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SEPTEMBER 2014 ISSUE No. 61
NEWS
Autodesk brings NEi NASTRAN into the fold, a flurry of
Intel Haswell workstations, Roland DG unveils its first 3D
printer and an opportunity to design a concept for Ford
Comment
14 Jeremy Pullin on the hiked up raw material costs by 3D
printer manufacturers and its effect on the industry
YOUR DEVELOP3D
16 Tell us what you think. This month: Superiority of mass
produced products and girls jobs vs boys jobs
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COVER STORY Ogle Models + Prototypes
Tom Kurke on distributed digital manufacturing
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58 THE LAST WORD
Al Dean has been exploring the next generation of 3D
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NEWS
NEWS
ews of Autodesk's
acquisition of NEi
Software's NASTRAN based
product range leaked earlier
this year, but the company
did little to publicise the move. It turns
out that the reason for this is a shift in
how Autodesk approaches acquisitions.
Rather than announcing them when they
happen, it's now taking the companies
and technology in-house, doing
something with them, concocting its plan
and working out its product strategy
then announcing the whole thing.
In this instance, this means that, from
now onwards, NEi Software's variant of the
NASTRAN solver is available in the form of
Autodesk NASTRAN.
For those that are familiar with the
software, there are various versions of
NASTRAN available (from MSC.Software
and Siemens primarily). NEi has done much
work to extend the core tools to cover more
non-linear work something that has built
its reputation amongst household names
and engineering specialists.
Autodesk is making the core solver code
available to Autodesk Simulation customers
immediately. In addition to the raw solver
technology, it's also launching two CAD
In addition to the
solver technology that
becomes available to
existing simulation
customers, Autodesk
has launched a version
integrated with
Inventor
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NEWS
Roland unveils
first 3D printer
ARM-10 desktop 3D
printer has a build
size of 130 (W) x 70
(D) x 70 (H) mm
and a build speed
10mm/h
Kuka robot
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Simulation
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2014, a design tool for
investigating structurally
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New enhancements include
geometry simplification
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selling third party resins for quite some time.
So it doesnt take a genius to predict that
the same will happen with other 3D printing/
additive manufacturing technologies. But
some manufacturers will do their utmost
to resist the threat to their high margin
material revenue streams. Weve seen it all
before of course with manufacturers stating
that the use of third party materials on their
machines means that the warranties will no
longer be honoured. By the magic of devious
small print they get away with this but I cant
help thinking that they are making a big
mistake.
These manufacturers need to deem third
party materials as a sales opportunity rather
than forcing their customers to purchase
materials with mark ups that would make
drug barons blush with embarrassment. In
other markets, both industrial and consumer,
manufacturers put a great deal of time and
trouble into ensuring that their products can
run with commonly sourced consumables.
The automotive industry is a good example.
Aside from the fuel example I started with,
car manufacturers dont fit their cars with
unique sized wheels forcing users to only
purchase tyres from them. Instead, industry
standard sized wheels mean that industry
sized tyres can be fitted.
A quick look around at virtually all 3D
printing websites will show that this is
certainly not the case for most machines. I
say virtually because the obvious exception is
the RepRap style machines which are almost
entirely fabricated out of proprietary parts.
Raw material prices have a detrimental
effect not just on cost of ownership but
in inhibiting wider scale adoption of the
technology both through raising the bar
of affordability and unfavourably skewing
the relative costs between additive and
conventional manufacturing. Simply put,
when parts are cheaper to produce additively
than conventionally surely it makes sense
to make more use of that process. But high
material costs often mean that organisations
that have additive equipment are using it less
than they otherwise would do.
Universities and colleges provide
They need
to deem
third party
materials
as a sales
opportunity
rather than
forcing their
customers
to purchase
materials
with mark
ups that
would make
drug barons
blush with
embarrassment
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THE DETA
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PROFILE
HISTORY
OF OGLE
IDesigner David
Ogle founded
Ogle in 1954. In
its early years,
spurred by Ogles
obsession with
cars, the company
produced a variety
of design concepts
for the automotive
industry and even
embarked on small
scale production,
including the Ogle
SX 100 Mini based
on Mini running
gear of which nearly
100 were made.
However, following
the death of
Ogle in 1962 the
company ceased
car production
and, with industrial
designer Tom
Karen at the helm,
concentrated on
the design and
development of
household and
transport products.
Having moved
to its Letchworth
premises in 1960,
where its still
located today, the
company engaged
with a number of
new clients from a
range of industry
sectors, including
Electrolux, Paxton
and Reliant. Some
notable products
it created during
the 60s and 70s
include the TR82
Bush Radio, Raleigh
create full-scale
models. The first
large project was a
double-decker bus.
Ogles design
team had grown
to 60 strong but
by 2000 this had
dwindled and the
decision was taken
to sell the design
arm of the business
to concentrate on
model making and
prototyping.
Today, its roots
in the automotive
sector are still
evident in its work
with global brands
including Mercedes,
Bentley Motors,
Lamborghini and
Jaguar Land Rover.
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I first
saw SLA
in 1993 or
1994 on the
television
programme
Tomorrows
World. We
all joked
about it
here at
Ogle saying
it wont
affect us.
But I was
convinced
that this
was the way
to go
communication skills
Most development projects are constrained by a tight time
frame and budget limitations however, Ogle manages its
clients expectations through constant communication.
One of our strongest skills is speaking to clients directly
this is really important, says Bennion.
