New Software Simulates Metal 3D prints

As 3D printing has emerged within a number of industries, the growing demand for the process has prompted simulation research into the processes. Engineers at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in the UK have focused on a technique known as shaped metal deposition, and they've now built a simulation app to help designers and manufacturers test various design schemes to create the most optimized devices or processes. The app allows designers to include only those parameters important to and end-user analysis, and they can hide a model’s complexity while still including all of the necessary underlying physics. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/84390/simulation-app-smd-process/


Below is a photo of the MTC engineers behind the simulation app:
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