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How do technical customers in South Korea learn about new engineering software available in other countries? One way is through the Startup Village Conference (see https://startupvillage.ru/en), now in its third year at Moscow’s Skolkovo Innovation Center. The annual conference matches investors with innovators in an open-air festival held over two sunny days in early June. A delegation of 30 South Korean companies, R&D institutions, and technology centers arrived, interested primarily to learn about the capabilities of Russian technological start-ups. The delegation was accompanied by Park Ro-byug, the South Korean ambassador to Russia. C3D Labs was invited to attend the annual startup conference as one example of the collaboration that’s possible to achieve between firms from Russia and South Korea. The Russian software company is a resident of Skolkovo’s IT Cluster, and last year licensed its C3D geometric kernel to South Korea’s Solar Tech (see http://c3dlabs.com/en/news/items/?news=1876), a developer of CAM systems. As a

ThermoAnalytics, Inc. has a trifecta of news to deliver:   Software Release; Version 12.0   A refreshed website   A rebrand of their premier product; RadTherm® will now be TAITherm™ Version 12.0 – Bigger, Broader & Better  ThermoAnalytics has consistently delivered a powerful CAE software suite, but version 12.0 provides users more simulation power, and results that focus on component temperature limits. The most exciting feature being released with the latest version is support for distributed memory parallel processing. By running on a parallel cluster of machines, the already-fast Partial-Direct or Multi-Grid solvers will yield a significantly faster thermal solution. Development within the software suite has also rapidly progressed with many new powerful post-processing features. “The 12.0 release of our software suite of CAE tools represents our journey into a new era of modeling & simulation,” says Keith Johnson, CEO of ThermoAnalytics. “In the past we focused predominantly on speed and accuracy, which we still value highly, as evidenced in this version’s new solver features. What is transformational is the

Comet Solutions, Inc. announces a partnership with Brian Wilson of Advanced Drivetrain Engineering & Technology (ADET).  This partnership further strengthens Comet’s expertise and commitment to providing solutions to designers and manufacturers of transmissions, axles, industrial gearboxes, and other power transmission products. Mr. Wilson brings to Comet over 25 years of experience in the design, test and analysis of rotating machinery. His experience includes Romax Technology, Inc. where he served as Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company where he held the position of NVH Technical Specialist and work as a consultant for SDRC (now Siemens PLM).  He currently serves as Vice-Chair on the AGMA Sound & Vibration Committee and sits on ASME’s Power and Transmission Gearing Committee. Mr. Wilson will focus on expanding the market for Comet’s existing drivetrain-related SimApps and guiding Comet product line expansion in order to broaden coverage of drivetrain engineering. In addition, the partnership delivers deep technical support and

Dassault Systèmes today announced the launch of the 3DVIA Make application to enable retailers to offer customer-personalized products without requiring a huge back-end inventory or a lengthy fulfillment process. Retailers can now capture mass personalization opportunities for consumer products with flexibility that benefits the customer, retailer and brand. Using 3DVIA Make, products can be extensively personalized to the desire of each individual customer from within the retailers’ or brands’ website. Orders are then fulfilled on-demand by a 3D printing service or local bureau, reducing the need to stock a wide variety of products. For example, a customer can visit a retailer website or e-store and create a personalized product by selecting from a wide variety of materials, colors, shapes and designs. The customer can see the selected product from a 360-degree viewing angle before deciding to purchase. A personalized, one-of-a-kind product can then be printed using a 3D printer and sent to the

At this year’s SPE Offshore Europe exhibition, computer aided engineering (CAE) software expert EPLAN will be showcasing its latest fluid system and harness design products. Also on show will be other software packages from the company’s popular range, which cover virtually every aspect of industrial system design. EPLAN Fluid is an efficient and intuitive engineering tool for the design and automatic documentation of fluid power systems in applications that include hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling and lubrication. A key benefit of the EPLAN CAE platform is that it connects fluid power engineering with all other engineering disciplines so that design tasks can be executed in parallel. This approach makes the entire engineering process more efficient and less time-consuming, as well as reducing the risk of errors. EPLAN Harness proD, which is also spotlighted on the EPLAN stand, is a powerful 3D/2D software tool for the efficient design and documentation of cable harnesses. It offers

