24/08/2020 New tool ‘thinks like an engineer’ A new generative design tool is capable of enabling designers to explore ideas never thought possible and perfect designs rapidly.
10/06/2020 AR builds a better reality Augmented reality is a relatively new technology, but the role it has played in meeting the UK’s Ventilator Challenge has proved its value.
10/06/2020 Technical illustration software from Canvas GFX Technical illustration software is moving with the times, as one company’s expanding portfolio proves.
02/07/2018 Software to shorten development times At NIWeek 2018 in Austin, National Instruments (NI) announced a suite of products for designing for the ‘megatrends’ of highly-connected and intelligent systems in shorter times and by smaller ...
03/07/2017 LabVIEW NXG: What’s standing between you and your results? Engineers in every corner of the world are tasked with a straightforward yet incredibly complex challenge: solving the unsolvable. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also expected to solve the ...
11/04/2017 Water treatment plants are taking advantage of advanced fluid flow simulations to reveal hidden operational improvements Wessex Water is one of the UK's largest water supply companies and provides water services to 1.2 million people. While it's work is often taken for granted it is also responsible for providing ...
11/04/2017 Are CAD platforms ready to help incorporate the technologies on offer for design in Industry 4.0? Last month’s cover story launched a series of articles to uncover the myths, challenges and opportunities behind Industry 4.0 as engineering firms embrace, and grapple, with its implementation.
10/02/2016 Embracing digital telepathy The digital twin creates a fully symbiotic relationship between the virtual and the physical across the product’s whole life cycle to bring hidden benefits that engineers never thought existed.
14/04/2015 Industrial group design takes centre stage at SolidWorks World Possibly the standout announcement at this year’s SolidWorks World, was the introduction of Industrial Design. Tim Fryer outlines what it does.
13/02/2015 'Eureka' moment results in innovative long endurance drone design There is something authentic about a design which came about following a 'Eureka moment'. That is what happened to Ashley Bryant, who is on the point of taking an innovative long-endurance drone to ... 2 comments
06/02/2015 An object lesson in building a BIM capability Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an intelligent model-based process that provides insight to help users to plan, design, construct and manage building and infrastructure. According to the ...
15/04/2013 Software helps to optimise the next generation of aircraft Making trade-offs is fundamental to being an engineer. Taking different attributes and weighing them against each other to reach a solution is fundamental to the profession. However, there are limits ...
15/04/2013 Thermal management software helps keep the heat off As technology advances and greater electronic performance is demanded from platforms without any enlargement, products are becoming more densely packed and, as a consequence, hotter.
14/02/2013 Conceptual design takes centre stage at Solidworks World 2013 Held in Orlando, Florida, the 15th SolidWorks World event welcomed 4,500 delegates to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels and was the occasion for parent company Dassault Systèmes to ...
09/08/2012 1D-3D computational fluid dynamics software is first for industry Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been used by specialists for years to analyse fluid (liquids and gases) flows and heat transfer of complex mechanical systems. However, today's pressures to ...
14/04/2011 Joining the dots Advances in point cloud processing could have major and positive repercussions for design. Paul Fanning reports.
16/03/2011 Mathcad in its Prime Engineering calculation software plays an unglamorous, but vital role in design. Paul Fanning looks at a new version of Mathcad.
09/11/2009 Better models need better data Tom Shelley explains how advances in physical understanding are making the modelling of mainstream products much more realistic
16/09/2009 The answer is blowing in the wind Ultra advanced product lifecycle management software is allowing wind energy companies to reap the harvest of an industry set for global expansion.
10/12/2008 Lightning goes electric When an established gas-guzzling sports car goes electric, it involves more than simply putting a new engine under the bonnet. Lou Reade reports
10/10/2008 Where art modelling and engineering embrace There is a growing convergence between artistic modelling packages and CAD, accentuating their increasing usefulness in engineering design. Tom Shelley reports
28/01/2008 3D CAD’s warm embrace Tom Shelley reports on some dramatic business benefits achieved by 3D CAD users and new capabilities in the latest versions of software
24/09/2007 New fizz behind Triz Tom Shelley reports on two recent novel applications of the Triz method of problem solving
14/05/2007 Driven by the customer Did you know the average age of a sports car purchaser is 55? So why are so many models driving them away? Tom Shelley reports
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