By Jason Shar, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Consulting Engineer, Rand Simulation The holiday season is once again upon us! This means peace on Earth, good will towards others, and embracing the spirit of giving. For those of us living in colder climates, though, this also means the worst of holiday humbugs: your precious coffee, hot […]
Zuken USA announces cloud hosted Project Management for E3.series
Zuken USA, Inc. has added cloud-based project management to its popular E3.series suite of products for wire harness and electrical cabinet design. Cloud Collaborator for E3.series is a plug-in that connects to Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure for project storage and management. Companies of all sizes can now take advantage of the convenience and […]
ITI launches the latest release of CADfix PPS 4
Global interoperability solution provider International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI), is pleased to announce the release of CADfix PPS 4, the latest version of its CAD model simplification and file size reduction software. CADfix PPS helps plant and process, power industry, marine and offshore engineers achieve up to 80% reduction in engineering design labor and costs associated […]
COMSOL releases Version 6.1 of COMSOL Multiphysics
COMSOL announced the release of the latest version of its modeling and simulation software, COMSOL Multiphysics version 6.1. Every aspect of the software’s simulation environment — from the ability to perform multiphysics analyses to the functionality for creating apps — delivers feature additions and workflow enhancements. “This version provides our users with powerful multiphysics simulation […]
The present and future of medical device innovation
Medical device manufacturers are motivated to deliver groundbreaking drug delivery solutions driven by new pharmaceutical therapies and smart connected products that have the potential to transform the patient care paradigm from in-patient care to outpatient and self-administered therapies. Innovators that provide a compelling and intuitive user experience have a competitive advantage. However, medical device makers […]
For your Halloween fun – simulating flame in a pumpkin
Adam Weaver, Director of Engineering, Rand Simulation We’re getting into the spirit here at RandSim, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to play around with combustion modelling in Fluent. Though I had worked for many years in the turbomachinery CFD space, I was focused on the aero/thermal side, working either in heat transfer modelling […]
Siemens launches cloud-native software for electrical design
Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced the immediate availability of Siemens’ Capital Electra X, a new cloud-native electrical design software as a service (SaaS) offering aimed at individual electrical designers or small teams that require an affordable yet powerful electrical design solution. Part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, Capital Electra X […]
Siemens boosts collaboration and performance with Solid Edge 2023
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the latest release of Solid Edge software for product design, engineering and manufacturing, bringing a new streamlined user experience, greater interoperability with the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and greater capability and collaboration across many industry workflows. “Alongside our work to bring innovative technology and capability to each release of Solid Edge, […]
A look at how others work with Multiphysics
COMSOL, the provider of the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software, announced the 2022 edition of COMSOL News—its annual magazine that recognizes the work of academic and industry organizations around the world that use multiphysics simulation to drive innovative technological research and development. Within the magazine, readers will find examples of how simulation enables teams to make […]
Tech Soft 3D launches CEETRON Toolkits to support CAE workflow
Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits, announces a new line of toolkits designed to fully support computer-aided engineering (CAE) workflows. Comprising four components, the CEETRON suite of solutions enables software engineers to accelerate CAE application development at every stage of the process. The new toolkits bring together technology from Ceetron AS, […]
PTC introduces Onshape-Arena connection for product development and supply chain collaboration
PTC announced the availability of the Onshape-Arena Connection, a new functionality that connects its cloud-native Onshape product development and Arena product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. The Connection enables product data to be shared instantly between the Onshape and Arena solutions with the click of a button, helping companies to accelerate the product development process and […]
Printed matter to address a range of ills
Here are six ways CAD and 3D printing have come together to drive healthcare forward. Only a few short decades ago, some of these results seemed would have been considered “science fiction.” Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Twenty-five years ago, it became possible to turn a computed tomography (CT) scan or an X-ray into a three-dimensional, […]
Removing unused elements in AutoCAD 2022
A drawing might contain elements that were defined once but are no longer used. Common examples of this include: Blocks that are defined but not inserted anywhere. Layers that do not contain any objects. Named components that are no longer used. These unused (or unreferenced) definitions use disk space and can significantly increase the size […]
