Since our last software release article, Gen3D has released a host of new features and improvements to Sulis Lattice and Sulis Flow. Culminating in V1.10 which was released in March 2022, these new features give users unparalleled design freedoms for additive manufacturing. In the Lattice module, new features include custom …
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Beyond lightweighting – the benefits of 3D printed metamaterials
Multi-functional lattice structures utilising metamaterials have the potential to radically change the future of products that we use in our daily lives and the way in which industries like aerospace and the medical field operate. There are many benefits to 3D printed metamaterials that go way beyond the lightweighting offered …
The seven categories of additive manufacturing technologies
Additive manufacturing (AM) has fundamentally changed how parts across many industries are designed and fabricated. As companies invent new AM techniques, they tend to create new terms even though the core techniques are similar. With this in mind, in this post, and as per the ISO ASTM 52900 which relates …
Design of a 3D-printed end effector in collaboration with Penn State University
In 2021 we supported a Summer School project for students of the Additive Manufacturing and Design Masters program at Penn State World Campus. The students were asked to design a 3D printed end effector capable of moving four ping-pong balls (at different heights) between two locations using AM appropriate design. …
5 essential skills you need as an AM Design Engineer in 2022
Across all markets, we’re seeing the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) solutions rapidly accelerating to address an increasingly broad range of applications. 2022 is set to be a year of incredible growth as AM becomes even more mainstream. What are the 5 essential skills you need as an AM design …
3 tips for getting started with design for additive manufacturing
Do you want to begin designing parts that will be 3D printed? If you’re just getting started with design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), and you’ve never designed a part before or have only designed parts for traditional manufacturing processes, these 3 tips will be helpful for your new journey with …