SIMULATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT Crash Course in Data Management Speeds Up Huge Simulation Task by Lynn Manning Simulation Lifecycle Management cuts the qualification process for critical Abaqus finite element analysis crash-test dummy models from weeks to days. DIGITAL SIMULATION GM Puts Siemens Digital Humans to Work by Kenneth Wong Workflow simulation for virtual manufacturing to assess plant/assembly procedures. SIMULATION Jaguar: Style and Quiet Power by Jennifer Schlegel LMS helps Jaguar maintain its brand, enabling engineers to combine luxurious silence with a powerful ride and first-class handling. MECHATRONICS A Work in Progress by Tom Kevan At this point, concepts and culture are changing slowly. It’s the new crop of enabling tools that is driving and shaping the mechatronics methodology evolution. MCAD AutoCAD 2011: Even Better than Before by David Cohn There’s something for everyone in the latest release of AutoCAD. MODELING Rhino 5 Drives Modeling Passion by Mike Hudspeth A solid modeler if you want it to be, but it does a lot more than that and now works on the Mac. DESIGN ANALYSIS DFMA Hits the Jackpot by Nick O’Donohoe Design analysis software from Boothroyd Dewhurst helps engineers score 40 percent total savings on slot machine part and assembly costs. RAPID TECHNOLOGIES Roland MDX Milling Leads Questa to Success by Ginny Mumm Speed and accuracy are the keys to Questa Design Limited’s ability to produce rapid operational parts on demand for a variety of customers. Hot Trends in Additive Manufacturing by Susan Smith Innovative ways to use and market additive manufacturing are on the horizon. COMMENTARY Top 3 Mechatronics Trends by John Hanks, National Instruments Departments Degrees of Freedom Mechatronics Kenneth Wong's Virtual Desktop Briefings |