Tukatech announced the release of TUKA3D 2015, the newest version of Tukatech’s 3D system for digital development from prototyping to eCommerce. “TUKA3D 2015 is the most advanced work that we have ever done in CAD/CAM technology. It should be called the 4D system, the fourth-dimension being the real-time motion simulation and live feedback,” says Ram Sareen, Founder and CEO of Tukatech. TUKA3D 2015 is a thoroughly tested version with over 14 months of use in 27 different companies with different brands, products, and applications, resulting in a system that has helped eliminate physical sample making. “Our biggest challenge has been working with vendors who used cloth-covered fit forms nominated by brands and retailers for checking the fit of a garment. The vendor kept trying to compare a physical sample on fit form and 3D garment on the screen, and of course, they never drape the same. We all know that the fit forms are

RS Components today announced the expansion of DesignSpark Mechanical with two new optional premium modules that significantly extend the functionality of the existing version of the tool. Developed in conjunction with SpaceClaim, the leading provider of flexible and affordable 3D modelling software for engineers, DesignSpark Mechanical is an advanced 3D direct modelling tool that can be downloaded free of charge. Notwithstanding the availability of these optional premium paid-for modules, which can now be purchased from RS, very importantly the fundamental software that is available today will remain free to all users with continued support, new versions and updates from RS into the foreseeable future. DesignSpark Mechanical is a key element of the initiative by RS to provide tools for engineers that enable them to rapidly develop prototypes in the product concept design stage. For example, the software's STL-output format enables the direct export of designs to 3D printers. The first premium module

Granta Design has released version 3.1 of its MI:Materials Gateway software. This release, according to the company, has features that ensure materials choices can easily be access in the CAE environment and quickly identified. Interoperability is supported for CAD systems such as CATIA, Creo, Autodesk Inventor, NX for CAE platforms like Abaqus, ANSYS Workbench and HyperMesh. Version 3.1 further enables users to share materials knowledge between product development functions. MI:Materials Gateway allows CAD users to identify materials in the GRANTA MI database, assign them to parts and change materials assignments with CAE users. These CAE materials models can then be used for simulation. “Version 3.1 continues the fast pace of development for MI:Materials Gateway, in close collaboration with our customers and leading vendors of CAD, CAE and PLM (product lifecycle management),” says Dr Arthur Fairfull, director of Strategic Product Initiatives at Granta. “Already in its third generation, this unique technology ensures a single view

C3D Labs is pleased to announce that ROSATOM, the Russian Federal Nuclear Center’s All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) has licensed the C3D kernel for use in its 3D software. After a selection procedure that thoroughly tested the contenders amongst available kernels, engineers at VNIIEF decided in favor of the C3D geometric kernel from C3D Labs. The technology will be used by the research institute to develop their own software that computes simulations of a variety of physical processes. “We look forward to using the C3D geometric kernel to build computational meshes for 3D models, and for simplifying, adjusting, and improving the computational geometry,” said Valery Budnikov, department head at VNIIEF.  “Our collaboration has proven to be productive for both teams.” During the testing phase, C3D Labs engineers joined forces with those from VNIIEF, so much so that C3D Labs decided to release the support systems and development environments requested by the

CGTech is on hand at the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), June 22-26, 2015, to help grade multiple SkillsUSA/NIMS events related to Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machining. More than 16,000 people — including students, teachers and business partners — are participating in the weeklong event.  The purpose of the CNC Mill, CNC Lathe and CNC Technician contests is to evaluate each contestant’s preparation for employment in CNC programming. In addition, it recognizes outstanding students for excellence and professionalism. The contest will assess the ability to write CNC programs, interpret prints, and measure/gage parts. Participants will also demonstrate theoretical knowledge of CNC machine configuration, setup and operations.  CGTech technical support engineers will use VERICUT software to evaluate the accuracy of the NC programs created, while also ensuring the programs will run without violating safety standards or damaging machines. After each student’s NC program has been simulated, the virtual workpiece will be compared