Creo 5.0 Merges Advanced Capabilities In One Design Bucket
The PTC Creo 5.0 upgrade is intended to streamline what’s often a disjointed design process, allowing users to go from concept to manufacturing in a single design environment.
/article/creo-5-0-merges-advanced-capabilities-one-design-bucketPLM Still Struggles To Break Out of Engineering Ranks
Despite years of positioning and decades worth of new functionality, product lifecycle management (PLM) remains grounded in the engineering department, still struggling to take flight as an enterprise hub for managing the complete product lifecycle.
/article/plm-still-struggles-break-engineering-ranksMass Customization’s Data Challenge
3D printing has evolved to make mass customization a reality, but capturing and integrating the relevant data to drive designs still requires some heavy lifting.
/article/mass-customizations-data-challengeUnlimited Tomorrow Redesigns the Prosthetic Arm
Unlimited Tomorrow is collaborating with 3D printing giant Stratasys and 3D software provider Dassault Systemes to create low-cost, highly functional prosthetic arms for those who need them most.
/article/unlimited-tomorrow-redesigns-the-prosthetic-armPatent Aims to Counter Motion Sickness in Self-Driving Cars
The system provides light stimuli in the visual periphery of the passenger to mimic what the rider might see outside, thus eliminating the conflict between vestibular and visual inputs, which is the primary cause of motion sickness in a moving vehicle.
/article/patent-aims-counter-motion-sickness-self-driving-carsSiemens Bolsters its System Simulation Story
Siemens is upgrading the capabilities of its Amesim system simulation platform while making the technology more accessible as part of an effort to promote a systems-driven approach to product development in light of increasing product complexity.
/article/siemens-bolsters-system-simulation-storyPLM Gets a Collaboration Makeover
Vendors are revamping platforms with new technologies aimed at democratizing engagement and facilitating collaborative workflows.
/article/plm-gets-collaboration-makeoverThe Partnership Seeking to Jumpstart Microelectronics Innovation
DARPA’s $200 million JUMP program aims to create a leap forward in U.S. electronics innovation.
/article/the-partnership-seeking-to-jump-start-microelectronics-innovationMcity Model IDs Connected Car Security Risks
To help engineers and developers address connected car security threats, the Mcity Threat Identification Model creates a framework that evaluates threats.
/article/mcity-model-ids-connected-car-security-risksWi-Charge Startup Taps Infrared Technology for Wireless Charging Bid
Wi-Charge is creating what it calls an “Autonomous Charging” infrastructure, where devices tap into power as they need it to maintain usable power levels and without any kind of human intervention.
/article/wi-charge-startup-taps-infrared-technology-wireless-charging-bidIntegrating Legacy Data: A Perennial PLM Pain Point
Despite a flurry of migration tools and advancements in core PLM platforms, migrating legacy data remains a costly and complex endeavor when modernizing PLM platforms.
/article/integrating-legacy-data-perennial-plm-pain-pointVarjo Sets Sights On Human Eye Resolution for VR
The startup, which is also working with leading graphics chips manufacturers like NVIDIA and AMD to optimize its viewing experience, claims its display technology is capable of human-eye resolution.
/article/varjo-sets-sights-human-eye-resolution-vrNASA’s Latest Mission: Optimize Manufacturing of Composites
The Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC), which includes 13 members, including aerospace manufacturers, university partners, and more recently a single software provider, conducts research focused on the accurate prediction of the strength and life of composite structures, rapid inspection of composites, and efficient development of manufacturing processes.
/article/nasas-latest-mission-optimize-manufacturing-compositesHOLISHIP Steers EU Ship Design in New, Optimized Direction
Multi-partner consortium is collaborating on an integrated platform to support a systems approach to ship design and to encourage greater innovation in the EU maritime industry.
/article/holiship-steers-eu-ship-design-new-directionIoT Analytics: More Hype Than Reality?
Although predictive maintenance and asset monitoring are among the top IoT use cases gaining traction, leveraging analytics to drive product design is still in the formative stages.
/article/iot-analytics-hype-reality