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Toronto | September 2019

Dystil Racing intended to make 3D printed race parts for motorcycles

Industrial designer Miles Keller was 'redesigning a part one day, printing it overnight and having it on a motorcycle the next day'.

London | June 2018

'We involve potential manufacturers in optimizing the design'

Orlach Design works for startups as well as bigger clients like LG and Panasonic. 'Clients will price down every component,' says Dejan Orlac. 'Within that space you need to find a design, an identity and a process where you can choose something special.'

New York | August 2017

Siloed design tools CAD CAM CAE set to integrate

'You will start seeing design tools become much more holistic in terms of being able to take in massive amounts of data around the simulation and manufacturing processes,' nTopology co-founder Brad Rothenberg said at the last DFM Summit in New York.

New York | June 2017

'Next thing coming along is multimaterial 3D printing'

In his keynote at DFM Summit #20 last Spring in New York, Autodesk strategist Duann Scott talked about Dreamcatcher and Monolith. 'We are building this interconnected network of software which can talk to as many machines as possible.'

Amsterdam | April 2015

'It gets more realistic to self-produce almost anything'

At DFM Summit #10 Stijn van den Ende (Openbare Werkplaats), Maarten Twigt (iFabrica) and Dajo Bodisco Massink (Krux) discussed the role of makerspaces in building a next-generation manufacturing industry in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam | November 2014

Maker scene is 'playing a different game'

Elise Luttik, Raimo van der Klein, Jochem Galama and Amber Ambrose Aurele discussed the evolution of the maker scene at DFM Summit #6. 'The next industrial revolution will be on a smaller scale,' PLM consultant Douglas Noordhoorn commented from the audience. 'That is where you are heading; a more entrepreneurial way of working and thinking in the manufacturing industry.'

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