A very recent project that showcases these skills was
carried out for Cranfield Aerospace (CAe). Based in close
proximity to Ogle in nearby Bedford, CAe, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cranfield University, approached Ogle to
develop and manufacture motion cueing simulator seats
(in other words, ejector seats). These CAe-supplied high
4
1 Ogle has recently undergone a
Orthopaedic
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PROFILE
Early
days of
model
making
Motors.
Similarly, Ogles MD Len
Martin also started out as
an engineer and pattern
maker before moving to
Ogle as a model maker 36
years ago.
In those days a model
maker would literally
fabricate models from
scratch. A presentation
model, for instance, was
together.
I remember doing an old
handset that came with
a keyboard on it. It was a
difficult and highly skilled
job fabricating it out of
all those little bits and
pieces, which probably took
three to four weeks to do.
Whereas now, its built on
an SLA overnight, adds
Martin.
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VIEWPOINT
the storm
on the hor
Tom Kurke, knows a thing or two about 3D content creation often posting
views on his website 3dsolver.com. Here, the former president of Geomagic who
currently runs his own consultancy business, mentors with the Startup Factory
and recently joined the Board of Advisors of Paracosm, tackles the subject of
intellectual property in the coming world of distributed digital manufacturing
KEY TREND
MARKET EXPRESSION
Democratisation of low
cost 3D capture devices
and solutions
Low cost sensors + real time model and scene reconstruction (Intel
Real Sense 2H FY14, Apple/PrimeSense ecosystem, Softkinetic,
Photogrammetry, Light Field)
Additional reconstruction algorithms (e.g. Kinect Fusion SDK,
Reconstructme, Skanect, PCL Libraries + KinFu, Meshlab)
Democratisation of
3D printing + Makers
Movement
Gamied content
capture, creation and
modication tools
Accelerating investment
in 3D capture and printing
technologies
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m Clouds
orizon
When
people can
more easily
digitise,
share,
copy and
reproduce
real world
3D content
how
will that
change the
landscape
for content
owners and
consumers
alike? What
existing
business
models
will be
threatened
and what
new ones
will be
created?
What if the person who uploaded the file had created the
model by hand? What if the person who uploaded the file
created the representation by 3D scanning an undamaged
action figure? What if you scanned, printed, and repaired
the item in your own home but did not share the files?
What if it was not an action figure, but a retaining ring for
one of the low voltage lights that keeps getting run over in
your front garden?
Do these differences matter? Absolutely.
The type of content (artistic or functional), the reason for
manufacture (new item, replacement part, etc.), how the
content was generated (from scratch, printable file obtained
from a third party, the end result of a 3D reality capture
process, from the manufacturer, etc.) and where the content
will be manufactured (in your home, at a local store, on a
third partys networked printer, at a remote service bureau
and shipped, etc.), all matter. In some instances the content
might not be protected at all, in others it might touch
multiple types of third party IP.
There is not enough space within this article to give
you a general primer on all of the IP issues in the create/
capture/modify/make ecosystem. Instead I have provided
a list of several excellent publications and presentations as
background reading (see box on page 31).
Authors in this space cover a broad spectrum of opinions
from those who believe that IP issues need to be better
understood in digital manufacturing as many objects are
generally not protectable, to those who believe that the
democratisation of capture and printing technologies
will utterly transform manufacturing supply chains and
potentially substantially devalue IP rights.
I fall in the middle ground, believing that the
fundamental technical and market changing technologies
will stretch the concept of IP and, as we have seen with
the music industry, over time the ecosystem will adapt
including the law.
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Companies are re-imagining supply chains: a world
of networked printers where logistics may be more about
delivering digital design filesfrom one continent to printer
farms in anotherthan about containers, ships and cargo
planes. In fact, 70% of manufacturers we surveyed in the PwC
Innovations Survey believe that, in the next threefive years,
3DP will be used to produce obsolete parts; 57% believe it will be
used for after-market parts.
When the PwC Report survey participants were asked
to identify what they felt the most disruptive impact wide
adoption of additive manufacturing technologies could
have on US manufacturing, the threat to intellectual
property was second only to supply chain restructuring.
This concern should not really be all that surprising.
In October 2013, the market research firm Gartner, in
conjunction with its Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, made a
series of predictions that would impact IT organisations
and users for 2014 and beyond. Several related to the impact
that cheaper 3D capture and printing devices would have
for the creation of physical goods predicting staggering
losses from the piracy of IP. A press release published by
Gartner states:
By 2018, 3D printing will result in the loss of at least $100
billion per year in IP globally. Near Term Flag: At least one
major western manufacturer will claim to have had IP stolen
for a mainstream product by thieves using 3D printers who will
likely reside in those same western markets rather than in Asia
by 2015.
The plummeting costs of 3D printers, scanners and 3D
modelling technology, combined with improving capabilities,
makes the technology for IP theft more accessible to would-be
criminals. Importantly, 3D printers do not have to produce a
finished good in order to enable IP theft. The ability to make a
wax mould from a scanned object, for instance, can enable the
thief to produce large quantities of items that exactly replicate
the original.
I do not share the dire predictions of Gartner. Firstly,
many of these hardware and software technologies have
existed for many years and secondly, the process of creating
high quality digital reproductions (either from scratch or
from a 3D reality capture process) is still very difficult, even
for experienced users. But over time, if a consumer can
manufacture something in their home at comparable cost
and quality to what theyd buy in a store, why wouldnt they?
