Products for Design & Simulation

ULVAC introduces NA-1500 dry etching system for 600mm advanced packaging substrates

ULVAC Technologies, Inc.

While there are many 200mm/300mm wafer dry etching systems in the market today, there was no dry etching system for 600mm substrate, providing for a uniform Descum process and Ti etching process.

IDS introduces Ensenso X 3D camera system

The system comprises a 100W projector unit with an integrated GigE switch on which two 1.3 megapixel cameras can be mounted at different distances.

Ubertesters announces release of Ubertesters 2.0 QA management platform

Ubertesters 2.0 offers mobile organizations a platform to manage their entire mobile QA process and teams.

Microchip introduces motorBench Development Suite for MPLAB X development environment

The plug-in, called motorBench Development Suite, is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based tool with automatic tuning of feedback control gains and offline accurate measurement of critical motor parameters such as resistance, inductances and the back electromagnetic force (EMF) constant.

FANUC America introduces FANUC Machining Simulator with Fusion 360 software

The FANUC Machining Simulator comes with Fusion 360, a cloud-based 3D CAD, CAM and CAE software platform that helps bridge the gap between design and machining and works on both Mac and PC.

Aucotec to introduce Project Status Manager for plant design at Hannover Messe

The module of the database-driven CAE platform Engineering Base (EB) can both automate workflows within the system as well as exchange data with all types of external systems

Microchip Technology announces zigbee alliance-certified zigbee development platform

This software stack, and corresponding BitCloud 4.0 software development kit, is ideal for the design of home automation, commercial lighting, smart energy and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Rockwell Automation releases FactoryTalk View v9.0

Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation

The latest version of FactoryTalk View software from Rockwell Automation is designed to improve the operator‚Äôs experience with data-driven information while also delivering design-time productivity via tighter integration with the control system.

Schneider Electric partners with Seeq to release EcoStruxure Profit Advisor

Schneider Electric

EcoStruxure Profit Advisor uses Big Data analytics to measure the financial performance of an industrial operation in real time, from the equipment asset level of a plant up to the process unit, plant area, plant site and enterprise levels.

EVT introduces EyeFi filament inspection sensor

The sensor contains of two cameras with an Aptina sensor and an S-Mount lens. Also in the package is the EyeVision image processing software.

Yaskawa Motoman introduces MPX3500 six-axis robot

Yaskawa Motoman Robotics

The MPX3500 has a 15 kg wrist payload capacity and a 25 kg upper arm payload capacity, enabling spray equipment to be mounted directly on the robot arm. It also features a 2,700 mm horizontal reach and ¬±0.15 mm repeatability.

NI introduces LabVIEW NXG 1.0 system design software

National Instruments Corporation

The 1.0 release of LabVIEW NXG is intended to help engineers performing benchtop measurements increase their productivity with nonprogramming workflows to acquire and iteratively analyze measurement data.

Microchip introduces PIC32MK family of microcontrollers

The PIC32MK MC devices combine 32-bit processing with advanced analog peripherals such as a quad 10 MHz op amp, comparators and motor-control optimized Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) modules.

ams introduces AS7261 JENCOLOR XYZ color point sensor

The AS7261 JENCOLOR XYZ sensor is a complete platform for color sensing, intended to ease design-in and simplify production processes for manufacturers of professional or consumer colorimeters and color analysers.

EPLAN announces launch of EPLAN Cogineer

EPLAN Software & Services

EPLAN Cogineer is fully integrated into the EPLAN Platform shared by EPLAN Electric P8 and other EPLAN software products. This allows users to create project data in EPLAN Electric P8, and then generate the schematics using that data in EPLAN Cogineer without any duplication of effort.

Abaco Systems announces ImageFlex vision software

Typical applications for ImageFlex include Degraded Visual Environment (DVE), 360¬∞ situational awareness, helmet mounted sight processing, and target identification and tracking.

Honeywell introduces Matrikon FLEX OPC UA developer tookit

Honeywell Process Solutions

Intended for use by discrete and process industry manufacturers, commercial customers, and automation original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Matrikon FLEX is a developer toolkit that enables any application, regardless of size, with OPC UA.

Schneider Electric releases System Platform 2017

Schneider Electric

This next generation offering includes an interface with improved visualization, smarter navigation and is integrated with the Schneider Electric Industrial Software portfolio ‚Äìextending new and existing solutions with capabilities that digitally link the Engineering, Operations and Asset Performance aspects of the industrial value chain.

e-con Systems announces See3CAM_81 USB 3.0 camera

e-con Systems

See3CAM_81 is a solution for customers designing kiosk, multimedia applications, high resolution OCR, barcode scanning applications and medical and scientific applications such as tissue vision, pathology examination and microscopic applications.

Inductive Automation releases Ignition Edge product line

Inductive Automation

Ignition Edge by Inductive Automation is a line of Ignition products to be embedded into field and OEM devices at the edge of the network. Ignition is designed to work on central servers and deploy to multiple clients, while Ignition Edge products can be installed on devices at the edge of the network.

