Key Technologies of Rapid Modeling for Additive Manufacturing

2014 ◽  
Vol 496-500 ◽  
pp. 2611-2615
Author(s):  
Zhi Wei Liu ◽  
Hai Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Hierarchical Modeling ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Parametric Modeling ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Modeling Technology ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Product Development Cycle ◽  
Rapid Modeling

Faced with the increasingly fierce market competition, manufacturing needs to shorten the product development cycle, and Additive Manufacturing will be widely applied as it can greatly shorten the product development cycle. After years of development, Additive Manufacturing will face a good market prospect as the manufacturing equipment, materials and process have become more and more mature. However, modeling technology is always the bottleneck problem of the product development process, as it occupies most time of the product development. The aim of the paper is to illustrate how to improve the efficiency of modeling for additive manufacturing. As the the application conditions of Additive Manufacturing continues to be mature , rapid modeling technologies will be discussed in the paper, including hierarchical modeling ,standardized modeling and parametric modeling technology, which will lay the foundation for rapid modeling of product development. The method of comparative test verification is adopted in the paper, and the results show that rapid modeling technologies discussed in the paper can fully improve the efficiency of modeling for Additive Manufacturing.

Product Development Cycle Time and Organizational Performance

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Ittner ◽  
David F. Larcker
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Cycle Time ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Product Development Cycle ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Functional Teams

The authors develop and test a simple conceptual model linking product development cycle time to organizational performance. Using data from two industries (automobile and computer) and four countries (Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States), they find that faster cycle time alone is not associated with higher accounting returns, sales growth, or perceived overall performance. Stronger support is found for the hypothesis that some product development practices, such as cross-functional teams and advanced design tools, interact with accelerated product development to improve performance, whereas other practices, such as reverse engineering of competitors’ products, suppress the potential benefits from lower cycle times. Finally, interaction effects for other organizational practices, such as customer involvement in the product development process and the extent to which new technology is obtained from external sources, appear to vary by industry.

scholarly journals Making a Difference and a Profit

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (11) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Douglas L. Van Bossuyt
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Customer Feedback ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
Product Development Cycle

This article examines different approaches that could be applied / used by engineers for lean design. Lean design can let companies make a profit while satisfying customers in the developing world. In developing markets, difficulty in gathering the necessary data can lead to lengthy delays or broad assumptions in the product development cycle. The iterative approach of lean design stresses leveraging sales data, customer feedback, and distributor feedback to evaluate and refine the important metrics of value, growth, and impact of a particular product that could drive the design process and optimize the product. The experts also say that when designing products for the developing world, making money is not the only value proposition. Engineers must keep ethics in mind. Engineers must also understand the social and health consequences of introducing products into the marketplace and ensure that any product does not adversely impact the customer or community. Products must be designed that have broad enough appeal to drive a sustainable market for the company.

Research and Development of Solid Modeling Technology for Impeller Based on UG/Open

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 4038-4042
Author(s):  
Gang Li ◽  
Xiu Ting Wei ◽  
Qian Qian Chen
Keyword(s):  
3D Modeling ◽  
Solid Modeling ◽  
Centrifugal Impeller ◽  
Quality Inspection ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Modeling Technology ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Product Development Cycle ◽  
Model Database

To realize CAM of impeller cast moulds, this paper developed an automatic 3D modeling system of impellers, based on hydraulic models and UG/Open technology. The system has functions of hydraulic model database correction, vane surfaces modeling, vane surfaces check, impeller solid modeling, and so on. It achieves design quality inspection and automatic solid modeling of centrifugal impeller as well as CAD/CAM integration of cast mould, with the design precision effectively improved and the product development cycle greatly shortened.

High-throughput screening in the diagnostics industry

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wilson ◽  
S. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Target Antigen ◽  
Cycle Times ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Product Development Cycle ◽  
Automated Screening

The diagnostics industry is constantly under pressure to bring innovation quicker to market and so the impetus to speed up product-development cycle times becomes greater. There are a number of steps in the product-development cycle where the application of high-throughput screening can help. In the case of lateral-flow immunodiagnostics the selection of antibody reagents is paramount. In particular, rapid identification of antibody pairs that are able to ‘sandwich’ around the target antigen is required. One screen that has been applied successfully is the use of surface plasmon resonance biosensors like Biacore®. Using such a system one can evaluate over 400 antibody pairings in under 5 days. Conventional approaches to screen this number of antibody pairs would take many months. Other automated screening systems like DELFIA® can be used in processing the vast amount of tests required for clinical trials. In addition, the use of robotics to automate routine product testing can be used to shorten the product-development cycle.

What is a Prototype? What are the Roles of Prototypes in Companies?

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlye A. Lauff ◽  
Daria Kotys-Schwartz ◽  
Mark E. Rentschler
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Product Development Cycle

Prototyping is an essential part of product development in companies, and yet it is one of the least explored areas of design practice. There are limited ethnographic studies conducted within companies, specifically around the topic of prototyping. This is an empirical and industrial-based study using inductive ethnographic observations to further our understanding of the various roles prototypes play in organizations. This research observed the entire product development cycle within three companies in the fields of consumer electronics (CE), footwear (FW), and medical devices (MD). Our guiding research questions are: What is a prototype? What are the roles of prototypes across these three companies? Through our analysis, we uncovered that prototypes are tools for enhanced communication, increased learning, and informed decision-making. Specifically, we further refine these categories to display the types of communication, learning, and decision-making that occur. These insights are significant because they validate many prior prototyping theories and claims, while also adding new perspectives through further exploiting each role. Finally, we provide newly modified definitions of a prototype and prototyping based on this empirical work, which we hope expands designers' mental models for the terms.

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