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The term “generative design” has been used in architecture and civil engineering for more than a decade. It is now gaining currency in the mechanical design (MCAD) world. See for example, https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/generative-design. Generative Design is a term for a class of tools that create or modify design geometry based on non-geometric requirements or constraints on product performance. In this regard, Topology Optimization (TopOpt) is the poster child. In 2005, Dr. Kristina Shea, who is now a professor at ETH in Zurich, wrote: “Integrated performance-driven generative design systems are aimed at creating new design processes that produce spatially novel yet efficient and buildable designs through exploitation of current computing and manufacturing capabilities.” In CIMdata’s view, Generative Design (GD): is the use of algorithmic methods to transform requirements into product geometry and design often includes optimization within constraints is not necessarily based on physics (nor on natural organic processes) So, yes, GD includes not only TopOpt, but also
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PTC today announced that Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has adopted PTC Service Parts Management (SPM) SaaS to optimize its global service parts inventory. SPM SaaS from PTC is an integral solution in the Servigistics® service lifecycle management (SLM) offering and provides world-class service parts inventory optimization. The solution is available on PTC’s flexible and scalable cloud platform, accessible from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Hitachi Construction Machinery is a leading construction machinery OEM that manufactures, sells, rents, and services construction and material transportation machinery and products for the sustainable environment. It manages more than 400 supply chain locations and delivers hundreds of thousands of service parts to customers in more than 170 countries/regions in a timely manner. As part of its current business transformation initiatives, Hitachi Construction Machinery is implementing systems, including SPM SaaS from PTC, that realize its ideal technology profile in 2020. In 2015, Hitachi Construction Machinery implemented Service Information
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OpenText released their Top 5 Reasons to Attend Enterprise World 2017: 1. Engage in demos, breakouts and informational sessions on the innovations, product roadmaps and strategies you need to digitally transform your business for your solutions 2. Connect with OpenText Executives, Industry Leaders, product experts and your peers to discuss best practices that will lead your company to success 3. Join hands-on sessions with OpenText engineers and developers that will help you tailor your OpenText tools to meet your unique needs 4. Network with peers, experts and thought leaders who can relate to your professional goals and offer you tips to get there. 5. Learn new skills to stay at the top of your game and maximize the investment in your solution To view the original press release, please click here. Search for OpenText on CIMdata.com
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ESI Group will participate in the 12th edition of the Teratec 2017 Forum, international meeting for Simulation and High Performance Computing. The event will be held at Ecole Polytechnique near Paris, France on June 27 & 28, 2017. During the plenary sessions on the first day, Alain de Rouvray, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ESI Group, will introduce ESI’s Hybrid Twin™ framework, a revolutionary concept for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE): moving expectations from traditional PLM to Product Performance Lifecycle™ (PPL). This fundamental evolution is at the core of the Smart Factory and of the Industry 4.0 grand challenge and huge promises. From its inception fifty years ago, CAE, together with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), has become a core part of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Today, leveraging the exponential power of High Performance Computing (HPC) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), ESI's CAE solutionsprovide a powerful digital backbone to accelerate the product development cycle by
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DMI announced a strategic partnership with NEC Corporation of America to couple NEC’s industry-leading biometric and advanced recognition technology with DMI’s mobile technologies and platforms to address public safety, national security and federal civilian technology priorities within the U.S. government. DMI’s next-generation platforms for situational awareness, inspections and surveys transform how people in the field work, using voice recognition and mobile technologies to drive safety and efficiencies for a number of federal agencies. NEC’s facial recognition technology achieved the highest performance evaluation in the recent Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE) testing performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Combining this and other NEC core identity management technologies with DMI’s mobile platforms will provide the government: Front-line safety: Real-time, secure, mobile access to fingerprint, iris and facial recognition technologies for first responders, law enforcement and military teams who are deployed to high-urgency situations. Rapid identification in crowds:
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Dassault Systèmes and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) today announced the signing of a contract to establish a Sino-French Industry Joint Innovation Center that will operate across the complex system lifecycle specific to the aviation industry and its entire industrial chain. The signing of this cooperation agreement is another major step forward since the signing of an MOU by the two parties in March of this year. Dassault Systèmes and AVIC will strive to make the center a major pillar of the "Made in China 2025" and “Industrie du Futur” cooperation framework through sustained investment by both companies. The Sino-French Industry Joint Innovation Center will be located in the China Aviation Industry Science and Technology Park of Zhongguancun, Beijing. As of now, both China and France have completed the Innovation Center’s top-level design. The center will focus on leveraging resources from both companies to create an innovation ecosystem spanning
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The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) is pleased to announce the addition of Additive Works’ Amphyon to its software offering. Amphyon is a simulation-driven, process software for powder bed-based, laser beam melting additive manufacturing processes. It allows for automatic optimization of part orientation as well as a build-up process simulation and the adaption of process parameters in order to achieve a higher part quality and more process stability. “Amphyon’s innovative approach to 3D printing simulation provides an efficient and practical solution to benefit a wide range of industrial users involved with designing and printing complex metallic parts,” said Subir Roy, Senior Director of Industry Solutions at Altair. “The GPU based software with its intuitive GUI enables the user to do trade-off studies for part orientation as a function of accessibility, support volume, build time etc. Distortion calculations from simulation can be used to compensate the part geometry to minimize deviation from the design
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Peter’s article, “Digitalisation enabled by product lifecycle management: a foolproof way to capture, secure and manage digitalisation’s enormous value,” and other articles in the special PLM report, can be read here: https://raconteur.uberflip.com/i/839998-product-lifecycle-management-special-report/1
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Zuken announces enhanced support for communication between multidisciplinary design teams, through the new CADSTAR Redlining markup tool. The latest version of its CADSTAR desktop PCB design software also supports industry requirements for high-speed design, and includes across-the-board performance enhancements and ease-of-use features. One highlight is developments in the industry-leading Activ-45 router – making the routing experience even more intuitive and powerful, and giving users more control over their designs. Redlining for speedy and accurate communication The new CADSTAR Redlining tool improves communication between multidisciplinary teams to help companies maintain a competitive edge and promote design quality. Users can quickly mark-up designs during review and easily communicate design issues. During production, electrical engineers and PCB designers can feed back changes, such as component swaps. Redlining offers a permanent and accurate record of change activity: who carried out changes, when they happened, what was changed, and why. To help CADSTAR 18 users test out the benefits
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Siemens today is launching the new LMS Sound Camera, a fast and versatile sound source localization system that helps accelerate acoustic troubleshooting for a wide variety of industries, and enhances sound design and brand perception. In the field or in the lab, this modular, high-quality digital microphone array with dedicated software offers instant and accurate visualization of sound sources for any noise-generation object. Part of Siemens’ Simcenter™ portfolio of advanced simulation and test solutions for predicative engineering analytics, the LMS Sound Camera™ system can be used in three sizes by utilizing short and long arms. Coupled with additional microphones, it increases its operational capabilities based on customer needs. It covers a range of frequency up to 20 kHz. New digital sensors, scalable design and quick time-to-result provides a more effective and more affordable product that can be used by both novice and expert users. “LMS Sound Camera will enable simple as well
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