ISSUE
POTENTIAL RESOLUTION
FURTHER
READING
com/dontscrewitup. A
seminal article written
by Michael Weinberg at
the Washington DC-based
public interest group
Public Knowledge.
3D Printing and the
Future (or Demise) of
Intellectual Property
tinyurl.com/demiseofIP.
Presentation by John
Hornick, a partner at the US
IP law rm Finnegan.
The Deal
With Copyright and 3D
Printing tinyurl.com/
dealcopyright. Followup article by Michael
Weinberg, does a good
job of explaining the
important nuances in an IP
analysis involving physical
items versus digital
representations of those
Whats
models.
Legal
Aspects of 3D
Printing tinyurl.com/
legalaspects3D. Whilst
the other articles and
publications deal with
in depth issues, this
article on the European
Parliamentary Service
website provides a useful
broad summary of the
various issues.
5/9/14 21:42:05
VIEWPOINT
directly commit acts of infringement.
In 1998 the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
became law in the United States. The DMCA creates
limitations on the liability of online service providers for
copyright infringement by third parties when engaging
in certain types of activities primarily relating to the
transmission, storage and searching/indexing of data.
These have become known as the safe harbour provisions
of the DMCA.
To receive these protections, service providers must
comply with the conditions in the Act, including providing
clear notice and takedown procedures that permit the
owners of a licensed content to stop access to content which
they allege to be infringing.
The DMCA provides a safe harbour to service providers
for copyright infringement. If, for example, it turns out
that they hosted or store content upload by a third party
which was found to be infringing. There are a few key
limitations: (1) the content may not be modified by a service
Inconsistent/inappropriate licensing
provider (if it is, the DMCA safe harbour protections do not
schemes for 3D data
apply); and (2) the DMCA only limits liability for copyright
Most 3D printing service bureaux and model hosting
infringement, it does not help protect a service provider
sites have licensing terms that are only concerned with
copyright, rather than dealing more broadly with the entire from other potential forms of infringement.
The first DMCA take down notice for 3D printed
bucket of potential IP ownership and licensing concerns.
content was sent to Thingiverse (now part of Stratasys)
Several rely on the Creative Commons Licensing (CCL)
scheme (creativecommons.org), or some variation thereof, in February 2011 for a Penrose Triangle that could be 3D
printed. Shapeways, Materialise and many others in the
as the foundation for the licensing relationship between
ecosystem commented on the notice and what it meant for
their content creators/contributors, content consumers/
the industry at large.
users and their own services. Being concerned only
Unfortunately, in a world of distributed digital
with copyright, or exclusively using the CCL scheme for
manufacturable 3D content (via 3D printing or otherwise), manufacturing, there is the potential for more than
just copyright infringement functional items that are
is misguided.
manufactured and used may (and I stress may) violate
Creative Commons is acutely aware of using the wrong
third party patents, trademarks, trade dress, design
license type for functional content, see the blog post on
rights, etc. This could open up participants in the digital
its website from January 2012 entitled CC and 3D Printing
manufacturing chain to claims of secondary infringement
Community. The challenge with the current CCL schemes
for rights other than copyright. These are typically much
are that they were never intended to cover functional
content, that which might be covered by IP rights other than more difficult claims to make, just by the nature of what
needs to be demonstrated under the law, but potentially
copyright. According to the above blog post:
chilling nevertheless.
With the exception of CC0, the Creative Commons licenses
What is Needed? Extension of the concepts in the DMCA
are only for granting permissions to use non-software works. The
to cover the broader bucket of IP rights beyond copyright.
worlds of software and engineering have additional concerns
In Section III(c) of Patents Meet Napster: 3D Printing and the
outside of the scope of what is addressed by the CC licenses. 3D
Digitization of Things (see box piece on page 31) a similar
printing is a new medium which encompasses both the creative
domains of culture and engineering, and often 3D printed works conclusion is reached and a framework for implementation
is proposed. Such changes need to be considered and
do not fall neatly into either category.
implemented in a way that does not create or extend
Creative Commons explored the creative/functional split
in a Wiki for the 4.0 release of licenses, but did not develop a secondary liability to more players in the ecosystem, but
rather provides a safe harbour for certain non-copyright
framework for a license covering both types of content.
claims should infringement liability otherwise exist.
I examined these issues previously in more detail in a
two part post on my blog at the end of last year The Call for
a Harmonized Community License for 3D Content. While
More Certainty Will Bring Business Model
dated, these materials can be useful background.
Exploration
Why does this matter? There is presently no licensing
Forward thinking content owners, like Hasbro, recognise
consistency among the various players in the digital
that over the next several years there will be substantial
manufacturing ecosystem potentially meaning that there transformations in the digital manufacturing ecosystem.
are tens, or even hundreds, of flavours of license grant, for IP metadata in self-describing digital files, harmonised
the same content.
licensing schemes and revised statutory frameworks will
What is Needed? An integrated, harmonised licensing
help accelerate these changes.
scheme addressing all of the IP rights impacted in the
Ultimately, there is a universal market need for an IP
digital manufacturing ecosystem drafted in a way that
licensing, clearance and payment infrastructure to support
non-lawyers can read and clearly understand. This is no
the seamless distribution and payment for manufactuable
small project, but needs to be done.
