Articles & News on Design & Simulation

Can Automation Save the World? The Impact of Automation in 2020 (Part 1)

  • by Cory Fogg, Automation.com
  • June 7, 2020
  • Feature

By Cory Fogg
Social distancing requirements and efforts to facilitate remote workers have called for automation to play a starring role in making things feasible for many organizations.   Here are a few instances where automation is playing a significant role in facilitating a more harmonious world in the future.

 

FDT Group releases FDT 3.0 – FDT IIoT Server (FITS) standard

  • June 4, 2020
  • News

The FDT 3.0 standard is intended to accelerate the evolutionary journey into the Fourth Industrial Revolution by enabling an ecosystem of FDT-based solutions to meet demands for IIoT and Industrie 4.0 applications.

CPAPs RE-INVENTed into Emergency Ventilators Using PLCs and HMIs

  • by Dr. Tom Burch, Auburn University
  • June 4, 2020
  • Case Study

AutomationDirect helped the team supply large quantities of reliable automation components in a short span of time, delivering products ready for development right out-of-the-box. Should circumstances require it, RE-INVENT is ready to save lives.

Leveraging the Digitalization Toolbox to Distance Workers in the COVID-19 Era

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • June 3, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Running a manufacturing plant in the COVID-19 pandemic era means distancing coworkers and minimizing their interactions. Fortunately, there are a range of industrial automation solutions available that can help organizations achieve these new goals while also being consistent with digitalization investments to improve productivity. 

Innovative Engineering Solutions Contribute to COVID-19 Medical Protection

  • by Bill Lydon
  • May 29, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Many organizations in the manufacturing industry have shifted assets in order to innovate and produce solutions that are contributing to the protection of medical personnel on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight. In this article, we highlight two of these innovative engineering solutions that are keeping these crucial personnel safe

ESMERA project announces 20 new experiments underway

  • May 14, 2020
  • News

Out of these 69 applications, the most promising 20 experiments have now been selected. In Phase I of ESMERA, proving their concept, they get funding of up to 75.000 Euros each as well as technical support and business mentoring by the ESMERA consortium.

TechSoft 3D announces series of virtual HOOPS Summits

  • May 14, 2020
  • News

HOOPS Virtual Summits are intended for technology and engineering leaders looking for information about trends in the industry, how to overcome business challenges and learn from partners who have solved specific business challenges. 

Plex Systems Study: Only 24% of manufacturers have implemented smart manufacturing initiatives

  • May 7, 2020
  • News

The study, which was developed with the support of the research and analyst firm LNS Research, found that among global manufacturers only 24% have currently implemented a smart manufacturing initiative. 

EPLAN announces strategic partnership with Revere Electric Supply

  • April 28, 2020
  • News

The EPLAN-Revere partnership is intended to bring together decades of acute business strategy, product development and technological advancement and deployment to support digital transformations.
 

Pleora Technologies announces technology partnership with Neurocle

  • April 24, 2020
  • News

The technology partnership will work to simplify the deployment of deep learning-based classification, segmentation, and object detection capabilities for visual inspection applications.

Scientists Use Mikrotron Camera to Test Augmented Reality Headset Designed to Prevent Falls

  • September 8, 2023
  • News

Scientists at the University of Konstanz (Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) recently filed for a patent for a new AR-assistive wearable headset designed to teach older adults how to improve balance.

Engineering Design Software and Building Information Modeling Markets Continue Strong Growth

  • August 29, 2023
  • News

The market continued its strong growth in 2022 and is expected to continue to experience high market growth globally.

Siemens Expands Simulation Capability for Electrification and Aerospace Design

  • January 26, 2023
  • News

Portfolio updates provide greater automation and increases understanding of product performance prior to physical testing.

Siemens Expands Integrated Circuit Verification Portfolio with Acquisition of Avery Design Systems

  • November 2, 2022
  • News

The acquisition will extend Siemens’ enterprise verification platform, adding Avery‘s Verification Protocol and Compliance Test Suite offerings.

Regent and Siemens Collaborate for Revolutionary Zero-emission Seaglider

  • August 2, 2022
  • News

The Regent seaglider is expected to dramatically reduce the time and cost of moving people and goods between coastal cities.

Siemens Named A Leader in Product Lifecycle Management by Forrester Research

  • March 11, 2021
  • News

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that it has been named a leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) by Forrester Research.

Siemens Extends Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Capabilities, achieves AWS High Performance Computing Competency Status

  • March 9, 2021
  • News

Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the availability of the latest release of Simcenter™ STAR-CCM+™ software, which has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) High Performance Computing (HPC) Competency status.

Computer Aided Technology Continues Growth With Integration of Caelynx

  • January 5, 2021
  • News

Merger expands virtual prototyping and advanced engineering simulation capabilities of inflow technology subsidiary.

The Engineering Simulation Revolution Has Begun

  • by Joe Walsh and Petra Gartzen
  • September 13, 2020
  • Feature

Generative design and digital twins join other business drivers to increase demand for engineering simulation tools.

Siemens and SAP SE announces partnership to accelerate industrial transformation

  • July 13, 2020
  • News

Through this agreement, both SAP and Siemens will be able to complement and integrate their respective offerings in order to offer customers solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain, service and asset management.