Learn methods and guidelines for using stereolithography (SLA) 3D printed molds in the injection molding process to lower costs and lead time. Discover how this hybrid manufacturing process enables on-demand mold fabrication to quickly produce small batches of thermoplastic parts. Download Now
Examine how the principles of DfAM upend many of the long-standing rules around manufacturability - allowing engineers and designers to place a part’s function at the center of their design considerations. Download Now
Metal 3D printing has rapidly emerged as a key technology in modern design and manufacturing, so it’s critical educational institutions include it in their curricula to avoid leaving students at a disadvantage as they enter the workforce. Download Now
This ebook covers tips for creating and managing workflows, security best practices and protection of intellectual property, Cloud vs. on-premise software solutions, CAD file management, compliance, and more. Download Now
A/E firms have a great opportunity to lead the world into the future, but the industry’s greatest asset—real-time data—is sitting wasted in clunky, archaic ERP platforms. Learn how real-time, fully interactive dashboards in a modern ERP allow you to unlock data that will shape the future of the world. Download Now
This eBook is your guide to creating the best practice for project success. It shows how ERP opens the door to insightful analytics that guide planning, execution, financial management, and more.
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Digital transformation is coming, and you need to ensure your business has the right data backbone to meet these challenges. Uncover the questions to ask when evaluating your current ERP for your growing A/E firm. Download Now
Read Configit’s white paper for a closer look at how to meet growing customer demands, minimize risk of errors and get products to market faster by expanding the capacity and capability of your PLM systems with collaborative Configuration Lifecycle Management. Download Now
From functional prototypes, tools and fixtures to end-use parts, the 3D printing industry is transforming many other industries and processes. Read this guide and you’ll learn the promise and reality of 3D printing.
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The Calibe YieldEnhancer PowerVia utility uses manufacturing requirements to perform automated insertion of DRC/LVS-clean vias. Results show significant improvements in EM/IR results, including substantial reductions in current density violations. Download Now
This white paper describes the various Ansys HPC licensing models and demonstrates the value of a sustained investment in HPC developments. Download Now
This whitepaper reviews the results of performance testing conducted with Ansys Fluent when making use of the Intel MKL sparse LDU smoother, and it explains how the improved performance results were accomplished. Download Now
Change the way you develop apps and, in turn, change the way your business operates and engages with customers, leading to new channels of revenue. This ebook is the culmination of 14 years of experience with 4,000 customers that have all transformed their business through low-code development. Download Now
IIoT leads to transparent and optimized operations, gains in productivity and the development of new business models. Companies leveraging MindSphere boost performance, sharpen their competitive advantage and realize much more profitability. Download Now
Leveraging IoT data in digital twins creates a closed-loop environment and ability for manufacturers to realize new efficiencies. This ebook covers best practices to get the most out of IoT- enabled digital twins. Download Now
An investment in industrial IoT can power hyperautomation. In this guide, we’ll walk you through four specific areas where integrating industrial IoT can help you accelerate hyperautomation. Download Now
Design companies and foundries are constantly modifying their design implementation flows to deliver the best possible solution for their operational needs. This paper introduces a solution for fast, accurate back-annotation of fill, via, and net objects to P&R applications. Download Now
One thing is clear... tapeouts are getting harder, and taking longer. Calibre nmLVS Recon tool enables design teams to rapidly examine dirty and immature designs to find and fix high-impact circuit errors earlier and faster. Download Now
The Calibre PERC reliability solution provides engineers with a packaged common resistance check that ensures accurate and efficient resistance measurements, and supports fast and accurate debugging of any errors detected. Download Now
This white paper discusses well-developed strategies to help you evaluate and strengthen your plan for long-term viability of programs and systems that includes embedded single board computers. Download Now
Lightweighting is in great demand to save material, reduce costs and comply with regulations. To help us understand how lightweighting is incorporated into design work in the field, we surveyed nearly three hundred designers, engineers and managers who lightweight designs. Download Now
The core value of SaaS is having a single source of truth for how data is stored, processed and accessed. In this eBook, you’ll learn how a SaaS platform can immediately impact your company’s: Scalability, Data Security, Profitability, and Reliability. Download Now
The coming decade will see faster replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy, new utility-scale battery storage technologies and greater digitalization in modernizing aging power grids. Download Now
This white paper examines high level market trends, plus the state of fossil-based power generation technologies and how they are evolving to meet the needs of the 21st century market. Download Now
This whitepaper discusses what you need to know to convert your legacy equipment into an edge-connected system, and all the advantages this transition can offer. Download Now
JSP says the appliance improves Ansys LS-DYNA performance by up to 35% compared to its previous system and helps JSP keep pace with its growing CAE requirements while saving time and accelerating time-to-insights. Download Now
This report discusses introductory level HPCs and what you can expect. We examine the options available for engineering hardware for simulation. Download Now
This paper will specifically describe phosphor thermometry, a robust technology that provides accurate and reliable temperature sensing, ideal for demanding applications. Download Now
This ebook covers basic tips for creating and managing workflows, security best practices and protection of intellectual property, Cloud vs. on-premise software solutions, CAD file management, compliance, and more. Chapter 2 covers cybersecurity and answers the question: How do you secure your files and documents? Download Now
New electrical systems and wiring harness engineering solutions implement automation, facilitate collaboration and accelerate verification. Download Now
An integrated E/E solution solves tomorrow’s challenges and supports companies as they strive to overcome complexity and reduce time to market. Download Now
This report explains how TotalCAE makes it easy for organizations to utilize cloud computing on AWS to accelerate product innovation, solve complex engineering problems, and reduce the time waiting for CAE simulation results. Download Now
We surveyed nearly two hundred engineers, managers, educators and specialists who work with HMIs to understand how organizations are developing HMIs, the importance of HMIs to the product development process, and what tools are used to design and test HMIs. Download Now
Explore global and U.S. market trends that are driving new thinking, designs, and technologies for the truck and bus, automotive, marine, and rail industries. Download Now
To discover the state of digital training in manufacturing, we surveyed 270 engineers, managers, educators and specialists and combined the results into this report. Download Now
This ebook covers basic tips for creating and managing workflows, security best practices and protection of intellectual property, Cloud vs. on-premise software solutions, CAD file management, compliance, and more. Chapter 1 covers engineering workflows and answers the question: What are Workflows and What Is the Best Way to Create Them? Download Now
With Calibre Recon, designers can quickly and easily find and resolve integration issues using the foundry/IDM Calibre sign-off design kit, while reducing total DRC runtime, accelerating design closure, and ensuring high-quality designs. Download Now
Continuously developing smarter, more accurate, faster, and more efficient processes helps the industry improve both the bottom line and product quality, even in the face of increasing technological complexity. Download Now
Fix suggestions in plain text help designers find the root cause of LVS comparison discrepancies, while the ability to highlight discrepancies in both layout and schematic views lets them implement fixes quickly and efficiently. Download Now
Experiments show that using machine learning and neural networks for oxide deposition profile modeling for these and other CMP processes is a promising and exciting use of this technology. Download Now
The Calibre PERC platform enables automated sign-off quality verification for today’s most complex ERC at various design stages, including intellectual property (IP), block, and full-chip levels. Download Now
If you are deciding whether to move your enterprise software to the cloud, this white paper will help you to both make an informed choice and know the pertinent questions to ask prospective vendors. Download Now
In this guide, we’re going to take the business case for sustainable manufacturing and show how it translates into practical steps to build sustainable growth, efficiency and profit. Download Now
Demand-driven materials requirements planning is a planning method that does not really use a bill of materials explosion to determine how you plan the part. But what other elements of lean manufacturing can you do with DDMRP? Download Now
Functional prototypes give engineers a chance to test new ideas & designs while also revealing how the product will stand up to real-world use. When it comes to functional prototypes, 3D printing is rewriting the rules of what’s possible. Download Now
The company turned to the Studio System to allow for faster retooling on manufacturing lines, speed the development and prototyping of custom parts and to quickly and inexpensively produce MRO parts to keep manufacturing lines up and running. Download Now
