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Articles Tagged with ''design software''

CAD Software Aids Assembly

CAD Software Aids Assembly

Next-gen CAD software lets engineers design a part or subassembly, then use simulation to create a virtual prototype of the final product.
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Jim Camillo
March 11, 2021
Computer-aided-design (CAD) software has a been friend to part designers and manufacturing engineers for decades, which is old news. The good news is this type of software is friendlier than ever, enabling both specialists to perform functions ranging from analyzing the strength of an assembly, to determining the best design for a given set of parameters.
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Harness Design at Nordex

Harness Design at Nordex

Software aids design and assembly of control cabinets and wire harnesses for wind turbines
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John Sprovieri
October 16, 2020

Can the length of a wire harness routed in a wind turbine tower 394 feet tall and connected to a control cabinet in a nacelle be precisely determined by a computer? Yes, it can.


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Five Digital Transformation Failures and How to Avoid Them

Five Digital Transformation Failures and How to Avoid Them

Up to 70 percent of digital transformations fail: Don’t be one of them
Mark Reisig
May 15, 2020
Technology innovations for products and services are advancing rapidly. But manufacturers increasingly find their product development systems are unable to support what it takes to bring these innovations to market.
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Toyoda Iron Works streamlines design with 3D software

Toyoda Iron Works streamlines design with 3D software

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Jim Camillo
October 3, 2019
For more than 70 years, Toyoda Iron Works Co. Ltd. (TIW) has supplied steel-plate body frame components, chassis elements and other auto parts to numerous automakers worldwide.
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Software Aids Harness Design at Porsche

Software Aids Harness Design at Porsche

To manage the increasing complexity of vehicle electrical systems, Porsche relies on object-oriented, database-driven design software.
sprovieri
John Sprovieri
October 19, 2017

A typical Porsche sports car contains more than 2,000 individual wires. If laid end to end, the wiring would stretch 2 to 3 kilometers. Designing such a complex wiring system would be challenge enough, but at Porsche, almost no harness design in series production matches another one.


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Software Harmonizes Instrument Design Process

Software Harmonizes Instrument Design Process

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Jim Camillo
July 5, 2017

Most challenges manufacturers face involve the assembly process of one or more of their products. Sometimes, though, a company struggles with where to locate its headquarters or build another plant for market expansion.


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Simulation Software Helps AGCO Smooth Out Equipment Design Process

Simulation Software Helps AGCO Smooth Out Equipment Design Process

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Jim Camillo
June 6, 2017

Crop sprayers play a vital role in professional farm management. Farmers and farming contractors rely on this equipment to evenly apply exact amounts of nutrients and protectants on hundreds of acres on demand—although it’s not as easy as it sounds.


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Researchers Work to Unite Fields of Modeling, Material Science, Manufacturing

September 4, 2013

MADISON, WI—Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison and Drexel University are developing a rich set of computational tools that would allow manufacturers to account for the material complexity of a sophisticated product within a single computer model.


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Virtual Reality Systems

Virtual Reality Systems Streamline Prototyping at CNH Global

July 3, 2013

A division of Fiat Industrial S.p.A., CNH Global N.V. is a leading manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment. The company makes products in 37 facilities worldwide and distributes them through more than 11,500 dealers in 170 countries.


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Harness Design

Software Revs Up Harness Design

New software promises to simplify the task of designing and assembling wire harnesses.
sprovieri
John Sprovieri
July 1, 2013

Ducati motorcycles are sleek, sporty and stylish. But don’t let their appearance fool you. Beneath the façade lies sophisticated motoring technology.


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