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The latest release of Siemens PLM Software's Simcenter Amesim system simulation software helps accelerate digital twin creation through ease of use and democratized access to system simulation, the company notes. By extending Modelica support and integration with other Simcenter solutions, Simcenter Amesim helps users to set up a toolchain throughout the development cycle. With the latest release, Siemens Digital Industries Software accelerates the Simcenter Amesim delivery model to provide access to new enhancements every 6 months. According to the company, the latest updates to Simcenter Amesim include: addressing vehicle electrification by importing Simcenter Motorsolve and Simcenter Battery Design Studio models;…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.61
KineoWorks from Siemens PLM Software is a software component that automatically computes collision-free motion, solving complex path-planning problems in applications such as robot simulation/control and virtual assembly/disassembly verification. KineoWorks version 7.0 includes various new features described as follows. KineoWorks version 7.0 comes with a new standalone application—Kwik—for accelerating your KineoWorks application development. Kwik has a simple and ergonomic graphical interface for configuring robots, devices and cells quickly and easily, enabling users to develop and verify scenarios for use in a KineoWorks application. One feature in KineoWorks Version 7.0 is the ability to model a complete robotic cell with multiple robots,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.83
Siemens Digital Industries Software and SAS announced a new partnership today that will help companies create new IoT edge and cloud-enabled solutions by applying SAS and open source streaming analytics through Siemens’ MindSphere. Users will gain access to SAS advanced and predictive analytics in MindSphere, which can accelerate the adoption of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in Internet of Things (IoT) environments. Siemens and SAS will collaborate to engage with new and existing customers and, beginning with streaming analytics, enable near-real-time embedded AI for IoT devices at the edge. The partners expect the solutions to be generally available…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.42
…collaborate on materials. The fact that companies like GE, Siemens, BASF and HP were represented at AMUG is sign that the larger manufacturing world is taking additive manufacturing seriously. Simulation software providers are also taking the technology seriously and working on the considerable challenges involved in predicting what will happen when a particular design using a particular material is 3D printed in a particular machine. “Part of what we've found from our customers is that it's not enough to have a best piece of simulation,” says Brent Stucker, director of additive manufacturing at ANSYS. “They want simulation in the loop…
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…during a turbine blade print job. Image courtesy of Siemens PLM Software. “We understand where the market is going, what’s at stake and that all of us need to help further this industry,” says Van den Bogaert. “This is why we have recently invited several leading PLM and design companies to directly interface with our systems, so that they can also contribute to making the 3D printing process as efficient as possible.” One of these companies is Siemens PLM Software. Aaron Frankel, vice president of additive manufacturing software, says the company has developed a “broad spectrum of solutions for the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.42
…another platform,” he says. Certified Additive Network Last April, Siemens PLM Software, a division of the manufacturing giant Siemens, announced the launch of Additive Manufacturing Network (AM Network). The company first hinted of it as a concept at Hannover Messe in 2017. In the press release, the company described its offering as “a new online collaborative platform designed to bring on-demand design and engineering expertise, knowledge, digital tools and production capacity for industrial 3D printing to the global manufacturing industry.” “We’re working with mostly vendors from the industrial domain,” says Robert Meshel, director of AM Network, Siemens PLM Software. “In…
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…Inventor, Solid Edge and NX (the latter two from Siemens PLM Software). “The plug-in is a single download, but it figures out the appropriate plug-in depending on your CAD system,” says Ben Mitchell, chief product officer of Plethora. “The plug-in can give you [a] red light or green light [depending] on whether the part can be made. If not, it can show you, in your CAD environment, the issues that need to be fixed.” Plethora uses a CAD-embedded plug-in (SolidWorks version shown here) to provide early manufacturing feedback and cost analysis. Image courtesy of Plethora. Plethora is an independent manufacturer,…
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…the design. The company used SolidEdge CAD tools from Siemens PLM Software to develop the first generation of aircraft. “We needed to improve various parts that were not available on the market at high enough efficiency such as the motor and the rotor blades, just to name a few examples.” — Volocopter Co-founder Alex Zosel Zosel says that Volocopter opted for a more traditional helicopter-style design to help make the vehicles seem more familiar to potential passengers, and that ensuring safety was one of the key challenges in designing the Volocopter eVTOL. “All flight critical systems are at least three…
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…Stratasys’ investment in Desktop Metal, collaboration with companies like Siemens, and work with its own global manufacturing network, which companies like UPS use to automatically invoke AM rather than traditional manufacturing processes based on order volume requests,” explains Ryan Martin, principal analyst at ABI Research. Desktop Metal was a surprise frontrunner among companies to more recently enter the AM arena, edging out incumbents like GE Additive and EOS on the powder-bed side and dusting ExOne and HP in performance on binder jetting. “Desktop Metal was the technology category leader but could be challenged in the long run if GE Additive…
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…celebrated on February 21. Timed to last week’s event, Siemens PLM Software showcased its own rendition of a rising female engineering star: Ashley Kimbel, a senior at Grissom High School in Huntsville, AL, who tapped the firm’s Solid Edge 3D design platform to create a lighter weight prosthetic foot for a U.S. marine wounded in Afghanistan. “I’ve always wanted to do something in the medical field, and this was the perfect combination of medicine and engineering” — Ashley Kimbel Kimbel, 17, has her sights set on a career as a surgeon, but has immersed herself in various hands-on engineering initiatives…
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Siemens PLM Software announces an expansion of the Digital Innovation Platform with the introduction of the latest version of NX software, which has been enhanced with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. These new features can update the user interface to help users more efficiently use software to increase productivity, Siemens says. The ability to automatically adapt the user interface to meet the needs of different types of users across multiple departments can result in higher adoption rates, leading to a higher-quality computer-aided technology (CAx) system and the creation of a more robust digital twin, the company notes.…
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Siemens introduces Camstar Electronics Suite software, manufacturing execution system (MES) for electronics. This configurable and scalable MES solution enables printed circuit board (PCB) and box assemblers to meet traceability requirements, improve efficiency levels and control manufacturing operations through direct Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity with machines and production lines. Camstar Electronics Suite creates a digital thread to empower electronics companies to further their digitalization strategy in line with Industry 4.0. By closing the loop between engineering and the shop floor, and enabling quick reactions to design modifications, manufacturers can shorten product lifecycles, increase production complexities and improve quality across the…