AEROSPACE DESIGN Aerospace Designers Tell Us about Must-Have Tools by Barb Schmitz The range of PLM and CAD-integrated solutions are critical for aerospace companies to keep pace with efficiency. DESIGN Pro/E Wildfire 5.0: A Dynamic Upgrade by Kenneth Wong PTC’s classic parametric modeling package returns with push-pull editing. WORKSTATION Dell Precision T3500: Awesome Power at a Midrange Price by David Cohn New Intel Nehalem microarchitecture-based CPUs come wrapped in a familiar package for a new workstation from Dell. RAPID TECH/DOE Design-Expert Enables Z Corp Printer Design by Michael Vogel Design of experiments solution from Sta-Ease helps Z Corporation develop its unique 3D color printers. ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS Managing Intense Numerical Analysis by Pamela J. Waterman Slice-it dice-it tools from NI, OriginLab, Tecplot, Visual Solutions, and Wolfram come with enough options to let you have it your way. ETA’s ACP Process Reduces Vehicle Mass by 15% by Jonathan Gourlay Savings lead to reduced components, smaller powertrain, improved quality, and capability to cut product development costs by 35-40 percent. Maple 13, MapleSim 3 Boost Design Process by Peter Varhol Maplesoft builds on its legendary symbolic math engine to deliver comprehensive engineering simulations. COMMENTARY The Growing Need for Multiple CAD Access in ERP by Vinay Wagle, CCE. Departments Degrees of Freedom Mechatronics Briefings |