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The integration of Eplan Electric P8 and GX Works2 allows transferring data from electrical engineering directly into PLC programming.

Tianchen, a Chinese engineering contractor serving the chemical processing industry, has selected AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) as its 3D design solution.

By Bill Lydon, Editor A recent design and engineering conference emphasized the need for manufacturing automation and design engineers to collaborate instead of working in independent organizational silos. An open mind is required in order to embrace change and innovate.

The all-in-one circuit simulation tool, complete with integrated PCB layout and Bill of Materials (BOM) allows a user to scheme, simulate, PCB design, BOM export and purchase with one integrated tool.

The university will use ActiveCube to facilitate Cognitive Interactive Technology deploying robots and motion capture techniques to analyze what goes on in the brain when movement occurs.

Tupras is using AVEVA Everything3D, Diagrams, Electrical and laser scanning solutions in a major brownfield revamp program.

Vodokanal Engineering, a provider of water supply and wastewater projects in Russia, will use AVEVA PDMS as its 3D design modelling solution.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Siemens continues to make large investments in software for manufacturing industries aimed at increasing the productivity of design, engineering, commissioning, operations, and maintenance in discrete and process industries. Siemens COMOS is targeted at process industries and is analogous to Siemens PLM for the discrete industries.

The current 470,000 part data, including schematic macros, geometric dimensions and documents, can now be imported to engineering automatically.

Braskem, a petrochemical company in Brazil, will install AVEVA PDMS software to convert the engineering and design data of 12 of its plants.

Tebis America develops CAD/CAM systems for tool, die and mold manufacturing.

3D Systems acquired American Precision Prototyping (APP) and sister company American Precision Machining (APM) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The kit has a PIC32 microcontroller (MCU), HCI-based Bluetooth radio, and everything that a designer needs for rapid prototype and development of Bluetooth SPP designs.

Subsidiaries have been founded in Japan and South Africa, with Turkey coming soon.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Manufacturers worldwide are in a productivity race enabled by a wide range of new automation technology. In order for your company to remain competitive, it needs to apply new technology to grow and survive in the world economy. To do this, manufacturing companies must stay up to date on the latest developments.

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group is expanding its Northeast operations with a new office in East Brunswick, NJ.

AVEVA software enables D3’s designers to have a clear understanding of the as-is condition of an asset during brownfield projects.

KBR will deploy AVEVA E3D software on major capital projects around the world.

New features add design functionality, increasing supplier integration and streamlining the circuit design process.

WEBENCH PCB Export lets engineers create a power supply printed circuit board (PCB) layout and export it to computer-aided design (CAD) development platforms.