Engineering Workshop #12

Posted by - April 19, 2011
Bob Johnson concludes the Finite Element Analysis of a polyethylene switch housing and confirms the hand calculations with a 2D…

The tablets are coming!

Posted by - May 9, 2011
Within just a year of tablets hitting the market, we are suddenly able to view and edit DWG wherever we…

The Brad Peebler inteview

Posted by - May 10, 2011
Based in Silicon Valley, Luxology has taken the design visualisation world by storm with its 3D software and strong partnerships…

PTC Windchill 10

Posted by - May 11, 2011
Al Dean looks at the highlights of Windchill 10, the latest release of the Product Lifecycle Management platform from PTC,…

Reinventing the wheel

Posted by - May 26, 2011
Lamiflex, a leading composite specialist, utilised the VISI suite of design and manufacturing tools from Vero Software to put a…

Partners in crime

Posted by - June 2, 2011
In many reverse engineering projects, the end goal is a new part for production or the creation of a prototype…

Jetting off

Posted by - June 3, 2011
Industrial metrology can involve measuring pretty mundane objects. However, a recent project involved using a handheld laser to digitise an…

powerINSPECT 2011

Posted by - June 7, 2011
Al Dean catches up with the system that closes the loop when parts start rolling off the shop-floorAs we’ve discussed…