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Germany : Technology symbiosis - ALM (3D Print) and simulation driven design at the 6. EATC in Turin [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Altair, developer of the popular HyperWorks computer-aided engineering software and engineering service provider, organized a technical session and a round table discussion on the topic Technology Symbiosis Topology Optimization and ALM (Additive Layer Manufacturing) , also known as 3D printing, on April 23rd in Turin as part of the European Altair Technology Conference. In the technical session a representative of the Airbus Endowed Professorship, engineers from EADS, a representative from EOS, researchers of the RWTH Aachen, and members of the ILT Fraunhofer and the TU Hamburg Harburg presented their work in the area of additive manufacturing. The session was moderated by Dr. Ming Zhou, Vice President FE Solvers and Optimization, Altair. After the technical session, a round table discussion, moderated by Ming Zhou and James Dagg, Senior Vice President of Software Development, solidThinking, addressed how to leverage the full potential of resource-friendly component design by applying simulation driven design methods. In addition, the discussion also addressed the commercial aspects of ALM as well as further research and development needs in this area. All experts agreed on topology optimization offering the best way to unlock the light weight potential related to this manufacturing method. The participants identified the key challenges of ALM and the related technologies, including: The majority of designers and construction engineers are still thinking in classic manufacturing pattern since they are not used to ALM realization which requires a fundamental rethinking in the development process. Despite the enormous design freedom, ALM has its own manufacturing boundaries to be considered in the component design. One of them being that in 3D printing, overhanging structures or so called support structures are needed, which have to be removed in a later manufacturing step. A better knowledge of material properties used within ALM is required to ensure an efficient design of the components. Currently there are many different ALM technologies in the market one type of 3D printing is not the same as another 3D printing method. For every process it is important to understand its details and to know the process parameters to simulate and predict the component s behavior. Currently there is no official process qualification in place, which means, that especially mission critical components require an enormous validation effort to prove component safety for a final certification. However, the benefits of the symbiosis between topology optimization and ALM are obvious. Topology optimization offers the best way to create application and load specific structures and enables the industry to unlock the enormous lightweight design potential related to use of ALM structures. (c) 2013 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |