Presentation Sheet Metal and MBD This presentation will focus on sheet metal and MBD challenges that are not present in conventional manufacturing. The straightforward process of moving from model to manufacturing for conventional production becomes skewed in the sheet metal process due to the “unfolding” of the model. Topics to be presented: PMI Placement Model […]
ASME Webinar: Y14.46: A New GD&T Standard for Additive Manufacturing
ASME Standards and Certification Offers Complimentary Webinar Topic: Introducing Y14.46: A New Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standard (GD&T) for Additive Manufacturing Design Consistency Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Time: 1:00 pm EST (1 hour) Register Now (click here) Join Jennifer Herron, Chair of the ASME Y14 Subcommittee 46 on Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing and […]
Jennifer Herron Reappointed as ASME Y14.46 Chair
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has confirmed the reappointment of Jennifer Herron as Chair of the Y14 Subcommittee 46 on Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing. This will be a three-year term, expiring in June 2020, and marks her second term as Chair. Y14.46 Subcommittee on Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing ASME’s Y14 Standards Committee established the Y14.46 subcommittee in support […]
ASME MBD Standards Already Underway for NASA Engine Injector Project
Fred Constantino of ASME and Thad Henry of NASA will present at the 2017 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Congress. Mr. Constantino will begin with a brief overview of ASME Y14 Digital Product Definition standards (existing and soon to be published later in 2017). He will be followed by Thad Henry of NASA presenting about the use of […]
Jennifer Herron Represents ASME at Additive Manufacturing Forum
Jennifer Herron has been invited to represent the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Forum at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This special program will discuss the current state of standards needed to advance the use of additive manufacturing and explore identified gaps and priorities with particular focus […]
Enterprise 3D Printing: All About That Communication
I recently co-authored “Towards Annotations and Product Definitions for Additive Manufacturing” with Dr. Paul Witherell and Dr. Gaurav Ameta. The title sounds official, as it should for a published paper, but perhaps, between you and me, we could give it a lighter name: All About That Communication. Cue Meghan Trainor. Forms of the word “communicate” appear 43 times in the paper! Yes, […]
The Model-Based Definition Ski Challenge
It’s the “high noon” of ski season, and I find myself comparing my challenges learning to ski with my work in model-based definition (MBD). Odd as it may sem, this confluence brings me to the conclusion that learning MBD is comparable to becoming a pretty good skier. It took me 20 years, two ski patrol […]
Unsolicited Advice for the New Engineer: GD&T & Design Software
Learning GD&T is just as important as learning trigonometry. After spending 20 years designing advanced hardware, I have some unsolicited advice for new engineers. Although you may be a most innovative thinker and may be able to create fantastic widgets, understanding how your part will be manufactured is just as important (perhaps moreso) than that […]