Category: Simulation
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A Journey Through Advanced Manufacturing in 2021: Webinar Series
Watch our 6-part webinar series taking you through design, simulation, fabrication, testing, and quality assurance of a clean slate, rapid design of a traditional heat exchanger for Advanced Manufacturing. Watch the entire series…
Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Topology-Optimized Parts
This article shares an example of using nTopology to optimize a part and export it as a CAD body, then using Abaqus to calculate the stress intensity factor of cracks that develop perpendicular…
How Strong is a Space Wrench? Finite Element to Failure: High-Performance, Real-World Parts
The founding mission of polySpectra is straightforward: to create engineering-grade materials for additive manufacturing that help designers, inventors, and engineers make their ideas real. That last word is really key for us. We…
User Spotlight: New Balance | Critical DfAM & the Translucent Giant
Designers are curious creatures who have been messing with computers for a very long time. In this article, I'll explore how lessons learned in my earlier days of working with parametric modeling and…
3D-Footwear: Visualize and Materialize
Taking an initial idea to the final product can be daunting. We strive to help you understand, with clarity, all the steps required to get there.
Passing Flight Qualification for F-16 Aircraft Spare Parts in 30 days
Engineers from nTopology, Stress Engineering Services, and Origin joined forces to redesign a family of clamps used on the F-16 aircraft. The result was an optimized design that was 2x stiffer, easy to…
Topology Optimization for a Bicycle Wheel
This is the first of a series of blogs (and presentations) focusing on Design for Additive Manufacturing in the context of Industrial Design. This blog explores topology optimization for a bike wheel focusing…
Andreas Vlahinos: An Interview on his Systematic Approach to Innovation
Dr. Andreas Vlahinos believes that innovation does not come from an 'a-ha' moment but rather from a systematic approach using tools, techniques, experience, and knowledge all together. Check out my interview with him.
How to Design and Optimize a Patient Specific Additively Manufactured Hip Implant Stem
Read below to see how a student used nTop Platform to design a novel hip implant stem and won an award for his design