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Volume 5, No 7, July 2004
SolidWorks for Industrial Design
by Adrian Fanjoy, Technical
Services Manager, CATI
CATI has seen a
growing trend of companies using SolidWorks for industrial design and
medical device design. The myth that SolidWorks could not handle these
complex shapes is being shattered with a continuously growing set of
tools and functionality aimed at complex geometry creation.
For complete article,
click here
New Item in Service Pack 4
by Josh Altergott, Technical
Analyst, CATI
An important new feature in Service Pack 4.0 has been coming up for many
users, it is listed in the Options section of the Release Notes and
reads as follows.
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click here
New
Course: Industrial Design Modeling
This
course focuses on expanding the knowledge of the advanced user to
include skill required to create complex solid models utilizing the
functionality available within the SolidWorks environment for complex
surface creation.
For
more details, click here
SolidWorks 2005 Launch Day
SolidWorks 2005 Launch Day is
an exciting broadcast event that allows you to preview the latest
capabilities of SolidWorks® software.
Click here
to register or for more information.
Product Lifecycle Management
Online Seminar -
Wednesday July 21, 2004
Attend this online seminar to gain a better understanding of product
lifecycle management (PLM), and to hear how Arena PLM can help you.
Click here to register
What's
New at CATI
Industry Spotlight: Consumer Product Design
SolidWorks for
Consumer Product Design
- SolidWorks software is used worldwide for
designing and manufacturing a variety of consumer products for home,
business, and recreational use. SolidWorks provides the consumer
products designer with powerful data translation, part modeling,
collaboration, tooling development, and photorealistic rendering tools.
SolidWorks Case Study: Life
Fitness
Life Fitness Carves out a New
Fitness Landscape
with Solid Modeling
For Life Fitness product
designers and engineers, creating a blend of functional mechanical
assemblies and attractive, sculpted plastic components is an ongoing
challenge. The correct mix of engineering creativity and easy-to-use,
production solid modeling software is a powerful combination and a
prerequisite when trying to meet time-to-market pressures. Motion
analysis, FEA, and photorealistic rendering are factors in the design
process as well.
For complete article, click here
SMARTEAM Case Study:
Sub-Zero Freezer Co.
For Sub-Zero Freezer Co. SMARTEAM is the Recipe for Accelerated
Product Development
Leading manufacturer of high-end home refrigeration and cooking
appliances Sub-Zero/Wolf Appliance Co. expedites business processes with
SMARTEAM Product Lifecycle Management- Refrigerator manufacturer
Sub-Zero Freezer Co. and its cooking equipment partner Wolf Appliance
Co. have followed a winning recipe for collaborative product data
management, from the development of initial design
concepts through engineering, production, sales and after-sales support,
installation, and field service.
For complete
article click here (pdf)
Arena Solutions Case Study: Strida
Bicycles
On-Demand PLM Application
Helps Strida Connect Global Supply Chain to Double Business in One Year
United Kingdom-based Strida Bicycles designs and sells the latest
generation of folding bicycles theirs is ultralight and fits into a
parcel the size of a small golf bag. The consumer market Strida sells to
is hyper-competitive and unpredictable, and margins are razor-thin.
Efficiency in design and manufacturing is critical to success.
For complete article, click here (pdf)
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