Published in: 3D Printing
Key Consumer Product Goods (CPG) Industry Challenges & How Additive Manufacturing Can Alleviate Them The consumer product goods industry has always faced challenges, but since COVID-19, those issues have taken a turn. Due to an unstable supply chain coupled with a massive labor shortage, many consumer product goods (CPG) companies even find themselves experiencing uncertainty.
Published in: SOLIDWORKS Simulation
My budget doesn’t allow for any molding rework. How can I be sure I get it right the first time? Up-front costs of molds are pretty expensive, ranging from $10-100k. So, when there is an error, recreating a model is very resource-draining both in dollars and time. Too many companies overlook the value of using
Published in: SOLIDWORKS Simulation
How virtual simulation saved the day by drastically reducing the number of physical prototypes needed. We’re Getting Too Old For This We are a small shop but we’re lean and mean with less than 5 full-time engineers on staff and like everyone these days, we’re trying to do more with less. Design validation or virtual
Published in: 3D Printing
From Concept to Product Developing a consumer product is no easy task. Businesses that take on the intimidating challenge of transforming an idea into a mass-manufactured and widely distributed item are brave and should be admired. It can take a very long time to go from an initial sketch to 3D CAD models, to prototypes,
Published in: 3D Printing
3D printing has broad-reaching applications in the medical field, and the most significant impact will come as the use of 3D printed surgical models continues to grow. Israeli scientists have successfully separated conjoined twins who were attached at the head, and this is the role 3D printing played in that story. How Rare Craniopagus Twins
Published in: 3D Printing, SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD, SOLIDWORKS Simulation, Visualization
The Goal: Being able to touch your product design, hold it, use it, and most importantly, share it with the world… at a profit of course! It always starts with a good idea. A new approach to something old, an old approach to something new, or simply one of those “How has no one come
Published in: Articles, SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
There is one question that we probably get 1-2 times per day in the CADimensions offices, which is, “Is there a SOLIDWORKS for Mac?” We would like to start with a disclaimer. There are obviously arguments to be made for both sides of this debate which is nothing that we intend to settle here. The
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The calendar has turned over, the new year is here and you’re counting on newly approved budgets to drive some big orders and fill your pipeline for a healthy ramp up to Spring! Here is a short list of New Year’s Business Goals that you should keep in mind as you clean the slate, start
