Archives - September 2013

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Oct

Manufacturing Simulation Common Mistakes

What are the most common mistakes companies make when attempting to simulate their manufacturing process? First, what do we mean by manufacturing?  Manufacturing is a very generic term and could mean many things to different people, but at its heart, manufacturing is simply the transformation of raw material into finished goods that is useful and …

30
Sep

The Material Modeling Conference – 1 Week Countdown

e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and software developer of Digimat, the leading nonlinear multi-scale material and modeling platform for the micromechanical modeling of composite modeling and structures, is excited for the Digimat Users Meeting in Belgium (Liège) just 1 week away! Here are some tips to plan your successful conference experience: 1) Review the …

26
Sep

The Ultimate Innovation Day 2013

In Summa welcomes you to the 2013 edition of the “Ultimate Innovation Day” “ENGINEERING THE FUTURE” is the theme for this year’s event. It was a beautiful phrase from Neil Armstrong when he was first setting foot on the moon. “One step for a man, a giant leap for mankind”. That time we were all …

24
Sep

Realizing the Full Value of Aerospace Composite Design

The complexity of composites vs. traditional metallic materials has forced aerospace manufacturers to complete 7-20x more tests than before across all levels of the validation pyramid. With smaller tests costing around $1k-$5K, and the larger tests costing up to $1M-$3M, a significant barrier has been presented in terms of cost and time to validate their …

23
Sep

MSC Nastran and Patran Student Edition Getting Started Guide

MSC offers a free student version of MSC Nastran | Patran. The MSC Nastran | Patran Student Edition complements the FEA Academic Bundle by enabling students to improve software proficiency and use for personal and school projects.  Who is eligible for the Student Edition program?  Only students currently enrolled in engineering programs are eligible to …

11
Sep

Powerful Simulation Software Gives Speaker Designers a New Window on Quality and Performance

To read the entire article featured in Voicecoil by David Burd, PhD, visit: www.mscsoftware.com/voicecoil  Most speaker designers use some kind of simulation software to validate their designs before committing to prototypes and production runs. Today’s most popular simulation tools are fairly low-level finite element analysis (FEA) applications that provide basic one- and two-dimensional modeling and simulation. …

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