content. When content creators have an easy way to
monetise their content through licensing, content
consumers can find and pay for quality content, and simple
Do the Safe Harbor Provisions Apply?
personalisation tools have been created, we will truly see a
It is possible, via secondary or vicarious liability, to be held
transformation in digital manufacturing.
legally responsible for IP infringement even if you did not
There is
presently
no licensing
consistency
among the
various
players in
the digital
manufacturing
ecosystem
potentially
meaning
that there
are tens,
or even
hundreds, of
flavours
of license
grant, for
the same
content
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Formlabs
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FILAMENT-BASED SYSTEMS
QUICK FACTS
Tough durable parts and prototypes
Office-friendly
Very low cost of entry
Wide range of non-proprietary materials
Low energy requirements
Broad range of build sizes
Highly competitive market
Large build volume machines
Growing sophistication at entry level
QUICK FACTS
Typically high resolution parts
Low post processing requirements
Massive array of materials
Cost of entry is lowering
Special purpose materials available
Ultra fine layer size and resolution
Competition is growing
Extensive second user machine market
Costs likely to drop in coming years
QUICK FACTS
Tough, resistant parts
Advanced composite + filled materials
UV resistant
High materials costs
Stackable build chambers
Machine costs starting to drop
Large build volumes
Materials offerings growing
Finishing & painting can be troublesome
THE BASICS
Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) or
freeform layer modelling machines use a
filament of plastic to build parts. They are
arguably the most dynamic group in the 3D
printing industry.
THE BASICS
Stereolithography uses laser optics to solidify
UV curable resin on a build platform and
subsequent layers, typically in a vat of resin.
Theres more on the way at the desktop
with Rolands new machine and Autodesks
forthcoming machine.
THE BASICS
Sintering has its roots in the ceramics
industry, where it is described as the process
of creating objects from powders using heat
to bind together, at the atomic level, just below
the melting point of the material.
THE OPTIONS
Theres a huge range of FDM machines
available to suit even the most cost conscious
budget. While Stratasyss machines offer
the greatest level of automation, more recent
entrants into the market are catching up.
THE FUTURE
The FDM market is heaving with options,
many of which are essentially the same
machine in a different package. The key
differentiators, particularly for professionals,
are automation, consistency and reliability.
THE OPTIONS
The materials options are broad and get into
some very specialised areas from optically
clear parts and medical grade resins, to
composites and into those suitable for casting
or plating. Pretty much anything else you can
imagine.
THE OPTIONS
Theres been huge growth in the adoption of
sintering in recent
years. More recent advances are seeing
machine sizes grow and some interesting
materials become available.
THE FUTURE
Sintering is an inherently more complex
THE FUTURE
exercise with issues surrounding the
With the gradual expiration of the patents
handling of powder, the heat required to
surrounding stereolithography, we should see sinter materials together and the reuse of
more action at the entry level that will bring
excess material. That said, BluePrinter has
high resolution, ultra detailed part builds to
shown theres scope to do something new,
the desktop and design office.
rather than copy.
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QUICK FACTS
Its metals not plastics
Powdered metal is widely available
Rich and established post processing
Inert gas is often needed
Tough resilient components
Material costs fluctuate with market
New competition in market
Low waste/scrap compared to NC
Definitely one for the shopfloor
QUICK FACTS
Broad range of alternatives
Ability to piggieback on other industries
Growing range of specialisation
Special purpose materials development
Lower costs of entry
Greater industry process support
Novel approaches to part building
Large build volume machines
Growing acceptance of entry level
THE BASICS
Irrespective of the exact process for each
varying machine, the principles are the same.
A powdered metal is hit with a heat source
(laser, electron beam, name your choice),
brought to near melting point and fused
together layer by layer.
THE BASICS
In terms of technology there are many
3D printers that dont fall into a specific
category. Some are developed to support
specific materials or industry practices whilst
others offer an entirely different approach to
producing parts or prototypes.
THE OPTIONS
While most powdered materials represent
a fire/explosion hazard, powdered printing
metals, titanium in particular, are doubly
so. As a result, youll need a three phase
electricity supply to feed the lasers.
THE OPTIONS
Many mainstream technologies can be
adapted to suit the needs of specific industries
or processes. Its worth spending time to find
out whats available, and TCT LIVE will be
perfect for finding these.
THE FUTURE
Metal printing is one to watch, with the ability
to create complex forms lattice structures,
conformal cooling channels in tooling or just
plain unmachinable or uncastable shapes
from a wide variety of materials being key.
THE FUTURE
Specialisation is not new look at how the
hearing aid and dental industries took to both
metal sintering and SLA. As the technology
becomes more mainstream, investment
grows and more organisations will look to
provide new solutions.
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PROFILE
SHIFTING
GEARS
P Riduttori, a family-owned
company based in the province
of Venice, may be small but its
technical expertise has been
relied on for over 46 years by
renowned companies in the transport, railway
and pharmaceutical industries to supply a
vast array of gears and gear teeth.
Its product portfolio is wide ranging from
common spur gears and helical gears to
Gleason spiral bevel gears, differential
reduction gears, bevel gears, worm screws,
drive shafts, gearbox speed multipliers,
angled gear units and worm screw jacks.
