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ModuleWorks’ development team has been working hard to add support for barrel mill cutters to their 5-Axis machining strategies. Recent testing has shown the benefits of this as part of the main 5-Axis component and also in the MultiBlade application. Barrel mill cutters are not new but they have not been commonly used in 5-Axis applications until recently. Their unique geometry form has a number of benefits in the machining process. The effective radius of engagement is larger than a standard cutter form and this will result in smaller cusps between passes leading to better surface finish. Larger step over values can be used and this results in shorter machining times. The ModuleWorks 5-Axis component allows barrel mill tools to be used with all of the existing machining strategies. The video example below shows how the barrel cutter can be used with the Swarf finishing of an impeller blade. This was a

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the first phase of a new systems design enterprise platform to address today's printed circuit board (PCB) systems challenges of increased complexity, changing team demographics, and systems-aware design requirements. The Mentor Graphics Xpedition™ platform significantly simplifies and accelerates the development of the industry's most challenging designs. By combining an intuitive design environment with designer-driven automation, the Xpedition platform addresses the changing responsibilities of designers, including global team-based organizations, so that users can perform at expert levels for optimum productivity. The result is shortened product development cycles, minimized design re-spins, and improved product quality. The first phase of the launch announces new Xpedition PCB layout technology. "The Xpedition platform is our most significant product in years, resulting from our commitment and response to our customers' inputs by delivering the most advanced solution in the industry," stated Henry Potts, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Systems Design Division.

Delcam’s Korean joint venture, Hankook Delcam will again have the largest stand of any CADCAM company at this year’s SIMTOS exhibition (Seoul International Machine Tool Show) to be held from 9th to 13th April at the Kintex International Convention Center in Koyang City.  Hankook Delcam will demonstrate the full range of Delcam’s CADCAM software at the exhibition, including the company’s complete design to manufacturing suite and its specialist products for the footwear and healthcare industries. Hankook Delcam was founded as a joint venture between Delcam and company President Chan-Oong Jeong in 1990.  The company has subsequently dominated the CAM industry in Korea, especially in the tool and mouldmaking sectors.  It has also been successful in promoting Delcam’s design and inspection software in the country.  Hankook Delcam’s user meetings are recognised internationally as the largest in the CAM industry, with over 1,000 delegates attending each year. Hankook Delcam has won several awards for

Stratasys Ltd. has selected finalists for the 10th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. A finalist in the college engineering category, Straggling Laces was submitted by Carrie Groskopf and Eric Reid from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. The global contest offers students in middle school, high school and college the opportunity to redesign an existing product or to create a new product that improves how a task is accomplished. Entries are evaluated based on creativity, being mechanically sound and being realistically achievable. The top-10 finalists in each category (middle school/high school engineering, college engineering and art/architecture) will receive a 3D printed model of their design and a $50 gift card. During the final round of judging, industry experts will select winners in each category. The judges this year are: Todd Grimm (President, T.A. Grimm & Associates) Patrick Gannon (Engineering Manager, Thogus/RP+M) Tim Shinbara (Technical Director, Association for Manufacturing Technology) Rachel Park (Editor-In-Chief, 3D Printing Industry) Stratasys will award first place winners a $2,500 scholarship, with second and third place winners both receiving a $1,000 scholarship. The instructor of the first place winner in

SPRING Technologies exhibited in booth 868 at the MMTS (Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show), from May 12 to 14. SPRING’s exhibit highlighted the features, benefits, and applications of company’s flagship simulation software, NCSIMUL Machine and Player 9.1. Specifically, with the growing adoption of remote and mobile software accessibility, SPRING will demonstrate its recently introduced mobile system called WYSIWYC® (What You See Is What You Cut).  Thanks to NCSIMUL Player 9.1 embedded on a fully rugged, mobile Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 and connected to machine tool controllers such as Fanuc CNCs, shop floor operators and managers are able to interact remotely – in 3D and in real time using intuitive touch controls – with one or several CNC machines and their machining processes, as they execute the CNC program on the machine. 3D animations of CNC machining processes, as well as related work instruction sheets are directly accessible from the mobile application. RETHINKING THE WAY YOU WORK

