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
By Alexander Pluke Today, the conversation concerning additive manufacturing (AM) is moving on apace. As there are more and more success stories associated with the use of AM as a production technology, scrutiny on the process is becoming increasingly forensic in nature, and there is an understandable focus on the areas that the technology must improve to allow it to compete on more equal terms with conventional manufacturing techniques. Back when this technology set was in its infancy — and when... Articles, Blog Agency Page