Anyone who regularly visits Formnext in Frankfurt cannot miss one of the most important global awards in the design industry – the Purmundus Challenge. This annual international competition honors the most exciting design innovations and trends in 3D and 4D … Read More
In this interview with Martin Solina, director of product management, manufacturing at Altair, we explore how to assure robust design and manufacturing of injection molded products. To learn more, download the “Eguide to Injection Molding.” Injection molding is an established … Read More
No one likes making a wrong turn. And the longer it takes to realize the mistake, the more frustrating the experience. Within the design process, an error at the outset can prove more than a minor irritation. Delays in the … Read More
Several years ago, Altair OptiStruct™ breathed life back into a stalled million-dollar cost savings project at a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units. The project’s mass reduction goal for an HVAC structural component seemed at odds with … Read More
Spring is approaching and if your neighborhood is like mine, it seems like every other house has a portable basketball hoop ready for players to heave up three-pointers from all directions. As I was slowly driving down my street, keeping … Read More
As product development times are shrinking and time to market demands are accelerating, design and engineering teams are struggling to keep up. These teams are forced to make significant compromises in their products in order to meet internal and external … Read More
As a proud Altairian for more than 30 years, I’ve seen a lot of transformations in product development: The growth of high-fidelity system-level simulation to drive design, reduce test and improve product performance. Topology optimization to generate and refine structures beyond the … Read More
When I began my automotive engineering career, simulation technologies were primarily thought of as validation tools, used to verify the performance of components and system against crash, NVH, durability targets etc. Simulation rarely influenced the design early on. Instead, it … Read More
The annual JEC World expo in Paris has become a truly massive event. For three days every March, over 43,000 visitors from 123 countries converge to learn about the latest advancements in the composite materials industry. All aspects of the … Read More
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