{"id":8782,"date":"2017-11-27T10:03:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2017-11-27T12:17:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T20:17:53","slug":"takes-manufacture-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/takes-manufacture-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What it Takes to Manufacture a Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, we at Autodesk pride ourselves in creating tools that allow our customers to make anything.\u00a0 We have a facility in San Francisco called Pier 9 that helps us collaborate and learn about the manufacturing process.\u00a0 In celebration of our sheet metal release for Fusion 360 we held a contest to design a new bumper for a truck.\u00a0 The winner was flown to San Francisco, where we manufactured the bumper at Pier 9.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a look at our process, what we learned, and what we are going to do about it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sheet-Metal-Bumper-Winner-with-Cardboard.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Design for Manufacturing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM.png 2880w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM-1024x257.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM-1536x385.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-26-at-8.49.50-PM-2048x513.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Winning Design<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Part of the criteria that was used in picking a winner was manufacturability.\u00a0 The winner, Eric Tremblay, spent a tremendous amount of time designing the bumper so that it could be built and then mounted on the truck.\u00a0 The result was a steel sub frame that bolted to the current mounting points and an overlay aluminum shell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assembly of Parts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>After we picked Eric as the winner, the bumper was redesigned to make it easier for mounting the steel sub frame.\u00a0 A steel tub was added for strength and chamfers were added to make the parts easier to put together.\u00a0 New plates were then added to allow quick access for the aluminum shell to be bolted in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manufacturing Equipment<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the design was set for how it would be assembled, we wanted to make sure all the pieces could be made with the equipment available.\u00a0 Changes were made to the design to accommodate the dies we had for the press brake, which meant a change in the bend radius.\u00a0 Since this would be a one off, we did not want to make a custom fixture, so tabs and notches were added for alignment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cardboard Prototype<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Our model started from a 3D scan.\u00a0 If we were to be successful in manufacturing a bumper in just two days we wanted to do all that we could before cutting metal.\u00a0 The Fusion 360 community is amazing, in fact, it seems like more of a family.\u00a0 A part of the family is Bill Dieter, a customer local to our Portland office.\u00a0 He was kind enough to cut a prototype out of cardboard for us using his Zund CNC.\u00a0 The cardboard was taped and glued together before being placed on the truck.\u00a0 We found some critical collisions and size change that were easily missed in our model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Design<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In an effort to maintain the original look and feel of the design true to the look, most changes had to do with sizes of parts, how they were to be assembled, and orientation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What we learned<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This experience was a great for us. As it allowed us to go step-by-step in the process of taking a design from concept to production.\u00a0 There were gaps that were exposed and areas that we are excelling at.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Communication<\/strong> &#8211; Having a common data platform that we could use to share data and send to various machines saved us a lot of time.\u00a0 The fact that we had people in Canada, Oregon and California without any data loss when updating designs was truly awesome.\u00a0 One area where we ended up using a flash drive was sharing a file with the water jet.\u00a0 There was an issue with email logins that caused us to resort to this, however we ended up getting the issue resolved for the second cut.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nesting<\/strong> &#8211; Comments about nest were heard by all when preparing for the cut.\u00a0 Nesting is a very common step in the manufacturing process and a gap we currently have.\u00a0 We ended up spending hours manually nesting the parts, when it could have been minutes, utilizing an automated tool like our TruNest technology.\u00a0 We ended up making a few last minute tweaks causing us to manually nest a second time, which could have been avoided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utilize the tools<\/strong> &#8211; The OMax that we have at the pier has 5 axis capabilities, allowing for chamfering of tabs and etching of bend lines, along with A side&#8217;s.\u00a0 All little things that would have saved us time in assembly and bending.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>What we are planning to do about it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The steps we took in redesigning the bumper are best practices among top manufacturing companies. That said, they can take a bit of time and not everyone knows what to do next.\u00a0 Figuring out ways in which we can help customers incorporate manufacturing into their design will now only save time, but frustrations in rework.\u00a0 Continuing to build our data experience, including browser access is essential for us to keep up with customer expectations.\u00a0 Although we had to export a file only once, the goal is to have a seamless experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Automated nesting has been a part of our manufacturing strategy since the planning stage.\u00a0 The feedback has solidified our earlier research in importance and required architectural work is in progress to keep us on track.\u00a0 Before you start cutting, it is important to know what are the capabilities of the tools you are about to us,e and are you utilizing all of them.\u00a0 In-product tips and tools could go a long way to ensure that our customers are getting their money&#8217;s worth out of the machines.\u00a0 We have come a long way in completing the vision of helping our customers make anything.\u00a0 Filling the gaps and continuing to improve the experience are what we plan to keep doing. \u00a0 Below are some images from our manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Raw Material<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Raw-Material-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nesting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Waterjet-Nest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cutting using water jet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nest-Cut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bending<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Chris-Bending-e1511759309406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Welding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Welding-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an absolute joy to have one of our Fusion 360 customers along side us as we went through the process of manufacturing the bumper together.\u00a0 Check out this article that was written about Eric and his experience by his local\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaurora.ca\/news\/labrador-west-man-wins-design-competition-159770\/\">newspaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stay tuned for our next challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Completed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what we learned from making the sheet metal challenge bumper.  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