Additive Part Identification Using 2D Drawings
Additive manufacturing (AM) offers an economic solution to manufacture low-volume old designs and companies like the Werk24 Partner DiManEx allow OEMs to keep a digital library of these components which are still occasionally critical.
But how do companies determine whether a part is 3D-printable? While there are technologies that can determine the printability of parts using the CAD Models, how do they perform that assessment on old engineering drawings in formats like PDF or scanned copies?
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is very aware of this challenge!
“There are even early efforts to make that possible when all that exists is 2D documentation. You are sitting on years of designs that AM part identification software can expose as viable opportunities, which is ideal when tackling legacy products or building out an AM spares program.”
Werk24 brings you the solution for this critical problem. Our artificial intelligence understands the technical drawings and delivers the critical information needed for manufacturing in a structured format. This information will allow you to identify viable AM methods suitable for part manufacturing.
Identification of parts for AM using technical drawings can allow companies to build their Spare Part Library.
Parts can be 3D printed whenever needed without any delays. Storage spaces for CAD files and documentation of the legacy parts can be eliminated. With Werk24 part identification no longer depends on 3D Models it can be done using 2D Drawings as well.
