Fastway Blog

This Engineering Simulation blog focuses on the application of FEA and CFD within a variety of industries. Enjoy!

Jim Shaw

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Gyroid Lattice Heat Exchanger - A Fluid Flow Study

One of the key benefits of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology is the ability to create geometry that is nearly impossible via other manufacturing...

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Electronics Cooling of a Raspberry Pi using CFD

Electronics Cooling is one of the most common uses of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in industry today. CFD is a software tool which accurately...

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CAE Maturity Matrix

Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) has been changing the way companies develop products for decades now. But just because you own a license of Finite...

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Dynamic Wind Analysis of a Billboard - Part 1

Wind Analysis is very common, but the dynamic effects are often over estimated or even worse overlooked. In this case study, we walk through the...

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The Fastway Newsletter Archive

Fastway sends out a Newsletter (almost) every month. In it, our subscribers enjoy reading Industry News, Upcoming Classes, and short Articles about...

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Medical Simulation Assessment with Startup Cast21

Chicago-based medical startup, Cast21 is developing a new cast and brace alternative for treatment of orthopedic injuries that is waterproof,...

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Topology Optimization of a Cubesat using PTC Creo

Not only did the "Space Race" of the 1960's launch the human race out of the grips of Earth's gravity, but it also launched Designers and Engineers...

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Simulation in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

In many manufacturing-related industries, Mechanical Engineering Simulation tools (like Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics) are...

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History of CAD/CAE Phases: An Interactive Timeline

(This History of CAD/CAE Phases Timeline is the third blog in a 3 -part series. Here is Part 1, and Part 2)

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Quantifying Headphone Comfort with Aiwa and SIMULIA SSE

High quality headphones are quite possibly the most difficult things in the world to design. Not only do we have the all the factors that affect...

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History of CAD/CAE Technology: An Interactive Timeline

(This History of CAD/CAE Technology Timeline is the second blog in a 2-part series. Here is part 1.)

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The Fastway Engineering AL"FEA"BET

Once a year, we publish an entire month's worth of Tips and Tricks on how to utilize Finite Element Analysis (FEA) like an expert.

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History of CAD/CAE Companies: An Interactive Timeline

The Computer Aided Design/Engineering (CAD/CAE) industry is estimated to be over $10B dollars, and include over 5 Million users. Like other...

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Cranking Away with Meshless FEA

If you’re like me, you are an engineer who spends quite a bit of time designing and analyzing parts that shake, vibrate, or rotate. Because, in our...

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The Fastway to the HPC Cloud

Fastway Engineering and UberCloud help bring High Performance Computing to Product Designers

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Multi-Material Machinery, Part II: 3D Printed Cars

In Multi-Material Machinery: Part I, we took a brief look at the current state of consumer vehicle chassis design with cutting edge companies like...

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SR-71 Blackbird: Coolest Plane Ever

 On July 28, 1976, Capt. Eldon W. Joersz and George T. Morgan Jr. flew #61-7958 to a top speed of 2,193.2 mph (Mach 2.883) outside of Beale Air Force...

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The Digital Twin Dilemma

To say that the Aerospace industry is a technological leader would be an understatement. Not only is it responsible for advancing the state of the...

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Multi-Material Machinery, Part I: Alloys

 Here at Fastway Engineering, we are addicted to speed and performance. It is at the core of our business, and the focus of our consultation services...

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Vintage Vortex Visualization

Check out this classic video from the NASA Ames Research Center on Computational Fluid Dynamics in 1988. NASA Fluid Dynamics Division Chief, Dr Paul...

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