prod·uct | \ ˈprä-(ˌ)dəktSomething produced.Something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodity. After reading the definition of a product from Merriam Webster, what ‘product’ do you think your team is working on? Is it the first part you’ve taken from development to manufacturing, fully using model-based definition? Or is the product […]
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 […]
Raytheon’s Transition to MBD on Production Programs by William Cockrell
Can a 3D model be the single source of truth? Yes! Is this easy to accomplish? No, no it’s not. Dedicated organizational effort and coordination are required for the model to eventually take the top spot on the podium as the authoritative source of product definition. Model-Based Definition (MBD) is going for the gold! Model-Based […]
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, […]
Why Use GD&T for 3D Printing?
As rapid prototyping techniques evolve from sculpture and form representation into parts that are utilized in the field, the need to convey the CAD designer’s design, manufacturing, and inspection intent for a product that is manufactured using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques must also be captured in conjunction with the geometry. I know what you’re thinking, […]