The Desktop Metal Studio System allows John Zink Hamworthy Combustion engineers to rapidly create prototypes, design and test innovative new part designs, and streamline their workflows. Download Now
In this white paper, learn the step-by-step method for forming sheet metal parts with 3D printed plastic dies to reduce costs and lead time. Sheet metal forming is the most cost-effective forming procedure today for manufacturing parts at large quantities. Download Now
In this whitepaper, we will compare laser-based Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP), and Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL) and examine how each performs against the ?ve factors. Download Now
This white paper reviews market trends that are transforming embedded software development in the automotive industry. This digital transformation requires different processes and dedicated process support tooling. This white paper describes the digital transformation challenge and suggests an architecture-driven approach to develop on-board software in a rapidly evolving industry. Download Now
Solutions that allow aircraft crews to navigate in DVE are a critical need and a key area of interest for military and commercial applications. This whitepaper examines common DVE challenges and some promising solutions. Download Now
In this white paper learn how a standards-based, systematic, and automated generative MDD/XIL workflow helps automotive engineers develop their production ECU Verification & Validation (V&V) suites early during software modeling, and reuse them throughout the overall systems engineering project. Download Now
This eBook addresses the missing links that determine success or failure in Digital Transformation and shows how organizations can build a sustainable path forward, with fewer resources, in less time, and with better outcomes. Download Now
The energy industry is faced with a tumultuous landscape of challenges that include rising costs and increased market volatility. In this white paper, you will learn how real-time 3D technology can enable this optimization at all stages within the energy industry. Download Now
Looking to make the design and manufacturing of your products more agile? For engineering and manufacturing organizations, the need for digital transformation of product development processes just became more urgent than ever so we wanted to share an eBook that will help you build a practical roadmap for your journey. Download Now
Keeping our warfighters safe and delivering them a competitive advantage is a key goal of departments of defense around the world. It’s a goal shared by embedded computing manufacturers like Abaco: we never forget who we serve.This case study describes how a major international contractor integrated an Abaco single board computer at the heart of its CAS/CSAR solution. Download Now
This white paper shows how collaborative robots can play a role in helping companies succeed in the Covid-19 world: to help with social distancing, ramp up new lines quickly and reshore existing products due to interrupted supply chains. Real-world case studies are provided. Download Now
Rapidly explore innovative design options to reduce development time and expense, all within the Creo design environment. See how the Generative Topology Optimization extension automatically delivers high-quality, lower-cost, manufacturable designs. Download Now
PTC's Creo 7.0 has breakthrough innovations in the areas of generative design, real-time simulation, multibody design, additive manufacturing, and more! With Creo 7.0, you will be able to design the most innovative products faster than ever before, keeping you on the cutting edge of product design and ahead of your competition. Download Now
In this whitepaper, we'll provide insight into why and when it makes sense for U.S. manufacturers to reshore prototyping and production, and how companies can leverage the benefits of working with local design, prototype, and manufacturing partners during the pandemic and beyond.
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This 22-page report from Instrumental identifies the most common production defect types discovered in 2020, showcases trends from 2019 to 2020, and provides insights on how to prevent potential downtime in 2021. Unlike other methods, Instrumental drives correlations between a variety of data sources to help engineers find and fix root causes. Download Now
Several of the tooling and casting requirements of a part can be addressed at the design stage. If these requirements are not addressed at the design stage, lot of time is spent in design iteration when the design reaches the die caster. These design issues lead to increase in time and cost of production leading to delay in time to market and reduced profits for the organization. Download Now
The benefits of cost and time savings using effective collaborative mechanisms at the right time have been highlighted in this white paper. DFMPro, CAMWorks and eDrawings together improve collaboration. Download Now
Assembly level constraints need to be satisfied before the design can move downstream. This white paper will go through the various assembly level issues, which need to be tackled by various organizations on a regular basis. Download Now
Assembly level constraints need to be satisfied before the design can move downstream. This white paper will go through the various assembly level issues, which need to be tackled by various organizations on a regular basis. Know more about DFMPro, a design for assembly software. Download Now
To succeed, companies must focus on designs that can help reduce scrap, minimize development cost, streamline production processes and speed up the product launch. This whitepaper throws light on how to identify and correct Design for Performance related issues early in the design cycle. Download Now
This paper looks at the basics and types of variation and how they add up to the total tolerance that a design needs to account for. It also highlights the traditional methods of tolerance analysis and their drawbacks. Finally, a new approach and tools for solid model-based analysis will be provided. Download Now
Leading manufacturers are aligning their people, processes, and tools from initial product ideation through to field service. They do so by providing access to product and enterprise data in the context of each person’s domain expertise. However, it can be complicated and costly to unite engineering with the factory and supply chain. Download Now
This whitepaper describes the role of thermal transient measurement to characterize semiconductor thermal behavior. It focuses on the value measurement derived structure functions provide through interpretation of the heat flow path inside a package for use in thermal characterization, failure diagnosis, and improving simulation thermal model accuracy. Download Now
By leveraging comprehensive digital twins of both product and production, manufacturers can design and validate assembly processes and entire facilities virtually, improving quality and accelerating the ramp-up to volume production. Download Now
It’s easy to fall in love with your own CAD design on the computer screen, but it’s how everything fits together off the screen that really matters. Beyond the design, products need to solve real-life problems or provide huge benefits that genuinely merit separating money from wallets. Download Now
As a machinery designer, you’re a natural problem solver. That’s what you do. But you just never know what challenges your customers will throw at you next. In this eBook, you’ll be introduced to five machinery companies that recently modernized their entire design and manufacturing process with one key decision. Download Now
In this eBook, you’ll read insights from three successful companies who recently switched to Onshape, a modern, cloud-based CAD system: Thinklabs (Digital Stethoscope), HydroWorx (Underwater Treadmills),
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Medical device product development is a highly integrated and regulated process. Implementation of a requirements tracking solution requires attention to a variety of nuanced topics. When presented with the task of tracking the many concept relationships in a project of this type, the initial software solution of choice tends to be a two-dimensional text systems. Download Now
This white paper describes the computer-aided engineering for batteries (CAEBAT) development project that targeted the automotive and lithium-ion battery industries with the goal of driving down development time, and enabling large market penetration of advanced EDV power systems. Download Now
Partial Reconfiguration (PR) allows FPGAs to dynamically change modules without disrupting other parts of the design. This paper discusses the use cases of partial reconfiguration as well as considerations when designing partial reconfiguration firmware using the Xilinx Vivado design tool targeting the RFSoC. Download Now
With a growing number of parts manufactured directly by additive manufacturing techniques, it is important to lay down design principles suitable for such manufacturing processes and to ensure parts are designed for additive manufacturing. There are several factors that are to be considered at the design stage. Few such design issues in additive manufacturing are discussed in this paper. Download Now
Plastic parts not only need to meet the short-term color and appearance requirements, but also need to be resistant to long term color shift and fading. This paper discusses various points related to aesthetics of plastic parts and what design engineers need to know about science of color and appearance. Download Now
Material, design, tooling and processing are as important as the four wheels of a high performance of a car. Use of simulation tools play an important role as well. This paper also throws light on DFMPro – a design assistant solution. DFMPro provides a rule-based approach to information on direct and indirect aspects of design performance and cost. Download Now
This paper describes the design and implementation of several manufacturing simulation use cases at an electronics assembly factory and describes how other factories can use simulation to optimize throughput and cost to make steps forward in their digitalization journey. Download Now
DFMPro provide the ability to reduce manufacturing costs and rework in design to manufacturing process, taking their order fulfillment rate to new levels of efficiency. Download Now
An aerospace major locked in significant savings through systematically reducing manufacturing complexity and cost of component by an estimated 10%. Download Now
