SOGECLAIR Aerospace Employs HyperWorks to Optimize Additively Manufactured Aircraft Components: Topology optimization of a large engine pylon structure Keywords: Optimization, additive manufacturing The aerospace industry has long been a trendsetter in early adoption of new technologies as it strives to meet the challenges posed by regulatory and safety standards, high manufacturing and operational costs, and global competition. In recent years, reducing aircraft weight for improved performance and reduced fuel costs has been a primary focus of aerospace engineering efforts. SOGECLAIR aerospace, a major supplier for the aerospace industry, recently explored a new concept for an engine pylon, a critical component that holds an aircraft engine to the wing or fuselage. Their

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