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50% of product failure is due to Mechanical Fatigue! How can you predict & avoid it?
Market data indicates that more than 50% of product failure is due to fatigue, which occurs in many different mechanical components such as turbines and other rotating equipment operating under intense, repeated cyclical loads. The primary tool for both understanding and being able to predict and avoid fatigue has proven to be finite element fatigue…
Leveraging the combined powers of 3D solid modeling and design analysis software, engineers can now test a design on the computer instead of using prototype-test iterations for design. CAD models have become virtual prototypes, and design analysis has supplanted physical testing, enabling faster, less costly, and more optimized product development. In addition, computer-based design analysis allows…
Today’s automotive companies are challenged to design and develop more complex vehicles faster than ever in an increasingly competitive global environment. Yet, despite years of investment, existing PLM systems are struggling to meet the challenge due to their inability to manage electronics, software and the complicated interfaces with manufacturing and suppliers. Automotive OEMs and tier…
It was only a decade or so ago that sensors and embedded software were mere supporting characters in product development, mostly associated with highly engineered products like aircraft and automobiles. Today, these technologies take center stage in products of all types, raising the bar for product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms and calling into question whether…
The Top 10 Reasons to move from 2D CAD to SOLIDWORKS 3D Software
Moving from 2D to 3D CAD has allowed many successful manufacturers to expand, grow, and innovate. 3D design generates time, cost, and material savings; improves workflows, processes, and product quality; and fosters creativity, inspiration, and innovation. No matter what you design, moving to 3D will help you do a better job—and help your company succeed—by accelerating time-to-market, improving design for…
From a young age, we’re taught to always double-check our work. Whether it was algebra or English, you had to review your work. Overlooking a mistake could wreak havoc on your report card. Fast forward a few years and the same rules apply in your engineering life; only the stakes have been raised – especially…
The use of 3D printed anatomical replicas for medical education and training is steadily increasing, driven by a desire to find alternatives to expensive, hard-to-get cadavers; animal models that don’t include pathology; or mannequins that don’t represent the full range of clinical complexity. 3D printed static biomodels, instrumental for communicating anatomical structures, and physical simulators,…
Dispelling the Myths of 3D Design with SOLIDWORKS
If you are currently using a 2D CAD system and are thinking about moving to 3D design you have probably heard a few myths and may even have some misconceptions of your own surrounding the transition to a solution like SOLIDWORKS. In this post we will address the doubts you might have about moving to 3D and adopting…