This brief provides a high level summary of advancements in Mentor’s AMS Verification solutions since we saw you all last year at DAC 2019 in Las Vegas. Products featured: Analog FastSPICE Platform, Symphony Mixed-Signal Platform, Solido Variation Designer, and Solido Characterization Suite. Download Now
This resource will help you find key sessions-panels at DAC from researchers, customers, and our expert technologists; and various resources detailing the recent innovations in HLS, Verification, and RTL Low-Power since DAC 2019. Download Now
Among the challenges in the design flow has been aligning the metrics for design-for-test and for functional safety. This paper describes using logic built-in-self-test as both a functional safety mechanism and as a part of in-system testing, which allows for alignment of metrics required for safety certifications. Download Now
IoT systems are multi-domain designs that often require AMS, Digital, RF, photonics and MEMS elements within the system. Tanner EDA provides an integrated, top-down design flow for IoT design that supports all these design domains. Learn more about key solutions that the Tanner design flow offers for successful IoT system design and verification. Download Now
UVM promised a perfect world where a common set of guidelines for testbenches and connected verification IP would make a compatible, simpler world. But UVM carries baggage from previous standards, such as OVM, VMM, eRM, and AVM. This paper describes situations where UVM provides multiple ways to solve a problem, explains the issues with certain approaches, recommends solutions, and describes the tradeoffs. Download Now
In this case study, PLDA explains how verification engineers can use Mentor’s Questa Verification IP (QVIP) to improve productivity during the functional verification of PCIe designs with DMA engines. The flexibility of Questa VIP was key to creating custom testbenches from scratch that can dynamically adapt to different IP topologies and configurations, mixing PCIe interfaces with multiple AXI interfaces. Download Now
This paper shows how automated modal CDC analysis is used to exhaustively verify CDC issues in all test and operational modes of an SoC with multiple IPs. This new approach automatically consolidates all results from each mode, making issues very easy to interpret and debug. Download Now
This paper gives insight into the basics of the NVMe protocol; things which must be verified as part of a test plan. It also explores how QVIP is used for the verification of NVMe using functional coverage and what things are covered as part of the NVMe QVIP test plan. Download Now
Today’s aerospace and defense companies are at the forefront of two historic trends: unprecedented innovation and increased complexity. A&D companies must embrace the digital enterprise in order to be more productive, innovate faster, and achieve program execution excellence to ensure programs deliver on technical requirements, cost and schedule. Download Now
Limits placed on how many workers can gather at a job site vary, but these physical distancing directives can be overcome with augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) technology. AR and VR can transport key people to any job site, opening up the site and allowing more people to be on-site virtually, without requiring travel or risky physical interaction. Download Now
Data collection has always been crucial for the oil and gas industry, but it once required a team of multiple technicians carrying clipboards and tape measures to perform data recording in the field by hand. This engineering.com whitepaper explores how 3D laser scanning can be used in the oil and gas sector. Download Now
As the world demands higher performance, higher bandwidth, and greater capacity from smaller, lighter, and lower-power products, high-density advanced packaging (HDAP) becomes a design necessity. Learn what's required to build a true, multi-substrate flow for emerging HDAP design requirements. Download Now
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are seeing growing adoption in a wide range of applications. ICs used for AI/ML applications are characterized by large parallel processing computation units, high power dissipation, and complex circuitry that can deliver maximum performance within a strict power budget. Download Now
Understanding best practices and recommended tools for extracting the complex geometries of capacitor devices, as well as the in-context coupling effects for those devices in sensitive analog/RF blocks, enables designers to accurately apply the appropriate extraction process to different parts of the design. Download Now
Slowing business and an at-risk workforce forced many factory lines to shut down in early 2020, but now those businesses are restarting. In this report, you will learn how manufacturing can future-proof factories with an integrated approach to the software that controls production systems. Download Now
Simulation is a powerful tool to analyze and validate the real-world performance of a design. However, many are finding that simulation can do even more. Learn how simulation is being democratized through the 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS cloud platform. Download Now
Graphics cards have made significant strides in the past several years, and NVIDIA Quadro RTX cards are impacting all stages of product development, from design to production. Learn the increasing role that graphics cards are playing in product development and how Quadro RTX cards can benefit engineers, designers, architects and other professionals. Download Now
This white paper discusses how the rapid introduction of new technologies and the influx of automotive start-ups into the market has led to a multitude of challenges for harness development. OEMs and startups alike must consider the number and sophistication of technology features they integrate into their vehicles as they have a direct effect on harness weight, bundle diameter and cost. Download Now
This paper examines disruptive innovations in the digitalization of the automotive industry, with a focus on the significant challenges posed by autonomous vehicles (AVs). Autonomous vehicles will require a radical transformation of the tools and processes for overall vehicle development. Download Now
This white paper discusses how the complexity inherent in autonomous vehicle design will push the tools and methodologies used by automotive engineers to their limits. This is especially true in the electrical and electronic systems domains as they dominate the operation of a vehicle’s safety-critical systems and convenience features. Download Now
This ebook dives into the different design stages of medical devices. With this, you’ll learn how your organization can remove the barriers to innovation by adopting a holistic platform driving speed to market. From concept, to case design, to ECAD and PCB design, to simulation and analysis, and finally getting your product to the market. Download Now
Digital-direct thermoplastic manufacturing offers exceptional quality, opens the door to novel design parameters not possible with injection molding while also bypassing the long lead time and up-front investment in injection molding tooling, offering a better total value proposition. Download Now
White-hat hackers have demonstrated gaining remote access to dashboard functions and transmissions of connected vehicles. That makes a firewall a vital component of a multilayered approach to vehicle security as well as overall vehicle safety and reliability. Learn strategies to secure with firewalls. Download Now
As complexity rises, current harness manufacturing methods are struggling to keep pace due to manual data exchanges and the inability to capture tribal knowledge. A model-based wire harness manufacturing engineering flow automates data exchange and captures tribal knowledge through design rules to help harness manufacturers improve harness quality and boost efficiency. Download Now
Engineers are being asked to produce more sophisticated designs under a perfect storm of complexity, cost, and change management pressures. Generative design empowers automotive design teams to navigate this storm by employing automation, data re-use and synchronization, and framing design in the context of a full vehicle platform. Download Now
Simulation-driven design can reduce the time and cost of product development. In this engineering.com eBook, we’ll explore how SOLIDWORKS users can access simulation-driven design through the SOLIDWORKS Simulation suite of analysis tools. Download Now
Aberdeen’s survey of 100 top executives reveals how discrete manufacturers can ensure quality in complex, innovative engineering environments. Download this report for an exploration of how to best implement quality control in manufacturing. Download Now
Aras Innovator provides multiple options for integrating data between systems, depending on the scenario. Utilizing the right approach to meet specific business requirements is vital. These needs range from authoring tools, federating data from various and dissimilar databases, and triggering processes and workflows. Download Now
In this engineering.com research report, we discuss the rising role of simulation and the paradigm shift commonly called the democratization of simulation. In particular, we focus on how SOLIDWORKS users can take advantage of simulation-driven design through two analysis tools: SOLIDWORKS Simulation and 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS. Download Now
With industries becoming more automated, more tech-driven and more complex, engineers need to keep their skills and knowledge up to date in order to stay on top of this wave—and to be prepared for the Industry 4.0 future. The University of Cincinnati offers two online Master of Engineering degree programs designed specifically for practicing engineers. Download Now
In this eBook, you’ll learn 6 ways old CAD technology slows your company down and hear how design teams have put those problems to rest. “The Design Gridlock Manifesto” shares first-hand modern CAD experiences from 15 companies around the world. Download Now
Self-aligned multi-patterning techniques such as SADP, SAQP, and SALELE are increasingly popular at advanced nodes, but each process has its pros and cons. IMEC and Mentor, a Siemens business collaborated to identify potentially less-obvious process and design limitations and trade-offs between the three SAMP techniques. Learn more in this paper. Download Now
