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| Nicholas Hardman Talks About solidThinking Inspire & solidThinking Evolve Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:51 AM PDT Both solidThinking Inspire & solidThinking Evolve have grown to become tools that designers just can't do without. solidThinking Inspire allows design engineers, product designers, and architects to create and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily and solidThinking Evolve allows them to develop forms faster, using either Windows or Mac OS X. Very recently, Nicholas Hardman, the Director of HardMarque walked us through his experience of using both the software to design and additive manufacture a titanium automotive piston. This is his story….
HardMarque is a digital design and manufacturing studio focused on creating "Future Factories", additive-manufacturing facilities that focus on just-in-time production and delivery of custom, made-to- order parts ordered through the Internet. They took upon the challenge to re-imagine the current piston design process to manufacture a piston, so that the new process creates a version that is lighter and equally strong. The industry here is: Automotive/Additive Manufacturing The Solution that they came up with was a process integrating both solidThinking Inspire and Evolve for concept development and design refinement in preparation for titanium additive manufacturing.
The Results that came out of the process can be outlined as thus:
Nicholas has been a long time CAD user and once he discovered Evolve, he was immediately taken by the organic structures created in the software, as well as its ease of use. "[Evolve] has freed me up immensely. I can truly design in 3D on the fly as opposed to being forced to design in a sketch-based fashion, which is essentially 2D" This is what he has to say about solidThinking Inspire, "Using Inspire, I can design products that are lighter and just as strong, if not stronger than their counterparts. The organic shapes created in Inspire are perfectly suited for additive manufacturing." Nicholas explains that with regards to the titanium piston, applying accurate loading conditions was absolutely imperative to the process. "There's a force acting on the piston crown from the expanding combustion gas, and there's also lateral force acting on the sides of the piston from oil pressure against the cylinder wall." Nicholas collaborated directly with the solidThinking team, and a colleague to apply these loads in Inspire. Inspire was used to generate the ideal shape for the piston and then imported back into Evolve where the team was able to interpret the results into the final piston design, which was manufactured in titanium. The final design weighed 289g, which was 23.5% lighter than the 378g original, yet just as strong. What's next? Like HardMarque, you too can take advantage of solidThinking Inspire and Evolve for concept generation and development. Both the tools help in increasing the efficiency of your workflow. Know more about the solidThinking Inspire and Evolve. - Related posts:
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| Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:15 AM PDT Few and far between we come across Samsung concepts and today we look into the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The basic design replaces cheap plastic with sustainable Bamboo Material along with premium Ceramic. As far as the tech goes, it includes latest apps like heart rate monitor, UV Sensor and more. Designer: Vishal Bhanushali
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| Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:38 AM PDT This utilitarian e-Ink phone by FormNation was designed for those who have better things to do than flick angry birds and flying pigs! It leaves behind the extraneous and instead is packed with powerful essentials like calendar, contacts, e-reading, and email apps. Everything you need and nothing you don’t! Thanks to its e-ink display and straightforward functionality, it can last an entire month on one charge. Yes, it lacks a vivid color display. But think of it as the difference between full color versus artistic black and white photography. Designer: FormNation
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| Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:01 AM PDT As you might have guessed from the name, the Space Roam fixed gear bike looks to the universe for inspiration to break away from predictable design. Like liquid metal, the ultra-streamlined frame achieves an almost monocoque aesthetic with the only visible break being that of the front wheel. Built for speed, it’s so lightweight you’ll feel like you’re riding the moon! Designer: Chen Hsin Lin
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| Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:01 AM PDT The Revolution series of freestanding stoves for the Bodart and Gonay brand comes in 3 versions, called Curve, Menta, and Skin, each providing sustained warmth and enduring coziness with a natural looking yet safely guarded flame. The modern structures compliment contemporary interiors with contrasting black and white and 3 subtly different monolithic shapes. A glass window provides visual passage to an enchanting flame while simple controls provide easy custom climate control for maximum comfort with minimal effort. Designer: Jérôme Olivet
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