Design World
187 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Design World podcast series features the latest in design engineering innovation from circuit design & 3D printing to automation & robotics.
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How 3D printing optimizes distributed manufacturing
March 27, 2024 20:27 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBThe Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) published a report on Engineering the Future of Distributed Manufacturing and identifies priorities that can revitalize U.S. manufacturing with sustainability and resilience in mind. In this podcast, Tali Rosman, startup advisor and Entrepreneur-at-Residence at Toronto Metropolitan University, shares how 3D printing plays a role in ERVA’s vision. Tali has worked at Stratasys, led Xerox’s former 3D printing subsidiary, Elem Additive, and now s...
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) within precision additive manufacturing
January 30, 2024 20:22 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBElectrostatic discharge (ESD) within precision additive manufacturing by Design World
A look at ultra-precision grinding for micro tool manufacturing
December 18, 2023 20:06 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBMicro tools play a critical role in the manufacturing of medical devices, microelectronics, semiconductors, and any miniature component where precision is essential. Darren Fox, a product manager at ANCA with over 33 years of experience in the cutting tool industry, discusses ultra-precision grinding and ANCA's FX7 Ultra.
IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc.’s Philip Freidin on vision systems
November 14, 2023 20:09 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode of Design World’s Technology Tuesdays Podcast, VP, Editorial Director Paul J. Heney chats about vision systems with Philip Freidin, an Applications Engineer with IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc. They discuss new and interesting applications, how to select the best industrial camera system, and what the future holds for this important technology area.
How Sorbothane is protecting lightweight devices from shock and vibration
May 01, 2023 15:56 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBIn our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for more than 40 years.
Mitsubishi's Patrick Varley on how robots can ease labor shortages
December 13, 2022 16:08 - 18 minutes - 17 MBIn our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s product marketing manager for mechatronics and robotics, Patrick Varley. In this discussion, we delve into the topic of robotic automation and software provider solutions — and, specifically, how this combination can help ease labor shortages. Patrick explains the significance of consumer personalization and how advanced technology from leading innovators can address the con...
Tips on working with copper in additive manufacturing
November 21, 2022 19:30 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBCopper is viewed as a material that will accelerate future aerospace production. For example, the privately funded company Ursa Major delivered a copper-based 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber from its additive manufacturing lab in Youngstown, Ohio. A challenge, however, is that the existing supply chain for high temperature metal alloy components is limited. However, development continues.
How Additive can help reduce CO2 emissions from industry
November 02, 2022 11:21 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBSeveral engineering companies say we have the technology to reverse climate change, one of which is using direct air capture. Interestingly, additive manufacturing has the potential to play a major role here.
Tech Tuesdays: Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation
July 26, 2022 09:04 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBIn our latest Technology Tuesday’s podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for 40 years. In fact, the company is celebrating four decades in business this year!
Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation
July 25, 2022 19:06 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBIn our latest Technology Tuesday’s podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for 40 years. In fact, the company is celebrating four decades in business this year! In honor of Sorbothane’s anniversary, we discuss the unique history of the company, including how the material was ...
A look at eco-friendly materials
July 10, 2022 16:18 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBSome of the materials used in 3D printing are generally either not very, or even not degradable in the environment. Some developers and manufacturers though, are working to develop materials that are more eco-friendly, as well as delivering the mechanical properties designers look for. Here is an interview with Dr. Raymond Weitekamp, founder of the Berkeley-based 3D printing startup, polySpectra.
How to avoid over engineering a part
June 12, 2022 17:06 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB3D printing/additive manufacturing can help designers simplify a part, reducing assembly steps in many cases, and creating a better end product. Is it possible, though, to over engineer a part? Here are some tips to help reduce excessive engineering and get parts out to market faster.
