ANSYS 5.5 CAE software from ANSYS Europe features surface-to-surface contact, flexible-to-flexible contact, self-contacting surfaces, friction and frictionless surfaces, and topological optimization. The quadrilateral morphing surface mesher is an automatic, general-surface mesher for both 2D and 3D surfaces.
SolidParts 1.0 fastener library from SolidPartners isfor SolidWorks CAD users and includes 7,000 configurations of more than 40 standard screws, PEMs, nuts, washers, and holes. The library allows the user to insert a fastener by simply dragging and dropping the desired fastener from the feature palette, and then selecting the configuration on the Configurations tab. All of the library's parts and features are modeled in standard U.S. and metric sizes.
TrendWorXTM32 SQL from ICONICS Inc. is an OLE for Process Control (OPC)-compliant historical data access trending and data historian software product for the process control industry. The software logs and queries data directly to and from native Microsoft SQL Server® databases. In addition, Trend WorX32 SQL includes Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA).
ComLinkTM Version 2.0 from Performance Technologies Inc. is a Wide Area Networking (WAN) communications software module the module facilitates a transparent, Plug 'n Play® link between the company's high-performance WAN synchronous communications controllers and SunLink®, a comprehensive suite of WAN communications protocols.
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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