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The Future of Material Design: Metal vs. Composites

There has been a lot of enthusiasm about composites in aerospace and some disappointment too. In jet programs, composites were used for several decades, but they design, treat, and post-process composites the same way as metals. The reason is that by nature, the design for composites is extremely complicated. There is not so much theory behind simulating or estimating the behavior of composites, so the same simple methods – for metals – are applied to composites.

Fiber reinforced composites are directional by nature, and this is the biggest difference to metals, they are anisotropic, while the metals are omnidirectional, and all the design methods were created for isotropic materials.

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How to find your 3D printing application fit: 10 criteria to consider

Adopting innovative technologies for your business can be both challenging and exciting. The tremendous benefits sound promising and tempt us to get started without setting clear expectations. This article is a guideline for organizations who want to integrate additive manufacturing into their established production processes. Not every 3D printing technology is equally suitable for every situation. This is why we’ve created a list of 10 criteria to help you explore where AM offers the greatest technological and economical value for your application, prior to making any decisions.

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Designers and engineers aren’t required anymore:

What is the human role in post industrial manufacturing.

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Past, Present, and Future of Manufacturing

What is manufacturing?