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Using Materials Data for Faster, Cheaper, More Repeatable Additive Manufacturing //
Figure 6: Granta MI is integrated with a range of CAD, CAE and PLM solutions.
What is the business benefit?
Generating AM test data is complex. Using a unique solution such as Granta MI enables you to integrate test data directly into your
organization's engineering design (CAD) and simulation (CAE) tools – with full data fidelity.
For a typical AM program, this can reduce time for qualification or certification, with a decrease in time-to-market of up to 20%.
/ Conclusion
By having a systematic approach to capturing data across the AM value chain and by integrating across the systems used to design and
simulate AM components, you can achieve tangible business benefits. Using an open ecosystem product, such as Granta MI for AM,
delivers the required flexibility to overcome the various obstacles that a typical AM build will introduce.
By collecting and organizing data captured during AM builds, you can learn how to truly leverage AM for your set of parameters. You will
know how to make the right decisions based on fact – for faster, cheaper, and more repeatable AM.
Figure 7. Building the foundations to leverage AM.
