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Lighter and smarter parts not only impact on part performance, but can also increase safety and reduce manufacturing costs. nTopology’s Todd McDevitt explains how next-generation 3D printing design software is enabling new innovations in lightweighting
ithin performance-critical industries such as aerospace and automotive, lightweighting is a key consideration for engineers.
Advances in additive manufacturing are helping engineers in these sectors to design lighter and smarter parts that not only enhance performance but also deliver significant lead time and cost-saving benefits. To ensure such parts are designed optimally, sophisticated 3D printing engineering software is vital, particularly as part complexity increases. One of the key players this field
is nTopology. Te firm’s engineering software for advanced manufacturing has been created to enable engineers to design complex parts with 3D printing that were previously impossible. “Tere are two main elements to the platform,” says Todd McDevitt, Director of Product Management. “Te first is enabling users to design with complexity, and the other is allowing the engineer to encode the logic of their design through automation.”
DESIGNING WITH COMPLEXITY “What is unique about nTopology’s platform is how we handle geometry, and to understand that it’s useful to look at standard CAD packages,” McDevitt explains. “Tey handle geometry through
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