With the rise of 3D printing and MakerBots, Paul saw the opportunity to bring together machine design and additive manufacturing, starting the Forerunner 3D Printing business unit, specializing in design for additive manufacturing. Paul is a longtime SOLIDWORKS user who started his own engineering business that specializes in automation and machine design back in 2010. In April, we invited special guest Paul DeWys, sales engineer and owner of DeWys Engineering and Forerunner 3D, to discuss what it means to design for additive manufacturing. In order to reap the true benefits of the additive manufacturing process, engineers must optimize their designs for manufacturability using 3D printers. Since then, advances in technology enabled designers and engineers to use a variety of processes and materials to produce complex shapes or geometries at scale, while cutting down on costs. 3D Printing techniques have come a long way since they were first introduced and used mainly for the purposes of rapid prototyping.
