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"Design Reviews"...

Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson, Editor, writes:
 

We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Design Reviews", and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Engineeringtalk which will be of interest. Let me be your guide.
 
Start with the news release PC-driven prototyping adds design confidence from Micromech, which we summarised at the time by saying "The use of a PC-based CNC machine has helped a manufacturer improve the quality of its designs by allowing the company to make more prototypes". A couple of weeks before, we featured the news release Fluid dynamics software simulates small particles from CD-adapco: "Lagrangian models allow users to simulate the transport of solid particles, liquid droplets or bubbles of gas by a background fluid".
 
In October 2007, we covered the news from Siemens Automation and Drives concerning its Teamcenter 2007 - take a look at PLM software cuts costs which says: "Teamcenter 2007 significantly lowers the total cost of ownership for PLM technology and establishes greater productivity for manufacturers".
 
Take a look also at the news release from WEG Electric Motors (UK), Huge motor delivered to wind tunnel, as well as Agricultural equipment company buys VR system from Virtalis, and Outsourcing speeds aerospace industry growth from Tata Consultancy Services.
 

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Contract signed for rail system (May 2007)
Interfleet Technology is using its skills and knowledge of vehicle engineering to oversee the production of nonFRA-compliant diesel multiple units (DMUs) for a commuter rail system in Austin, Texas

F1 team chooses software for engine development (April 2007)
Using Seemage as part of its larger product lifecycle management helps the ING Renault F1 Team realise its most competitive designs more quickly and accurately

3D navigation devices aid design reviews (November 2006)
Users of Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk Design Review software to benefit from enhanced 3D navigation

CFD package answers need for speed (November 2006)
Upfront CFD software enables users to set up and view first-pass CFD simulations in minutes while generating high-fidelity design reviews up to 20 times faster than with previous versions

Virtalis becomes a memeber of the AMRC (July 2006)
Virtalis to become a member of The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing

CAD turns to PLM as Molex expands development (July 2006)
A six seat 3D CAD pilot at Molex has grown into a global product development platform with nearly 400 licences of Designer Modeling used globally across dozens of countries

Simulation and visualisation software upgraded (March 2006)
Aesthetica Version 2.2 is the latest version of the real-time digital 3D assembly model dimensional and positional tolerances simulation and visualisation software suite from Icona Solutions

Tools enable lean product development (November 2005)
Dutch design house Multin Hittech develops and manufactures mechanical and electronic products for an international customer base, and now manages the process using OneSpace.net

Software to improve collaboration for JPL (October 2005)
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is to deploy a Microsoft-based Teamcenter application focusing on enterprise project and programme collaboration capabilities

Online meeting tool speeds design reviews (October 2005)
D Cloostermans-Huwaert uses One Space Live! to speed development, lower costs and better focus on customer needs

Luxury car is designed with visualisation software (September 2005)
To achieve the high quality of final fit and finish that a luxury car like the new Bentley Continental Flying Spur demands, designers and engineers at Bentley Motors relied heavily on ICEM's software

Software plays vital role in Land Rover designs (September 2005)
Improved design development workflow, enabled by ICEM software, has resulted in reduced costs and improved quality at Land Rover

Online collaboration cuts out misunderstandings (August 2005)
The Robbins Company, a designer and manufacturer of tunnelling and mining equipment, uses OneSpace.net to streamline product development

Linear motor platforms speed print head testing (August 2005)
Anorad has produced a custom design split-axis, linear motor driven XY motion platform, specifically for testing and the alignment of industrial inkjet print head assemblies

General Motors commits to PLM (August 2005)
UGS Corp has extended its current PLM software licence agreement with General Motors Corp

Web meeting tool offers live design reviews (July 2005)
OneSpace Live! is billed as the only web meeting tool with engineering performance for online design reviews

L-3 opts for 3D platform (June 2005)
L-3 Communication Systems West has purchased Lattice3D's 3D Publishing platform as part of its initiative to further optimise its operations and provide an even higher level of service to its clients

Software gets closer to working on the model (June 2005)
CoCreate Software has announced the latest release of its OneSpace Designer CAD and data management software

Element Six takes collaborative approach (May 2005)
Element Six has extended its CoCreate product portfolio by adding OneSpace technology to facilitate design and data management globally

3D package gains lightweight export option (March 2005)
CoCreate Software and Lattice3D have signed an agreement that will make Lattice3D's XVL publishing technology available within CoCreate's 3D CAD product, OneSpace Designer Modeling

TurboCAD users to gain from collaboration (January 2005)
IMSI is to offer state-of-the-art design collaboration functionality through a strategic partnership with PDMOffice

Modelling software cuts out constraining sequences (November 2004)
CoCreate Software has released a new version of its OneSpace Designer CAD and data management software

64bit software speeds through PLM (October 2004)
Dassault Systemes and IBM have released their first 64bit-enabled PLM applications for the IBM AIX 5L operating system

Engineering investment gives new Discovery an edge (July 2004)
The soon-to-be-launched Land Rover Discovery 3 will have the finish and feel of a premium quality car, thanks in part to a collaboration with Coventry-based Visioneering UK

Leyland trucks puts trust in virtual prototype (July 2004)
Leyland Trucks' latest 18 tonne truck prototype has rolled off the production line, having been designed entirely with the use of advanced simulation and virtual reality (VR)

News on the Computer aided design reviews from RTP Company (January 2004)
Over the years, March Manufacturing has relied on specialty compounder RTP Company to provide materials for its nonmetallic, magnetic drive pumps

In-context visualisation aids design reviews (July 2003)
ICEM is pioneering real-time styling and engineering management reviews with an innovative suite of 'in-context visualisation' tools

Ford to add reality to UK research (April 2003)
SGI has secured a contract for a new SGI Reality Centre facility at Ford's Dunton Technical Centre in the UK

Software to enhance vehicle design and development (April 2003)
PSA Peugeot Citroen has signed a contract for ICEM to supply and implement of the latest version of its surface modelling, analysis and visualisation software ICEM Surf Version 4.3

Industry first for product brainstorming tool (November 2002)
Pro/Concept is the latest member of the Pro/Engineer family of product design and development software solutions

Design software available in European languages (October 2002)
Autodesk Architectural Studio 2 is a conceptual design creation tool for architects and other building industry professionals in French, Italian, German, Spanish and International English

Venture selects OneSpace Solution Suite (February 2002)
Venture Industries has selected OneSpace Solution Suite from CoCreate Software, integrated with MatrixOne product collaboration solutions, for its collaborative design and engineering processes

3D CAD software made for sharing (February 2002)
The SolidWorks Collaboration Edition combines intuitive Windows-based 3D CAD software that streamlines product design with powerful collaboration tools

Collaboration software helps with vehicle headset (August 2001)
A new CD-sound-quality wireless headset that will appear in 2002 DaimlerChrysler minivans has earned Aptec and CoCreate Software a top 10 customer/vendor pairs spot in a recent study

 

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