Comeragh Composites is a specialist technical consultancy based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with dedicated expertise in delivering systems for polymer and composite manufacturing projects. The company’s engineering team recently collaborated with Additive Flow for a challenging project involving a metal and polymer over-molded component. The component is for a child car seat: specifically, it is […]
Is orthotropy sabotaging your 3D printing designs?
You’ve printed a part and it failed. Why? You meticulously went through all the steps you should. Drawn up your CAD model, loaded up the design domain, ran it through your favorite topology optimization tool, fixed it (with Magics / Netfabb or another) — and printed it with the perfect settings recommended by the print […]
How to optimize performance and manufacturability for additive manufacturing
As additive manufacturing (AM) racks up more and more success stories, scrutiny on the process is becoming increasingly forensic in nature, with a focus on the areas that the technology must improve to allow it to compete on more equal terms with conventional manufacturing techniques. Alexander Pluke, CEO, Additive Flow As this decade progresses, the […]
Additive Flow introduces multi-functional optimization software with simultaneous, multi-property capabilities
Established in 2017, Additive Flow developed digital solutions to solve many of the existing challenges within the additive manufacturing (AM) workflow. The Additive Flow team comprises advocates for the performance potential of industrial 3D printing and AM as well as its potential to facilitate more sustainable manufacturing practices. However, the “potential” of AM has been […]