To physically verify the safety of an autonomous vehicle (AV), Toyota estimates that a vehicle would have to undergo tests that ran along about 8.8 billion miles. Of course, testing on this many miles of test tracks is pretty much impossible. Automakers must rely on a significant increase in virtual testing and “mixed virtual-physical testing,” […]

ISmarTech Publishing expects to see that market increase to $9.5 billion by 2027, according to the research agency’s  2018 report on the 3D printed dental market. In 2017, 3D printing went mainstream in the dental industry, he report noted. Additive manufacturing within the dental industry has grown by more than 35 percent in both 2016 […]

Somehow you don’t hear much about tolerance and tolerance analysis. Obviously geometric dimensions and tolerances are a big part of every engineer’s life and, as with anything so everyday, yet vital, software has been created to help. As engineers examine the interaction of critical components in systems, they are typically performing some level of tolerance […]

MX3D, a maker of robotic additive manufacturing technology in Amsterdam has finalized the design for its 3D printed steel bridge, which is now on display at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. The bridge, designed by Joris Laarman Lab, will then be installed at its final location on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal, one of […]

Geometry has central role in setting up multiphysics simulations, said Lorant Olasz, Comsol’s technical product manager working with CAD. He spoke earlier this month at the Comsol Conference held in Boston. Comsol makes Multiphysics modeling software. The software contains two engines for creating and managing geometry: the native geometric kernel that’s part of the basic […]

Speakers at the recent Comsol conference in Boston updated attendees on how they use the company’s multiphysics software across a range of industries, including education, energy, and medical. Let’s break it down further: For Students It’s no secret that prospective employers are looking for new graduates who have product design and simulation skills. To ensure […]

We talked about the update to Comsol’s multiphysics software last week, let’s beak out in a little more detail more the uses for Comsol’s multiphysics modeling and analysis, which now includes a feature that allows users to share the apps they’ve designed in a single, executable file for unlimited use and distribution. That means others […]

The global computer-aided design market is set to grow by 6.8 percent over the next eight years, to $14 billion in U.S. dollars. That’s the research finding of a report recently published by Credence Research, a consulting and research firm in San Joes, Calif. The growth will come mostly as the result of the rising […]

A recent report by the Irish research firm Research and Markets find that the global security market for the Internet of Things should grow by slightly less than 50 percent through 2022. IoT security comprises security platforms, software solutions, services, and hardware used for securing and safeguarding IoT systems in the industrial, commercial, and consumer […]

CIMdata, Inc., a PLM management consulting and research firm, and the Institute for Process Excellence (IpX) have recently partnered their services, which will allow them to offer end-to-end business and digital transformation training, services, and cross industry platforms, said Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s president. The partnership will allow for new professional education programs, services, and industry […]