Solving production bottlenecks and reducing cost in Additive Manufacturing Additive Flow and Autodesk Inc. announce a streamlined interoperability between Formflow and Autodesk Netfabb to optimize process parameters up-front in order to simultaneously address design and production needs. Engineering exists under multiple constraints and objectives. Additive Flow’s software addresses business and engineering goals by optimizing performance, cost and production speed. Formflow by Additive Flow now delivers a streamlined workflow for Autodesk Netfabb users, who can automate repeatable tasks and optimize the allocation of... News
In this video walkthrough, we demonstrate the power of FormFlow to optimise a cantilever which is subject to both mechanical and thermal loads. We methodically go through the process of setting up our optimisation strategy to understand how the individual physics affect the geometry before combining them both into a single optimisation. Tutorials
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a class of manufacturing methods that has unique capabilities allowing users to vary material properties throughout the component. This can be done by changing the constituent material or its finer structure using lattices or various processing parameter inside the slicing software. FormFlow is the latest addition to optimise your components using this powerful new paradigm. To showcase this, in this article we optimise a CPU water-cooler. The back of the cooler is subjected to heat, it will... Tutorials
Additive Flow Launches Formflow LONDON, UK: Additive Flow releases Formflow - Multi Property Optimisation now here. Additive Flow’s product launch of Formflow is well received, opens new frontiers for users to deliver 50%+ cost savings, exceed sustainability goals, and meet the demands of innovators and manufacturers. Additive Flow; a leading developer of advanced optimisation software, recently named amongst ‘Top 10 London advanced digital technology innovators’ by Digital Catapult on behalf of Mayor of London, has successfully delivered their beta program with leading... News
Comeragh Composites is a specialist technical consultancy based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with dedicated expertise in delivering advanced solutions for polymer and composite manufacturing projects. The company’s collaboration with Additive Flow for a particularly challenging project involving a metal and polymer over moulded component, ensured yet another successful outcome for Comeragh that will open up further opportunities in the future. Project Overview The component in question is for a child car seat: specifically it is a hook for retaining the seat... Applications, Blog Agency Page

Orthotropy, or not to be?

By Alexander Pluke, CEO Additive Flow That is the question. The pertinent question for users of additive manufacturing, at least.  So you’ve printed a part and it’s failed. FAILED!  Why?  How could this be?  You’ve meticulously gone through all the steps you should. Drawn up your CAD model, loaded up the design domain, ran it through your favorite topology optimisation tool, fixed it (with Magics / Netfabb or a-another) – and printed it with the perfect settings recommended by the print manufacturer.  So what happened?  Well, you... Articles
Additive Flow formally introduces its multi-functional optimisation software with simultaneous, multi-property capabilities.   26thFebruary 2020; London, UK: Many new companies evolve during their infancy in stealth mode, emerging into the light when their product and/or service offering is demonstrably strong enough to impact its target market and withstand close scrutiny from potential customers and, of course, any press interest. This is the stage that UK company Additive Flow has reached.  Established in 2017, Additive Flow has developed advanced and unique digital solutions to... News

Case Study: Civil Engineering

Overview Additive Flow makes it simple to harness the potential of additive manufacturing – as exemplified by this collaborative project with Royal HaskoningDHV and DSM —  by optimising the design and production workflow; in this case for high value, large scale additive manufacturing. Project Additive Flow worked with Royal HaskoningDHV and DSM to deliver a next-generation 3D printed bridge design. Royal HaskoningDHV is a leading independent and global engineering and project management consultancy. One of the core values of Royal HaskoningDHV is... Applications, Blog Agency Page
Each year the Institute of New Vehicle Concepts, of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) hosts WerkstoffPlus + Auto (Materials + Auto) Additive Flow had the pleasure of speaking at WerkstoffPlus + Auto last week, on a stage graced by leaders of the German automobile industry and research institutes. Alexander Pluke, Additive Flow’s CEO presented our compelling technology, and demonstrated generative design algorithms, multi-property topology optimisation and the power of artificial intelligence for multi-physics acceleration with machine learning. Formflow received strong interest, especially the ability to... Blog Agency Page, News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4lcKPB-lx4&feature=emb_logo Additive Flow was proudly selected for the Machine Intelligence Garage which is an initiative by Digital Catapult. As part of this program we received their expert advice around scalable implementation of machine learning within our technology. We were also granted access to one of UK’s most powerful supercomputers located in at the University of Edinburgh (EPCC). See below a talk from our CTO Charles Fried along with some exciting results from this collaboration. Blog Agency Page, News