Want to minimize resource and load times, while improving P2P resistance debugging? In this paper we demonstrate how filtering the supply net to show only the section relevant to the P2P results minimizes resource usage and loading time, while improving P2P resistance debugging efficiency. Download Now
Critical area analysis (CAA) can be used by both designers and foundries to directly improve the manufacturability, and ultimately the profitability, of IC designs. In this white paper we introduce the concept of defect density data for critical area analysis and how it can impact yield. Download Now
The increasing operating frequencies for analog and RF designs now require self and mutual inductance extraction to ensure accurate circuit performance and high reliability. Learn why inductance extraction for interconnect is now essential for accurate post-layout simulations in this white paper. Download Now
Historically, packaging design has been a team effort involving design and manufacturing. With the increase in package design complexities, this is no longer feasible and new, automated approaches in design and verification of packaging are required. In this white paper, we provide insight into the changing landscape. Download Now
Looking for a better way to debug LVS errors? How about a systematic method that helps you quickly find and fix shorts without the need for multiple full LVS runs? In this paper we detail how the Calibre RVE viewer enables design teams to complete LVS verification in less time, ensuring they meet or beat their delivery schedules. Download Now
This solutions brief describes Abaco’s partnership with AMERGINT Technologies to deliver an integrated hardware/software combination that uses modular software to enable more rapid prototyping of advanced electronic warfare applications – resulting in more timely deployment. Download Now
Prototyping and simulation enable engineers to test their designs before creating a physical product. We wanted to understand the use of simulation and its place in the whole design cycle, from concept to manufacturing. In this engineering.com research report, we asked 329 engineers, designers, product managers and other readers to report on simulation and physical testing. Download Now
Lean integrators are leveling the playing field for SMEs in highly innovative and cost-effective ways. This white paper discusses how developments in robotics technology has led to a rise in lean integrators, whose unique structures and focused areas of expertise are critical to delivering automation benefits for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Download Now
Asset lifecycles of capital assets like manufacturing or utility plants are decades-long. But economic shifts and trade policy disruption mean executives must make rapid adjustment to asset portfolios. Download Now
Traceability is increasingly important in the food and beverage sector due to strict regulations and rising consumer demand for corporate social responsibility. Three technological advancements are key to cost-efficient, reliable traceability measures—Big Data, the Internet of Things and Cloud solutions. Download Now
Why do aviation and defense (A&D) manufacturers need enterprise resource planning (ERP) with built-in estimate at completion (EAC) and estimate to completion (ETC) capabilities? Because it's all about project manufacturing and project accounting. Download Now
Early Supplier Involvement has long been a strategy employed by manufacturers to produce innovative products. Now, it almost seems like a necessity. Because decisions made in the design phase can positively affect product quality and costs, this can help add value to OEM bottom lines. This white paper will discuss many facets of ESI, including why it’s so valuable today, what challenges limit the benefits of ESI, how cost is impacted, and more. Download Now
As a 3D printer owner, you may be already reaping the benefits of 3D printing, such as rapid production, design freedoms and easy access to fresh prints of the machine. We dive into scenarios to help you decide when you need to outsource your project to a service provider.
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Remote access enables engineers to work from anywhere provided they have an internet connection. We surveyed our audience of engineers, designers and product managers to learn how they use remote access within their organizations. We wanted to know which industries have adopted remote access, which software they are using, and what features matter most. Download Now
Keeping track of changes to complex products is difficult—think Aerospace & Defense equipment, new generations of commercial aircraft, and software-based automobiles. A new way to managing the digital context of the physical product is required and the answer is the Digital Twin. This ebook explores the opportunity available for Operations and Maintenance for the Digital Twin. Download Now
Substantial progress has been made in filtration technologies in recent years. New filter media materials, designs and processes have led to filters that are more efficient, reliable, compact and longer lasting. This white paper will discuss the various trends that are impacting operational responsibilities of MROs today and the resources that are available for staying up-to-date on the latest filtration solutions. Download Now
Rapidly advancing digital technology is driving innovation everywhere, especially in electronics and software. Next-generation smart products are complex system of systems and require a new approach to development. The key to being able to innovate and remain competitive is to take advantage of the technology trends transforming industry and shaping the Digital Enterprise.
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Although a digital transformation may seem overwhelming, the transition can be achieved in just four phases, known as pillars: connectivity, control, digitalization and augmentation. This white paper details how to make the digital transition and take full advantage of the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0. Download Now
This white paper explains how OEMs can think expansively about building innovative solutions, even new services-led business models, to take advantage of cloud-based technologies. It then provides an overview of Siemens’ MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system that enables OEMs to make their vision a reality. Download Now
Getting started with digitalization can be overwhelming, especially when you don’t know where to start. This ebook takes you through a phased, planned approach for implementing the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) in your factory. It progresses through the use cases you should consider to get the most value from an IoT implementation as well as the benefits each stage drives for your business. Download Now
From the smallest glider and helicopter to the largest commercial airliner and military jet, all aircraft must receive and maintain proof that its design – and all production copies – are airworthy. This process is known as airworthiness certification, and it applies to everyone involved with an aircraft, including manufacturers, owners, operators and essentially every stakeholder it is touched by throughout its lifetime. Download Now
Analog designers use layout best practices to mitigate variation impact, but verification can be difficult, time-consuming, and prone to error. Automated layout checks can quickly find and accurately correct reliability issues, improving performance and product lifetime of the final product, reducing overall design time, and increasing designer productivity. Download Now
As the number of automaker recalls due to software issues are increasing and gaining widespread attention, we are striving to enable the automotive industry with the best-in-class software and guidelines to control and improve the architecture and technical quality of embedded software for the industry. This white paper outlines how the combined solutions enable you to create high-quality automotive software deliverables. Download Now
Wiring harness manufacturing is a sophisticated and challenging business where quality, accuracy, and speed are essential to success. The prevalence of manual engineering methods in wiring harness manufacturing compounds these challenges, especially as harness complexity increases. Fortunately, there are electrical systems and wiring harness engineering tools are available to help companies, large and small, as they tackle new challenges. Download Now
Veteran engineers, who have been down the roll-your-own road before, know its pitfalls and would much prefer a standards-based, flexible, and rigorously tested solution focused on maintaining embedded system reliability. Abaco recognized the need and went to work. The result was Health Toolkit. Download Now
This engineering.com survey polled our engineering audience to determine how, why and in what applications customizable modular connector systems are being used or may be used in the future. Our analysis focuses on the awareness of modular multipole connectors, as well as the combinations and configurations in which these interconnect systems are found. Download Now
Using a packaged checks flow lets designers quickly select, configure and run custom reliability checks and check combinations to help design companies achieve today’s demanding time-to-market schedules while ensuring product reliability. Forget about complex coding of setup and/or runtime conditions - package your custom reliability checks in a single run. Read this white paper to learn more. Download Now
Find out how your company can benefit from PLM built on Salesforce. In this white paper, learn how you can configure freely without requiring any custom development, and quickly update configurations as your needs evolve; retain product, customer and systems knowledge over time, even after employee turnover and generational changes; and future-proof your PLM with multiple updates a year, keeping you ahead of the pack with the latest platform capabilities. Download Now
Often overlooked, jigs and fixtures are types of manufacturing aids used to produce products and are essential for delivering those products reliably, repeatedly and with high quality. Our newest eBook gives a deep overview on how using 3D printed jigs and fixture aids work to streamline operations. Download Now
According to Steve Yurek, CEO of the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, the HVAC/R industry is facing change on all fronts. This includes challenging trends on contractors and distributors like new refrigerants, growing automation, complex sensors and monitoring, green initiatives and a technician shortage. We look at these trends and outline actionable insights on how it all can be turned into a competitive advantage and business opportunity. Download Now
