How was the Mars rover Curiosity designed? With Siemens PLM software
Last Sunday night, I watched the live video feed from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the rover Curiosity descended through the Martian atmosphere, and landed on the planet’s surface. NASA called the process of landing the Curiosity “7 minutes of terror.” The whole process was completely automated—and all that the people at JPL (or the tens of thousands of... Read More
Now that Siemens PLM has acquired Vistagy, will Dassault Systemes play nice?
You may know that Siemens PLM recently acquired Vistagy, whose Fibersim software has been used to design 80% of the composites currently flying in today’s aircraft. Vistagy has been a long-term third-party partner not just to Siemens PLM, but also to Dassault Systemes. Though DS has its own composite design solution, many of its most important customers use Fibersim. To say... Read More
Why CAD is hard: Geometric problems
Imagine you were a CAD programmer (if you actually are one, play along with me here.) What problems would you focus your energies on? From my perspective, persistent bugs and software stability would be a good primary focus. But, let’s limit it to geometric modeling problems. Not just the run of the mill “fix this bug” stuff, but rather the real serious problems. George... Read More
Siemens PLM Software is General Motors Supplier of the Year, for the fourth time
You may be surprised to learn this, but there are a lot of companies that are not particularly happy with their CAD and PLM suppliers. It has a lot to do with over-promising and under-delivering. For Siemens PLM Software to win GM’s Supplier of the Year award for the fourth time is really something. The award is given based on ratings for quality, service, technology,... Read More
Active Workspace: Big news for Teamcenter users
Siemens PLM just announced Active Workspace, a new product in the Teamcenter software portfolio. There are three general groups of people who are going to be interested in Active Workspace: those who use Teamcenter, those who’ve thought about adopting Teamcenter, but haven’t made the jump yet, and those who are using competing PLM solutions, who will likely be telling... Read More
Should you buy your CAD software—or rent?
CAD software isn’t cheap. A mainstream 3D CAD program will set you back thousands of dollars upfront, and a bunch more in annual maintenance charges. The cost can be daunting. But what if there was a way to spread it out, and pay as you go? Rental: An idea that’s been tried. A dozen years or so ago, a relatively new CAD vendor, Think3, started offering their CAD software... Read More
Fast design process supports rapid growth
As its name implies, Giant KONE Elevator Co., Ltd., is big in the elevator industry. Founded in 1910 in Finland, the company has become one of the world’s largest elevator and escalator manufacturers. KONE first entered the Chinese market in 1996. KONE entered into a joint venture agreement with Zhejiang Giant Elevator Co., Ltd., the leading Chinese elevator manufacturer. The... Read More
Boots for the boundary-free skier
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. makes equipment for climbing and skiing that regularly wins awards for its innovation and quality. Several years ago, Black Diamond decided to apply its expertise to a new area – free-ride ski boots. These boots are used in a certain niche of skiing known as “boundary-free” skiing. Boundary-free skiers strap their skis to a backpack, hike up a... Read More
Siemens PLM Software’s JT Documentation is World’s First ISO Specification for 3D Visualization in PLM Domain
Press Release. Siemens PLM Software's JT Documentation is World's First ISO Specification for 3D Visualization in PLM Domain. JT File … Source: www.plm.automation.siemens.com Read More
Siemens PLM Software and Tata Consultancy Services Announce Next Generation Softlines, Hardlines and Footwear Out-of-the-Box Solution for "On-Trend, On-Time" Execution
Press Release. Siemens PLM Software and Tata Consultancy Services Announce Next Generation Softlines, Hardlines and Footwear Out-of … Source: www.plm.automation.siemens.com Read More
