How 3D Printing Fits Into The Design Process

An essential tool for everyone on the design team.
Dimension 3D printing can help you quickly fine tune How 3D printing fits into the design process.designs and cut weeks - even months - from your development schedule. Now you can test form, fit andfunction and explore as many design iterations as you like - over your network, right from your desktop.
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Powered by leading Stratasys technology.The high cost of poor communication. Early and continuous collaboration by management,engineering design teams, manufacturing, field service,Communication throughout the design process is criti- marketing, purchasing, and vendors is vital to evaluatingcal in the successful development of a new product. the feasibility and cost of producing the intended design.Design and engineering changes due to poor communi- 3D printing enables numerous design iterations and first-cation become exponentially more expensive with each hand input from everyone involved in the design processstep in the design process. For example, a Wohlers based on durable, functional ABS parts. Industry Report notes that a modest engineeringchange costing $100 in the Proof of Concept phase of Explore more designs more efficiently.design might cost $1,000 in the Development phase.That same change could easily cost nearly $100,000 Each year a considerable number of new product initia-in the Production stage - and a staggering tives fail. Analysis of new product development by Greg$1,000,000 when the product is in the field. 3D Stevens and James Burley in their study "3,000 Rawprinting enables all those involved to review models Ideas = 1 Commercial Success" found that in addition toearly on in the design process when changes are 3,000 raw ideas, a single product success also requiresless expensive. 125 small projects, four major developments and 1.7 product launches.
Typical Design Stages: Concept Development Product Definition Proof of Concept Initial Development Final Development
Production
- Idea development - Design iterations - Test mock ups - Working assemblies - DFMA reviews3D Printing Supports: - Marketing models - Working models - Engineering reviews - Form & fit refinement - Functional testing
Early involvement and improved collaboration. In a business climate where many companies are asking employees to do more with less, CAD solidSuccessful product design requires review and input modeling and 3D printing capabilities are essential infrom many sources. CAD files, prints and renderings efficient product design and development. With 3D print-can be misinterpreted by everyone from design engi- ing, companies can now experiment with new ideas andneers to marketing executives. There's no substitute numerous design iterations - without extensive time orfor the tactile and visual feedback a physical model tooling expense - and determine whether product con-can provide all participants in the design process. cepts are worthy of allocating additional resources.
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