In this ebook, we'll explore how additive manufacturing is going to transform the way cars are made. This includes commentary from thought leaders such as Ford's CTO, Ken Washington, Customer case studies of ways 3D printing is being used today, and a variety of part examples where 3D printing is already impacting how automobiles are made. Download Now
Learn how Kawasaki optimized automotive and aerospace production processes to save 85% of estimated outsourcing costs by bringing in BigRep’s large-format additive manufacturing systems. And, how efficient workflow and logistical integration helped earn back their investment in just 6 months. Download Now
New technologies and approaches present great opportunities for semiconductor manufacturers to achieve high levels of innovation, yield and improvement. This white paper explores some of these cutting-edge technologies and how they can be applied effectively in the semiconductor industry. Read about how Smart Manufacturing is transforming the semiconductor industry. Download Now
Organizations using simulation and analysis tools effectively see the benefits in their ability to achieve certification faster and with drastically less total cost than those who do not maximize these tools. Read this White Paper to learn about how digital tools such as analysis and simulation help in aircraft structure certification. Download Now
According to Tech-Clarity, over 75% of manufacturers view the digital thread as either important or critical to achieving their business strategy. If you’re among them, we recommend you read Tech-Clarity’s Buyer’s Guide. Download Now
This report discusses introductory level HPCs and what you can expect. We also researched getting HPC as a service, which allows users to draw from an almost limitless amount of compute power that is not only affordable by consultants and small firms, but is also as easy to access as signing up for an account. Download Now
Analyzing the high-level APIs of the most widely used ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, Gluon, Chainer, and Onnx, it’s easy to recognize that the dominance of the Python language is overwhelming. The intensive computations running on a GPU are programmed in low-level code, but Python appears to be convenient for defining and configuring the algorithms in high-level code. Download Now
Different types of metrology have different critical specifications to consider when determining which actuator technology to use. This white paper goes into detail on the demands of dynamic metrology applications as they apply to the selection of precision linear motion control components and systems. In addition, the relevance of Moore's Law is examined in the context of the industry. Download Now
Commonly used welded piping connections come with skilled labor, validation, inspection, and long commissioning times, as well as the workplace hazards associated with welding. Non-welded permanent mechanically attached fittings offer a viable alternative to welded piping systems that greatly reduces the time to commission piping systems through reductions in many of the time-consuming steps required in welding. Download Now
The introduction of digital ecosystems connecting electronic control hardware and software to the Cloud is catalyzing a new era of mobile machine and equipment design innovation. This is enabling OEMs across industries to develop customized solutions that digitally integrate hydraulic and machine controls with the Internet of Things (IoT). Download Now
What’s driving the evolving landscape of truck electrification? What are the barriers, motivators and strategies for accelerating the electric transition? What insights and resources are available for today’s design engineers working to achieve industry disruption and evolution? For answers to these and other pertinent questions, read this white paper.
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Beating out competitors, PTC has taken the number one spot to earn the Product Leadership Award 2019 from Frost & Sullivan. This award is given to North American PLM solution providers for excellence in digital transformation particularly with discrete manufacturing. Download Now
A lot has changed since the 90s. You don't surf the Web using dial-up anymore, so why are you still using a legacy PLM solution that's blocking your ability to innovate? To develop and launch products today, you need a flexible, cloud-based PLM, not a solution that's stuck in the past. Download Now
Current approaches used to tackle the complexities of a vehicle’s electrical and electronics (E/E) architecture are both cost prohibitive and lacking in performance. Utilizing virtualization in automotive software architecture provides a better approach. This can be achieved by encapsulating different heterogeneous automotive platforms inside virtual machines running on the same hardware. Download Now
There are many new business models emerging in the manufacturing technology (MT) ecosystem. Most innovators had a broad set of skills that combined technical know-how with proven business experience. They saw a need in the market that was not being met by current solutions and turned this into a business opportunity. Download Now
Modern vehicles are highly sophisticated systems incorporating electrical, electronic, software and mechanical components. Mechanical systems are giving way to advanced software and electronic devices, driving automakers to innovate and differentiate their vehicles via the electric and electronic (E/E) architecture. As the pace of change accelerates, automotive companies need to evolve their development processes to deliver and maximize the value of these architectures. Download Now
This paper will focus on the quantification of the complexity related costs in harness variations in order to model them, allowing automated algorithms to optimize for these costs. A number of real world examples will be provided as well. Since no two businesses are alike, it is the aim of this paper to provide the foundational knowledge and methodology so the reader can assess their own business to model how variation complexity costs affect their business. Download Now
Learn how engineers can keep up with increasing business requirements that demand companies increase competitiveness, gain market share, and allow for moves into adjacent markets with a resilient platform. Download Now
The automation of cognitive technologies to business processes that are information-intensive or laborious for humans to manage enters the domain of cognitive automation. Cognitive automation is based on software bringing intelligence to information intensive processes. Download Now
By augmenting the information, data, images, skills, or experience that workers can access in real time through smart phones, tablets, or smart glasses, manufacturers can increase worker productivity by an order of magnitude. Download Now
Learn how JC Steele optimized their sand-casting process, reducing expenses by 75% and increasing annual productivity by over 50% with BigRep large-format 3D printers. JC Steele turned to BigRep large-format additive manufacturing to quickly produce the massive patterns their business is centered around. Download Now
The following trends and strategies in the areas of advanced manufacturing, process optimization, cost reduction and skills training will provide a possible playbook for those wanting to grow and succeed in today’s highly competitive world. Download Now
The benefits of additive manufacturing are real, but over the last 5 years 3D printing users have learned to separate 'hype' from 'hyperbole' and have discovered where additive manufacturing can truly be applied in the product development lifecycle. Download Now
Using Siemens technology, Gruppo Campari has created a unified repository for all product specifications and increased the efficiency of product development and manufacturing processes. Download Now
When it comes to using an FDM 3D printer effectively and efficiently, choosing the right material at the right time is essential. This 3D Printing Materials Guide will help give you and your team a basic understanding of some FDM 3D printing polymers and composites, their strengths and weaknesses, and when to use them. Download Now
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ makes simulation accessible to process engineers with limited simulation experience but strong process knowledge. This flood of knowledge and skills will make the industry more cost efficient, less polluting and ultimately more innovative. Download Now
The need to reduce exploration and development costs has never been more important to the future of the oil and gas industry. In this special report we present how engineers and scientists from leading oil and gas companies are deploying Siemens’ simulation software in the design and operation of a range of oil and gas products and systems. Download Now
Customized products are more compelling to customers and drive higher profitability. This engineer-to-order (ETO) study finds that some companies have found better ways to design custom products, alleviating the engineering bottleneck created in most companies when quotes requests or orders roll in. Download Now
Mechanical Solutions Inc. (MSI) has successfully incorporated Simcenter STAR-CCM+® software into its process chain as a design and troubleshooting tool. The advanced, accurate flow solver in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ offers MSI a streamlined, cost-efficient engineering process to solve complex problems in hydraulic turbomachinery. Download Now
Implementing a PLM solution is top of mind for many manufacturing professionals in the race to keep up with an increasingly digital competitive landscape. But doing so involves tackling a range of challenges to ensure that personnel, business processes and IT infrastructure are equipped to be successful. Download Now
This paper discusses the challenges of near-to-eye display (NED) measurement to ensure the quality of devices such as virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed reality (MR) headsets. It introduces Radiant's integrated AR/VR Lens solution, and outlines the solution's advantages for evaluating human visual experiences in NED applications. Download Now
Learn how direct digital production with 3D Systems Figure 4 technology can introduce production agility, facilitate on-the-fly iterations of part designs, and change your manufacturing equation to achieve high quality, high value parts quickly and economically. Download Now