Federico Bortolami, second-generation
owner and the companys technical director,
explains, The applications of gears in
the real world are extremely varied and
although gears may meet specifically defined
requirements, they are subject to a good deal
different requirements
From the most traditional but
demanding applications for
powertrains through to highaccuracy machines for the
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Inspection challenge
As a solution to its dimensional inspection
challenge, BP Riduttori recently purchased
a DEA Global Silver 9.12.8 coordinate
measuring machine, equipped with a
TesaStar-sm indexable probe head, a Leitz
LSP-X1 continuous scanning sensor and
QUINDOS 7 software.
Before acquiring a measuring machine,
we used traditional measuring tools and
equipment. These were certainly very
reliable, but less effective, and sometimes
they struggled to provide an overall evaluation
of not only gears but also drive shafts, slots
and bearing seats, says Bortolami.
Opting for a tool like a measuring machine
has therefore been the obvious choice. Our
DEA Global Silver has a comprehensive
range of equipment as regards to both
sensors and software. We have a continuous
scanning sensor, which is essential for the
accurate probing of profiles. It is attached
on an indexable head, allowing repeatable
orientation in hundreds of positions in space.
This enables us to access and measure
even the most complex gears. With the high
degree of specialisation in the field, weve
opted for the QUINDOS measurement
software, complete with several application
modules dedicated to the various types of
Learning processing
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EISENMANN
Eisenmann shortens project delivery time for an automated
flight service cart system for New Doha International Airport by
conducting virtual commissioning using Plant Simulation
s a future hub of international air
traffic, the New Doha International
Airport (NDIA) in Qatar set out to
create a smoothly functioning,
reliable logistics system. NDIA selected
industrial automation specialist, Eisenmann
Conveyor Systems, to install an electrified
monorail system (EMS), linking all operational
stations in the new state-of-the-art catering wing
and assuring the airlines supply of flight service
carts.
These carts will provide the airplanes with
food, drinks, duty-free articles and newspapers.
Within this exceptional airport, the carts
of all arriving and departing airlines will
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With 130 trolleys and roughly 20,000
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they are emptied. The empty carts on the EMS
trolleys will pass through the cleaning zone, and
then proceed to the various terminals.
The corresponding destinations will be
specified by the material flow computer (MFC)
from Eisenmann.
Eisenmann is using Siemens PLM Softwares
Plant Simulation solution in the Tecnomatix
portfolio to simulate such testing virtually,
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HYUNDAI HEAVY
INDUSTRIES
Worlds largest shipbuilder creates first digital shipyard
environment using Tecnomatix and Teamcenter to improve
productivity in Korea
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INDUSTRIA DE TURBO
PROPULSORES
Aerospace engine manufacturer consolidates two separate
Product Lifecycle Management systems with a single
Teamcenter implementation
Aerospace: Top industry
challenges that Siemens PLM
Software addresses
#1 TRACEABILITY: Traceability is
now mandated between all individual
verification test plans, physical test article,
specific test, fixtures, instrumentation and
results and specific requirements across
a global supply chain in a completely
closed loop system. At the same time,
full system verification of all customer
requirements means that all such activities
are scheduled, linked to requirements
along with planning documents and results
providing optimal utilisation of verification
assets.
#2 STANDARDISATION OF TOOLSET
AND PROCESS: The fomalisation of not
only tools but also design methods is
becoming a key driver for innvoation and
cost reduction. Using a single platform
alongside management of parts in
standards based format means greater
ease of reuse, simplified IT upgrades, lower
training costs (due to consistency) as well
as the simple fact that staff can easily be
re-allocated based on need rather than
capability.
#3 ENTERPRISE ACCESS TO DATA: Its
essential that data is made available across
the enterprise. New design work should
be carried out using the standardised set
of tools and data formats, but any legacy
information should enabled for reuse
using neutral file formats where possible.
This also has implications for CAD
version compatibility both upwards and
downwards.
#4 SECURE COLLABORATION: The
use of secure web-based collaboration
with suppliers is essential. This means
that an infrastructure that protects
intellectual property beyond the firewall
is fundamental. The use of neutral, yet
intelligent file formats also means that
conflcts in shape data between suppliers
can also be reduced.
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SAMSUNG
Product lifecycle management solution built on Teamcenter and
NX enables collaboration and provides fast, secure access to all
necessary information at leading electronics manufacturer
amsung Electronics is one of the
top-ten electronics manufacturers
in the world. In terms of market
share, the company is the worldleading manufacturer of mobile and smart
phones, colour TVs, TFT-LCDs, memory chips
and colour monitors.
Innovation has been key to this success, and
innovation is what drives the company to this
day. We believe that continuous innovation
is the only way companies can achieve a
sustainable competitive advantage going
forward, says Taedong Kim, a senior engineer
at Samsungs Electronics R&D Centre.
Our goal is to maintain our market leadership
by launching innovative products in a timely
manner, and offering products that far exceed
those of our rivals in terms of affordability,
quality and design.
Samsung is a global organisation with 128,000
employees in 120 offices in 57 countries. In
keeping with its focus on innovation, nearly one
out of four employees is directly involved in
developing tomorrows products at a growing
network of 17 R&D centres located on almost
every continent. We believe innovation must
come from all members of the global, extended
enterprise, Taedong adds.
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FMC TECHNOLOGIES
Serving the global oil and gas industry at sites across the planet
led FMC Technologs to centralise on the Teamcenter platform to
assist with management in a multi-CAD world
MC Technologies is a global
leader providing mission-critical
technology solutions for the
petroleum exploration, production
and processing industries. The company
designs, manufactures, tests and services
systems, subsystems and products for energy
clients, enabling them to produce, control,
transport and process oil and gas.
