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Product Design News

Mid-market solution for collaborative product data management (13/10/2005)

... new UGS Velocity Series portfolio marks the PLM industry's first comprehensive, preconfigured portfolio of digital product design, analysis and data management software and the entry point into the company's powerful Teamcenter platform.UGS ...

Simplifying the design process with AutoPOL Bend Simulator.

Simplified sheetmetal product design in Windows format (12/10/2005)

... Windows, AutoPOL Unfolder for Windows and AutoPOL Designer for Windows.These windows-based programs facilitate product design right across the industry spectrum in a digital rather than physical environment, therefore saving users the expense ...

Lean manufacturing DVDs and books (10/10/2005)

... Electronics - assembly, handling* Quality - Six Sigma, measurement and inspection, mistake proofing* Product design - DFMA, FMEABooks published by SME include:* Lean manufacturing - Lean tooling and machining, lean in a jobshop ...

Colour server delivers workflow solutions (23/09/2005)

... to Xerox and Xerox customers,” general manager, Creo Print On-Demand Solutions group, Ronen Cohen.“The unique product design of the CX250 colour server was specially developed for the Xerox Docucolor 240/250. Beyond the robust platform and ...

Dipping into the electroplating industry (22/09/2005)

... currently highly popular, particularly for automotive and architectural hardware. The inclusion of plated trim in a product design is also a popular way of adding value that justifies a premium.Good plating applicators also have a wealth of ...

More to CAD than just product design (14/09/2005)

... WHILE manufacturers are still using CAD/CAM tools essentially for the same purpose as they were 10 years ago - to create a virtual prototype of their products - today many, instead of just simulating products from a physical perspective, are ...

Altium Designer selected by Agilent (14/09/2005)

... very high growth in the region’s electronics industry and Altium is well placed to support the advanced electronic product design needs of facilities like the Agilent-Qianfeng R&D ...

Registration open for 2005-2006 NIDays (13/09/2005)

... - the LabVIEW Embedded Development Module and the LabVIEW DSP Module, which extend graphical programming to embedded product design - and new NI hardware innovations including PCI Express and USB high-speed data acquisition devices.These ...

PEPSFAB - a powerful and flexible programming system.

CAD/CAM programming for 2D laser NC/CNC (19/08/2005)

... CAMTEK Pacific’s PEPSFAB CAD/CAM is a programming system to cover 2D Laser, Plasma, Waterjet and Punching NC/CNC machine tools. It is easy to use and an affordable programming tool suitable for a wide range of Turret Punch Presses, Laser, ...

Plastic surgery becomes big business for car industry toolmakers (4/08/2005)

... company UP Industries has developed a fast-growing subsidiary making automotive styling kits, C2R, to complement its product design, patternmaking and toolmaking operations.Central to the success of this business is a unique composite tooling ...

Quick and easy to install and change out.

Miniature turntable bearings (12/07/2005)

... has released the Kaydon Reali-Slim TT series of miniature turntable bearings. They save weight, reduce product design envelope sizes and increase design flexibility without compromising bearing performance and life. The thin-section turntable ...

Macro tool enhances verification cycle time (17/06/2005)

... phase than in the actual design phase. This dilemma is amplified in the consumer electronics (CE) market where product design cycles are typically less than six months. Many of these designs are evolutionary. The ability to exploit the ...

Improving manufacturing productivity (7/06/2005)

... to examine the design process, which is the only step in the product cycle where values and profit can be created. Product design, which accounts for about only 5% of a product’s total cost, actually dictates about 80% of the total manufacturing ...

Put a lid on it (31/05/2005)

... pack that says: ‘Pick me!’, explains Vass.To do this, the closure has to be considered at the outset as part of product design, and not as an afterthought. It also has to be applied ...

Some key players at the supply chain show (20/05/2005)

... needs. Transtech also distributes the very popular TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro from TOPS Engineering to handle all product design, palletisation and load optimization needs.The Transtech website www.transtech.net.au details their premier ...

Star manufacturers honoured (16/05/2005)

... ten companies inducted into the Hall of Fame for sustained manufacturing excellence were: APS Plastics (product design), Davey Products (pumping equipment), D&D Global Group (printing), Ford Australia (motor vehicles), Hawker de Havilland ...

Breakthrough in risk management (18/04/2005)

... Management and Assessment System) is the first engineering risk management software to structure and link the entire product design, development, manufacturing and delivery process.It helps users to identify, prioritise, analyse and mitigate ...

Mexico’s emerging Silicon Valley (14/04/2005)

... been a shift to design engineering.“In Mexico, it used to be all production process engineering, but now it’s product design capabilities,” says Miscoll. He notes that Mexico has gained a strong reputation for its engineering talent. “They’ve ...

Building bridges, seen and unseen (8/04/2005)

... make a physical working model. That’s when you need to make hardware measurements. We’re talking about integrating product design and simulation with the real world testing of the hardware. It helps to have a common platform that does ...

Problem solving: looking back to go forward (7/04/2005)

... data.NPD Opportunities - TRIZ provides evolutionary trends for common design parameters based on which a product design may be evaluated for untapped potential. Generally shown as a radar-plot, this is an excellent visual representation of ...

Products designed with NX and Teamcenter.

Product lifecycle software upgrades (7/04/2005)

... the industry's broadest suite of integrated applications, NX addresses the full range of development processes in product design, engineering and manufacturing.Solid Edge is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to ...

Rapid prototyping, laser scanning and CAD/CAM software (6/04/2005)

... that require design, manufacture and inspection of complex shapes. This applies to specialist industries such as product design, rapid prototyping, tooling manufacturers, metrology and reverse engineering.Camplex is at stands K14 and L12 in ...

Engineering risk management breakthrough (5/04/2005)

Autodesk updates product portfolio (31/03/2005)

... the typical 2-3 day lag associated with traditional methods and incompatible formats.Autodesk's approach to product design is simple: help customers realise their ideas - and realise them quickly and ...

Western consumers ‘not concerned’ about recycling (21/03/2005)

... worldwide.“A lot of the international attention on e-waste focuses on legislation when the answer could be in product design,” says Dr. Mitchell Eggers, COO of GMI, a company which conducted research into mobile buyers’ purchasing decisions. ...

OH&S solution taps into productivity increase (11/02/2005)

... and the quality of the job for plating staff through a combination of improved upstream process design, improved product design and improved layout,” Dorf Clark process improvement engineer Ed Kitchener said.Grout & Darlington 02 9756 ...

Ergonomics analysis at the design stage.

Human modelling software (10/01/2005)

... represented in Australia by PLM, has released NX Human Modeling, software that allows users to build virtual product design environments and simulate workplace tasks using digital humans.It is based on UGS’ E-factory Jack human simulation and ...

Move to 3D aids exporting manufacturer (8/09/2004)

... to examine and modify processes at any stage of the design and manufacturing process to achieve a more market-ready product design.The software allows the visualisation of highly detailed 3D model of what the product should be. If sudden ...

Further expansion for Fisher & Paykel (17/08/2004)

... Appliances markets."Production has continued to climb and the prospects for more growth are high. Also, as the product design evolves, our engineers require more office and laboratory space."Product performance standards around the world ...

Exponential increases in design development.

Product lifecycle management software (6/08/2004)

... the Royal Australian Navy."We are confident that almost every business owner and manger involved in manufacture, product design, research and development or straight out asset management will recognise they are currently likely to be spending ...