For regulated industries facing issues such as workforce readiness, quality assurance and process control the primary challenge is overcoming the knowledge gap that exists between AM novices and AM experts. Fortunately, there is a systematized way to onboard this technology via partnering with us and following defined and proven 4 step protocol. Download Now
3D printing has become a near-universal method for producing prototypes and short-run production parts without the time and expense of hard tooling, and the list of suitable applications is expanding. Download Now
This report will highlight a wide sampling of applications, addressing a range of physical phenomena important to the different designs, spanning component to system design. Download Now
Digital twins—virtual clones of real objects—may be able to reveal valuable insight into the real-world performance of products and processes. However, it depends on who you ask. Download Now
This white paper provides a complete guide to enclosure thermal design, covering all the main points that need to be considered. If you are responsible for enclosure-level thermal design, Simcenter provides a range of thermal design software, allowing you to select a product that is an ideal fit with your company’s thermal design workflow and supply chain needs. Download Now
How much PLM is right for smaller manufacturers? Midsized companies need capabilities but have limited resources. In this eBook, Jim Brown, President of Tech-Clarity, takes you through getting started with the right PLM solution. Download Now
Airbus and Ralf Schlueter, Managing Director, of Flugzeug Union Süd (an Airbus subsidiary), have turned to additive manufacturing and digital design solutions to modernize the investment shipping case industry. They’ve submitted a patent application for an additive production process using BigRep large-format 3D printers. Download Now
As Best-in-Class electronics manufacturers move towards smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and Internet of Things-connected equipment in the plant, manufacturing execution systems (MES) are becoming more important than ever, because they enable real-time unification of electronics and mechanical production information. Download Now
To compete in today’s fast-paced and competitive market, smaller and newer firms need a powerful platform that will enable them to compete with bigger players, without the heavy investments needed in computer hardware, software and personnel. Download Now
This white paper describes a transformative approach to electronics manufacturing made possible by the addition of Mentor Graphics to the Siemens family. It describes a completely digitalized strategy that supports both printed circuit board (PCB) and mechanical design and manufacturing, uniting the entire product lifecycle – from idea and production to customers and back. Download Now
Digital twins are among the top ten strategic technology trends, alongside areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). As digital twin technology improves and achieves greater adoption, more and more aspects of the physical world will be connected with digital models, with AI-based capabilities for advanced simulation, operation and analysis. Download Now
Manufacturing professionals are beginning to explore digital manufacturing technologies in their efforts to reduce cost and improve quality and efficiency of parts and processes. Additive manufacturing is one digital technology which is changing the way we think about the design and life-cycle of manufactured parts. Download Now
The adoption of 3D printing into major companies’ product development life cycles is a testament to the technology’s incredible benefits to consumers, designers, engineers and manufacturers. While traditional production methods have limitations in manufacturability, 3D printing provides unparalleled design freedom due to the additive method of building parts layer by layer. Download Now
In this ebook, we discuss five stages of the product development life cycle and key services that help engineers and designers move forward effectively. Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s advanced manufacturing solutions can help your team accomplish its goals quickly and with ease. Download Now
Keeping your application and its intended use in
mind is key when prototyping. For example, early in
the design process, focusing too greatly on creating
components or products specifically for the additive
manufacturing (3D printing) process used for
prototyping may cause challenges down the road. Download Now
With so many different 3D printing metal systems and processes today, how can you know exactly what you’re getting? Today, there are several different methods for manufacturing 3D printed metal components with their own strengths and limits. Download Now
The pressure is on C-level executives to incorporate innovative technologies into their
products. The realities of creating new and unexplored concepts, while accounting for
more and more smart connected products, and continually adapting to changing market
uncertainties, is making it challenging for companies to compete effectively. Download Now
3DEXPERIENCE® PLM Collaboration Services is a portfolio of integrated solutions built on the cloud-based Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Serving as the backbone for data and product lifecycle management, it enables you to manage seamlessly all stages of product development: Plan, Develop, and Release. Download Now
As automakers integrate more sophisticated electrical and electronic systems, the challenges of vehicle servicing will change. Advanced electrical systems engineering solutions can automate the generation of accurate and interactive service documentation, equipping service technicians with the tools they need to overcome the challenges of maintaining these advanced vehicles. Download Now
This paper will focus on the E/E design challenges created by electric and autonomous vehicles, and describe a multi-domain architecture-based E/E engineering approach as a solution to such challenges. Download Now
Electrical Load Analysis (ELA) is important to ensure adequate power for the electrical systems during all phases of flight. Learn in this paper how applying a modern method to meet the challenges of compliance risk, teams are now able to effectively mitigate program risks for electrical compliance. Download Now
Simulation on the Stator of an Electric Motor: Electric motors and generators produce vibrations and noise associated with many physical mechanisms. This study looks at the vibrations and noise produced by the transient electromagnetic forces on the stator of a permanent magnet motor. Download Now
Simulation is an increasingly valuable tool across the product design workflow, but not all simulations are equal. We set out to determine how engineers and product designers make use of specialized analyses, how they incorporate nonlinear simulation into their work and how they rate the available software. Download Now
PLM on the cloud has the potential to improve the pace and quality of product development, and ultimately bolster a product’s market success. We explain the benefits of PLM on the Cloud. Download Now
Our data is constantly exposed to the danger of being intercepted or stolen as it wends its way over global data networks. Data security measures and measures for protecting intellectual property should not, however, first be implemented when data is exchanged – companies must lay the foundation for these measures within their own organization. Download Now
The influence exerted by the Internet of Things (IoT) means that there is a steadily growing need for collaboration in industry. Partners from new industries and areas of application need to be integrated in cross-company business processes to ensure that the lifecycle of smart, connected products can be managed from end to end. Download Now
There is cross-company collaboration - and then there is cross-company collaboration. Large-scale corporations and joint ventures need different mechanisms to protect intellectual property from those required for communication between different company locations with heterogeneous IT landscapes. Download Now
The service business is not only a high-margin source of revenue for companies in manufacturing industry but also enables them to differentiate themselves better from their competitors. If, however, they are to fully exploit this potential, they must integrate their service processes more tightly with other business processes. Download Now
What role does the digital twin play in the development of new digital business models? How can companies systematically digitalize their business processes and information flows? Download Now
Traditional views of large enterprise development see information siloed throughout different departments. A change occurring in the design can have significant impact on time and costs if not reflected throughout the product's lifecycle. Integrating, synchronizing, and managing development data throughout the product development process becomes difficult from the ever-growing, complex environments comprised of siloed systems. Download Now
Industry 4.0 offers companies considerable opportunities but also presents new challenges. Without smart connected products, there can be no digital factories and no digital transformation of business process and business models. The development of smart products requires the intelligent linking of engineering processes across different companies and across different domains. Download Now
In the world of movies and television, 3D is the new buzz word. In the field of engineering, the 3D representation of products has been a reality for some tie. What were once physical models are now virtual models and these models are being using in a myriad of novel ways. Download Now
Complex data migrations require strategic planning, process know-how and the right toolset for execution. Because migration can involve multiple parties and departments, you’ll want to understand the right migration strategies for your specific use case. Whether you are going through a divestiture, planning mergers/acquisitions or centralizing your systems, your choice of migration strategy and toolset is critical to your business success. Download Now
Multiple computer systems and authoring programs are part of the collaboration within companies and their extended supply chains. If development costs are to be reduced and time-to-market shortened, both internal and external communications flows must be improved.
