Biomimicry – naturally inspired design Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 14, 2011 Biomimicry, the use of nature to solve human problems, has become a major influence on new product design. This month…
Comsol Multiphysics 4.0 Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 11, 2011 While the heavy simulation tools used for FEA or CFD have been widely adopted, systems simulation is still a relatively…
Siemens Mechatronics Concept Designer Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 10, 2011 Siemens PLM Software's new Mechatronics Concept Designer software works inside NX 7.5 and looks to bring together the three key…
Black magic Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 8, 2011 Tanya Weaver talked to Black Diamond, a leading specialist in all conditions mountain gear, to find out how it used…
Book review: A look inside ‘The Manufacturing Guides: Product and Furniture Design’ Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 2, 2011 A valuable guidebook that describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to the cutting-edge. When Rob…
The art of parts Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 2, 2011 Kramski, one of the world's leading tooling and parts manufacturers, optimised its product development processes and improved product quality with…
Engineering Workshop # 10 Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 1, 2011 Having shown some typical Finite Element results last time, Bob Johnson now moves on to explain the basic principles that…
The Jim Heppelmann interview Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 23, 2011 PTC has shocked many in the industry with its recent rebranding and relaunching of its flagship product, Pro/Engineer under the…
With great publishing products available, why is today’s technical documentation so poor? Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 22, 2011 Martyn Day’s ‘rant du jour’ came about when had to make his own bed. We are not talking sheets, pillow…
Little box of tricks Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 11, 2011 Love it or hate it, the Boxee Box certainly evokes an emotional reaction from those who see it. Tanya Weaver…