Engineering Software
Reducing operating and maintenance costs is becoming increasingly important. You can use condition monitoring to monitor plant assets and schedule maintenance, helping to reduce unneeded repairs, or worse, unexpected machine failures. National Instruments provides a wide range of measurement and monitoring tools built on flexible, industry-proven platforms that can help engineers implement such systems. View webcasts on demand here...
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A radical new design tool that breeds new shapes at the touch of a screen has been developed at Loughborough University. The software automatically creates new shapes based on the DNA of earlier shapes, rapidly offering endless inspiration to the designer and reducing the time between concept generation and digital modelling. The software can instantly generate a variety of shapes that the designer can then 'evolve' towards whatever they like. The designer simply selects...
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The powerful TRIZ toolkit offers engineers all the known ways of solving contradictions, developing and predicting future products, accurately defining complex problems, and identifying all possible elegant, cost effective and clever solutions. An intensive TRIZ one-day workshop, offered by the ImechE at bargain rates, will be held at the Learning Centre, Peterborough on Thursday 26 January and will cover four key TRIZ Tools.
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Integrated Engineering Software has introduced the Integrated API (Application Programming Interface) across its simulation software suite with the release of the version 9.1 upgrade, including a powerful scripting tool. The API, which enables smart automation scripting, provides design engineers with an intuitive method of controlling the interface, supplementing the existing interactive, parametric and batch modes.
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More than 600 engineers, scientists and educators attended NIDays 2011, experiencing more than 60 in-depth technical presentations and hands-on sessions covering the latest measurement and automation technologies for test, control and design applications. Download the presentations, view session recordings and pre-register for 2012 uk.ni.com/nidays here
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JLR wins British Computer Society award (01/12/2011)
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been awarded 'Business Project of the Year' for its Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) and High Performance Computing (HPC) programme at the UK IT Industry Awards, held by the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT. The project was launched in August 2010 in response to JLR's growth plans, which will see the UK's leading automotive employer deliver 40 significant product actions over the next five years. To support the...
New 3D animation features in simulation software from Rockwell (01/12/2011)
The latest version of Rockwell Software Arena simulation software includes 3D animation built from a high-tech gaming engine, improved business graphics and enhanced charting capabilities. Version 14.0 includes the new Visual Designer tool that allows users to build realistic 3D animation and dynamic business graphic dashboards in an intuitive drag-and-drop environment. With the new functionality users can better visualise simulation models and more effectively communicate...
Electronic design process dispenses with physical prototypes (28/11/2011)
Brazilian instrument manufacturer, Full Gauge Controls has transformed its hitherto manually intensive and costly product prototyping procedures into a more streamlined affair thanks to a fully integrated EDA package from Altium Since 1985, the Brazilian company, Full Gauge Controls (www.fullgauge.com) has designed and manufactured digital instruments for control and indication of temperature, humidity, pressure and voltage. The...
Vero releases Machining STRATEGIST V13.0 (16/11/2011)
Vero Software has released Machining STRATEGIST V13, a powerful multi-axis CAM solution that generates optimum HSM roughing and finishing CNC toolpaths for both the office and shop-floor environment. Machining STRATEGIST is a CAD independent platform and can work with data from all major 3D modelling systems. Within the latest release, support for VISI 19 has been included and the CAD interfaces have been aligned to Parasolid v24, SolidEdge ST4 and Catia v5 r21.
EPLAN Platform 2.1 is released (16/11/2011)
After approximately 3,000 man-days in development and a beta test with more than 300 participants, EPLAN Platform 2.1 can now be downloaded from the support domain of the EPLAN homepage for all software service customers. With more than 600 innovative functions which allow for efficiency in the engineering processes, the software ensures consistent project data across all disciplines and project phases that are fully integrated in the product engineering process. The...
NI introduces new levels of productivity with LabVIEW 2011 (08/11/2011)
National Instruments (NI) has released NI LabVIEW 2011, the 25th-anniversary version of its award-winning system design software. LabVIEW 2011 can dramatically increase development efficiency through new engineering-specific libraries and its ability to interact with almost any measurement and control hardware device or deployment target.. Click here to learn more....
Romax introduces gearbox concept analysis in RomaxDesigner R14.0 (08/11/2011)
Romax Technology is pleased to announce the availability of release R14.0 of the precision bearing, gearbox and driveline simulation and analysis software, RomaxDesigner; and wind turbine drivetrain specific variant, RomaxWind. The release includes many productivity and feature enhancements and introduces the innovative, new Concept Modeller module option. The Concept Modeller module revolutionises the speed with which complex gearbox models can be created, functionally...
Transformer design (01/11/2011)
Bruce Klimpke on the art of designing efficient transformers Whether you know it or not, it is likely that in today’s connected, sophisticated electronic world you will never be more than few a metres away from a transformer. While the microchip gets all the attention from the press and public, the role of the transformer is crucial in all areas of life from power stations to mobile phones. Without these components vital procedures such as transferring power from...
Fast-tracking from physical to digital (01/11/2011)
Point cloud data processing and 3D modelling software provides a rapid path for the re-design and production of the suspension arm for a one-eighth scale model racing car R-Design Studio, a design and engineering firm based in Budapest, Hungary, refuses to be bound by conventions when it comes to finding the fastest path from design concept to final production. A recent project for R-Design’s Nimrod-Racing subsidiary is typical of the company’s approach. Faced...
Latest version of 3D geosciences visualiser now shipping (25/10/2011)
Virtalis is now shipping Version 1.1 of the 3D geosciences visualiser, GeoVisionary. The Virtalis development team has made numerous functionality improvements in Version 1.1 prior to GeoVisionary 2.0 coming out next year. The application was developed by Virtalis in collaboration with BGS as specialist software for the high-resolution visualisation of spatial data. The initial design goal was to ensure that data sets for large regions, national to sub-continental, could be loaded...