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The service business is not only a high-margin source of revenue for companies in the manufacturing industry but also enables them to differentiate themselves better from their competitors. Efficient spare parts provisioning is a prerequisite for first-time-right service, short downtimes and satisfied customers.
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In this AEC technology survey, we measured the acceptance of technology by structural engineers, architects, civil engineering professionals, designers and people working in the construction and building trades. Download Now
While the basic methodologies of traditional manufacturing remain the same, there are many efficiencies and levels of automation that have augmented modern machinery over the past decade. Download Now
3D printing is developing fast. With ever-evolving technologies and materials, the range of addressable applications across industries has never been so varied or offered such huge opportunities. Download Now
Product Data Management (PDM) exists to keep track of the many design documents produced during product development. But not all engineering companies use PDM equally. Download Now
Digital transformation (DX) is a technology-enabled philosophy, but it is the corporate vision which provides the purpose and direction which DX should support. Download Now
If digital transformation (DX) is a technology-enabled philosophy, then the success of DX will rely on people undertaking activities in line with its principles. Download Now
Today, the pace of innovation in the manufacturing industry is faster than ever before, but at the same time engineers are under increased pressure to get concepts to market quickly. Development teams must make fast and accurate decisions during the conceptual stage of design.
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In the components business price can often be the determining factor as to what product the manufacturer uses. For a great many mass-market products and applications, the low-cost off-the-shelf, one-piece stamped receptacle fits the bill. The price is right, the performance is adequate. Download Now
In today’s cost-sensitive world, designers are often driven to specify the lowest cost solution for every aspect of their designs to ensure that their solution is competitively priced and their company remains profitable. However, specifying a low-cost, low-quality connector solution can result in premature failure, considerable re-work costs and damage to reputations.
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Increasingly, product and services companies are seeking more information and control in the
operational lifecycle of their products, including service and use. Better information about the operational lifecycle, and the ability to use that information, requires more than just unstructured data flowing back from products in the field.
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In the past decade, additive manufacturing has grown from an effective way to manufacture prototypes to an industrial-grade production technology capable of making end-use parts. Download Now
When making CNC machined parts, mastering tolerances can be challenging. Are general tolerances good enough? When does it make sense to call out for tighter tolerances? Do you need a better understanding of fits, datums, or GD&T? Learn about these topics and more in Xometry's new e-book. Download Now
When designing a metal component, engineers have to consider how susceptible certain alloys are to corrosion in the final product’s operating environment. In a recent study by NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers), it was estimated that the direct and indirect costs of corrosion in the United States is approximately 6.2% of the GDP. In 2016, that cost exceeded $1 trillion dollars for the first time. Download Now
With all of the hype around 3D printing, it can be easy to get lost in fascinating, intricate metal parts made with additive manufacturing. These parts, while impressive, are probably dissimilar from many of the parts you currently produce or use. So why invest in metal additive manufacturing? Download Now
Construction was at one time a highly regionalized business. Pragmatic and market forces made it more efficient for even a large, industrial general contractor to focus regionally. But inexorable trends are making it more important for major commercial, civil, engineering and industrial contractors to grow their global footprint.
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Mining is a relatively straightforward business model, driven by cyclical patterns of commodity demand and availability. Disruptive technologies, however, are now offering new tools to teams that enable them to change the rules of the game in their favor. Download Now
Selecting business software for a medium to enterprise-sized construction concern is extremely challenging in large part because most enterprise resource planning (ERP) suites originated in the world of repetitive manufacturing and are therefore a poor fit for a project and asset-centric business. However, midsize to large contractors need the predictable, auditable processes that ERP delivers.
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Artificial Intelligence has countless potential use cases, many of which are not inherently evident out of the box. Organizations often struggle with balancing the buzzword with the actual substance of new technologies.
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One of the biggest concerns as it relates to the effect of AI, is how it’ll impact actual human employees. Are we reaching a breaking point, where our labor force will ultimately be rendered obsolete? IFS’s recent study explores that notion in some depth, asking respondents their thoughts on a variety of topics related to AI and the labor force.
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Major shipyards and product lifecycle management vendors are excitedly talking about the emergence of the digital shipyard—a streamlined operation with improved information sharing and substantial efficiencies over traditional shipbuilding environments. How do you connect all of the elements of shipbuilding and a vessel’s lifecycle? Download Now
The most successful companies are usually the ones that never rest. They are always striving to get better, to deliver more innovative products and get them to market faster. Onshape surveyed 850 product design and manufacturing pros to learn what techniques and strategies they’ve employed to keep ahead of their competition and in this white paper their answers are distilled. Download Now
Obtain the best of both worlds: speed and ability to manufacture complex geometries with the precision and materials of traditional processes from a single part manufacturing service. Download Now
Products come in all shapes and sizes, and customers demand solutions tailored to their needs. With mass customization software, these two facts can be reconciled in an automated, customer-facing experience called a product configurator. In this engineering.com research report, we examine the different levels of mass customization with the pyramid of product configurators. Taking a look at real-world case studies, we discover how the highest level of the pyramid can enable true engineering automation, saving time and increasing customer satisfaction. Download Now
We at engineering.com continually hear how engineers and designers will be doing simulation, such as FEA and CFD, and that they will be doing it early in the design cycle. Is this wishful thinking? We found out what it is really like in industry. Read more now. Download Now
The function of a circuit breaker is to provide overload (thermal) and short-circuit (magnetic) protection to a circuit and its downstream components. A circuit breaker functions like an airbag in a car, protecting circuit components and people by tripping the circuit to interrupt the current flow if it detects a fault condition in the control system. Download Now
As with any new technology, getting into large-format 3D printing begins with investigation. The first question may be a simple one: what does “large-format” mean? For 3D printers, “large” is a relative term. Many extrusion-based (FFF) 3D printers are referred to as desktop machines, because they fit on table space. Some of these have very respectable build volumes – but when it comes to “large-format,” the machines will need their own dedicated floor space. Large-format 3D printers have significant build volumes and are most often found in professional settings, like manufacturing facilities and R&D centers. Download Now
A renaissance of design is underway and CAD systems need to keep up. New technologies are reinvigorating every step of product development, from how engineers create designs, to the review process, and even model validation. Download Now
Jigs and fixtures offer manufacturers a reliable process for delivering accurate, high-quality outcomes, whether for a specific part or feature, or for consistency across multiples of parts. Although the methodologies and materials for producing jigs and fixtures have evolved beyond the conventional metal tooling of years past, their position as a manufacturing staple remains constant due to the benefits they offer. Download Now
Aerospace manufacturing has always been on the cutting edge, from materials to production techniques. However, these two aspects of aerospace machining can conflict, as manufacturers strive to maintain machining efficiency with new materials by using new methods and cutting tools. Download Now
Today, the market is saturated with groundbreaking design projects and competition from around the world. A high quality of service represents a competitive advantage for civil engineers that can gain client fidelity and more, but this is becoming harder to accomplish with modern design expectations. Download Now
Metal additive manufacturing is revolutionizing how parts are designed and produced, offering solutions that were impossible just a few years ago. Download Now
With over 100 years of production history, the automotive industry has been at the forefront of manufacturing technology since its inception. Whether the transformative technology of the day was the assembly line, the integration of robotics into the manufacturing process, or the switch from steel to aluminum frame chasses, the automotive industry has consistently implemented advanced technology into its manufacturing and production workflow to improve manufacturing and product performance. Today, the same is true. Download Now
