Additive Manufacturing Shapes a New Manifold

Thanks to groundbreaking concepts such as generative design and topology optimization software, additive manufacturing is liberating design engineers in ways that were unfathomable even a decade ago. Suddenly, lightweighting is no longer the challenge it once was. Designers can develop stronger, more durable products that require less material, energy and time to manufacture. Design cycles are faster and more efficient, as is the production process, resulting in lower costs for all involved.

Granted, some of these newfound capabilities extend to traditional forms of manufacturing like casting and machining, but it’s additive manufacturing with its virtually unlimited design freedom that offers the greatest potential. The takeaway? The industry overall is on the cusp of a renaissance, one that promises to change everything about the way we manufacture a whole host of products, regardless of the method or process used to do so.

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