Todd NO Animae (3)

Dana –Functional Prototypes : 

Dana –Functional Prototypes Previously made with conventional machining Took months and tens of thousands of dollars Time and expense limited use of prototypes Fortus now used to make prototypes Many are complex assemblies Example is automotive clutch shown at right Prototype showed initial design concept not good fit Saved spending time and money on concept Head start towards new concept that worked Dramatic savings in time and cost Prototype cost reduced by 90% Leadtime reduced to a few days Save months in engineering time

Hani E-Hwa –Functional Prototypes : 

Hani E-Hwa –Functional Prototypes Need to resolve design problems faster Customers demanding shorter development cycles Accelerating development leads to flaws Fortus used to produce functional prototypes Strong and easy to modify Parts assembled into prototypes to confirm design FDM prototypes quickly identify root causes Check dimensions, fit, ease of assembly & practicality Engineers resolve problems before product launch Substantial cost savings Saved $830,000 in prototyping costs in 5 years Helps speed up product launches & improve quality Fortus saves $830,000 in expenses

Bell Helicopter –Functional Prototypes : 

Bell Helicopter –Functional Prototypes Conduit prototypes normally cast aluminum Take six weeks to make and expensive Epoxy rapid prototypes attacked by fuel and fluids Fortus used to produce functional prototypes Polycarbonate and PPSF resist fuel and fluids Work well in functional testing FDM saves time in post-processing Other processes require extensive post-processing With FDM remove the supports and you are done FDM helps reduce costs and development time Allows more iterations than other processes Results in better-designed components Cuts time from 6 weeks to 2.5 days

Ducati – Functional Prototypes : 

Ducati – Functional Prototypes Needed to reduce time-to-market for new products Previous engine took 28 months to design and build Majority of prototypes were outsourced Fortus now produces prototypes in-house Two alternative prototype engines built Both made nearly entirely from polycarbonate More holistic view of engine design Decreased design errors Sped up design process Time-to-market reduced 29% Latest engine designed and built in only 20 months Prototyping costs also substantially reduced Cuts development time 20 months

Polaris –Functional Prototypes : 

Polaris –Functional Prototypes $1,200 FDM prototype saves $60,000 in mold changes Injection molding used to make prototypes in past Tooling nearly always had to be changed Typical cost was $60,000 Polaris invested in Fortus system Now builds FDM prototypes in-house PC-ABS provides 70% of production part strength FDM used to make prototype for carrier rack FDM part used to perfect the design Eliminated three mold revisions Time and cost savings FDM part cost $1200, saved $60,000 in mold fixes Lead-time reduced from 70 days to 2 days

Gas TurbineResearch Establishment –Concept Models : 

Gas TurbineResearch Establishment –Concept Models 2500 components needed for assembly 1 year estimated to machine parts CAD couldn’t portray piping runs clearly Fortus / FDM used to build parts Pipe interiors dissolved via WaterWorks Enabled modeling of full complexity of piping Huge time and cost savings $60,000 via CNC vs. $20,000 with FDM Lead-time reduced from 12 to 1. 5 months FDM caught flaws that CAD model wouldn’t Component interrelationships better understood Resulting lighter engine took less time to validate and build. FDM reduces jet engine modeling from 1 year to 6 weeks GTRE