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CAD/CAE Model Clean-Up: Reduce Iterative Cycles
Sponsored by Anark, September 12, 2008
This webinar featured research and survey results related to problems associated with preparing CAD geometry for CAE applications. More -
Field Retrofits Drive Better Designs
Sponsored by Sponsored by: Gates Corporation, May 15, 2009
Join Gates Corporation's Brent Oman as he discusses today's drive design options, reviewing the pros and cons of roller chain, gear and synchronous belt drive systems. More -
A Fork in the Road in 3-D CAD Modeling
Sponsored by Sponsored by: Siemens, March 12, 2009
The ongoing debate in the CAD market over history-based vs. direct modeling is heating up. Listen now as Design News helps you differentiate between these modeling approaches and provide guidance for determining which method will work best for your particular design needs. More -
LEDs in Outdoor Displays: Lessons Learned
Sponsored by Sponsored by: Avnet, CFdesign, Optek and Texas Instruments, March 10, 2009
Listen now as Meric Adriansen, Managing Partner of D3 LED, discusses the engineering behind Times Square's mega LED billboards and the benefits of implementing LEDs into your design. More -
Best Practices for Green, Energy and Supplier Challenges
Sponsored by Dell OEM, December 2, 2008
In three brief, focused webcasts, you'll learn how Dell is taking on an unprecedented range of challenges including the environment, energy consumption, and the need to ensure quality throughout the supply chain. More -
Part 3 PLM 2.0: The Power of 3D Interactive Documentation
Sponsored by Dassault Systemes, November 19, 2008
Featuring Gordon Benson, Senior Design Engineer, Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG), and Garth Coleman, Dassault SystemesListen to how NMHG uses the advanced 3D technology of 3DVIA Composer to collaborate and share data throughout the organization, for users in sales, marketing, customer service, training, support and manufacturing. By accessing and using the 3D data created to design and build products, NMHG has been able to cut time and cost when creating product documentation as well as find non-traditional applications for the data, including patent applications.
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Part 2 PLM 2.0: PLM Online Global Collaboration
Sponsored by Dassault Systemes, October 29, 2008
Featuring Jim Brown, President, Tech-Clarity, and Noam Ktalav, Dassault Systemes
In this webcast Jim Brown, President, Tech-Clarity, Inc., and Noam Ktalav, Manager, NA Value Channel, Dassault Systèmes will share their insights into why effective online global collaboration is critical to successful product development today. More -
Part 1 PLM 2.0: Online Global Collaboration
Sponsored by Dassault Systemes, October 15, 2008
Featuring Jeff Hojlo, AMR Research and Dave Sukowatey, Dassault Systemes
This is a real life example of PLM 2.0 - PLM online for all. In today's world, PLM brings together everyone involved in new product development - from designing, engineering, manufacturing, including business process owners all the way to the end user of a new product, enabling everyone who has a role in the life of a product to participate in the development - online from anywhere. More -
Injection Molding Works for Medical Design
Sponsored by Phillips Plastics Corporation, October 13, 2008
Join Design News' Engineer of the Year finalist David Danitz as he discusses his use of plastics and metal injection molding in his new laparoscopic surgical tool. More -
Extend the Life of Your Cylinders
Sponsored by By Design News Staff, November 29, 2007
In this webcast, Tom Kane of Mead Fluid Dynamics, a Bimba Company, will offer best practices, tips and tricks for designing in the most efficient solutions, given your application requirements. More -
Direct Digital Manufacturing is Here Now
Sponsored by Sponsored by Stratasys, October 24, 2007
Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) or rapid manufacturing is taking place today. Knowing what DDM is and how to implement within your company is a competitive advantage in today’s manufacturing environment. More -
Reflective Optical Encoder Technology for Miniaturization
Sponsored by Avago, October 23, 2007
Demands for miniature motors are increasing at the same time as electronic components shrink in size. Learn why reflective optical encoders provide a unique solution in your application. More -
Executive Webcast: Innovation in Manufacturing
Sponsored by Microsoft Corp., May 29, 2007
Maximize design and delivery of your products and services. Ed Miller of CIMdata explains how to reach better maturity levels with best practices in collaborative product development, along with the methodology behind CPD technologies that have skyrocketed collaborative teams into greater productivity. Attendees can access a one-year FREE trial of Microsoft Office Groove 2007! More -
Unleashing the Internal Combustion Engine through Mechatronics
Sponsored by Microchip, UGS, National Instruments, March 2, 2007
Mechatronic systems will meet the challenges in emission control and engine efficiency in automobiles. Integration is the key element. Join us for special webcast, “Unleashing the Internal Combustion Engine through Mechatronics”. More -
Mechatronics: 21st Century Design Engineering
Sponsored by Microchip, UGS, National Instrument, December 12, 2006
Join your colleagues, and learn how the adoption of a mechatronic approach to product development and manufacturing will provide your company with a strategic and commercial advantage. Featuring Dr. Kevin Craig, Prof. of Mech. Engineering at RPI. More -
Five Essential Technologies for Motion Control
Sponsored by National Instruments, December 5, 2006
Designing an efficient machine is a complex task that involves several phases from designing, to prototyping and finally deployment. The newest advancements in software and hardware have made it significantly easier to develop machines with motion control that are lower in cost and more efficient than ever before. More -
Dare to Compare with Solid Edge Webcast Series: The last CAD decision you will ever have to make
Sponsored by UGS, November 9, 2006
If you follow the same old road to 3D CAD, you’ll never get anywhere. Learn why Solid Edge from UGS is the better 3D CAD alternative to SolidWorks® and Autodesk Inventor®. This three-part series focuses on three key areas that any company considering a new CAD system should consider. The first topic covers Better technology – When companies benchmark for CAD technology leadership, most of them choose Solid Edge. More -
Motion Control E2E Webcast Series
Sponsored by Galil, Aerotech, & Microchip, October 25, 2006
Welcome to the Design News E2E (Engineer to Engineer) Webcast series on Motion Control technology. Learn from applications engineers and other industry experts how to handle today’s toughest design challenges. Then submit your questions to our presenters. You can also link to any of the numerous white papers, app notes and other resources in our library as well. More -
Integrating Measurements and Simulations throughout the Circuit Design Process
Sponsored by National Instruments, September 27, 2006
Shrinking product development cycles and increasing circuit complexity are requiring engineers to rethink how they design their electronic circuits. To meet these challenges, design engineers have turned to using measurements and simulations throughout the design process. More -
Designing Intelligent Power Supplies
Sponsored by Microchip, September 27, 2006
This Webcast covers the challenges and benefits of including a microcontroller in a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) design. It starts with an examination of the 4 areas in which a microcontroller adds functionality to a SMPS design and some of the market forces driving their addition to products. More
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