Combine a hard polypropylene core and a soft, elastic sealing component and what do you get? For BMW, the material duo significantly cut costs for air duct systems versus previous ducts made of thermoset rubber, copolyester, and polypropylene. The BMW system requires high-temperature resistance and elasticity, as well as long-term properties to ward off chemicals and aging for under-the-hood operation. Using 3D/sequential blow molding, Santoprene thermoplastic rubber from Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) is molded with a hard polypropylene/glass-fiber material. True to its name, 3D/sequential blow molding enables the production of parts in three dimensions, while allowing molders to change from one material to another during the production of one part. "This application has excellent potential for automotive OEMs around the globe," says Juergen Gloeckler, AES' automotive director, Europe. Advanced Elastomer Systems: Product Code 4375
Boeing continues to tweak the design of its 737 Max to add fuel efficiency to the next-generation jetliner with a change in the size of fan on the plane’s CFM LEAP-1B engine.
With its QuickPack print engine technology, easy-to-use preprocessing software, and hands-free cleaning system, Stratasys' Mojo is taking professional-grade 3D printing to a new level.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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