Design for Manufacturing
Optimising Modeling for Manufacturing Engineering
Modeling for manufacturing is a critical aspect of manufacturing engineering. It involves preparing and assessing models generated by design departments, both internal and external. The primary objective is to ensure that these models can be machined, and common workflows within this process encompass a range of tasks such as repairing model data, enhancing manufacturability, crafting tooling models, generating accurate stock representations, and incorporating fixtures and work-holding devices with precise placements. In addition, incorporating real-world setups in a digital environment is paramount for achieving accurate machine simulation. If you face challenges in any of these areas, we are available to guide you in selecting optimal solutions tailored to your specific needs.
CAD
Computer-Aided Design is now a very common phrase discussed by
design, engineering and manufacture. The use of CAD is significant in the early prototyping stages of design. Computer technology has now allowed designers and engineers to test before manufacturing, building confidence in design before making timely and costly mistakes. Documentation has now advanced to higher levels of communication between different design and engineering departments. The use of new technologies is now universal and can eliminate errors in various applications of manufacturing processes.
Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering is a process where products are deconstructed to reveal exact designs. The process is the opposite of traditional design, where the need is to find out how the design was made. This can be done using measuring equipment to gather information about the design to create a 3D object of the design using the right software. This process can produce new information about old designs that may not have ever been digitised in the past.
Scanning
Laser scanning accompanies the use of reverse engineering with the ability to collect crucial surface data about objects. These objects derive from many industries. Different types of scanning can aid manufacturing, construction and fabrication. Laser scans can be handheld, free standing for terrestrial scans or unmanned aerial vehicles for studying the landscape. One thing that is common in all these industries, is the importance of data capture and the ability to re-use this data in collaboration with laser scanning.
Simulation
For your company to remain competitive today and in the future, you need to empower designers and engineers with easy-to-use simulation tools. You can use simulation tools for the design and stress analysis of aeronautical equipment to heavy mining machines in FEA to cooling of defence-critical equipment and huge transformers in CFD.
