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Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing On the Rise

As 3D printing becomes more accessible and affordable, more companies are turning to 3D printing for prototypes early in the concept design stage as a cost-effective way to identify i...

NX Case Study: Graham Packaging Company

Using NX CAE, Graham Packaging Company realized a number of bottom line-boosting benefits: The software decreased the time it takes to make mold changes from three minutes per cavity t...

ASME Simulation Analysis for Pressure Vessels

Predictive Engineering uses Femap and Femap’s API (application programming interface) to create an optimized pressure vessel and obtain ASME certification. Read Shawn Wasserman’s Engineering...

Enterprise vs. Developers: How Can ADLM Tool Vendors Conquer the Divide?

There are two conflicting (or at least contradictory) viewpoints in the market for application development lifecycle management (ADLM) tools. There is enterprise management that needs to comply with ...

Simulate the Real World Using Multiphysics

Product behavior in the real world is influenced simultaneously by multiple domains of physics, making multiphysics analysis a growing necessity for computer-aided engineering (CAE). ...

Is it time to revisit CAD in the Cloud?

CAD in the Cloud. It’s a topic I thought I’d never return to. It’s a topic that won’t go away, although the context in which you hear about it these days is changing. I want to look at CAD in the clo...

Online Short Course: Requirements Management with Polarion LiveDocs

Are you taking your first looks at Polarion REQUIREMENTS and wondering "Where do I start with this?". Or maybe your company already has Polarion, and you have new teams or team members who need to ge...

Femap Custom Tools Documentation

Occasionally a handy new feature of Femap sneaks under the radar, and we recently stumbled across new documentation for the Femap Custom Tools. The Custom Tools were previously "documented...

Electronic Systems Design

Back side cap mounting

Earlier this year I wrote an article on maximizing capacitor effectiveness. I have since received a number of inquiries on...

By Patrick Carrier