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Discussions on the Past, Present & Future of Optimizing Topology for Manufacturing – Webinar

Traditional design approaches don’t make the most of new manufacturing methods, like additive manufacturing, which are removing design constraints and opening up new possibilities. The optimal shap...

Optimizing Electronics Reliability with Ansys Sherlock – Webinar

Ansys Sherlock automated design analysis software is the only Reliability Physics/Physics of Failure (PoF)-based electronics design analysis software that provides fast and accurate life predictions ...

All Things Ansys 062: Optimizing Materials Selection for Additive Manufacturing with Ansys Granta

Published on: May 4th, 2020 With: Eric Miller, Pam Waterman & Robert McCathren Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Pam...

All Things Ansys 058: Combining Mechanical Simulation with Additive Manufacturing

Published on: March 9th, 2020 With: Eric Miller, Matt Humrick & Pam Waterman Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by 3D Printing A...

All Things ANSYS 057: Simulation for Additive Manufacturing in ANSYS 2020 R1

Published on: February 24th, 2020 With: Eric Miller & Doug Oatis Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Lead Mechanical Engineer ...

Introducing the Stratasys J826 – Full-color, multi-material printing for the enterprise design world

Taking risks attempting to capture design intent at the end of the process requires a lot of post-processing (coloring, assemblies, a mix of technologies, etc.) – when it's too time-consuming, expe...

3D Printing with Stratasys to Improve Workflow Efficiency

As advancements in R&D continue to expand hardware innovation in almost every industry, 3D printing is playing an increasingly larger role. For a long time, companies developed prototypes via fab...

Optimize Product Performance with ANSYS Digital Twins – Webinar

Engineering simulation has traditionally been used for new product design and virtual testing, eliminating the need to build multiple prototypes prior to product launch. Now, with the emergence of...

3D Printing Infill Styles – the What, When and Why of Using Infill

Have you ever wondered about choosing a plain versus funky infill-style for filament 3D-printing? Amongst the ten standard types (no, the cat infill design is not one of them), some give you high str...

Introducing the Stratasys F120 3D Printer

An industrial 3D printer at a price that brings professional 3D printing to the masses. Introducing the powerfully reliable F120, the newest addition to the Stratasys F123 Series. Stratasys bring...