In this presentation, you will be introduced to a set of SOLIDWORKS modeling techniques used at BOYD Corporation for producing one of their high-performance heat exchangers. You can design just about anything in SOLIDWORKS, but the question always remains as to whether you can manufacture it. This presentation seeks to address this by demonstrating how BOYD’s design engineers account for the real-world processes that drive design. These heat exchangers are produced through high-precision machining and a specialized brazing process. This allows several, intricate, parts to be joined together to form a singular, high-strength, component that will withstand the rigors of its field application. Such processes require designers to manage their models in a way that mimics how they will be fabricated on the production floor. Join us to see how real designers account for the shrinkage of the brazed assembly with configurations and how assembly cuts are used for the final machined features.

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Speakers

Christopher Mowatt

Senior Design Engineer, BOYD Corporation

Chris has a degree in mechanical engineering and is currently a Senior Design Engineer at BOYD Corporation in Woburn, MA, where he designs custom heat exchangers for aerospace applications. He is also the Vice President of BostonSWUG, has participated in 8 Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS conferences and delivered 12 conference presentations to date. Prior to his position at BOYD, Chris spent over 8 years working in Boston as an Application Engineer in the SOLIDWORKS VAR Channel. In his time there, Chris earned numerous certifications and awards as well as frequently volunteering as a presenter for local user groups. Chris earned his CSWE in 2015 and went on to be awarded the title of Elite Application Engineer, which requires over 35 SOLIDWORKS certifications. He is recognized as an industry expert in rendering and animation and known for his passion for making CAD beautiful. At the end of the day, Chris is just another SOLIDWORKS user finding every way to stay involved with the community he loves.