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Volume 4, No. 4,
April 2003
Features
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Feature Article
Finite Element
Analysis in Product Design -
Getting It Right, Not Just Getting
It Done
By
Vince Adams, Director
of Analysis Services,
NAFEMS Registered Analyst - Advanced,
IMPACT Engineering Solutions, Inc. When
the word “standards” is mentioned in an engineering context, plenty of
acronyms come to mind such as ISO, ANSI, ASTM, & SAE to name a few.
One acronym that rarely gets associated with standards is FEA
(Finite Element Analysis). Most
FEA users in traditional product development environments take for granted
that the results calculated by their FEA tool are accurate, or at least
the correct solution to the question posed, by means of their choice of
boundary conditions, properties, and geometry.
While in most cases, the latter is true, it is important to
remember that a successful FEA project requires that at least three
complex processes be carried out properly.
For
complete article, click here.
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From the
President
Product
First vs. People First
by Richard Werneth, President
Recently
some companies in the MCAD industry (or PLM industry if you’re in
marketing) have espoused the mantra of “product first”. When I saw
this new branding campaign initially it seemed like a good idea but there
was something missing I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
For
complete article, click here.
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News
from the CTO “3D
Printing on Every Engineering Network” - Bet on it!
By Robert A. Konczal, Chief Technical Officer This
quarter, CATI has added a very exciting new product offering for 3D users
– 3D Printing by Z Corp! As
it was years ago, when very few users had access to 2D printing and
plotting technology, access to a plotter or printers was a major
investment and administrative hassle.
Today we all have these printing and plotting tools at our
fingertips, even at home! As
history has taught us to “never say never”—now you can have a 3D
Printer on your office network. Select File|Print and get a 3D part or
assembly, in Color, accurate, economical and fast! You can accomplish all
this by looking at the Z Corp product line of ZPrinters at your local
Computer Aided Technology office.
For
complete article, click here.
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Tale - A Customer Success Story
Engineered
Plastics - Menomonee Falls, WI
At
Engineered Plastics Corporation, they take producing identical parts very
seriously. So seriously, in
fact, that they contend, “Surely if they can clone sheep, you can get
identical parts.” Engineered Plastics is a privately owned custom
injection molder of thermoplastic polymers located in Menomonee Falls, WI.
They have 15 molding machines and decorating and assembly capabilities.
For
complete article, click here.
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