New product development is an increasingly complex activity, posing multiple challenges for companies trying to build competitive advantage. Jörg Putzer and Darragh MacNeill report.
Engineers and designers at Trek Bicycle in Waterloo, Wisconsin are among the first to adopt the Objet500 Connex3, an advanced colour multi-material 3D printer that runs on PolyJet technology.
Renishaw features in the 2015 edition of Guinness World Records for manufacturing the world’s first 3D printed titanium alloy bicycle frame. The project was completed in collaboration with British bike manufacturer Empire Cycles.
A cranial implant must fit precisely to ensure a satisfactory long-term outcome for the patient. Slovakian company CEIT Biomedical Engineering is taking steps to achieve this by making use of additive manufacturing technology.
Structural bonding, rather than traditional fastenings has been chosen for the assembly of carbon fibre composite components that form the key design elements of a very exclusive motorbike.