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be additively manufactured, which ones should be, and which ones can be improved by moving them into an AM process,” explained Scott Shuppert, CEO of CAD / CAM Services. The system will also help to untangle
complicated supply chain issues because components could be designed in one part of the world and printed anywhere else on the planet, or even in space, with a push of a button. The front end of these systems requires the
same type of AM decision-making software that automatically identifies suitable parts. As a Texas-based prime contractor for the
U.S. federal government, CAD / CAM Services was brought in to integrate several commercial- off-the-shelf technologies into what the Air force calls the ‘Factory of the Future.’ This integration will enable the Department of Defence and other large manufacturers to manage and scale their AM processes. “By bringing in the Castor software into
our enterprise-wide solution, we are seeing organisations cut their costs by an average of 40-60%,” added Shuppert.
TransiTioning To aM Stanley Engineered Fastening (SEF), which has a diverse portfolio of fastening products serving numerous industries, was looking to lower costs on its production floor, improve part production lead times, and increase manufacturing flexibility. Production lines at its manufacturing facilities around the world are made up of
highly customised parts, with complex geometries, and run at low annual production volumes. It would take about eight weeks for a new part to be produced and tested. Wanting to transition some of the processes
over to AM, Stanley went looking for a platform that could automate the selection of high-end 3D printing for end-use parts. It was also looking to produce parts using more sophisticated materials like aluminium, titanium and steel. “Not only were we able to produce the first
Stanley Black & Decker 3D-printed metal production part, but we were able to reduce lead times from eight weeks to nine days and decrease our costs by 50%,” explained Moses Pezarkar, a Stanley manufacturing engineer. The engineering team
at Stanley has since ramped up the number of parts the software system is analysing to further capitalise on additive manufacturing.
Marching forward With potentially dramatic cost and time savings, business leaders are looking to further expand
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AM’s footprint in their production process. Aerospace and medical equipment industries are leading the way regarding AM for end-use parts. In addition, machinery, industrial equipment, oil and gas, as well as energy, are beginning to take advantage of AM beyond prototyping. Furthermore, with universities increasingly
adopting more 3D-printing curricula and buying 3D printers, this promises to deliver more AM-minded design engineers into the workforce.
Castor
www.3dcastor.com
HxGN EAM PytHoN FrAMEwork Now AvAilAblE FroM HExAGoN
HxGN EAM Python Framework, from Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division, is new module that features functionality across the entire asset lifecycle for full-scale Python scripting. Python is said to be the world’s fastest-growing programming language and considered the standard programming language for creating machine learning and data science models and applications. According to the company, Python’s versatility as a scripting language
for automating Enterprise Application tasks is unparalleled. It is also the standard for data analysis, data visualization, artificial intelligence and machine learning. HxGN EAM now makes this powerful capability available to clients via a fully integrated Python Framework. The framework has two major components:
• Python Studio, powered by JupyterLab – a fully integrated scripting environment leveraging the extensive abilities of JupyterLab, the industry standard for writing Python scripts. These are full Python 3 scripts, with access to Python's extensive flexibility and libraries, access to the rich set of APIs provided by HxGN EAM, both Representational State Transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and access to public APIs.
• Flex Python infrastructure – a robust Kubernetes-based infrastructure that executes the Python scripts with minimal performance impact to HxGN EAM. “We were excited to be able to participate in the EAM Python Studio
beta (testing),” said Clay Bush, founder & president, Stratum Consulting Partners. “After testing it out, we believe Python Studio is the best new addition to EAM from a development standpoint since (Extensibility Framework). We see a multitude of uses for this capability, and we are really looking forward to our customers acquiring the module.” Reducing the barrier of entry for Python language within the HxGN EAM
ecosystem allows EAM users at all levels of Python programming experience to meet any use case desired in their respective maintenance organisation.
Hexagon - Asset Lifecycle Intelligence
https://hexagon.com/
Specialists in Design and Analysis Software for Electromagnetics
Infologic Design (formerly Infolytica Europe) provides both general purpose, and motor and transformer specific electromagnetic design software.
Services include software, training, consulting, motor prototypes and motor production facilities
i n f o l o g i c d e s i g n Since 1978
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