Overview Of: Digital Domain

The Automotive Design & Production Digital Domain Zone includes information on the software, from simulation and analysis to product lifecycle management, used in product development for the automotive industry.

Digital Domain

Introducing the GPU: Beyond Graphics
Gary S. Vasilash

Multicore processing can provide a big benefit for safety and security, navigation and entertainment in vehicles. It’s the same tech that may be in your cell phone.

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Manufacturing Meets Social Networking
Lawrence S. Gould

It’s “everything you want from an ERP system without the ERP.” It’s Facebook-meets-manufacturing.

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Reducing Programming Time with CAMWorksXpress

The CAMWorksXpress 2.5D software package from Geometric accelerates computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming time by providing automation tools like feature-based machining.  CNC code can be generated with a few clicks. The package has the capability to increase machining productivity with optimized toolpaths.

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MSC Software’s Latest Release

SimXpert 2012 from MSC Software provides users with new capabilities for faster product development.

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Software May Increase CNC Productivity

A solids-based CNC programming package, CAMWorks 2012, has been released by Geometric.

General Motors and PSA?

Gary S. Vasilash

  Apparently General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are looking at some sort of agreement whereby the two will bolster their respective engineering and manufacturing activities.

About those Veloster Sales. . .

Gary S. Vasilash

  Last week when we took at look at the Hyundai Veloster we observed that while we think the design is best in class, with “class” being almost anything on four wheels that ordinary people could afford without having to spend the rest of the time they’re making car payments eating kibble, Hyundai Motor America president and CEO John Krafcik chimed in and pointed out: “You can’t read anything into the sales results…we’re incredibly short of Velosters, with just a few per dealer right now.  It remains the fastest turning Hyundai.” Given the meteoric sales rise across the Hyundai lineup, that’s pretty damn fast.

Design and Engineering and the Ford B-MAX

Gary S. Vasilash

  The importance of the collaboration between designers and engineers is shown in the development of a door system for the Ford European market B-MAX compact car.