Manufacturing

The CRP Group consists of six companies with different target activities: - CRP Engineering: custom projects - CRP Meccanica: high-precision CNC machining - CRP Technology: additive manufacturing, SLS WINDFORM materials sales - CRP Racing: electric motorcycles - CRP Service: customized marketing - CRP USA: additive manufacturing, for USA Experience of more than 40 years in the world of F1 alongside the major international teams, the CRP Group is distinguished by its know-how in specific application fields, from additive manufacturing to the high precision CNC machining. Among CRP milestones the eCRP electric racebike and ENERGICA electric streetbike.

Increasingly, engineering organizations are distinguishing between concept design and detailed design activities. By creating a Release-to-CAD milestone before committing to detailed design, engineers are fostering innovation, lowering product development costs, getting to market faster, and creating higher quality products. In this white paper, Chad Jackson, President of Lifecycle Insights investigates Release-to-CAD and the technological and cultural shifts that enable it.

3M improves its Design Process and Gains Manufacturing Confidence with Objet 3D Printing. 3M was facing a rapid increase in design projects. This required a more systematic and streamlined approach to the design, review and verification of new products, prior to molding and manufacturing. Therefore, instead of outsourcing their projects they decided to bring 3D printing in house.

The amount and complexity of software inside cars is increasing, creating the need to update software in order to keep up with new functionality and improvements, not to mention fix inevitable software defects. To help streamline these activities, OEMs can use firmware over-the-air (FOTA) technology to provide software updates throughout a program launch, right up to delivery, and supply perpetual software upgrades and add-ons, either remotely or through dealerships, to enhance the driving experience and build consumer loyalty. This new report, written by IDC and sponsored by Red Bend Software, discusses the benefits the automotive industry can achieve through the use of FOTA.