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Digital Twin
Connecting the Thread: Digital Twins
A factory floor digital twin can deliver insights to design engineers, but it takes some legwork to create a closed-loop workflow between manufacturing and engineering.
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Test and Measurement
Ruggedized Electronics Require Special Attention
Meet the challenge of designing sensitive electronics for harsh environments.
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Prototype Manufacture
Striving for Zero
Reducing, or even eliminating, the use of physical prototypes can yield tremendous benefits. The question is: How do you proceed?
Latest in Prototype Manufacture
Collaboration
Connecting the Thread: 5G
5G wireless may bring benefits to cloud-based CAD, IoT, simulation and digital twins.
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Computer–aided Design CAD
ZW3D Review: Model and Manufacture
ZWSoft updates its all-in-one CAD/CAM program.
Latest in Computer-aided Design CAD
Workstations
Lenovo ThinkStation P520: Affordable Power
We review the latest mainstream Lenovo tower workstation.
Latest in Workstations
Finite Element Analysis FEA
Licensed to See
Ophthalmology startup uses a parametric digital eye model to develop presbyopia treatments.
Latest in Finite Element Analysis FEA
Virtual Reality
Rivian Off Roads Electric Vehicle Design
Startup leverages “clean slate” design for a set of adventure electric vehicles that push boundaries on battery, off-road performance.
Latest in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Hackrod: Build a Car from the Bedroom
Custom car company Hackrod applies gamification to vehicle design using online collaboration, VR, and 3D printing.
Latest in Virtual Reality
ECAD
Coming up ACES
Automated, connected, electric and shared (ACES) vehicles present new design challenges.
Latest in ECAD
DE News Roundup: SolidWorks World 2019 Recap
Kenneth Wong narrates the top video news from this week at SolidWorks World 2019.
AVX Announces Support for the GEOX DRAGON All-Electric Formula-E Racing Team
AVX is promote increasing environmental sustainability, by partnering with Mouser, TTI and Molex to sponsor the GEOX DRAGON racing team...
Desktop Metal Launches 316L Stainless Steel for Various Environments
316L joins Desktop Metal’s expanding metal 3D printing materials library for the Studio System.
KISTERS 3DViewStation V2019 Now Available
A key KISTERS 3DViewStation V2019 enhancement is an increase in the rendering speed of ultra large assemblies.
3D Systems Accelerates Product Design Cycle for SolidWorks Users
Geomagic for SolidWorks 2019 expedites the scan-to-SolidWorks process, according to 3D Systems.
Learn how ARRIS Simulates and Validates their Drop Tests and Optimizes their Designs
In this webinar, we’ll learn from ARRIS engineers how drop test simulation and validation, along with design optimization is revolutionizing ARRIS product development.
Immerse Yourself in Realistic Design
In this issue: Immerse Yourself in Realistic Design; Designing Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot, and a BOXX APEXX S3 Review: Overclocked and...
Reviews
ZW3D Review: Model and Manufacture
ZWSoft updates its all-in-one CAD/CAM program.
Lenovo ThinkStation P520: Affordable Power
We review the latest mainstream Lenovo tower workstation.
Open-Source CFD Software Packages: Good Enough and Free
A review of the OpenFOAM open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) packages.
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Companies
Sensirion
Sensirion is the world's leading manufacturer of digital microsensors and -systems. The product range includes gas and liquid flow sensors,...
BETA CAE Systems
BETA CAE Systems is a private engineering software company committed to the development of state of the art CAE software...
Dell EMC
Dell EMC enables digital transformation with trusted solutions for the modern data center.
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Editors’ Picks
Editor’s Pick: New ANSYS Release Unveils Motion Body Dynamics Line
ANSYS 2019 R1 also sees new noise-vibration-harshness workflow, multiple fluids enhancements and new...
Editor’s Pick: Advanced Particle Simulation Software Extends Modeling Features
Rocky DEM 4.2 debuts enhanced particle collision analyses as well as spring and...
Editor’s Pick: Electric Motor Design and Analyzer Updated
Simcenter Motorsolve sees new performance efficiency maps and connectivity for systems-level simulation.
Editor’s Pick: Heavyweight 3D Print Technologies Designed for Desktop
MakerBot's new 3D printer deploys Stratasys industrial technologies for single designers and...
Featured Resources
Downloads
Digital Engineering, January 2019
Our January cover story shares the advances that are bringing a greater touch of naturalism to augmented and...
Webcasts
Learn how ARRIS Simulates and Validates their Drop Tests and Optimizes their Designs
In this webinar, we’ll learn from ARRIS engineers how drop test simulation and validation, along with design...
Engineering Resource Center
Simulate Sooner
What you need to implement a simulation-driven design workflow.
Glossary Spotlight
FEA
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Visual Manufacturing
Modern CAM tools benefit from high-end visualization to keep up with faster speeds, more complex toolpaths.
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Configure Your Workstation for SolidWorks
Experts weigh in on the best hardware and SolidWorks settings to use in order to maximize engineering design productivity.
Design
DE News Roundup: SolidWorks World 2019 Recap
Kenneth Wong narrates the top video news from this week at SolidWorks World 2019.
