Made to order digital manufacturing enterprise
a digital manufacturing and made-to-order technology, applied in the direction of instruments, buying/selling/leasing transactions, data processing applications, etc., can solve the problems of inability to design and analyze, relying on solidworks software, inability to meet the needs of customers, etc., and achieve the effect of improving operational performan
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-04-24
KRAFTWURX INC
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The present invention provides methods and systems for user / customer selection, design, sale and manufacture of customized / personalized products through a streamlined and automated process combining computers, the interne, 3D modeling, and a customization interface for user / customer to personalize or customize a product. The system improves operational performance in a design, sale and manufacturing system to design, manufacture, and sell a wide variety of products. The system can also automate most or all of the post-sale production operation, reducing human factor requirements and optimizing the manufacturing process. The system provides a flexible and scalable production operation with the ability to assemble and modify 3D components of a customer's unique product in increments measured in milliseconds. The system also allows for a custom "digital traveler" feature where a three-dimensional model and / or resulting object can be tracked and converted to a physical portion for easy identification.
Problems solved by technology
Manipulating a single file that is part of an assembly in Solidworks, Inventor and other mechanical design software can impact an assembly of parts and therefore the assembly will also reflect the modifications including feedback on collisions of parts and an inability for the combination to exist physically.
Without this assembly methodology, the design and analysis would not be possible.
Furthermore, the 3D parts Stream product relies on the Solidworks software which in and of itself has limited or rigid functionality such as a very rudimentary ability to manipulate textual information.
To date, some companies are also utilizing Rapid Prototyping or Additive Freeform Fabrication hardware for limited production of products intended for functional end use directly from, or with minimal post processing, directly from the product manifestation via Additive Freeform Fabrication.
Both systems have their merits and both systems have their drawbacks.
Mechanical systems lack many of the aesthetic or Industrial Design elements of product design and manipulation software.
Industrial Design or artistic software lacks the exacting controls necessary to define a mechanical system.
The limitations of mechanical design systems extend to text information, fonts, complex or ergonomic or aesthetically please design elements.
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[0067]Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the associated drawings, in which preferred embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in varying forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be complete and thorough, and will fully convey the spirit of the invention.
[0068]FIG. 1 represents a geospatial / 3D geometry system, commonly referred to by someone skilled in the art as a computer aided design or geo spatial design and configuration system or CAD system which for the intent of disclosure, is intended to be defined as a means to design a product which may be made available for customization / personalization within the present invention.
[0069]In one embodiment, the system deploying the method of the present invention, shall allow for the input of any geospatial / 3D geometry design produced in a plurality of design...
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Methods and systems for designing and producing a three-dimensional object selection of a base three-dimensional object from a customer device. A base three-dimensional model corresponding to the object is displayed on the customer device, and one or more custom modifications are received. A modified three-dimensional model corresponding to the modified object is prepared and displayed. Once confirmation to produce the modified object is received, data corresponding to the modified three-dimensional model is transmitted to a manufacturing device for production of the object, using the data to do so, such that the object corresponds directly to the modified three-dimensional model.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a reissue application of U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application having Ser. No. 13 / 134,581, filed Jun. 10, 2011, which is a continuation-in-part application that claims priority to the co-pending U.S. patent applicationNon-Provisional Patent Application having the Ser. No. 11 / 750,499, filed May 18, 2007, which claims priority to then copending, U.S. Provisional Patent Application having Ser. No. 60 / 747,601, filed on May 18, 2006, the entiretyentireties of which isare incorporated herein by this reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the design, sale and manufacture of made-to-order or mass-customized products. More specifically to a computer-based method and system for customer-driven design, sale and manufacturing of unique or custom-made product(s) exclusively through a highly efficient sales & manufacturing system which advantageously combines key elements of computer aided de...
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CPCB33Y50/00B33Y80/00G06Q30/00G06Q30/06G06Q30/0621
InventorNORMAN, BRYAN C.
OwnerKRAFTWURX INC