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With an unmatched combination of analysis expertise and practical engineering knowledge, CAE Associates offers big-picture perspectives, cross-disciplinary insight, and project knowledge sharing far beyond any specific result. caeai.com Middlebury, CT 203.758.2914 CAE.indd 1 6/11/13 3:55 PM Degrees of Freedom by Jamie J. Gooch Advancing Manufacturing s I type this, I’m surrounded by the ghosts of ditive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) pilot. manufacturing’s past in Pittsburgh. This is where NAMII works with public and private entities with the goal Andrew Carnegie built the steel company that he of transforming the U.S. manufacturing sector. sold to J.P. Morgan to create U.S. Steel, and where “There is a gap between government and university ANikola Tesla consulted with George Westinghouse’s engi- ideas and private sector products,” said Edward Morris, the neers on AC motors. This is also where public-private part- director of NAMII, who followed Molnar’s presentation at nerships helped right the city’s economy after the U.S. steel RAPID 2013. “NAMII is building a bridge across that gap.” industry collapsed in the 1980s. It was the perfect backdrop The Department of Defense will lead two of the new for a discussion on the future of U.S. manufacturing. Institutes, focused on “Digital Manufacturing and Design Michael F. Molnar, chief manufacturing officer, National Innovation” and “Lightweight and Modern Metals Manu- Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Director facturing,” and the Department of Energy will be leading the of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, third new institute on “Next Generation Power Electronics was one of the keynote speakers at the RAPID 2013 Confer- Manufacturing,” according to the White House. ence and Exposition held last month in the Steel City. He The three new manufacturing innovation institutes will said while the U.S. enjoyed its 100-year run as the world’s join NAMII in a National Network for Manufacturing In- largest manufacturer, the rest of the world was focused on novation (NNMI) as part of the Administration’s vision of advanced manufacturing technologies. 15 such institutes across the country. The President has re- quested Congress fund a one-time $1 billion investment to expand the network. Advanced manufacturing The Race is On initiatives are poised to become On the second day of the RAPID 2013 Conference and Exposi- this generation’s Space Race. tion, additive manufacturing industry researcher and consultant, Terry Wohlers, provided some context to the country’s position in world of additive manufacturing (AM). Though AM is by no Define and Conquer means the only type of advanced manufacturing technology, it is What are advanced manufacturing technologies? Accord- a high-profile segment that many countries are keen to dominate. ing to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Wohlers, who recently returned from China, said the Presi- Technology Report to the President on Ensuring American dent’s call to action on advanced manufacturing was heard loudly Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, it is “a family of and clearly there. He heard it mentioned a number of times on activities that (a) depend on the use and coordination of his trip. China’s central government is already funding AM to the information, automation, computation, software, sensing, tune of $245 million for a 7-year pilot program. and networking, and/or (b) make use of cutting edge mate- “One strategy the country may pursue is to buy its way rials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical and in,” Wohlers said, to meet its goal to become the No. 1 coun- biological sciences, for example nanotechnology, chemistry, try in the AM industry in the next three years. and biology. This involves both new ways to manufacture History has a way of repeating itself, and advanced manu- existing products, and especially the manufacture of new facturing initiatives seem poised to become this generation’s products emerging from new advanced technologies.” Space Race. But the initiatives mean more than bragging Molnar seemed to take a page out of Pittsburgh’s his- rights. As Pittsburgh’s resurgence in the last 30 years and tory as he discussed the need to bridge the gap between NAMII’s initial success both illustrate, public-private part- government funding of public research and private industry. nerships can work. They require leadership from govern- To that end, the Obama Administration has launched com- ment, academia and private industry to succeed. petitions to create three new manufacturing innovation in- For more information, and to get involved, visit stitutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across manufacturing.gov and namii.org. DE five Federal agencies: Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. These institutes Jamie Gooch is the managing editor of Desktop Engineering. would build off what has been learned via the National Ad- Contact him at [email protected]. 2 DESKTOP ENGINEERING July 2013 /// deskeng.com de0713_DOF.indd 2 6/13/13 8:47 AM NationalInstruments.indd 1 6/11/13 3:56 PM July 2013 VOLUME 18/ISSUE 11 DESIGN 34 3D CAD Models: Take Two Engineering fi rms are breathing new life into existing 3D CAD mod- els as part of a greater emphasis on design reuse. By Beth Stackpole 40 Review: Luxology modo 701 modo 701, the latest version of Luxology’s polygon and subdivision surface modeler and renderer, has some impressive new features. By Mark Clarkson ENGINEERING COMPUTING Simulation Expands 37 Compute Upgrading for Performance There are a few workstation upgrades that might deliver enough into New Markets performance to justify skipping a generation of new systems. By Peter Varhol In part one of this two-part article on how simulation software 44 Review: Capturing the Crown 14 vendors are making their software BOXX Technologies’ new dual-CPU 3DBOXX 8980 XTREME proves to be the fastest (and most expensive) system we’ve ever tested. more accessible to smaller By David Cohn companies, Pamela J. Waterman explores the functionality PROTOTYPE embedded in CAD applications. 47 RAPID Expansion Now in its 20th year, the RAPID Conference and Exhibition is grow- SIMULATE ing right along with the additive manufacturing industry. By Jamie J. Gooch 16 From Classical Mechanics to Biomechanics FOCUS ON SERVICE PROVIDERS The adoption of digital simulation in biomedical and life sciences tests the technology’s limits 25 Greater Than Its Parts By Kenneth Wong Suppliers and subcontractors provide counsel as well as services to NASA. 22 New to FEA? By Kenneth Wong Here’s a guide on where to go and what to do once you’ve been 27 Outside Engineering Experts Weigh In introduced to the concept of fi nite element analysis. DE gets the inside scoop to avoiding mistakes when engaging engi- By Tony Abbey neering service providers. By Randy Frank TEST & MEASUREMENT 30 The Ins and Outs of Technical Training To outsource training or not to outsource training, that is the ques- 42 Metrology Meets Meteorology tion for growing engineering and professional fi rms. Reverse engineering enhances data integrity while By Frank J.