PLM
OpenBOM Unveils New Design to Purchase Solution
OpenBOM, a cloud-based Bill of Materials and Inventory management tool, announces availability of new vendor and purchase order functions, streamlining...
Prototype/Manufacture
Desktop Metal Launches 316L Stainless Steel for Various Environments
316L joins Desktop Metal’s expanding metal 3D printing materials library for the Studio System.
Design
KISTERS 3DViewStation V2019 Now Available
A key KISTERS 3DViewStation V2019 enhancement is an increase in the rendering speed of ultra large assemblies.
Get Sheet Metal Design Feedback and Pricing Quotes Fast
The complimentary eRapid SolidWorks add-in can help you design your parts for manufacturing and cost-effectiveness before you haggle with a...
Design
Dassault Systèmes Introduces 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS
New portfolio of company’s digital applications on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is tailored for SolidWorks customers and mid-market companies, company...
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Product News
Editor’s Picks: February 14-15, 2019
Editor’s Picks: February 7-13, 2019
OpenBOM Unveils New Design to Purchase Solution
Desktop Metal Launches 316L Stainless Steel for Various Environments
KISTERS 3DViewStation V2019 Now Available
Dassault Systèmes Introduces 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS
3D Systems Accelerates Product Design Cycle for SolidWorks Users
FELIXprinters Launches Large Build Envelope Industrial Additive Manufacturing Solutions
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Special Features
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Company Profiles
3Diligent
At the time of 3Diligent's founding, accessing cutting edge additive manufacturing technology was painful. Some service bureaus had machines and...
From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related...
3Diligent takes a stand against 3D printed guns, Autodesk and NASA envision 3D-printed habitats for Mars, and a hardware business report from Fictiv.
Defense Distributed is gearing up to unleash files for 3D printed guns on the Internet, while a coalition of attorney...
Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing
Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. They produce software for the architecture, engineering, construction,...
The process employs dual light sources in place of an oxygen membrane to print at 100 times the print speed of conventional offerings.
The automotive industry represents the largest opportunity globally with US$18.5 billion in generative design software revenues forecasted for 2030, but the largest industry differs from country to country.
As hype and speculation give way to practical concerns, augmented and virtual reality developers continue to incorporate new innovations into their offerings.
MultiMechanics
We develop software that helps engineers accelerate innovation and the product development lifecycle by virtually predicting failure in advanced materials...
MultiMechanics and Opterus R&D collaborate to create advanced material models in response to NASA solicitation. Collaboration will advance knowledge...
New advancements help better predict material, product performance.
MultiMechanics joins Siemens’ Solution Partner Program to deliver multiscale capabilities to Siemens’ Simcenter 3D Users. Agreement enables users to obtain...
MachineWorks
Our technology is employed in CAM applications, standalone verification applications and control-based applications, including Collision Avoidance Systems.
MachineWorks’ libraries are...
The new surface-fitting method initially builds a surface-based structure from the point cloud and the mesh is then generated from...
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One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
COMSOL
The COMSOL Group provides software solutions for multiphysics modeling. The company was founded in July 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden. They have...
Ophthalmology startup uses a parametric digital eye model to develop presbyopia treatments.
Multiphysics simulation resource provides everyone complimentary access to more than 30 tutorial videos and model studies.
Digital twins, deployed through a centralized resource or as compiled simulation applications, help design engineers shape tomorrow.
Graebert GmbH
Graebert is a leading developer of CAD software for desktop, mobile and cloud.
The company is recognized as a true...
Dassault Systemès is one of several clients Graebert supplies with CAD technology.
There's a new APN Partner Competency Program from Amazon Web Services. Graebert was among the first Advanced Technology Partners to...
Graebert’s latest ARES software offers DWG compatibility on virtually any platform.
Onshape
Onshape’s modern CAD system frees engineers to focus on doing their best work. Unlike old CAD systems, Onshape unites...
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5G wireless may bring benefits to cloud-based CAD, IoT, simulation and digital twins.
Nicolas Perrin's autonomous, electric Le Mans Prototype race car Project 424 relies on open access design and new communications platform.
PNY Technologies
PNY Technologies® is NVIDIA's Quadro® and GeForce® channel partner throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and...
PNY expects to fulfill first partner orders for new NVIDIA accelerators in early November.
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The Quadro GV100 is NVIDIA's first graphics accelerator built with its new Volta architecture. Here's what's in it for you.
FARO Technologies
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided...
FARO ScanArm Effort FoundryAs global competition stiffens, manufacturing sectors of all stripes are embracing emerging technologies in order to meet customer demands.
Ensure quality while connecting product design and manufacturing.
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Sensirion
Sensirion is the world's leading manufacturer of digital microsensors and -systems. The product range includes gas and liquid flow sensors,...
The SEK-Environmental Sensing from Sensirion allows engineers to evaluate sensors and develop sensor applications more quickly and easily.
The Sensirion SDP3x, a differential pressure sensor, is now available in an airspeed sensor development kit for VTOL and...
The new flow sensor is available as both a single-use solution (SFM3400-D) and a reusable solution (SFM3400-AW).