Siemens announces the latest version of Simcenter 3D, its flagship environment for multi-disciplinary computer-aided engineering (CAE), with new comprehensive solutions across multiple simulation disciplines. Simcenter 3D is an advanced stand-alone CAE application for analysts and discipline experts that works with data from any CAD source. Because it is built on the Siemens NXTM platform, it […]
Elevate designs to the next level using simulation
A survey of more than 500 companies in a variety of industries inquired about the actions engineers could take to improve product development. The results of that survey showed that the top action (75%) was to use simulation earlier in product development to improve the design process. About 53% of the respondents said that they […]
PTC’s IoT Platform, ThingWorx, Gets Best-in-Class Nod
The European research and consulting firm, Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) has named engineering software maker PTC’s ThingWorx a best-in-class Internet of Things (IoT) platform for rapid application development and deployment. PAC is part of the CXP Group of Paris, a research firm for software and IT services. The ThingWorx platform is used to create IoT […]
Dassault Systèmes’ Living Heart Project Reaches Next Milestones in Mission to Improve Patient Care
Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) outlined at the 3DEXPERIENCE Forum North America, multiple milestones in its Living Heart Project aimed to drive the creation and use of simulated 3D personalized hearts in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of heart diseases. As the scientific and medical community seeks faster and more targeted ways to improve […]
Comsol Users to See Performance Improvements in 2017 Update
When Comsol Multiphysics 5.3a is released by year’s end users can expect to see performance improvements in the handling of bigger models; models that might include hundreds of thousands of boundaries, said Svante Littmarck, Comsol’s president and chief executive operator. He spoke at the company’s Comsol Conference held last week in Boston. That update also […]
Latest COMSOL Multiphysics software unveiled at the COMSOL Conference 2017
COMSOL, the leading provider of software solutions for multiphysics modeling and simulation app deployment, provided attendees with a sneak preview of the latest updates of the COMSOL Multiphysics and COMSOL Server products at the annual COMSOL Conference in Boston. Attendees learned about current and future developments of the software from Svante Littmarck, President and CEO, […]
Automated sizing and analysis software improves airplane design
When the Stratolaunch aircraft rolled out of the Mojave, California Air and Space Port hangar this spring in preparation for ground testing, it was a clear example of how far the design and manufacturing of composite materials have progressed in recent years. Last month the first phase of engine testing on the aircraft’s six Pratt […]
Do designers need to get physical?
As powerful and feature-rich as CAD programs have become, you can argue that there’s a missing element to the design experience. Even augmented reality does not deliver the needed experience, yet. The experience is actually touching a physical, three-dimensional model of the designed object. The digital world is working hard to replicate such an experience […]
Latest MapleSim release makes difficult modeling tasks easier
Maplesoft™ today announced a major new release of MapleSim, an advanced system-level modeling tool that enables innovation and reduces development risk, allowing engineering organizations to create better products, faster. MapleSim is a natural environment for modeling multidomain systems that supports the rapid creation and testing of initial concepts so engineers can try out more ideas […]
Siemens and IDS partner offer electromagnetic engineering design capabilities in Simcenter
Siemens entered into a strategic partnership with Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (IDS), an independent engineering and systems technologies company based in Italy, to provide high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) engineering solutions to the market. As such, the Simcenter portfolio will have a more complete offering, with the additional ability to engineer the electromagnetic performance of systems with regard […]
Dassault Systèmes to Acquire Exa Corporation
Dassault Systèmes and Exa Corporation (NASDAQ:EXA), a global innovator in simulation software for product engineering, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for Dassault Systèmes to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based Exa. Under the terms of the merger agreement, unanimously approved by Exa’s Board of Directors, a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes will commence a tender offer […]
OpenBOM Adds Order BOMs for Production Planning
OpenBOM, of Newton, Mass., is making a move into manufacturing by giving users the ability to create an order bill of material, or order BOM, for production planning. The cloud-based OpenBOM system takes bill of materials management into the cloud to allow small engineering companies and contract manufacturers to track and share data and offers […]
Siemens PLM and HP Partner for Design and Printing in NX
HP and Siemens PLM recently joined to create a new additive manufacturing software module, Siemens NX AM for HP Multi Jet Fusion, now available from Siemens PLM Software. The new software model will enable NX customers to combine design, optimization, simulation, preparation of print jobs, and inspection processes for HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printed […]
