10th anniversary of Maple T.A.
Maplesoft released Maple T.A. 8.0 with adaptive questions to help with student comprehension. These questions give extra guidance to students who give an incorrect response to a question, increasing their understanding of the concepts and techniques involved. Knowing the student is having problems, the questions can be adapted to walk the student through the problem step by step,... Read More
CAD and PLM help develop innovative products
Swiss-based isotec uses Siemen PLM Software’s NX CAD software and Teamcenter software for product data management. The company is collaborating with scientists on the ETurn spine implant, a replacement for damaged spinal discs.After creating the first designs in NX and preparing static-mechanical calculations with the ANSYS Workbench platform using STL file format data, icotec... Read More
Cessna improved anti-skid technology with HIL testing
When Cessna test pilots discovered a potential problem with its Citation jet anti-skid brake control system, they identified and addressed the issue by using MathWorks tools. First, they developed a software model of the aircraft and ran hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tests that simulated system behavior under a variety of conditions. While the aircraft continued to meet its certification... Read More
Aras Announces Availability of Formula and Recipe Management Solution
Aras announced the availability of an enterprise solution for Formula and Recipe Management. Created by Aras partner PSC Group for food and beverage, and fully extensible to consumer packaged goods (CPG), health and beauty / cosmetics, life sciences, chemical, and other process industries, the Formula and Recipe Management solution is designed for global companies that need an advanced,... Read More
ITI TranscenData Releases CADfix Version 8.1
Milford, OH, – ITI TranscenData announced the release of CADfix 8.1, the latest edition of its leading CAD interoperability tool which tackles the ever present problems of 3D model data exchange and re-use between different engineering applications. CADfix allows the user to import CAD data, efficiently repair and adapt it, and export in the most suitable form for... Read More
2012 version of ShipConstructor CAD/CAM program released
ShipConstructor Software Inc. (SSI) has released a new version of its AutoCAD based CAD/CAM software. ShipConstructor 2012 enables users to work in the most advanced CAD environment by adding AutoCAD 2012 compatibility. AutoCAD 2010 and 2011 are still supported but the latest version of ShipConstructor empowers users... Read More
COMSOL launches Geomechanical Module
The new software is ideally suited for slope stability evaluation and failure prediction of tunnels, retaining structures, and evacuation. The module provides tailored interfaces for studying plasticity, deformation, and failure of soils and rocks, as well as their interaction with concrete and manmade structures. Other highlights include mix soil and rock models with material models... Read More
Power supply circuit design
It is becoming increasingly easier to design circuit boards thanks to software and hardware tools from integrate circuit (IT) manufacturers. Texas Instrument (TI), for instance, offers evaluation modules (EVM), a software design evaluation program called SwitcherPro, and SPICE software circuit simulation program TINA-TI for numerous power supply chips. You can use these tools to... Read More
NEi Software Will Unveil Groundbreaking FEA Application
FEA application powered by NEi Nastran and cloud technology is said to enable engineers to answer design questions anywhere and at anytime. The unveiling of this groundbreaking new software will be February 10, at 11:00am at the Pacific Design and Manufacturing show.NEi Software www.nenastran.com Read More
A new kind of iron
Last November, Royal Philips Electronics held a design contest on crowdSPRING to design the most innovative Ironing steam generator of the future. 1 of the 4 designs that won "honorable mention" This contest sponsored by Phillips allowed participants to submit 3 designs per entry. Each entry included a description of the design inspiration and a usage scenario. The... Read More
