With digital tooling, validated CAD models are stored centrally, and parts can be printed on demand at or near the point of ...

Although composites offer many benefits, the historically high costs and long cycle times required for manufacturing components from complex, fiber-reinforced materials have been and remain a ...

A manufacturing aid is any device, platform, tool, jig, or fixture used to enhance, speed up, perfect, or fix a manufacturing or assembly production. Manufacturing aids range from simple assistors, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the industrialization of additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) is bringing change to ...

With Stratasys and trinckle's software technology, a precision metrology inspection fixture that securely positions parts for accurate measurement. The 3D-printed design eliminates costly machining ...

Jigs and fixtures are used to make manufacturing and assembly processes simpler and more reliable, reducing cycle times and improving worker safety. Before 3D printing, the jigs and fixtures were ...

Description: Tool design methods; tooling materials and heat treatment; design of cutting tools; gage design; design of drill jigs and fixtures; tool design for NE and CNC machines; tool design on the ...