RuleDesigner Configurator is now integrated with Creo parametric 2.0 - 3D design software - and Windchill - PLM software product - offered by PTC, to manage design automation and advanced product configuration processes. ENGINEERING PLM Solutions announces the release of a RuleDesigner Configurator action library able to drive Creo Parametric 2.0 and Windchill, by PTC. The new features offered by RuleDesigner Configurator allow to extend the benefits of automated CAD design and product configuration also to Creo parametric 2.0 and Windchill community. PTC users have much to gain by using RuleDesigner Configurator wide range of actions to perform typical operations of the two environments. For instance: open, upload and close CREO 2.0 files; renaming file in session; regenerate assemblies and parts; built components; edit parameters; perform functions predefined by the user; replace components; enable or remove features; documents check out; and Whindchill workspace management. Finally, RuleDesigner Configurator allows to extend configurations beyond the design

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week introduced its "Mastering Autodesk Inventor - Sheet Metal Design Tutorial," a concise set of lessons targeting capabilities for sheet metal design in the popular CAD program designed for mechanical engineers. Autodesk Inventor is a 3D mechanical computer aided design (CAD) program used to create, visualize, and simulate, mechanical products. Inventor's vast toolset includes specialized features and commands for thin-walled design, allowing users to create and modify the flat patterns common to sheet metal designs. Infinite Skills Mastering Autodesk Inventor - Sheet Metal Design Tutorial demonstrates how to use these specialized tools to create robust sheet metal designs, complete with modification such as chamfers, folds, and cutouts. An Inventor user since 1999, course author Adam Cooper is a career mechanical engineer designing primarily plastic installations in the automotive industry. He is also an accomplished trainer and a regular speaker at Autodesk University. He is an Autodesk Certified

Companies thrive on innovation, but how do they assess and plan their actions to meet corporate strategic objectives? Enterprise innovation management (EIM) solutions are helping global companies bridge the chasm between corporate strategy and purposeful action across a wide spectrum of business operations. EIM helps strategically define necessary product and process innovation, including product development actions executed through product lifecycle management (PLM), and other enterprise strategies. EIM and PLM working together can help ensure that product innovation meets both corporate strategic objectives and lifecycle requirements. Download whitepaper here.

On-going research on strategic business alignment ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 17 March 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of a new research paper entitled “Driving Innovation from the Top Floor to the Shop Floor.” Companies thrive on innovation, but how do they assess and plan their actions to meet corporate strategic objectives? New ideas are often needed to meet business objectives, and CIMdata’s definition of PLM has always extended from ideation to end of life. However, PLM strategies and tools do not often explicitly connect back to corporate strategy. Enterprise innovation management (EIM) solutions are helping global companies bridge the chasm between corporate strategy and purposeful action across a wide spectrum of business operations. EIM helps strategically define necessary product and process innovation, including product development actions executed through product lifecycle management (PLM), and other enterprise strategies. CIMdata tracks EIM firms as part of our

MicroSurvey, the maker of MicroSurvey CAD and the MapScenes System, announces the release of MicroSurvey inCAD 2014 and MicroSurvey embeddedCAD 2014. MicroSurvey inCAD 2014 is a powerful plugin that transforms AutoCAD® into a survey and design powerhouse. It adds the MicroSurvey feature set to the latest Autodesk® software – including AutoCAD® 2014, AutoCAD Civil 3D™ 2014, and AutoCAD Map 3D™ 2014 – to offer a complete survey drafting toolkit, including COGO, DTM, traversing, adjustments, volumes, contouring and more. MicroSurvey embeddedCAD 2014 is a standalone application that is powered with Autodesk technology and includes the latest AutoCAD® OEM 2014 enhanced with the suite of MicroSurvey tools. Like inCAD 2014, it incorporates the full suite of survey drafting tools. MicroSurvey embeddedCAD 2014 includes a licensed copy of AutoCAD OEM 2014, and it opens and saves AutoCAD® 2014 drawing files, so implementing it in existing AutoCAD environments is smooth, painless and free of conflicts. Both releases