A truly global company, FMC Technologies
operates in multiple regions, including the
United States, Canada, Brazil, Africa, Scotland,
Norway, France, the Netherlands, Germany,
Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
FMC partners with customers and suppliers
to develop configurable systems using globally
executable standard products.
Energy & Utilities: Top challenges that Siemens PLM Software addresses
#1 COMPLEX GLOBAL
DELIVERY MODELS: Existing
information systems are
fragmented and dont provide
adequate information to make
mission critical decisions.
Energy companies have seen
the huge benefits of platform
consolidation and connecting
personnel with with the global
supply chain
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Rapidly design, test and
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deliver and execute services
and equipment contracts by
leveraging information and
expertise across the organisation
available via information
and process management
solutions. Harmonisation of the
information platform is essential
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TEREX EQUIPMENT
Leader in construction equipment, Terex, is using a combination
of NX and Teamcenter to increase its competitive advantage in an
increasingly cost driven market
erex Equipment Ltd. is part of
the global Terex Corporation,
the third largest manufacturer of
construction equipment in the
world. Terex Equipment has three product
lines: five models of a 6 x 6 articulated dump
truck, five models of a rigid dump truck for
general construction, quarrying and surface
mining, and the well-known push-pull scraper.
The company has 600 employees and
manufactures 1,200 trucks a year.
What does it take to design and manufacture
a product such as an off-highway dump truck
that travels at up to 40 mph over tough quarry
and mine terrain all day every day at some
98 percent availability for up to 20 years? It
takes the right staff with the right skills and
the right tools, especially if the truck is to
be manufactured in volume, profitably and
with consistently high levels of customer
satisfaction. That is why Terex Equipment
chose to upgrade its existing CAD system to the
NX digital product development system and
the Teamcenter digital lifecycle management
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REVIEWS
HARDWARE REVIEW
Lenovo
ThinkStation
P Series
With striking industrial design, tool-free
maintenance, flexible upgrades and
advanced cooling Lenovo has delivered an
impressive new chassis for its ThinkStation
P Series workstation. Greg Corke reports
FLEX appeal
The new ThinkStation P Series is all about flexibility,
where each box can be customised to individual
user requirements and components chopped and
changed throughout the life of the machine.
This manifests itself in four main features,
which go under the FLEX moniker. Theres some
excellent stuff here.
FLEX bay: Most optical disc drives (ODDs) are used
once in a blue moon so Lenovo has created the FLEX
Bay, a front sitting 5.25-inch bay that allows you to
drop the ODD in favour of more practical technology.
Additional I/O ports, card readers or storage can
all be added to the two or three FLEX Bays that
are located at the front of Lenovos new machines,
alongside four permanent USB 3.0 ports.
The most practical additions are arguably IEEE
1394, PCIe, eSATA or more USB ports. New I/O
technologies, such as Thunderbolt, will also be
made available next year.
Other FLEX Bay options include a 9-in-one or
29-in-one media card reader and, importantly,
front-loading drives.
Putting storage at the front of the workstation
makes perfect sense for convenient replacements
or upgrades. And, if data security is a concern, its
also very easy to remove drives for safe keeping
overnight, under lock and key.
Of course, with three bays to play with on the
ThinkStation P900 and two on the P700 and P500
you can still keep your ODD up front, even swap
it out for a slimline drive. The important thing is
theres flexibility should you need it and you can
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place the tray simply slots into the chassis, pushing
up against a back plane to automatically connect
power and data. Theres not a cable in sight.
Strangely, the top-end ThinkStation P900 is the
only model to come with this blind connect back
plane as standard, though it is an option on the
ThinkStation P500 and ThinkStation P700.
The beauty of Lenovos FLEX Drive trays is they
are all identical, even across the different P Series
models. This makes it very easy for enterprises to
manage a whole family of differerent machines.
All systems come fully populated with drive bays
so you can update to the maximum number of
supported drives whenever you want.
FLEX Power: This is another common feature in
modern workstations a power supply unit (PSU)
that can be swapped out in a matter of seconds.
Simply pull on the red lever and out
it comes.
In years gone by a failed PSU could
take hours to replace, as the many
power cables coming off it would need
to undone and re-routed as they were
permanently connected to the PSU.
The PSU truly earns its FLEX status
in the ThinkStation P500 and P700,
where users have the choice of three
models. Each comes with its own
power rating - 490W, 650W or 850W
to serve different types of users, but
all have the same form factor. With all
the customisation available in the machine, from
CPUs and GPUs to storage and memory, there can
be a big difference in wattage requirements.
Lenovo says this tiered approach not only saves
cash at time of purchase but also can reduce
ongoing energy costs as you get a more efficient
power delivery system.
While the ThinkStation P500 and P700 offer huge
flexibility, the P900 is all about ultra high-end
performance so the PSU is fixed at 1300W. It does
pull out just as easily though.
Body language
With the ThinkStation P Series Lenovo has
delivered a new bold design. Its minimal yet still
functional, with the industrial design team placing
two handles at the front and one at the back to
make it easy to move or load into racks.
For a machine that can weigh up to 35kg
fully loaded this was a must, says Lenovo. The
Cool runnings
Like most manufacturers, Lenovo is very serious
when it comes to keeping its workstations
running cool. Carefully managing airflow inside
the machine not only reduces fan noise but also
improves system reliability as components arent
stressed as much, says Lenovo.
