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Post by Nictoshek on Sept 13, 2014 16:47:58 GMT -7
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Post by karl on Sept 13, 2014 18:12:58 GMT -7
Nictoe
Incredible piece of engineering and build with use of machine. A present and real object that is perhaps the future of computer logic and robotics in autofactury manufacturing. Provide the perimeters of need, computers then take the designed need, machine engineer by logic, and download into the central data base. The data base then designates to each individual machine logic base for parts manufacturing/machine ship finished parts to the final assembly line/finished product then placed into temporary storage for final distribution to predetermined destination.
Every part and product example, perfect with out flaws and precision assembled.
Boy oh boy, this is exciting...
Karl
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Post by Nictoshek on Sept 14, 2014 2:10:11 GMT -7
See how easy it is to build one of these karl:
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Post by karl on Sept 14, 2014 12:38:12 GMT -7
Nictoe
Thank you for presenting the video of 3D printing, it was interesting and educational as well, very enjoyable to say the least.
The 3D printing is very advantages in computer manufacture of soft material into a product, with this, has some limitations for work material. It is fine for use with plastics/soft or sintered metal that may be thermal altered, or material that may be later hardened. Not so good with hard rolled steel or tempered alloy.
Speaking primarily in the aerospace industry such as Boeing. With airframe components/flight control systems components requiring close tolerances and temperature variences and such, 3D printing is the answer. or as the case will be, manufacturing of mold components for casting is another avenue of need that is met.
The work horse on the manufacturing floor is still the CAD/CAM process of creation of software instructions at the design level to software to operate the CNC industrial manufacturing systems and/or robotic assembly machines. Not withstanding the G and M with numerical coding.
Much of the above has been in heavy use with our various auto manufacturing such as: BMW/Daimler/VW and such, but not the 3D printing. For foundry use, it has been the old school die-cast or mold and pour system, or as the case will be, a lesson from the aircraft manufacturing methodology, metal over hard mold and hammer mill forming or press forming.
I do trust with great hope to not appear as a know it all, simply describing observations gained by guided tour/engineer staff in the aerospace industry such as Boeing company and Automanufacturing. My self not an engineer but the use of empirical observation.
Karl
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Post by Nictoshek on Sept 15, 2014 6:36:21 GMT -7
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Post by Nictoshek on Sept 16, 2014 5:38:02 GMT -7
Autodesk Sparks Interest in the Strati 3D Printed Car
Rachel Park By Rachel Park On Mon, September 15, 2014
Two of the bigger — and ongoing — 3D printing stories this year have come from Autodesk (when it announced plans to introduce Spark, a new open platform for 3D printing) and Local Motors (who just this weekend 3D printed and drove the Strati, a 3D printed car, at IMTS in Chicago) respectively.
Now these two companies have announced that they are going to be working in collaboration — to utilize the Spark platform as Local Motors continues to develop the Strati concept.
According to Alex Fiechter, head of community management for Local Motors: “The Spark platform is set to accelerate manufacturing innovation. From capturing our ideas more accurately to guiding Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) and simplifying the creation of machine code, Spark will help us to turn digital models into an actual physical production parts far faster than was previously possible.”
It was only this past Saturday that Local Motors unveiled the Strati to the public at IMTS. It is being developed by the Local Motors team at the DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of the nation’s leading innovation centers around additive manufacturing. The Strati vehicle design was originally chosen from entries submitted by Local Motors’ global co-creation community and the team will continue to develop it, only now, it transpires, this further development will be using the Spark platform — making it the first large-scale industrial application of Spark.
Samir Hanna, vice president and general manager, Autodesk is obviously rather pleased about the collaboration: “Local Motors recognizes the capabilities of the Spark platform for industrial manufacturing projects. This collaboration is a natural fit to push the boundaries of large format 3D printing to fundamentally change how things are designed and made.”
They won’t necessarily be using, the still as yet unnamed new Autodesk 3D printer though. Rather they will continue with the BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) machine created by ORNL and Cincinnati Incorporated, which is similar to a fused deposition modeling (FDM) printer by taking a 6.5’ x 13’ foot bed laser cutter adding custom hardware to transform it into a massive 3D printer. Spark will help connect automobile digital design information to the 3D printer in a streamlined way for easier visualization and optimization of 3D prints.
According to Local Motors, the Strati simplifies the automotive assembly process and is a result of leveraging the contributions of community, advanced manufacturing tools, and software, like the Spark platform.
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