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Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 4): Inspection

Wrapping up a four-part series on designing a golf putter using CAD/CAM tools, the author outlines the path to perfect design and inspection.
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Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 3): CAD/CAM, Design for Manufacturing and Simulation

Designing a golf putter using CAD/CAM tools offers essential simulation capabilities that allow users to identify potential gouges, analyze machine kinematics and validate G-code...
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Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 2): Reverse Engineering and Additive Manufacturing

Part 2 of an end-to-end story about the design and manufacturability of a golf putter looks at reverse engineering and additive manufacturing parameters for this project.
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Accelerate Virtual Prototyping and Design Processes with Finite Element Analysis

Finite Element Analysis is an engineering tool that reduces the number of physical prototypes produced. In the aerospace industry, the tool provides insights into loads and stresses...
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Harley-Davidson Turns to Digital Manufacturing in Accelerated Timeline

When the motorcycle giant’s racing team needed a couple of parts manufactured quickly, Protolabs helped them lean into a solution.
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Beyond Traditional Machining: Hitting All the Right Notes in Custom Manufacturing

Discover how computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software and computer numerical control (CNC) processes work in concert to create extraordinary designs.
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Nature-Inspired Automation: Boosting Industry Evolution with Software-Defined Solutions

Learn how Siemens lends its digital twin technology and software-defined automation expertise to companies bent on lowering their carbon footprint.
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The CEO’s 5 Favorite Things about SOLIDWORKS in 2025

Roughly 40 user-requested enhancements alone were made to Dassault Systemes’ SOLIDWORKS software for 2025, so when Machine Design reached out to talk about them, Manish Kumar,...
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The Right Tool for the Job: Cloud vs. Local Solutions

Uncover the debate between cloud computing and local processing and aerospace and other manufacturing, focusing on the specific needs of complex component designs.