CASTOR Technologies LTD has released CASTOR Enterprise, a proprietary software which enables manufacturers to automatically reduce costs, utilizing the benefits of industrial 3D printing.
The new software is not be confused with 3D Screener, another 3D printing product from the Israeli startup, that advises on if and how to apply 3D printing.
CASTOR Enterprise is based on the feedback derived from 30,000 parts analyzed over the last 18 months by more than 80 companies, including F-500 companies. Amongst its unique features are the part’s’ consolidation and weight reduction identification capabilities, using a fast Finite Elements Analysis.
“We have seen our customers’ need for a solution that not only reveals the ‘low hanging fruits’ out of an existing design, but also identifies opportunities for Design for AM”, states Omer Blaier, Co-Founder and CEO of CASTOR. “With CASTOR Enterprise, we now provide a sophisticated tool which identifies those small changes that can have a huge impact on the company’s bottom line.”
CASTOR Enterprise aims at making life simpler for AM oriented engineers at companies who manufacture low volume/high mix hardware products. The software is built in a way that allows advanced users to modify almost every default figure it sets, such as customized cost estimation calculations, material properties sensitivity, operational costs from various points of the supply chain, such as inventory, shipment, labour costs, and more. It is PLM/ERP integration-ready and available on-premise, completely off-line.
The advanced capabilities of CASTOR Enterprise lie on four pillars:
- Geometry limitations Analysis; based on minimum wall thickness and support material.
- Material properties Analysis; comparing the 3D printed parts’ mechanical properties to traditional manufacturing material properties.
- Structural analysis; considering external loads acting upon parts.
- Financial break-even point analysis vs. traditional manufacturing methods
“By automating the screening process of thousands of parts we save hours of AM professionals’ manual work. By quickly providing deep insights that can be translated into actionable decisions, we bring manufacturers closer to maximizing the potential profit from 3D printing”, Omer Blaier, Co-Founder and CEO of CASTOR.
CASTOR Enterprise’s advanced capabilities form a unique value proposition, offering competitive advantages such as:
- Automatic analysis of a large number of parts at once
- Identifying consolidation of adjacent parts that make sense of combining into a single part
- Identifying weight reduction opportunities and reducing the material waste of bulky parts
- Quick assessment of a part’s Likelihood to Failure, using a unique, tailored to AM, finite elements analysis.
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