Inventec, a leading design and manufacturing service provider of notebook computers, servers, and mobile devices and Advantech, a worldwide leader in Industrial Intelligent Systems, jointly announced on March 22nd that they will enter a strategic alliance agreement to form a new company, AIMobile Co. Ltd. Capital contributions to the joint venture will be in the form…
CAD tools that support 3D printing
3D Systems announced the release of its Geomagic Freeform 2016 software products, including Geomagic Freeform, Geomagic Freeform Plus and Geomagic Sculpt. These updated software products offer professionals an…
EtherCAT I/O controller
The RIO-574×0 consists of digital and analog I/O to be used remotely in an EtherCAT automation system. Although the RIO-574×0 can be used with any generic EtherCAT master, it is designed to integrate seamlessly into an EtherCAT system with Galil’s DMC-500×0 EtherCAT master. All RIO-574×0 have 16 opto-isolated digital inputs and 16 high-power (500 mA…
Mobile app for the Industrial Internet of Things
This mobile app gives plant managers immediate notifications and real-time plant performance data and analytics. Honeywell Pulse brings relevant metrics and tools to resolve issues directly to mobile devices, helping to improve efficiency and safety. Features include: Timely notifications—custom alerts according to user preference to receive proactive and timely notifications Alerts from multiple data sources—enable…
Mind the gap
When designing products for the Internet of Things (IoT), research is showing that the user experience with software is often more important than the experience with the IoT device itself. While most of the studies focus on consumers and consumer targeted IoT products, the point is valid for industrial IoT designers too. The study focused…
Keeping Ships Safe and on Schedule With Design and Business Software
Keeping the Ships on Schedule Who wants to ride on a leaky ship? No one. Not you, not members of a naval unit. To ensure naval mission success,…
Data collection system targets electronics manufacturing lines
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) has announced the Valor internet of things (IoT) Manufacturing solution, a robust hardware device with embedded software for live data collection from all shop-floor machines and processes, leveraging the new Open Manufacturing Language (OML) communication standard. The Valor IoT Manufacturing product enables seamless implementation of advanced practices such as Industry…
Faster mechanical design
IronCAD Mechanical add-on offers a library of intelligent tools such as standard fasteners, steel sections, pipes, flanges and a wide set of utilities aimed at increasing productivity in the design process. Because knowledge and rules are built directly into the tools, typical day-to-day tasks, such as bill of materials generation, component placement and sizing, are…
Build applications that integrate simulation and 3D design
The LiveLink portion of Comsol Multiphysics software supports application development for SolidWorks. LiveLink for SolidWorks connects Comsol software simulations and 3D design. This version allows users to build apps with the Application Builder. LiveLink gives design engineers a better understanding of how SolidWorks software designs perform in the intended operating environment by delivering an accurate…
CFD software saves 75% in prototype build costs
“Step-Change” developments in the accuracy and resolution of engine design company Ilmor’s CFD capability have slashed development times by around 50% while reducing prototype build cost for its 2016 Indycar engine development project by 75%. Ilmor’s engine design consultancy division has been responsible for the design of Chevrolet’s championship-winning Indycar engine that powered Scott Dixon…
Universal code reader for all common 1‑D and 2-D codes
The MAC335 Universal Code Reader from Pepperl+Fuchs is compact, economical, and easy-to-mount and configure. The stationary barcode imager reads the most common 1-D and 2-D code symbologies without having to change settings. Its extremely high 1.3 megapixel resolution enables it to accurately and reliably read small and large codes at distances ranging from 20 mm…
Additive manufacturing accelerated with introduction of PolyNURBS
solidThinking Inspire 2016 introduces PolyNURBS functions, which allow users to quickly and easily flow optimized designs into manufacturable products by wrapping topology results with NURBS geometry. The PolyNURBS…
CAD, PLM Vendors Integrate to Ease Data Exchange
Engineering companies are more often becoming what in the technology world is termed “agnostic” when it comes to their engineering software. That means they’re choosing to install the…
ACE Controls launches new website with engineering tools
ACE Controls has launched a suite of engineering tools related to vibration control, gas shock size and safety. These tools are part of a new website relaunch. The site’s calculation program makes sizing ACE shock absorbers easy. By entering some basic technical information into the calculator, engineers can select the right vibration control shock absorber…
Custom coil auger helps save dough
Newcomb Spring recently supplied large, custom coil auger components to a national food distributor. Working on-site at the distributor’s facility, Newcomb analyzed dough-mixing machinery and previous auger components, created drawings and customized their manufacturing process for the new parts. Previous parts in the customer’s dough mixing machinery frequently failed, did not fit properly and required…
Cloud-native CAD will disrupt the PLM platform paradigm
An illuminating blog post by Onshape engineering team member Ilya Baran revealed some fundamentals of how the new cloud-native CAD system works: “We are careful to distinguish several types of data: the User Interface (UI) state—for example, selection, camera view, current tab; the Part Studio definition—for example, feature list, part names and colors, import data;…
MecSoft releases VisualCAD/CAM 2016
VisualCAD/CAM 2016 is a stand-alone CNC programming software. VisualCAM runs integrated inside the VisualCAD base CAD platform and addresses the CNC manufacturing market with modules VisualMILL, VisualTURN, VisualNEST and VisualART. VisualCAD/CAM 2016 has been enhanced. These changes include: enhancements to geometry construction and design functions in VisualCAD enhancements to 2-, 3- and 4-axis milling methods…
Create specialized simulation apps
COMSOL Multiphysics software is now available on Rescale simulation platforms. The simulation suite is further expandable with more than 30 add-on products for simulating electrical, mechanical, fluid flow and chemical applications allowing for unlimited multiphysics combinations. Simulation experts can use the Application Builder within COMSOL Multiphysics to create specialized simulation apps that can be run…
Prima Power Laserdyne introduces ShapeSoft software feature
Prima Power Laserdyne’s ShapeSoft feature simplifies the creation of programs for producing cone, oblique cone, fan, racetrack and a variety of shaped holes in a wide range of turbine engine components including blades, nozzle guide vanes, and combustors for aero-engine and industrial gas turbine applications. ShapeSoft is one of the latest features of the LASERDYNE…
Renishaw process control seminar heads to Houston
The Renishaw Process Control Road Show travels to Texas with two half-day sessions featuring metrology solutions to improve machining performance and increase manufacturing process capability. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16 at the Mazak Southwest Technology Center in Houston. The seminar will be offered twice, with the morning session beginning at 9:00 a.m.…
Design challenge: redesigning the skateboard for 3D printing
The skateboard has provided hours of fun for many. The design is fairly efficient for its purpose, sleek and slightly curvy for comfortable foot placement and gliding properties….
Vectorworks announces 3D printing plugin by 3YOURMIND
After concluding a second financing round in which Dr. Hans J. Langer, founder and CEO of EOS GmbH positioned himself as the new lead investor of the company…
ITI announces Model Based Design/Model Based Manufacturing online workshop
International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) announces a one hour online workshop titled, “Recommendations for Planning, Designing and Implementing Model-Based Design (MBD) / Model-Based Manufacturing (MBM).” The workshop is derived from ITI’s latest white paper written in conjunction with Dave Baum, formerly of Raytheon. Baum has led the development and commercialization of new products in a variety…
Work from Home for Engineers: One Option is Virtual
SolidWorks is on board with virtualized CAD systems, recognizing the return-on-investment the method of funneling graphics and computer-power from a remote server to onsite desktops can mean for…
Be Your Own Designer
SolidWorks Make, released at SolidWorks World 2016, held this week in Dallas, lets consumers personalize their online products and the have those products delivered to their door, said…