IT-Powered Simulations Go Prime-Time

First there was the drafting table, slide rule, and compass. Next came scientific calculators, and after that came CAD software that began a revolution in engineering design. Now comes the era of digital design and development. Today, improvements in information technology (IT) computing power are capable of bridging CAD programs with finite element analysis (FEA) and other modeling methods to even further cut the time and labor required to design a new system from concept to prototype. New modeling and simulation software are enabling engineers to consider all three sides of a mechatronic problem, including the physical product design, functionality, and underlying physics.

http://www.memagazine.org/contents/current/features/digiprod/digiprod.html

Dawning of Direct Digital

http://www.designnews.com/article/46796-Direct_Digital_Manufacturing_Aids_Assembly_Operations.php

Speed Up Your CAD Workflow

http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aaakep.htm

Where Less is More

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mako-uses-solidworks-software-design/story.aspx?guid=%7B51684E48-3F19-4FF9-9126-9742B9BEC289%7D&dist=hppr

Close-up View of CAM Vendors

http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/Issue/Article/False/81478/Issue

IMTS Showcases CAM Innovation

http://www.veroint.com/news_detail.php?id=16

Make Designs Come to Life

http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=533431&pageID=1&sk=&date=

CFD Adds Power to Nuclear

http://machinedesign.com/ContentItem/72888/CFDGoesMainstream.aspx

Solve Your Rubic's Cube

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=63841&ComponentTemplate=822

Winning Formula for PM Software

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/080408gaskin.html

Money Talks for Young Grads

http://www.edn.com/blog/1750000175/post/1960031196.html

Slow Going for $100 Laptop

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4472654.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2

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Plant Safety Via IT Security

When it comes to plant safety, articles have focused on process and equipment maintenance issues essential for proactive safety improvement. While these are significant concerns, researchers say increased reliance on information technology (IT) can also significantly affect safety. Learn how IT issues can impact your organization.

http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/articles/2008/127.html

Eurotech announces the new Low Power ISIS PC/104+ board based on the Intel® AtomT processor...



Eurotech has been working with Intel Corporation as an early adopter of Low Power Intel Architecture (LPIA) devices. As a result of this work Eurotech Ltd have now released the new ISIS single board computer.

ISIS is a PC/104+ format device offering levels of functionality and performance traditionally requiring a high performance x86 board, but at a significantly reduced power consumption of less than 5 watts. This fan-less x86 compatibility is achieved by harnessing the low power capabilities of the next generation embedded Intel Atom chipset.

Using Intel's Hi-K 45nm technology the Intel Atom Z500 series processor delivers the benefits of Intel's x86 architecture in a robust, ultra-small package with exceptional performance-per-watt. The processor is matched with an Intel System Controller Hub (SCH) US15W which is a highly integrated device combining a graphics memory controller and I/O controller into a single 22x22 mm package.

A full range of on board peripherals are provided including 8 x USB 2.0 ports, VGA, LVDS, HD-Audio, RS232/422/485, Ethernet, GPIO and IDE. Expansion requirements are well covered by a combination of PC/104 (ISA), PC/104+ (PCI) and PCI-Express Mini Card, so interfacing to real-world I/O or the latest wireless technology is easy.

The ISIS offers a choice of 1.1 and 1.6GHz processor parts and comes with up to 1GB of DDR2 RAM and up to 4GB of soldered-down Flash for security and durability. Further solid-state Flash expansion is available via an SDIO socket. An optional ITrax300 GPS receiver with full Position/Velocity/Time functionality is also available.

Having all this performance in such a small package is a truly compelling offering that makes the ISIS ideally suitable for applications such as infotainment, interactive kiosks, access control, HMI, medical and industrial control.

A key feature of the ISIS is its full compatibility with a wide range of desktop and pre-installed, ready to run, embedded operating systems including Windows XP, XP Embedded, CE 6.0 and Linux.

http://www.eurotech-ltd.co.uk/en/products.aspx?pg=ISIS&pid=10119

Jumping the Packaging Hurdle

http://www.semiconductor.net/article/CA6581184.html

Will Nano Learn from MEMS?

http://www.memagazine.org/contents/current/features/memsnano/memsnano.html

Robonurse Gets a Dose of MEMS!

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/13/japanese-boffins-invent

Accelerating Low-Cost Consumer Electronics

http://www.virtusensors.com/user/press_detail.php?id=14&type=&startlimit=&endlimit=

Reliable Actuators are Critical

http://www.mems.sandia.gov/about/actuators.html

Images of Biomedical MEMS

http://www.laserfocusworld.com/display_article/335980/12/none/none/Feat/Biomedical-Imaging:-MEMS-scanners-enable-in-vivo-3-D-OCT



RF MEMS on the Radar

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Breaking-Barriers-RaytheonONRs-AESLA-Project-05041/

Revolutionizing Semi-Packaging

http://www.i-micronews.com/lecturearticle.asp?id=1735

CMP System Targets Tribology and MEMS Apps

http://compoundsemiconductor.net/cws/product/P000006647

The Big Show

http://www.mems2009.org/

 

More Horsepower for CAD

With the new features in Siemens' NX™ 6 package, more designers could enjoy the 20% gain in CAD efficiency reported by Nissan Motors. The vendor claims that the software allows much faster modeling and offers advanced simulation to handle demanding CAE challenges. NX 6 also gives engineers the ability to leverage multi-CAD data within their design, analysis, and manufacturing processes, thereby reducing the need to re-master information.

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=60352&ComponentTemplate=822

Test Tools Target Networks

A new family of testers promises to help engineers explore design alternatives in complex embedded systems, reports Electronicstalk. Featuring embedded hardware and three interconnected PCs, the first of these testers reproduces the system architecture for adaptive cruise-control in autos. With the tool, developers can assess the impact of different network architectures on car operation. The tester also targets companies developing products that incorporable a dual CANbus protocol in industrial automation, elevator control, and medical devices.

http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/tts/tts101.html

Going to School on Data Security

To help university departments comply with Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards, Virgina Tech's IT managers run vulnerability scanners via security software on a department's credit card processing machines, notes SC Magazine. If problems are spotted, the software deposits a program on the machine, alerting the user that that the machine is subject to attack. The program also takes steps to patch the machine, such as adjusting firewalls to deny access.

http://www.scmagazineus.com/The-pen-test-is-mightier/article/115537/