FRAMEpro lets you bring Bosch Rexroth’s modular aluminum profile system directly into CAD environments
With the new FRAMEpro plug-in, directly transfer CAD files for Bosch Rexroth’s modular aluminum profile system elements into popular CAD environments Autodesk Inventor and SOLIDWORKS from Dassault. Users of both systems can reduce engineering time and help avoid errors from media breaks and potential incorrect entries. Automatically set connections and profile configurations and adjustments in […]
The latest release of Siemens’ NX software
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that the latest release of Siemens’ NX software, an industry leading product engineering solution, brings greater electronic co-design, collaboration, and intelligence capture and reuse capability. These empower engineering executives across every industry to find productivity improvements and greater efficiencies in their engineering departments. “Innovators and pioneers, from clean-sheet start-ups to […]
How to get everyone on the same page
Making both CAD renderings and BOM information available to all systems on the factory floor and outside its doors cuts costs and raises productivity, whether the product is new or remanufactured. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor For many years, a three-dimensional product remained locked inside the computer-aided design system, meaning only the engineers who had designed […]
Using CFD to optimize hydrodynamics performance for the America’s Cup
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that three teams competing in the 37th edition of the America’s Cup will be counting on Cadence computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions to help them improve overall race performance: four-time winner and defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand, Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia, and New York Yacht Club American Magic. […]
COMSOL announces events on simulation in biomedical technologies
COMSOL is announcing COMSOL Day: Biomedical Technologies to be held online, twice, on June 2 and June 9. On both days, the event will focus on simulation applications in medical technology, life sciences, and medical device design. In a series of technical presentations, attendees will see how COMSOL Multiphysics is being used to design biomedical […]
With Cadence’s CFD software, McLaren can investigate optimal designs in less time
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it has become an Official Technology Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team. Through the multi-year partnership, McLaren has access to Cadence Fidelity CFD Software, which provides innovative aerodynamic prediction tools that can help accelerate the team’s path toward victory. In racing, shaving off a fraction of a second […]
HyperX CAE software sizes natural fiber-reinforced composite wind blade
In conjunction with the launch of its new HyperX structural analysis and design software here at JEC World 2022, Collier Aerospace Corp. is spotlighting the tool’s real-world application in sizing a 7.4-meter natural fiber composite wind turbine blade. The blade’s development was a collaboration between the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Hongik […]
COMSOL completes the working environment for modeling and simulation projects with the Model Manager Server
COMSOL announces a major update to the COMSOL Multiphysics software version 6.0. The update builds out the Model Manager server with a web interface — an asset management system — to make it easier for COMSOL users and nonusers alike to manage models, simulation apps, and supplementary and auxiliary files. COMSOL Multiphysics: from building models […]
Verisurf Software debuts new 2023 release
Verisurf Software, Inc. will be demonstrating Verisurf 2023 at Control, Stuttgart, Germany, May 3 -6, Hall 3, Stand 3312. Verisurf 2023 continues to refine metrology workflows with added features designed to reduce time and improve the efficiency of automated quality inspection and reporting, scanning, reverse engineering, and tool building. Verisurf software is built on a […]
Collier Aerospace launches structural analysis and design optimization software
Collier Aerospace Corp. will announce at JEC World 2022, May 3-5 in Paris, France, the global debut of its new analysis and design optimization software for composite structures used in aircraft, space and automotive vehicles, and many other high-end applications. This computer-aided engineering (CAE) solution offers designers and engineers tools for balancing weight reduction with […]
Cadence and Dassault Systèmes partner to transform electronic systems development
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) announced a strategic partnership to provide enterprise customers in multiple vertical markets, including high tech, transportation and mobility, industrial equipment, aerospace and defense, and healthcare, with integrated, next-generation solutions for the development of high-performance electronic systems. The two companies have combined Dassault […]
PTC provides Onshape to MassRobotics to accelerate design for robotic startups
PTC and MassRobotics announce a new collaboration that will see PTC provide free licenses of Onshape, its cloud-native product development platform, to MassRobotics and its resident startups. With Onshape, MassRobotics’ community of future-minded startups can leverage the latest in cloud product design software for robotics development. “Our team at MassRobotics is very excited to collaborate […]