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The Weekend: New and old designs to make things go boom

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 12, 2014

The lumbering-yet-deadly A-10 ‘Warthog’, remains in the theatre of war due a mistake with the design of its expensive successor…

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3D Systems ramps up industrialisation of 3D printing with latest research contracts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 5, 2015

Will future US Air Force machinery be made using 3D printing? For some parts, most likely 3D Systems has been…

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Ansys acquires Newmerical Technologies assets for aerospace simulation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 6, 2015

NTI produce specialist simulation products for the aerospace industry, including in-flight icing Ansys has acquired the assets of Newmerical Technologies…

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Solar Impulse 2 embarks on epic global flight with help from Dassault Systèmes

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 9, 2015

The Solar Impulse 2 airplane was designed using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform The first attempt to fly around the world…

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Siemens FEA tools helped create the extremely lightweight Solar Impulse 2 plane

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 16, 2015

Femap with NX Nastran is being used to optimise and verify the structure of first plane to circumnavigate the earth…

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Aircraft ‘Passenger Experience’ next to get first class upgrade from Dassault Systèmes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 15, 2015

Dassault Systèmes’ 3D visualisation system can bring the interiors of private planes to life A partnership between Dassault Systèmes (DS)…

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Financing and leasing options now available on Sciaky electron beam 3D printing systems

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 11, 2015

Sciaky’s electron beam metal 3D printers, like this VX110, are now available to lease in the US For those needing…

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Dassault Systèmes offers new industry solution ‘Experiences’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2015

VR capabilities are part of the aerospace ‘Passenger Experience’ Aerospace and consumer packaging designers – as different as those world’s…

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Vicon sets up framework for future Aircraft engineering inspection using drones

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 26, 2015

The test set up in Easyjet’s Luton engineering hangar, with Vicon T-Series cameras tracking the UAVs Recently, airline operator Easyjet…

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Airbus flies with Aras Innovator for its PLM requirements

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 7, 2015

Airbus has adopted Aras Innovator as its PLM tool of choice – an act that could disrupt the PLM market…

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