3D printing is becoming a common tool for the design of prototypes for medical equipment. This includes, for example, the development of components of a patient table for use in MRI scanners. The specific project for Popp Group involved the development of a winding body for a rotating device, which later had to be fitted…
Connecting lean NPI flow with IoT
One of the newer trends in CAE software is the addition of features and functions compatible with the Internet of Things (IoT), sometimes known as Industry 4.0. The latest upgrade is the Valor Process Preparation software, which has been updated to address engineering requirements of Industry 4.0. It helps users orchestrate product allocation to multiple…
Theorem’s product rebranding
In an effort to simplify and streamline the choices for CAD to CAD, CAD to STEP, CAD to Visualization or CAD to Publishing, Theorem Solutions has rebranded its product portfolio. The brands are now defined as follows: CADverter The CADverter brand has a product focus specifically on the direct translation of 3D data to or…
MSC Software announces SimManager 2015
MSC Software Corporation has announced the new release of SimManager 2015. SimManager 2015 brings process enhancements and improved ease of use to MSC Software’s Simulation Process and Data…
PLM Creates Technical Documents, Managing Them is Another Story
Engineered products generate a slew of technical documentation vital to the product itself and those documents must accompany other product information as it passes through the design, production,…
Fathom acquires proprietary data analytics software fro digital manufacturing
FATHOM has announced its acquisition of a proprietary data analytics application software that retrieves, analyzes, and reports real-time additive manufacturing metrics. “For the industry to take a step…
Introducing a new online tool for power quality simulations
Schaffner EMC introduces PQS, a Power Quality Simulation tool which allows planners, consultants and application engineers to accurately model and simulate low voltage 3-phase network topologies. This powerful…
FATHOM acquires data analytics software for digital manufacturing
FATHOM, a manufacturer with expertise in 3D printing, announced its acquisition of a proprietary data analytics application software that retrieves, analyzes, and reports real-time additive manufacturing metrics. “For…
Mentor Graphics announces release of FloEFD computational fluid dynamics product
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the latest release of its leading general purpose, front-loading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) FloEFD solution offering greater accuracy and user productivity….
COMSOL Expands in Shanghai
COMSOL, a provider of multiphysics modeling, simulation, and application design software, announced the expansion of its office in Shanghai, China. A larger facility enables continued expansion and recruitment…
Collaborative Robots and Humans Building Together
Recently, Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO), which performs machining, assembly, and finishing jobs, brought in a small robot to help with those jobs, said Joel Neidig, ITAMCO…
ALM-PLM integration challenges and opportunities
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Siemens PLM’s agreement to acquire Polarion, a prominent provider of ALM (application lifecycle management) technology, will give the PLM vendor one of…
Autodesk Previews Cloud Offerings for Developers, Internet of Things
At Autodesk University this week, the design software manufacturer reaffirmed its commitment to provide in 2016nearly all of its products via a cloud-based, subscription service model. Company executives…
Massive ethernet throughput into embedded market
Kontron, a leading global provider of embedded computing technology (ECT), adds more power to its COM Express®. Computer on Module family with the introduction of the COMe-bBD6 based on the latest Intel® Xeon® processor D-1500 with up to eight cores. The COMe-bBD6 is a basic form factor and offers up to 32 GB DDR4 SODIMM…
Coming Soon: Touchy Feely Design Software
In the near future, the Internet of Things (IoT), which equips products and systems with sensors that continually monitor, analyze, and send back information about how the product…
Permabit delivers increased efficiency and RHEL 7 support in new VDO release
Permabit Technology ushered in the next generation of storage efficiency with the release of Albireo Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) 5.2. Albireo VDO combines fine-grained thin provisioning, inline data deduplication and the company’s HIOPS Compression for Linux-based storage solutions, while delivering an average 6:1 data reduction across mixed storage environments. Offered as an OEM component, VDO…
No Clear CAD Translator
December marks JT data format’s three-year anniversary as an officially published International Organization for Standardization (IOS) specification. So how is it faring in terms of adoption? Pretty well,…
Networked, Panel-Mount Piezo Drive for Coordinated Motion between Piezo Stages and Servo Axes
Aerotech’s Ensemble QLe™ panel-mount nanopositioning piezo drive is designed for seamless use with the Ensemble family of drives and controllers. The QLe connects to any Ensemble controller network enabling coordinated motion between piezo stages and servo axes at much higher rates than other controller or drive products. It is ideal for applications ranging from demanding…
Software configures Watlow controllers
Watlow® recently announced that its COMPOSER® with INTUITION® graphical configuration software now supports both the F4T and EZ-ZONE® RM controllers. COMPOSER is Watlow’s easy-to-use graphical software for configuring and customizing the company’s controllers. It helps users visualize and easily implement control and automation solutions. Task-specific views simplify all aspects of setting up new controllers including…
3 key lessons from IoT implementations
According to GE CEO Jeff Immelt, if you “woke up as an industrial company today, you will wake up as a software and analytics company tomorrow.” As the Internet of Things (IoT) develops, software will be an important part of whatever you’re making. GE has spent five years and a billion dollars learning how to…
Software eases PCB manufacturing
Version 8.1 of the ODB++ intelligent product model is a single and open data structure that handles transferring printed circuit board (PCB) designs into data for fabrication, assembly and test. It provides virtual documentation capability that seamlessly translates all data files, drawings and documents from PCB design through the manufacturing flow. This open product model…
Comsol update: Multiphysics for more than analysts
Jean Thilmany • Contributing Editor Neither Comsol multiphysics software itself nor its application builder will see extensive changes this year, Svante Littmarck, Comsol’s president and CEO, told attendees at the company’s 2015 user conference. Instead, the multiphysics simulation company has been focused on making the graphical user interface of the soon-to-be-released Comsol version 5.2 easier…
Users call the shots in CAD enhancements
SolidWorks 2016 is the latest release of Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio of 3D design and engineering applications. New capabilities of this software suite will make it easier to innovate, design, validate, collaborate and build, from initial concept to final product. User-requested enhancements include the ability to flatten any surface, visualize and validate design performance, more efficiently…
Software based controller
Siemens Simatic® S7-1500 software controller offers the advantages of the Simatic S7-1500 standard controller on industrial PCs. The new software-based controller is easy to use and engineer with Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal. Scalable performance features include integrated system diagnostics with a mouse click, motion and security functions and know how protection. The software…
Simulation apps shrink costs, time-to-market for packaging container manufacturer
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Simulation apps are the latest development in making advanced CAE capabilities safely and easily available to engineers and designers. As we explored…