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Simulation tools from Altair streamline the product development cycle by accelerating product design, performing structural and multiphysics analyses, and ensuring manufacturing feasibility.
In this article, we explore how soft tooling 3D printing works and how it can enhance end-of-arm tooling as well as other applications. We use examples and case studies from BASF Forward AM.
The world of polymer 3D printing is rich in technology. In this comparison, you will learn about the two most productive methods in detail: HSS and MJF
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Wafer dicing separates individual integrated circuits or chips from a semiconductor wafer without damaging their delicate structures and circuits. This process is crucial for the production of electronic devices and components used in various industries, and the demand for it has increased with the development of high-performance and smaller electronic devices. Different dicing techniques, such as blade dicing, laser dicing, and plasma dicing, have been developed, and new innovations continue to emerge to address the challenges of complex semiconductor devices.
An automated packing system leveraging modular components and intuitive software to address labor-intensive challenges, optimize operational efficiency, and streamline product handling processes.
Article #7 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Customer needs are driving innovation in industrial automation, with manufacturing environments trending towards new characteristics such as being agile, accessible, data-driven, collaborative, and resilient.
Article #6 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Digital twins can bridge the gap between product design and manufacturing, enabling companies to simulate and optimize production processes.
Article #5 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: The next evolution of AR in manufacturing comes by pairing it with AI, allowing for seamless information access and tracking of specific surfaces/points of interest in real-time.
Article #4 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Industrial robots combined with advanced analytics and interactions play a key role in building a complete Industry 4.0 ecosystem that achieves great results.
Read on to learn how material choice, print and slicer settings, and post-processing influence the strength of 3D printed parts.
Article #3 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Manufacturing has an adoption rate of 85% for IoT, the highest among businesses. Driving the move toward smart factories, some challenges must be overcome to reap the benefits of this disruptive shift.
Article #2 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: The rapid evolution of the manufacturing industry through Industry 4.0 has expanded and evolved the roles of systems, processes, and design engineers in bringing new industrial engineering to life.
Article #1 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Advancements in less-glamorized technologies like sensing, Programmable Logic Controllers, low-power components, and vision systems have played important roles in the rapid progression of Manufacturing 4.0.
