Design & Manufacturing

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When the original parts-maker for this 2020 “The Mandalorian” Magic Wheelchair project could not deliver on time, Xometry used its network of manufacturing partners to fabricate and deliver the parts in a day. (Image © Dassault Systèmes)

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Parts on demand

How Xometry leveraged a B2B marketplace to backfill disrupted supply chains

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Benoit Schildknecht, Business Development Director, 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace at Dassault Systèmes

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A better way to buy

How online marketplaces have won fans during the pandemic

Although process variables and a lack of skilled operators continue to hamper the use of 3D printing for mass-production of aerospace parts, proponents are confident that the challenges will be resolved. (Image © GettyImages)

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Eyes on the prize

In aerospace, 3D printing moves closer to its full-production promise

Image: CenterLine (Windsor) Limited, a Canadian industrial automation process and technology company, uses the virtual twins of the assembly lines it builds for customers to verify robot movements and optimize its use of shop floor space, material flow and ergonomic safety. (Image © CenterLine (Windsor) Limited)

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Agility in a crisis

Manufacturers equipped with virtual-experience technologies stepped into the COVID-19 supply gap

5G cellular networks will drive a wide range of innovation, from smart energy grids and digital factories to autonomous vehicles and the internet of things. (Image © Tadej/Adobe Stock)

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Enormous promise, daunting challenges

To realize 5G’s world-changing potential, only sophisticated 3D simulation can manage its design complexities

Boeing, which designed its 787 as the first commercial jetliner with an all-composite fuselage, wings and tail, is a sponsor of the new 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence in Advanced Composites at Purdue University. (Image © Boeing)

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Material ambitions

New research center at Purdue aims to solve composites’ sticky challenges

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A brighter future through shared innovation

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold around the world, it quickly became clear that PPE and ventilator manufacturers alone could not deliver enough of the vital medical equipment in time to fully manage the size of the crisis. The industry needed more hands on deck – and the open innovation community had them in plentiful […]

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Open innovation in a pandemic

COVID-19 has proven the worth of open innovation, paving the way for a collaborative future

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Transparent supply chains

Consumer packaged goods companies pursue farm-to-table visibility

This seamless single piece injection molded Command Input Controller is only 3mm (.012) thick. It features sensor surfaces illuminated with LEDs molded directly into the plastic and a raised round knob with with tactile features for multi-touch rotary inputs. (Image © Tactotek)

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Embedded electronics

Touch technology replaces buttons with sleek, invisible control panels

Like a complex group dance, successful engineering of cyberphysical systems requires the flawless visibility and coordination of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) on a business innovation platform. (Image © David Hecker/Getty Images Europe)

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Flawless coordination

Model-based systems engineering tames the complexity of 5G networks

Bosch eBike Systems’ smartphone solution allows cyclists to augment their exercise with digital technology, providing a smart riding experience that can help users stick to their regimes. (Image ©Bosch)

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A cycle of wellness

Virtual prototyping accelerates the race to meet health-conscious consumer trends

The Ocean Cleanup used 3D simulation to design and improve the boom design for its plastic-collections effort in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 3D design and simulation can increase the pace and effectiveness of design and reduce the need for physical prototypes. (Image © The Ocean Cleanup)

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Ocean sustainability

As seas struggle ecologically, 3D technologies accelerate the search for remedies

Pandora uses an advanced planning system to scale manufacturing capacity and increase efficiency and agility. (Image © Pandora)

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Going with the flow

Flexible manufacturing processes help meet shifting consumer demand

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