The ThinkStation P-Series is said to run cooler
than Lenovos previous generation thanks to a brand
new thermal design, which builds on the tried and
tested principle of drawing in cool air at the front of
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well as users of CAE software. This will probably
include high-end design viz users as well, though
Lenovo does not state this explicitly.
Standout features include the ability to support
three double width PCI Express GPUs, such as the
Nvidia Quadro K6000 or Tesla K40, as well as a
single width GPU.
With 16 DIMM slots, theres capacity for 512GB
RAM, rising to 1TB when 64GB DIMMs become
available later this year. Theres also room for
a ridiculous number of storage devices (14)
including up to four high-speed M.2 SSDs that slot
into two FLEX connectors.
The dual CPU ThinkStation P700 now covers the
whole of the traditional high-end market. This
means there is no like for like replacement for the
ThinkStation C30, Lenovos much loved compact
dual CPU workstation.
The C30 stood out from the crowd because of its
impressive slimline chassis but because Lenovo
wanted to standardise components in the P Series,
including the FLEX Drive bays, it had to drop this
non-standard form factor.
The ThinkStation P700 takes things down a notch
in terms of expandability, but theres still plenty
of capacity. It can host two double width GPUs, up
to 384GB RAM (rising to 712GB with 64GB DIMMs)
and up to 12 storage devices. Theres only support
for one FLEX connector in this case (meaning a
maximum of two M.2 SSDs) and two FLEX bays.
The single CPU ThinkStation P500 shares
the same chassis as the P700 but the specs
are brought down a notch. In addition to only
supporting a single CPU, there are only 8 DIMM
slots and two PCIe x 16 slots.
SoFTLy doES iT
In addition to hardware, Lenovo has also revamped
its supporting software, to both optimise
performance and improve error reporting.
Considering the success of the HP Performance
Advisor and Dell Precision Performance Optimizer
(DPPO) the fact that Lenovo has introduced its own
Performance Tuner comes as little surprise.
The idea is the software helps users monitor
system resources and tune their machine for
different workflows, based on the nuances of specific
applications.
At launch, Lenovo will provide preset application
profiles for a number of systems including AutoCAD,
Maya, SolidWorks and 3ds Max, but will add to those
over time. It will also allow users to create their own
profiles, controlling things like Intel HyperThreading,
number of CPU cores, graphics driver settings or
shutting down background apps.
We havent yet seen this software in the flesh but
from discussions with Lenovo it seems to be at a
relatively early stage of development. At launch,
system changes wont be dynamic. Instead it will
detect when you run a specific application and
recommend changes that need to be made manually.
Automation will come shortly after, says Lenovo.
Lenovo Mobile diagnostics is another new
software tool, designed to make it easier to
understand and report errors.
With most workstations, if you have an error on
the system you get a four-digit code, which typically
ConCLuSion
Lenovo has really gone to town with its
ThinkStation P Series and our first impressions
are very positive indeed. The chassis looks to
be extremely well designed, inside and out,
airflow and acoustics well refined and theres an
incredible amount of customisation that can go on
inside the machine. But therein lies a challenge.
Some customers are sure to invest time,
carefully choosing the best combination of
components, FLEX and non-FLEX, while others
may find the matrix of options quite bewildering.
Lenovo is onto this though and will be updating
its web-basic configurator to help customers wade
through the choices. And for customers that dont
necessarily care about customisation and simply
want a good looking, quiet machine, it will also be
promoting key SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) on a
country-to-country basis to hit different sweet spots.
We look forward to getting hands on with the
new ThinkStation W Series in the autumn.
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Xeon E5-1620v3 CPU and
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the relative performance
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better
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Formlabs Form 1+
Formlabs reignited the stereolithography industry with its lower cost, desktop
machine. Al Dean spends a month with the newly updated and more robust Form 1+
to find out what the 3D printer is capable of
TECH-SPECS
Formlabs Form 1+
Stereolithography
(SL) build process
125 x 125 x 165mm
build volume
300 x 280 x 450mm
machine dimensions
3.5kg + 1.05kg
power adapter
0.025 - 0.1mm layers
Variety of UV
curable resins
Post processing and
finishing kit included
1 year return to base
warranty (UK-based
european servicing
centre)
8kg
Price 2799 + VAT
(inc. Machine, Finishing
Kit + 1 litre of resin)
formlabs.com
is a high resolution
desktop 3D printer
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SHOPPinG LiST
UV tool steriliser (~40): The
Formlabs machine uses UV curable
resins and while theyre solid straight
off the machine, to get the best surface
finish, youll need to cure them for a
little longer. While the sun will do it, on
a tight deadline, youll need something
more efficient. A good bet is a UV tool
steriliser, as used in beauty salons.
405nm laser pointer(~6): Whether
youre joining larger builds or fixing
parts in place, a decent method is to
use a UV laser pointer to cure a little
resin to solidify the parts in position.
Should cut down on any post processing
or clean up. Its also a nice way to fill any
artifacts from support break away.
isoprophyl Alcohol (~5 per litre):
Used to dissolve any excess resin.
Get hold of 5 litres as a start. Keep it
clean and youll get nice clean prints as
a result.
novus 1 (~ 11): An acrylic cleaning
solution (such as the resin tray) thatll
give consistent results.
