Unlocking the Secrets to Designing Faster, Smarter, and Lighter

1. Unlocking the Secrets to
Designing Faster, Smarter,
and Lighter

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Before We Start

3. Moderator Presenters
Leslie Langnau
Design World
Jason Napolitano
solidThinking
Jaideep Bangal
solidThinking

4. • Introduc)ons
• The
growing
necessity
for
lightweight
design
• New
tools
enhancing
the
design
process
• Designing
for
the
freedom
of
addi)ve
manufacturing
• Real
world
examples
• Live
demo
Agenda
Unlocking the Secrets to Designing Faster, Smarter, and Lighter

5. • Introduc)ons
• The
growing
necessity
for
lightweight
design
• New
tools
enhancing
the
design
process
• Designing
for
the
freedom
of
addi)ve
manufacturing
• Real
world
examples
• Live
demo
Agenda

6. Poll
Ques)on
#1

7. Benefits
of
Lightweight
Design
Costs
Material
Consump)on
Development
Time

8. The
Need
for
Lighter
Designs
Mass
Performance

9. The
Methods
and
Tools
Tradi)onal
Design
Process
Develop
Concept
Detailed
Design
Produc)on
Valida)on
&
Prototyping
Documenta)on
$
Product
Defini)on
Inspire
Concept
Valida)on
&
Prototyping
Documenta)on
Product
Defini)on
Inspire
Design
Process
Produc)on
Detailed
Design

10. Poll
Ques)on
#2

11. For
Design
Engineers
helps
design
products:
Faster
Smarter
Lighter

12. How
does
Inspire
work
Given
the
package
space
and
loading
condi2ons
for
a
design
problem,
Inspire
quickly
generates
the
ideal
shape.
Using
Inspire
typically
results
in
lighter
designs
and
helps
eliminate
structural
design
problems.

13. How
does
Inspire
work?
Generates
structurally
efficient
concepts
quickly
and
easily
Easy
to
learn
Generates
design
concepts
in
minutes
Solves
challenging
design
problems
Interfaces
to
exis)ng
CAD
tools
New
Technology
without
Complexity

14. Interoperability
Geometry
Import
SolidWorks
UG/NX
CATIA
Pro/E
Parasolid
STEP
IGES
ACIS
JT
STL
Opera)ng
Systems
Windows
32/64
bit
8.1,
7,Vista,
XP
Mac
OS
X
10.7
or
later
Results
Export
Parasolid
STEP
IGES
STL
Built
to
work
with
your
exis)ng
tools
The
straigh]orward
user
interface
is
easy
to
learn
Helps
design
parts
quicker,
smarter
and
lighter

15. Who
is
using
Inspire?

16. Revolutionizing
the additive
manufacturing
design process for the
world’s first 3D
printed bike frame
45% Lighter than Original

17. Unlock the lightweight
potential of AM with
concept generation
and
organic interpretation
at HardMarque.
32% Weight Reduction

18. Massive weight
saving potential
when used on multiple
components.
55% Mass Reduction

19. “Our traditional 2D
forging and
machining process
was thought to not be
able to be optimized
any further.”
25-50% Increase in Stiffness

20. Redesign existing
parts for weight
reduction and lower
failure rates.
20% Mass Savings
30% Stronger

21. Fewer iterations
and significant
weight savings when
starting with the
solution.
Cut Design Iterations in Half
35-40% Weight Reduction

22. 25% Lighter than Original
Improving safety,
aesthetics,
and ease of use for
plastic parts.

23. Poll
Ques)on
#3

24. solidThinking
Inspire
Demo

25. Poll
Ques)on
#4

26. • Introduc)ons
• The
growing
necessity
for
lightweight
design
• New
tools
enhancing
the
design
process
• Designing
for
the
freedom
of
addi)ve
manufacturing
• Real
world
examples
• Live
demo
Agenda

27. Questions?
Leslie Langnau
Design World
llangnau@wtwhmedia.com
Phone: 216-860-5270
Twitter: @DW_3DPrinting
Jason Napolitano
solidThinking
jason@solidthinking.com
Phone: 248-526-1920
Jaideep Bangal
solidThinking
jbangal@solidthinking.com
Phone: 248-526-1920

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