FAQ
Below you will find answers to the most common questions we are asked about CASTOR - the manufacturers’ gateway for 3D printing. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us.
General
1. What types of files does CASTOR support and are files uploaded as an assembly?
We want to help manufacturers save time and money by unlocking the benefits of industrial 3D printing.
Enables manufacturers to automatically identify cost reduction and DfAM opportunities.
Use Castor Enterprise's advanced capabilities to maximize the potential profit from 3D printing.
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Finite Elements Analysis
Finite Elements Analysis
Mechanical Analysis
Finite Elements Analysis
CASTOR Enterprise
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CASTOR Enterprise enables manufacturers to reduce costs, utilizing the benefits of industrial 3D printing.
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Using CASTOR Enterprise, you will be able to automatically identify cost reduction opportunities while receiving deep technical analysis and re-design recommendations (DfAM) for single parts and assemblies.
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CASTOR Enterprise makes life simpler for AM oriented engineers at companies with low volume/high mix hardware products, by enabling full customization to fit each organization's needs like a glove.
With CASTOR Enterprise you can:
Reduce
lead time
Reduce costs on expensive small batches
Increase
production
flexibility
Automate the
screening process of thousands of parts
CASTOR Enterprise Features
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Advanced weight reduction analysis
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Based on your weight reduction
target, CASTOR Enterprise's
proprietary algorithm
automatically identifies weight
reduction opportunities by
removing extra material
from your bulky components
and creating lighter part for
download.
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Quick assessment of the
'Likelihood to Failure' of a part
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CASTOR Enterprise estimates
the "Likelihood to Failure"
of a part due to external
forces acting upon it, using a
super quick Finite Elements
Analysis, unique to additive
manufacturing.
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Consolidation of adjacent parts
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CASTOR Enterprise's algorithm
automatically identifies, out of
a full product design, the cases
that make sense, technically
and economically, to combine
several adjacent parts into a
single part, using AM.
On-Premise, ERP & PLM integrations
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CASTOR Enterprise solution
can be installed directly to your
computer, without internet
connectivity. Additionally,
the software can integrate
seamlessly to any existing PLM/
ERP software that you are using,
upon demand.
Full customization options
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CASTOR Enterprise offers a
wide range of customization
possibilities such as: customized
cost estimation, customized
tray orientation, customized
material properties sensitivity,
customized in-house printing
capabilities, and more.
Value Chain Benefits
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CASTOR Enterprise provides
valuable information on the top
line savings, taking into account
operational costs from various
points of the supply chain, such
as inventory, shipment, labor
costs, etc.
The software accumulates the
overall data and considerations
and provides tools to make
strategic level decisions.
ROI Calculations
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CASTOR Enterprise aggregates the overall cost-cutting recommendations on your projects and uses the data to provide ROI calculations for purchasing specific printers, based on the parts you have analyzed.
