Volkswagen has begun certifying prototype 3D-printed structural components, with the aim of producing 100,000 parts annually by 2025. VW is teaming with Siemens and HP to industrialize 3D printing of ...

A new design process that uses generative design but also seeks feedback from humans is more effective at producing designs that are fully optimized for their purpose. Modern fabrication tools such as ...

Parts from Mack Molding demonstrate the diversity in structural plastics. Below, a cover for a Pitney Bowes postage system is injection molded using PC/ABS, while a painted cover for a walkie fork ...

The application of new materials and structures technology in commercial transport aircraft depends on a number of interrelated considerations. This part of the report describes trends and forecasts ...

Process chain for new SMC structural simulation approach demonstrated for Spirit AeroSystems reference wing rib redesigned to use carbon fiber SMC (C-SMC). Photo Credit, all images: Simutence, ...