Going digital with additive manufacturing
June 01, 2022 13:51 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBThe supply chain continues to be a story for additive manufacturing, especially with the recent news from President Biden on the new AM Forward initiative. I recently interviewed Dave Evans, CEO of Fictiv, to discuss AM and the supply chain, among other subjects.
Another view on additive and the aerospace industry
May 17, 2022 17:43 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBA conversation with Jeff Blanford, a Solution Architect at Morf3D, to discuss the latest developments with additive technology. This conversation shifted to looking at additive technology as more of a digital enabling technology, not just a different way to build parts.
Going small with 3D printing
April 11, 2022 11:27 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThe scale of sizes that 3D printing machines can handle is impressive, from huge wind turbine blades to parts that are small, such as two microns. John Kawola, CEO of Boston Micro Fabrication discusses the microscale side of 3D printing.
3D printing proves its value as manufacturing evolves
March 27, 2022 16:21 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBRecently, the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with ETH Zurich and Fraunhofer IGCV, IPT and IAPT, released a report on the current state of additive manufacturing (AM) and its future. Their goal was to provide a realistic understanding of what AM can deliver today and why some are achieving that potential while others are not, as well as define the most probable near-term future production scenarios and what needs to happen to make those scenarios a reality. Pat Carey, Senior Vice Presi...
How additive “takes the handcuffs off design” in aerospace applications
March 14, 2022 12:55 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBAs additive technology gains importance in aerospace innovation, it offers compelling opportunities to revolutionize critical elements of the aerospace workflow. From design to certification and to production, AM helps companies unlock innovation and maximize efficiency while maintaining the high levels of quality required for aerospace applications.
What’s next for additive software
February 27, 2022 20:03 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBAdditive hardware continues to improve in productivity, accuracy, and in ease of use. Now, the focus is on software to improve additive functions and capabilities, and to take additive to the next level.
3D printing: the “duct tape” for the supply chain?
February 14, 2022 14:09 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBAs AM becomes more accepted as part of a manufacturing supply chain, it is altering the way engineers work and develop products. We recently had a conversation with Daniel Lazier, product marketing manager at Markforged.
3D printings effects on sustainability
January 31, 2022 13:42 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB3D printings effects on sustainability by Design World
3D printing makes it easy to develop tooling for production
January 17, 2022 21:16 - 17.1 MB3D printing makes it easy to develop tooling for production by Design World
3D printing makes it easy to develop tooling for production
January 17, 2022 21:16 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB3D printing makes it easy to develop tooling for production by Design World
Trends in aerospace and automotive additive manufacturing
August 01, 2021 21:04 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe aerospace industry was an early adopter of additive technology, followed by the automotive industry. Where do these industries stand in relation to additive technology today? In a recent interview, David Giebenhain, global product director at Protolabs, shares his thoughts.
How motorsports is benefiting from additive manufacturing
July 08, 2021 11:27 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBAdditive manufacturing has long been used in automotive, especially in racing. AM enables designers to make fast changes when faced with rapidly changing regulations and short design times. What are some of the lessons learned by those who work with motorsports and what can you gain from their experiences?
Reducing Emissions through Electrification
June 22, 2021 13:45 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBMartin Schulz, Global Principal Application Engineer with Littelfuse Europe, speaks with us about some of the engineering issues that arise in the quest to design battery and hydrogen-powered energy efficient vehicles. Martin also held a webinar on this subject: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3191038/C28F3100C80F8D689D6BA8D6D3354C61
PTI’s Jonathan Cottrell talks design for manufacturing and injection molding
June 22, 2021 13:09 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBIn this Technology Tuesdays podcast, Jonathan Cottrell, lead program manager with PTI, chats with Design World’s Michelle Froese about design for manufacturing and the injection-molding process. Cottrell discusses the key factors to take into account when designing plastic parts, including the material, gate, wall, tool, and draft considerations. Listen in for: • Key considerations for the injection-molding process, including material selection • How to achieve uniform wall thickness and ...
