Companies Collaborate to Bring Metal 3D Printing to End Users

Renishaw has joined forces with Altair, a provider of enterprise-class engineering software, for a series of projects aimed at bringing additive manufacturing into serial end use production.

“Altair is a world leader in simulation-driven design,” says Stephen Anderson, AM business development manager at Renishaw Inc. “Research combining its software with our latest systems will give the company practical insights that will lead to innovative improvements in its products.”

According to David Coates, senior program manager at Altair, “Working closely with Renishaw benefits the development and application of our software to optimize designs for functionality as well as for printability, accuracy and suitability for its designated purpose. This collaboration helps ensure AM part development, print cycles and scrap rates are minimized for our customers.”

Renishaw and Altair have worked together for many years, collaborating on multiple projects. Through the its association, Renishaw has been able to leverage Altair’s range of software products such as the Altair HyperWorks suite.

Meanwhile, Altair has been able to rely on using Renishaw’s range of metal 3D systems to manufacture products from customers’ concepts.

Now the companies are offering joint seminars, workshops and training events to customers that practically demonstrate metal AM production from powder to part, with emphasis placed on throughput and machine productivity.

In addition, customers can engage in AM design projects with Altair to develop designs ideally suited for function and printability on the Renishaw series of printers. Similarly, customers wishing to use Renishaw Solutions Centers to design and test out the manufacturing of metal AM parts can rely on Altair software.