Shapr3D announces Shapr3D 3D CAD modeling application for iOS and iPad Pro

The newest release of Shapr3D integrates Parasolid and HOOPS Exchange to allow solid modeling and data translation locally within the app, taking mobile CAD experience to a new level unmatched by any other CAD tool.

Siemens announces MindSphere release to be hosted on Amazon Web Services

SIEMENS
Siemens

This is intended to provide the ability to develop industrial IoT solutions on a shorter timeline for customers across various industries, especially aerospace and defense as well as energy and utilities.

Siemens introduces Version 9.1 of the Simit simulation platform

SIEMENS
Siemens

Simit enables real-time simulation and emulation for the evaluation of automation solutions. Testing and optimization can be carried out either using a real or a virtual automation system, the so-called virtual controller.

EPLAN introduces EPLAN Platform version 2.7

EPLAN Software & Services

The EPLAN Platform version 2.7 features bi-directional connections to two more automation technology solutions ‚Äì Siemens‚Äô TIA Portal and Melsoft IQ by Mitsubishi.

Bentley Systems introduces AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition

AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition is a building information modeling (BIM) application designed for building projects of significant size and/or engineering complexity, and which are typically characterized by the challenges of combining vertical construction and horizontal infrastructure (like roads, railways, utilities, etc.).

Pickering Interfaces introduces BRIC Large PXI Matrix Modules

Pickering Associates

The range of Large PXI Matrix Modules (model 40-559) are 1Amp/20W switching modules, with up to 4,096 crosspoints. The matrices are available in 2, 4, or 8-slot PXI sizes and are designed for high-performance matrix requirements.

ZWSOFT introduces CADbro 2017 SP1 - 3D Cad Viewer

With its section view function, CADbro now shows the section profile in real time. Section views can now be saved on the view manager to facilitate search and edition. Users can also save or directly export the profile to DWG/DXF, IGES and STEP files.

Design Rule introduces 3dxtools PLM software components

3dxtools are a series of components built to increase efficiency and add new capabilities. The tools can be combined and configured to reduce the need for repetitive processes such as connecting with third party applications, creating complementary file formats or generating reports.

Qt Company introduces Qt for Automation series of development tools

Qt for Automation is designed to enhance the performance and capabilities of edge devices for the Internet of Things (IoT).

DDC introduces SB-3642 and SB-3644 conversion and simulation boards

Data Device Corporation

Bosch Rexroth announces the latest version of the Linear Motion Designer

Bosch Rexroth

The update is designed to enhance user guidance, databases and additional calculations for the dimensioning of Rail Systems and Screw Drives.

NOS Microsystems introduces getPlus electronic software delivery solution

getPlus is a software manager and an intelligent ecosystem that integrates into clients‚Äô existing databases‚ÄîSAP, Oracle, any all others‚Äîto establish ESD or enhance the ratio of existing ESD with self-service access to software updates.

GEFERTEC introduces GTarc additive manufacturing machines

GTarc machines manufacture near-net-shape metal parts. Only the finishing of the near-net-shape part is undertaken using standard CNC milling.

Abaco Systems introduces VP430 Direct RF Processing System

The VP430 includes the option to be built with a FireFly 8-channel VITA 66.4 fiber optic interface for transfers of greater than 12 GBps for applications in which the throughput of the native VPX PCI Express Gen3 data plane is inadequate or when a remote client requires streaming data.

Abaco Systems introduces ImageFlex version 2.0 image processing toolkit

ImageFlex enables developers of image/video processing and visualization applications on GPUs to be productive by hiding the complexity of the underlying software layers

Dinkle introduces series of printed circuit board (PCB) interface modules

Dinkle Corporation, USA

These printed circuit board (PCB) interface modules provide a means to connect field wiring to internal control and monitoring components. They can also be used to facilitate wiring among internal components.

IDS announces IDS NXT app development kit

The IDS NXT platform kicks off with IDS NXT vegas with 1.3 MP CMOS sensor, liquid lens with autofocus, integrated ToF sensor and many other functions.

NUM releases Version 4.0 of NUMROTO tool grinding software

NUM CNC Solutions - North America

Version 4.0 of the software is designed to increase the productivity of precision machine tools without the need for additional hardware. The ball nose and corner radius tools in NUMROTO now allow programming of a helix step on end mills.

Arduino announces expansion of Arduino Create platform

With this release, Arduino Create users can manage and program a range of Linux single-board computers like the AAEON UP¬≤ board, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone as if they were regular Arduino boards.

Rockwell Automation announces enhanced version of Rockwell Software Studio 5000 integrated development environment

Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation

The Studio 5000 Logix Designer application now includes updates to several programming languages and a modernized structured text editor. The text editor has been updated with features, such as collapsible code segments and inline value monitoring.