The data challenge in additive manufacturing
June 21, 2021 11:18 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBAs additive manufacturing gains acceptance as a production tool, the size of a typical 3D print slice data file is predicted to grow cubically. Handling all of these data could become an issue for the additive industry. Harshil Goel, CEO and Founder of Dyndrite discusses potential solutions to this problem.
Trends In Materials
June 06, 2021 21:04 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBMaterials have been and will continue to be key elements of any additive manufacturing or 3D printing operation. New materials are emerging all the time. As vendors explore and develop materials, new information emerges about the best ways to use additive equipment.
Working with stainless steel in 3D printing
May 23, 2021 18:05 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBMore 3D printing vendors are introducing metal materials for their systems. One popular metal in particular is stainless steel. This material offers a number of benefits to designers. We interviewed Felipe Castaneda, Creative Director at MakerBot, on ways to make the most of it in your designs for 3D printing.
Taking advantage of lattice designs in 3D printing
April 18, 2021 21:06 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBLattice structures have not been used as often as they could be because manufacturing methods that could produce them easily did not exist until the development of 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing. Today, though, 3D printing easily creates lattice structures in helmets, saddles, shoes, nasal swabs, and in other designs.
How 3D printing aids injection molding
April 04, 2021 21:47 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB3D printing/additive manufacturing and injection molding do not have to be competitors. In fact, 3D printing can aid injection molding. Formlabs recently commented that 3D printing is more of an accelerator for injection molding. 3D printers can introduce a hybrid approach where molds can be created fast and at low cost. Here are key points from an interview with Kathy Bui, engineering vertical lead at Formlabs
How additive manufacturing helps the semiconductor industry
March 21, 2021 21:46 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBLike so many other markets and industries, the COVID pandemic has affected the supply of components used to make semiconductor processing equipment. Semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers are turning to additive manufacturing to help repair the supply chain and enable designers to design for function first. I spoke with Scott Green, Principal Solutions Leader for semiconductors at 3D Systems on this subject. Here are some of the highlights of the interview.
Researchers work on better software for additive manufacturing
March 07, 2021 16:46 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThe DARPA Transformative Design TRADES program was created to develop foundational design tools that will help designers take more advantage of the capabilities of additive technology. Recently, Siemens Technology completed its work on a software project for this program. I spoke with Mark Burhop, principal investigator with the research arm of Siemens, to discuss the developments. Here are the highlights of the interview.
Design lessons from the sports world
February 23, 2021 14:41 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBDesigners in the sports world have been one of the quickest groups to adopt additive manufacturing technology. They’ve developed a few insights and perspectives that might be useful for engineers in other fields. David Woodlock, Application Development and Design Manager at HP, discusses a few of these insights.
3D printing moves closer to developing transplantable organs
February 07, 2021 21:56 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB3D Systems, a company with decades of experience in the field of 3D printing recently announced plans to significantly expand its development efforts on regenerative medicine and bioprinting. We explore this development with Mr. Chuck Hull, inventor of the Figure 4 3D printing system used in this application.
Planar motors and linear transfer systems in action! Beckhoff engineer Jeff Johnson explains
December 21, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MBIn this Motion Mondays podcast, Jeff Johnson of Beckhoff Automation chats with Design World’s executive editor Lisa Eitel about linear-motor conveyors (also called intelligent transport systems) as well as planar-motor systems from Beckhoff called the XPlanar. Jeff Johnson is U.S. mechatronics products manager at Beckhoff Automation. Based in Fond du Lac, Wis., Johnson was (prior to joining Beckhoff in 2008) an applications team leader for Danaher Motion and G&L Motion Control. Visit motionco...
Brakes with Functional Safety certification: Update from Nexen Group engineer Dave Hein
December 15, 2020 00:26 - 15 minutes - 11.5 MBAccording to Pierrick Balaire, global business line leader at Intertek: “The Intertek Functional Safety mark provides Nexen a way to reduce hazards and risks to operating personnel, machinery, and surrounding environments at a time when they are facing increased demands around functional safety. We’re pleased to grant Nexen with this certification — the first of its kind in North America — and look forward to continuing to work with them and others providing the industry with high-quality pro...
