Product Design

Altair Enlighten Awards 2021 praise next-gen steels and recyclable materials

Posted by DEVELOP3D - August 6, 2021

Impressive sustainable engineering initiatives, focusing on light-weighting and innovative materials

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CAD

Theorem JT to Catia V5 focuses on Ford suppliers

Posted by DEVELOP3D - May 17, 2021

Translator to support both Ford's internal design strategies and external communication with suppliers

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Profiles

Polestar and Ford: New directions in automotive

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 21, 2021

How R&D is driving big changes at two of automotive's most exciting brands

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3D Printing

Ford closes waste HP MJF powder loop

Posted by Al Dean - March 25, 2021

Ford is using waste powder and parts from HP's MJF 3d printers to injection mould new parts

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Manufacturing

Ford Mexico: Stamping out scrap

Posted by DEVELOP3D - November 6, 2020

Using Altair Knowledge Studio to boost part stamping first time through rates

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Features

Designing the Ford Police Interceptor 2020

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2019

With its latest police vehicle, Ford has taken a deep dive into human-centric design. Stephen Holmes learns how watching police…

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News

WATCH // Ford’s automated hot-forming that adds safety to its latest designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Once it was a technique that helped protect knights in armour from the crashing blows of their rivals, but now…

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News

Ford adopts Impossible Objects’s technology for composites R&D

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2018

Ford has purchased two of Impossible Objects’ Model One machines for its research and development teams, as it looks to…

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News

Esteco collaborative optimisation tools at work for Ford

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 4, 2015

The latest generation of Ford cars looks set to benefit from optimisation enabled by Esteco’s software Ford has adopted Esteco’s…

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News

Folding electric bikes to beat our cities’ future gridlock?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 2, 2015

Ford’s new foldable electric bicycle collection, designed to compliment and fit within its more typical four-door range Two new foldable…

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