Fabrication (Part 2)
- This two-part series provides a timeline that shows how additive fabrication technologies have
developed from their inception in 1987 to 2007. This part picks up where Part 1 ended. The following
was excerpted from Wohlers Report 2007.
Columns Published: 5/1/2008
- EAB Roundtable: What are the Biggest Obstacles Facing RP/RM?
- The best way to advance is to look your obstacles right in the face.
While great advancements have been made in
the rapid manufacturing and rapid prototyping industry, we at TCT
wondered what obstacles exist that are hindering progress. In orde...
Columns Published: 3/2/2008
- History of Additive Fabrication (Part 1)
- This two-part series provides a timeline
that shows how additive fabrication technologies have developed from
1987 to 2007. The first part covers 1987 through 2002. The following
was excerpted from Wohlers Report 2007.
Columns Published: 3/1/2008
- EAB Rountable Discussion: What has been the biggest gain, improvement or advancement over the past year for RP/RM?
- It has been another solid year for the rapid manufacturing and rapid prototyping industry, and the
future is looking bright. The technology is being used in many new, innovative ways and continues to
push the boundaries of how things are being man...
Columns Published: 1/1/2008
