DeutschWill it fit after printing?
Investigate process-induced warpage and critical interfaces before manufacturing variants.
3D PRINTING + ENGINEERING
Simulation and part optimisation
Identify critical deformation, compare build orientations and improve your design. We turn your part requirements into a suitable engineering analysis.
Will it carry the load?
Consider material, layer structure and loads together, beyond the material name alone.
Can it be manufactured efficiently?
Coordinate geometry, supports and post-processing and compare design variants.
Engineering for specific design decisions
Thin-walled housings, loaded brackets, functional prototypes and jigs with critical interfaces benefit from a clear analysis question. We identify whether design review, structural analysis or process simulation is appropriate.
Standard print orders remain available through the configurator. Simulation and optimisation are additional services with a separately agreed scope.
Polymers: material and print direction matter together
The stiffness and strength of printed polymers can depend on loading direction. We consider material, orientation, temperature and interlayer bonding. Digimat examples explain how material and process models represent these effects; we assess the analysis scope and available input data for your part.
Design for additive manufacturing
DfAM brings function and manufacturing constraints into the design stage. We consider load paths, wall thickness, interfaces, build space and access for support removal or finishing. A lighter variant still needs to meet its agreed loads and requirements.
Shape or topology optimisation can generate useful candidates. Savings and performance are evaluated for the specific model, without universal promises.
What your project delivers
A documented basis
Agreed analysis question, geometry revision, loads, material data and modelling assumptions.
Evaluated alternatives
A comparison of the investigated designs or manufacturing strategies, supported by understandable result images.
Practical next steps
Recommendations for design, manufacturing coordination and necessary testing. A compensated geometry may be included where appropriate.
Reliable input data
Calibration fits a model to experiments for a particular material and process combination. Useful inputs include coupon deformation and, for thermal models, temperature data. Agreement with calibration specimens is not independent validation of an arbitrary customer part.
Further UNIKE engineering
Strength and contact
Linear and nonlinear FEM for stress, displacement and contact. Structural analysis ↗
Fatigue
Repeated loads, fatigue and crack initiation or propagation for an agreed load history. Fatigue assessment ↗
Flow and heat
CFD for pressure, velocity and flow forces in ducts and other flow components. Flow simulation ↗
Multibody simulation, simulation software, support and training complement the UNIKE service portfolio.
What does your part need to do?
Tell us the material, process, quantity, loads and critical dimensions. An existing problem such as warpage or a failed connection is a useful starting point. We agree the engineering scope and deliverables for your project.