Trends to watch in additive manufacturing for 2021
December 14, 2020 20:43 - 17 minutes - 16 MBA more indepth look at 2021 predictions from Shapeway, based on insights from industry insiders, strategic partners, and high-profile business and consumer customers.
Exploring 3D printing for space
December 06, 2020 12:52 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBExploring 3D printing for space by Design World
Combining Subtractive And Additive Mfg
November 23, 2020 14:43 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWhen it comes to making a designed part, you have several choices: traditional machining, which covers a range of options; injection molding; and now additive manufacturing. Even more recently though, is the trend of combining metal fabrication and additive manufacturing to make parts.
How to make a car walk
November 08, 2020 21:32 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBWhat are the design challenges of developing a car that can walk? Hyundai Motor engineers recently set about exploring that idea and developed a prototype vehicle called the Elevate.
Design tips for metal additive manufacturing
October 12, 2020 20:28 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBA recent interview with Daniel Lazier, Strategic Application Engineer, at Markforged, covers tips on getting the most out of your additive manufacturing project. Here are a few points from the interview.
Meet 3D Systems new CEO
September 27, 2020 17:59 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBWith the recent appointment in May of Dr. Jeffrey Graves as the new president and CEO, 3D Systems will be positioned for its next phase of growth.
What is additive molding
September 20, 2020 13:50 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBThe additive industry is dynamic, with new techniques introduced frequently. Ethan Escowitz, CEO and founder of Arris Composites, for example, developed a technique called additive molding. This proprietary process combines additive manufacturing and high-volume molding technologies to create composite materials made of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics.
How to recycle machined metal scrap into additive manufacturing powder
September 01, 2020 17:57 - 18 minutes - 17 MBMany users of 3D printing/additive manufacturing technology are concerned with its potential impact on the environment. Often the focus is on resin-based prototypes ending up in landfills and taking years to degrade. But other materials also end up as scrap, such as that from machining and similar subtractive processes. One company has made it a mission to turn this scrap into usable metal powder for additive manufacturing (AM). The company is 6K Inc. Recently, I had a chance to interview Aa...
What's new with Ultimaker
August 23, 2020 15:29 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBA look at recent developments with Greg Elfering, Ultimaker's newly named president of Ultimaker Americas. Ultimaker initially developed desktop 3D printers, but the company has expanded into connected 3D printers, then moved into larger systems as well as a network of 3D printing, including services
Developments in desktop additive manufacturing
August 03, 2020 15:50 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBDesktop 3D printers continue to evolve. We take a look at developments in metal desktop systems with Jason Meets of Markforged.
Innovation in a crisis—fixing the ventilator shortage with 3D printing
July 26, 2020 22:50 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBA dozen Boston area anesthesiology residents launched an eight-week hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19-related ventilator-dependent lung injury. The CoVent-19 Challenge was open to teams and individuals anywhere, and finalists worked directly with Stratasys 3D printing experts and the CoVent-19 Challenge team to turn their designs into prototypes for testing.
The supportive role of metal additive manufacturing
July 12, 2020 15:21 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThe Covid-19 pandemic brought considerable attention to the 3D printing/additive manufacturing industry. Much of it focused on systems that work with polymer and resin materials. But what about metal additive manufacturing? How has the pandemic affected the metal side of additive manufacturing? Kevin Brigden, additive manufacturing applications engineer at Renishaw, addressed this and other developments in metal AM.
Additive manufacturing meets the need for agility
June 28, 2020 13:28 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBRecent events show the need for agility to meet market demands. Dr. Joe DeSimone, executive chairman of Carbon, discussed the unique levels of agility offered by additive manufacturing.