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NX CAE Symposium 2012 – Day 2 morning sessions

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – Day 2 morning sessions

Ed Green of Rolls Royce kicked off the day’s program with a thought-provoking key note, focusing on CAE initiatives at Rolls.  I liked his perspective on the co-existence of test and simulation,…

Issue Management and CAPA

Issue Management and CAPA

Every manufacturer must conform to some level of product safety and quality whether driven by consumer desires, competitive pressures or government regulations.  To this end, quality practices h…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

The task of creating elements such as springs or gaps between coincident node points can present some challenges. For example, how do you pick the coincident node points individually? Femap offers a …

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – revving up

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – revving up

After numerous afternoon presentations that included JPL, Baker Hughes, AMD, and Siemens PLM Software, attendees were given the rare opportunity to tour the private car collection of Rick Hendrick.&n…

Comau adopted Tecnomatix tools to support its rapid growth

Comau adopted Tecnomatix tools to support its rapid growth

“China is booming”, this statement has become a cliché now, we all know it. Comau (Shanghai) a wholly owned subsidiary of Comau S.p.A, Italy is in the middle of this boom, it has achieved 50% annual …

Complexity and Decision Making

Complexity and Decision Making

Decisions, decisions.  The first decision I had to make this morning was whether to write this post in response to something Oleg posted earlier today, which was already in response to something…

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – more speakers, shop tour..

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – more speakers, shop tour..

PLM industry analyst, Chad Jackson spoke of the evolution of CAE  – from a tool for design validation and verification, to one that is used upfront, to define and shape designs.  He also sp…

NX CAE Symposium 2012 Kicks Off

NX CAE Symposium 2012 Kicks Off

NX CAE Symposium 2012 kicked off early this morning, at the beautiful and expansive campus of Hendrick Motorsports.  After an uneventful bus ride from the conference hotel, guests were ushered i…

Start your engines – NX CAE Symposium 2012

Start your engines – NX CAE Symposium 2012

We’re back in Charlotte for another motorsports-themed NX CAE Symposium.  The two day, CAE-exclusive event kicks off tomorrow, at the 100+ acre complex of renowned NASCAR racing establishment,…