Dassault Systèmes‘ Five Pillars of Additive Manufacturing

Sanjay Gangal interviews Rani Richardson, Director at CATIA Technical Sales for Light Weight Engineering at Dassault Systèmes and discusses the company’s strategy for additive manufacturing (AM).

SG: To begin, tell us about the state of additive solutions at Dassault Systèmes.

RR: We have developed a solution that contains five pillars for additive manufacturing. We put them into a suite of tools starting with silicone material engineering with the virtual material lab and we are able to certify existing materials or create new ones on the molecular level. Second, we moved to function-driven generative design, which is what I concentrate on where we can create optimal shapes for traditional and additive manufacturing, using topology optimization.

RR: Third, is the process simulation and production planning, where we can actually see what's happening during the print process and make any changes that are necessary for optimizing the process. We move to the global production system with manufacturing execution systems (MES) and what's happening on the shop floor. This includes scheduling all the way through to delivery and everything that occurs in between. The fifth pillar is the 3DEXPERIENCE marketplace where we connect internal ecosystems with external service providers to provide a safe business transaction where you can perform manufacturing or prototyping.

SG: What can you tell us about cognitive augmented design?

RR: Cognitive augmented design is a new way of thinking that transforms traditional CAD into the new mindset that we need to have to create new innovative parts. So with function-driven generative design, a role that combines design optimization and simulation into one application, that the designer can use to create these optimal shapes using cobots.

SG:  Who primarily would be using these cognitive augmented design?

RR: Designers. The traditional CAD designer would be able to use the marriage of CAD and CAE in one application, so they can look at a physics-based design, see the science behind it, perform the topology optimization and actually rebuild that part, all in an associative interface.

SG: What are some of the markets where this solution is being used?

RR: Today we're primarily using it in aerospace and defense, transportation and mobility. We're also moving heavily into industrial equipment and consumer goods.

SG:  What makes your solution unique and differentiated?

RR: First and foremost, we're on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and the collaboration that the platform brings to these toolsets, as well as how they're organized to create a simulation-driven model.

SG: What is the best way for people to find out more about this solution?

RR: Go to 3ds.com, and search for either “additive manufacturing” or “print to perform” and all the information you are seeking will be there.

Tags: Catia, Dassault Systemes

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