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A Carbon-designed saddle uses a multi-zonal lattice that optimizes pressure and support where it matters most. Get insights Carbon for design, material choices, and best practices.
Sherpa Design was brought on to help resolve the challenges with the Teamcenter implementation for the United States Air Force A10 Warfighter.
Designing with NX Freeform modeling and Surfacing tools is the most powerful way to create geometry within multiple industries.
Sherpa Design presents an innovative process to make a custom composite cycling shoe utilizing Carbon 3D printing.
In this video we look at two options for making adjustments at an early point in the feature tree. Edit by Rollback vs Edit Parameters.
After we developed the KONE, Able Brewing returned to have us create a high-quality reusable stainless-steel filter basket that would fit 80% of the coffee makers on the market.
Sherpa completed engineering modeling design work for musical equipment maker, JamHub. View the case study.
Designing formed fiber packaging for a wine case that can survive a drop test and the vacuum form tooling and related wire form dies to manufacture them.
Sherpa Design implements a greenfield Teamcenter configuration with Oracle RDS for Reliable Robotics Corporation.
Sherpa was tasked with consumer product design for a coffee filter basket that will work as a reusable filter in 80% of the coffee makers on the market.
Case Study: High Precision CNC Machining for Gevenalle. How Sherpa designed shifter brackets for cyclocross bike company.
Max-Viz turned to Sherpa Design to engineer an Enhanced Vision System using a thermal camera design with their custom technology for the aviation industry.
IP67 is a common rating for consumer product devices. Here we lay out the steps to perform the test along with best practices for ensuring products pass.
Finding the right new product development partner can help you reach new heights. Here is a guide to outsourcing engineering services.
Our Carbon additive manufacturing shop utilizes three Carbon M2 printers, one new M3 Max, a Smart Part Washer, and Carbon’s Design Engine.
In this video we look at two options for making adjustments, Edit by Rollback vs Edit Parameters.
Selection Priority within NX determines what gets selected and what the order of priority of that selection is for your tool.
We recently took possession of the latest 3D Printer from Carbon, the M3 Max. Here we are running a test on some complex lattice designs with incredible performance ...
Gevenalle asked Sherpa Design to improve their shifter conversion kits.
After we developed the KONE, Able Brewing returned to have us create a high-quality reusable stainless-steel filter basket that would fit 80% of the coffee makers on ...
We needed to hard-mill some complex-shaped steel tooling after heat treat, and so we added check grooves to the inspection surfaces.
Carbon Design Partner | Sherpa Design
“Having design services and manufacturing in house lets us stay on top of product development and really speeds things up. Sherpa design is a full-service engineering and design firm located in Portland Oregon. We offer mechanical engineering, industrial design as well as manufacturing. We work on all kinds of products from bike saddles to headset replacement parts and then we use Carbon 3D printers to support those design and engineering efforts. The Carbon printers are very consistent. They can do detail really well, even from multiple axis. Currently we have three M2 printers, one brand new M3 Max, and the Carbon Smart Part Washer. Everything in our company is design focused, even our 3D printing department, and we take advantage of the design skills our company has to ensure that we’re getting the best parts possible. “ Connor Shimamoto – Additive Manufacturing Application Specialist – Sherpa Design
NX CAD Tips and Tricks - Top Selection Priority
Selection Priority within NX determines what gets selected and what the order of priority of that selection is for your tool. When selecting an edge NX's default selection is "feature" - so when you highlight an object it will highlight and entire extrude. If you want to grab and edge you could use your quick pick, but another way is to change the top selection priority. You can change to edge for example and that will let you grab and edge of a part much easier. There are also hotkeys to make these changes. Watch this video for a quick walkthrough on this shortcut.
TESTING THE NEW CARBON M3 MAX
This month we took possession of the latest 3D Printer from Carbon, the M3 Max. The M3 brings several benefits to our workflow including: - Self-Installable. The self-installation allowed for a faster start up and flexibility to move the machine around our lab as needed. - Force feedback and IR-based resin heating. This improves surface finish, speed, and our ability to resolve delicate features. - Increased build volume. With a platform over twice the area of our M2s, we’ll be able to print larger geometries and consolidate parts while using the same resolution. Build volume 307mm x 163mm x 305mm. Here we are running a test on some complex complex lattice designs with incredible performance properties. https://sherpa-design.com/capabilities/3d-printing/
Gevenalle Off Axis Drilling
Gevenalle asked Sherpa Design to improve their shifter conversion kits. One machining challenge arose when we attempted to create an off-angle hole in the shifters with our 4th axis machine. Sherpa developed custom work holding to hold multiple parts at once to maximize machine throughput. Creating an entirely new setup for each off-angle hole was time-consuming and carried the risk of misalignment. This could result in scrapped parts. Sherpa's NX CAM Machine Shop team explored innovative approaches for the production phase to resolve this issue. This video is showing the machining simulation (test run) of how we used a 4th axis rotary to machine the off-axis holes that are in every part, right and left-handed versions of shifters.
Designing the Perfect Coffee Filter
The Able Brewing Story: Keith Gehrke, co-owner of local Portland coffee shop, Coava, was home one morning attempting to brew with his manual drip Chemex Coffee Maker when he realized he was out of paper filters. So began the hunt for reusable filters, a hunt that ultimately led to the design of the KONE coffee filter. Keith partnered with Sherpa Design to create this successful consumer product. The business evolved (now called Able Brewing) and many years later they turned again to Sherpa for their consumer product design. This time the goal was to expand the filter line, creating reusable stainless-steel filters that would bring that amazing flavor to the rest of the coffee makers on the market. The Basket: The first new product was a flat-bottom filter basket that will work as a reusable filter in 80% of the coffee makers on the market.
5 AXIS DMU 50 AT WORK
We needed to hard-mill some complex-shaped steel tooling after heat treat and so we added check grooves to the inspection surfaces. Our 5-axis DMU-50 did a great job machining this component of a larger inspection fixture assembly for a global manufacturer of mining and construction equipment.
news
Sherpa intern Aiden Rodriquez presents his prototype outrigger for adaptive athletes utilizing Carbon 3D printed parts for added protection.
Press Releases
Portland, Oregon – December 20, 2023 – Sherpa Design, provider of design and engineering services, acquires new building in vibrant east side of Portland.
Press Releases
Sherpa Design announces release of their highly rated instructor led class NX CAD Foundations, as a new online self-paced offering for on demand learning.
Events
Sherpa Design presents a half-day Teamcenter / NX Users Symposium in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, June 18th 2024.
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