Time for Monumental Thinking in Additive

11/04/16, 05:16 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering

Karen Haywood Queen for AdvancedManufacturing.org: The limits of CAD and CAE tools and the STL file format are holding manufacturers back

As additive manufacturing emerges from a long infancy, the industry is grappling with a key challenge: A file format and design tools from the 20th century are being asked to do 21st century jobs.

“The industry was a hobby industry for 25 years and it’s starting to grow up,” said Kirk Rogers, technology leader at GE.

“You made a 3D model and it had a cool factor—Mickey Mouse or a little chess piece—it was awesome to look at,” said Kenneth Church, CEO of the R&D engineering firm Sciperio, as well as the 3D printing firm nScrypt. “What if I made it functional? Cont'd...

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