Lidar has been around for quite some time, but to date, it’s been custom—and expensive. Right now, there isn’t a clear-cut solution that’s suitable for all applications, such as lidar in autonomous vehicles. As they explore options, optical and mechanical engineers are forced to make choices and tradeoffs during the design process. Download Now
When it comes to choosing optical product design and simulation software for your team, don’t compromise performance with software that isn’t comprehensive enough to meet your needs. Download Now
HMS Industries, Inc., manufacturer of custom metal stamping and industrial tooling, provides high-quality manufacturing services, including product and prototype development, EDM, tool design, tool and die manufacturing, as well as high-volume stampings and CNC machining, to manufacturers across all industries. Download Now
Entrepreneurs, project managers and engineers know the importance of time-to-market for a successful product launch. No matter where a manufactured part or product is headed, it’s critical to maximize the speed and efficiency of its production. Download Now
3D scanning is revolutionizing how engineers digitize parts. Not long ago, if you had a physical object and wanted to create a 3D model of it, you had one option: bust out the calipers, measure every nook and cranny, and create the model yourself. Download Now
Material selection can be a guessing game, but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re an engineer looking to quantitatively analyze a material to determine if its properties fit your application, then you’ll need to be ready with a wide range of facts. Download Now
Teach pendants are a critical part of the factory environment as they act as the human/machine interface for industrial robots. But since teach pendants are handheld, they are under a greater risk of damage due to falls. Download Now
Product development in most companies requires a sequential iterative process to come up with the right product. It can be time-consuming and time is a resource that is in the shortest supply. Download Now
Buildings are the human response to inclement weather. Be it the shining sun, heat, cold, wind gusts, rain, snow, dust or any other harmful elements of nature, our shelters allow us to rest, work or carry out almost any activity in comfort and safety. Download Now
As electronic systems become ever smaller and more powerful, the thermal energy released by their components increases. This is especially true for RF testing equipment, where CPUs, controller chips and hard drives are packed into the smallest footprint possible. Download Now
Design and manufacturing expectations keep escalating. There’s a heightened consumer desire for variety, customization, automation and technological innovation. Download Now
Today’s manufacturing workplace is being digitized faster than ever before. With new technologies such as edge computing, IIoT solutions, machine learning and more making it possible to gain deeper insight into your manufacturing methods, now is the time to accelerate your commitment to a digital factory. Download Now
As time goes on, there are fewer products developed and manufactured that are truly 100 percent mechanical or electrical. Combined mechanical, electrical and electronic components are part of virtually all contemporary value-add products. Download Now
Cooperation and collaboration between mechanical and electrical designers are absolute necessities for developing innovative electromechanical products. But why and how do some teams succeed at achieving this while others fail?
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Turing is the latest graphical processing unit (GPU) architecture from NVIDIA, and it underpins the new RTX graphics cards. RTX is shorthand for real-time ray tracing, which is one of the biggest advantages of the Turing architecture. Download Now
In 1999, NVIDIA introduced the term “GPU”, or graphics processing unit, with the release of the GeForce 256 GPU. This was the first consumer-level hardware-accelerated graphics chip, and it kicked off a GPU product family that continues to this day. Download Now
Achieving transparent 3D-printed parts can be challenging if you don’t have the right materials and technology, but the value and versatility of clear parts makes finding the right materials a hurdle worth vaulting. Download Now
Push-button manufacturing is a concept that simplifies the process of physically creating a part down to a single command. An engineer designs a part in every detail, specifies the material the part should be made from, and issues the order: “make the part.” Download Now
The world of product development and manufacturing are changing. With Industry 4.0, we’re on the brink of a new dawn of automation and intelligence, with smart, connected products and the smart factories that produce them. Download Now
The automotive industry is increasingly turning to additive manufacturing, and fused deposition modeling (FDM) specifically, as a reliable alternative to traditional metal-cutting methods, like milling, turning and boring. Download Now
Open up new possibilities for your business by changing the way you think about product development. Compared to traditional methods, 3D printing offers advantages that allow you to make more innovative products and get them to market faster. Download Now
3D scanning has advanced dramatically in recent years, and the breadth of fields where the technology has found an application has grown. Reverse engineering is no longer the only player in the 3D scanning market. Download Now
Drones are becoming increasingly popular on construction sites for mapping and surveying. One reason for their popularity is that drones shorten the data-collection process significantly. Download Now
Design and manufacturing expectations keep escalating. There’s a heightened consumer desire for variety, customization, automation and technological innovation. Manufacturers across all industries want parts that are more durable, lightweight, and cost-efficient. Download Now
In late 2018, engineering.com surveyed 246 design and engineering professionals to ask them about the growing complexity of their company’s products and how increasingly complex product requirements are being managed. An overwhelming portion (92%) reported their products increased in complexity over the last five years. Download Now
A contactor is an electrical device used for switching an electrical circuit on or off. Considered to be a special type of relay, contactors are used in applications with higher current carrying capacity, while relays are used for lower current applications. Download Now
Eight years into its development, PTC’s Creo Parametric continues to expand its toolset, making computer-aided design (CAD) easier and more efficient. Download Now
Although additive manufacturing seems to be grabbing all of the headlines these days, precision machining has been and will be a critical part of manufacturing for the foreseeable future. Download Now
This research report, based on a survey of 234 product development professionals, examines the current state of Internet of Things (IoT) adoption by product design teams, its perceived importance, and what features and capabilities teams consider important when making decision about adding IoT functionality to their products. Download Now
The term Industry 4.0 denotes a cluster of technologies that’s poised to
fundamentally reshape manufacturing and bring about a new industrial
revolution. These include 3D printing
(AM), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and
mixed reality technologies, more commonly known as virtual reality (VR) and
augmented reality (AR). Download Now
Predictive maintenance is not a new concept, but as the cost of industrial
IoT sensors and infrastructure continues to come down, cloud-based
predictive maintenance solutions are becoming an intriguing option for many
companies in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Download Now
For this report, the editors of engineering.com interviewed companies on the
leading edge of implementing products as a service with a view to describing
and categorizing the types of products that can be delivered as a service
and the technologies that make it possible—one company in high-tech
manufacturing, another who helps ensure access to clean water in developing
nations, and a third in the mass transportation industry. Download Now
Capital assets like process manufacturing plants, highly automated assembly lines, energy, utility & resource facilities have lifecycles that extend into several decades. Download Now
There numerous benefits to adding cobots to your production line. Cobots are always on time, they perform actions accurately every time, you'll never catch them wasting time on Facebook and they've never called in a sick day. Download Now
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a united, integrated approach that makes it easier to recognize a mismatch between resource availability and demand, and then quickly adjust. Download Now
Today’s manufacturing professionals need data and analytics insights to make improvements, upgrades and changes to their machines and processes. Download Now
The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is constantly looking for process improvements to better manage potential project delays and costs. Such issues are the result of project complexity, size, uniqueness and regulation, as well as the need for virtual team collaboration. Download Now
There are many factors that influence software purchases: cost, types of licenses, application packaging, cloud options, number of employees and projects, project cycles, employee complaints, budgets, etc. Download Now
The world of manufacturing is rapidly advancing and key to that evolution is the development of technologies related to product design and quality control. Download Now
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Purchasing a workstation can be stressful. Oftentimes, it’s difficult to determine exactly what type of hardware you’ll need for the jobs that are immediately in front of you and those that might crop up in the future. Download Now
Jeffrey Hojlo of IDC shares why trends towards i) increasing product complexity, ii) quality-first manufacturing and iii) Internet of Things enablement, make it increasingly imperative for manufacturers to more tightly integrate their product design data and processes, ideally on a single platform. Download Now
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