Microfibre cloths: These are essential
for cleaning the base of the resin tray to
keep your builds nice and crisp.
non-powdered gloves: Get them, wear
them.
2
the bottom of the build platform, through
the resin tray and curing each layer.
The machine then peels away the tray
with a mechanical action, moves the
platform up and resets the layer of resin to
the defined thickness using capillary action
to coat the previous build. Watching it work
is rather magical, as your model slowly
emerges from the resin.
Because of this build method, parts
need to be oriented so that theres not
a huge cross section of part being built
at once which might cause the part to
rip off the build platform (as it causes
suction between the tray, the resin and the
already built parts). Using the Orient parts
command does this automatically.
Here you need to look at the orientation
of the part, decide whether youll get the
results you want and perhaps tweak or
have it orient again.
Once done, you then use the Generate
2 The PreForm
its key that you pay attention to the STL export options. If
theres facetting in the data, itll show in the part
generate support and prep your model for build. The red
areas show where additional support is needed
away from the final layer and the part rises up out of the
resin. Let it drain a little and then remove the platform
5 Now it's time to carry out the finishing process. Pry it off
the build platform, drop it in the IPA rinse tub, seal it and
give it a shake.
6 Once the part has been through the alcohol rinse and
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RESIn opTIonS
While its key to understand the ins and
outs of the machine, its components, its
set-up software and the basics, what really
makes any 3D printer are the material
options.
The Formlabs machines were initially
shipped with a slick grey resin, but the
colour offering has been expanding over
the last few months with the black resin
being the most recent, launched alongside
the Form 1+. Each is supplied in 1 litre
quantities, in a tidy brown bottle that
keeps the UV light out.
5
with some polishing, however. There are
various methods described by users on the
Formlabs forum.
Black Resin: This is the latest addition
to the range. The black resin is ideal for
models that feature fine details. The black
colour means that light doesnt bounce
as much, so gives a much crisper finish
than the others. Its also more elastic than
the white and clear resins so has a little
more give and less prone to brittleness.
component, straight
out of the machine.
You can see the
internal supports
automatically placed
by the PreForm
software
5 Dont get all excited
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Once done, remove them (done very easily using
the included tray) and let them drain a little.
Then you need to cure the part. The system isnt
supplied with a curing oven, instead the team
suggest you leave the parts in sunlight to cure
further and harden off. What we found works a
treat is to purchase a UV tool steriliser (theyre
about 40 quid from ebay or Amazon) and pop
them into that. Itll cure and harden the parts in
about 30 minutes typically.
We also found its best to leave the supports
on while you cure you get a much better finish
when snipping them off.
Again, this process of removing the supports is
simple. While many will break away with a little
force, the included flush snips make short work
of it. For many parts, theyll be good to go and be
used for whatever purpose. If you have a heavy
support structure, it might be worth another cure
session to harden those areas off finally.
CONCLUSION
Ive written about my own frustration with
desktop, lower-end (in terms of price) machines
consistently over the last few years. These cheaper
machines are, in many cases, prone to needing
constant maintenance, calibration and tinkering to
keep them working.
What Ive found is that, unlike other machines
weve played with, the Form 1+ is a reliable beast.
As mentioned previously, weve only had one failed
build in a month and that was down to ignoring
the softwares recommendations, rather than a
machine fault. Other than that, it has worked for
20 hours a day, day in, day out and not once given
us any issues.
In terms of office friendliness, there are two
SURFACE FiNISH
Build time:
1 hour 26 minutes (@0.1mm)
3 hours 19 minutes (@0.05mm)*
8 hours 38 minutes (@0.025mm)
Build time:
4 hours 42 minutes (@0.1mm) *
8 hours 40 minutes (@0.05mm)
25 hours 40 minutes (@0.025mm)
Build time:
7 hours 8 minutes (@0.1mm) *
11 hours 20 minutes (@0.05mm)
22 hours 23 minutes (@0.0025mm)
Build time:
3 hours 38 minutes (0.1mm)*
10 hours 32 minutes (0.05mm)
27 hours 3 minutes (0.025mm)
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Form 1 a tougher resin for robust parts
thats due soon as Firecast. This has been
formulated specifically for low ash burn out,
which is absolutely essential for investment or
lost wax casting processes.
Another example is MakerJuice (makerjuice.
com), who is doing similar things, but
concentrating on providing flexible parts and
with a wider range of colour options.
Of course, then if you look at the filament
market, its exploded to the point where
there are a multitude of vendors developing
all manner of interesting filaments to
supplement the bog standard ABS and PLA
offerings. Whether you want recycled PET,
wood based filaments, filaments based on
nylon, high tensile polyester the offerings
are growing each day.
This openness is a glorious thing to watch
and for those of us that can use these types
of machines to carry out a part (ableit for
many, a small part) of our jobs, it could be of
financial benefit, even if thats through time
saving or less fragile prototypes.
One thing that I want to make sure is clear,
is that Im not talking about open source,
just openness. Open source, by its definition,
implies that the folks doing the work share
the source and allow others access to it to
rework, to improve and share back. Thats not
the same as openness.
Openness, in this instance, means that
vendors arent beholden to divulge their
intellectual property at all, but my feeling is
that everyone involved should agree not to
stand in the way of other companies looking
to offer add-on, alternative materials or
indeed, ancillary equipment.
1 MadeSolids
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resin, its Firecast resin
and some sample
parts, showing the
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SL machine and
specialised resins
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