Digital environments advance more sustainable paper & pulp industry
Dassault Systèmes is enabling Valmet, a leading developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, to increase customer satisfaction by proposing more innovative customer-oriented experiences at each service and sales opportunity. Valmet is using the “Single Source for Speed” industry solution experience to unify and manage its product development and […]
SOLIDWORKS 2018 helps merge design and manufacturing
Additive manufacturing, the Internet of Things, and other technologies are smashing through the wall that used to separate design and manufacturing. A number of programs being launched this year promise to merge design and manufacturing into one function. One of those programs is SOLIDWORKS 2018, which includes new tools and enhancements to help engineers get […]
ANSYS introduces real time simulation software
With ANSYS Discovery Live, engineers can rapidly explore design options and receive instant and accurate simulation results. Simulation is a critical engineering technology, but it is still not the easiest software to use. To address this issue, ANSYS is expanding Pervasive Engineering Simulation, empowering engineers to take advantage of powerful simulation tools early in the […]
Yamaha Motor Turns to Siemens PLM for Digitalization
Yamaha Motor Co. of Japan, which makes a number of motorized products in Japan, will use product lifecycle management (PLM) software from Siemens PLM to support its recent digitalization initiative. Siemens PLM executives announced the partnership at the Siemens Industry Analyst Conference held Tuesday, Sept. 6 to Friday, Sept. 8 in Boston. Siemens executives at […]
TASS International acquisition propels Siemens to forefront of automated driving solutions engineering
Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research Siemens announced an agreement to acquire TASS International, a global provider of simulation software and related engineering and test services primarily to the automotive industry focused on autonomous driving, integrated safety, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and tire modeling. Based in Helmond, The Netherlands, TASS has developed what Siemens terms “a […]
MecSoft launches VisualCAMc Beta – production CAM for Onshape
MecSoft Corporation, the developer of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software solutions, announces the launch of a free Beta program for VisualCAMc, its cloud hosted, fully integrated CAM add-on app for Onshape. The beta is free and available for anyone who has an Onshape account and is approved by MecSoft. VisualCAMc leverages the legendary manufacturing capabilities […]
Additive Manufacturing Parts Maker First in Line for HP Printing Technology
This week, HP named Proto Labs as its first additive manufacturing partner in the launch of its Multi Jet Fusion technology. The collaboration with the rapid manufacturer in Maple Plain, Minn., is part of HP’s efforts to establish a global network of 3D printing service providers. The new production-grade 3D printing technology from HP builds […]
Industrial IoT Acceleration Plans from GE Digital: “Maximize the return on your IIoT investments—accelerate your path to ROI”
Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research “Digital industrial transformation requires more than just installing new software—it requires the adoption and utilization of new tools and solutions across your enterprise,” says GE Digital, developer of the Industrial IoT platform Predix. “Built by industry for industry,” says GE, “Predix is the Industrial Internet platform that connects your organization’s physical […]
ESI Virtual Seat Solution helps JSP improve automotive seat manufacturing accuracy
Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research JSP is a global business serving the automotive, construction, civil engineering and packaging markets with a range of expanded polymers. When the company first began to embed plastic and metal components into its automotive seat designs fabricated in ARPRO® expanded polypropylene (EPP), its engineers discovered that this made post-fabrication shrinkage of […]
Dassault Systèmes partners with No Magic to develop robust solutions to design
Dassault Systèmes and No Magic, Inc. have entered into a partnership to join their expertise in the Model-based systems engineering field. The two companies will integrate their industry solutions based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform addressing, among others, the need for competitiveness in the development of connected and autonomous experiences in the aerospace and defense, […]
Siemens unveils Integrated Software Engineering solution for automotive embedded software
Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research The first fruits of Siemens’ 2015 acquisition of application lifecycle management (ALM) tool developer Polarion came to bear in a new Integrated Software Engineering solution for the automotive industry intended to address critical product development challenges stemming from the explosive growth of embedded software in today’s increasingly smart, connected, self-aware and […]
Devices Shouldn’t Burn Your Skin
As consumer products evolve, so do the heat transfer, heat source, and aerodynamic engineering challenges they bring for their designers. And the same is true for nearly all engineered products. For example, smartphones and tablets require ever-longer battery life. But at the same time denser electronics packaging and smaller, thinner phones increase the risks for […]