Engineers developing machine process applications have a new weapon to consider: the D50 PLC. Produced by Cutler-Hammer, the unit is said to offer several functions that have previously only been available in larger and more expensive controllers. The device comes with 14 I/O ports; as many as five units can be added to deliver users with large applications up to 56 discrete I/Os. For really large applications, as many as 32 D50 PLCs can be connected through a single CPU port. Other features include: a program capacity of 2,000+ steps, 700- mA power output for powering external I/O devices, Windows-based ladder programming, circuit and device commentary, and logic power flow monitoring. Cutler-Hammer, Product Code 4304.
A next-generation guided ammunition system for intercepting enemy fire that Lockheed Martin is developing for the Army has hit its targets in an initial series of tests by the company.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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