Wiper inserts for turning

Wiper inserts for turning

The commonly noted key advantages for wiper turning inserts are:

1) Doubling of feed per revolution while still achieving the same surface finish as with a standard radius turning insert. This means a doubling of productivity for the operation. It can also translate into longer tool life for a finishing insert because the in-cut time per component is reduced by 50 percent.

2) By substituting a wiper insert instead of a standard radius geometry insert and keeping the same feed per revolution, the surface finish produced will be two times better. For example, instead of a 64 RMS, the workpiece will have a 32 RMS. In some cases this can mean a subsequent grinding operation can be eliminated.

Real-Time Laser Probe Surface Inspection

Real-Time Laser Probe Surface Inspection

An RTLI system is used to dimension the interior of a vehicle to help
determine key aspects of driver comfort and convenience.
Images courtesy of The Paradigm Tilt Organization.

Opening a CATIA V4 model file in UGS NX

Opening a CATIA V4 model file in UGS NX

UGS NX 1 has a free beta (no support if it doesn't work) translator to import/export CATIA v4 model files into UG. (If it is a CATIA v5 .catpart, save it as a .model from v5.) The operation works for solids and surfaces only.Opening a CATIA V4 .model in UG NX 1 (Import)1. Select File Open, the Open Part File dialog displays.2. Type a * or *.model in the File name text box to display all the files in the list area.3. Pick the .model file from the list area.4. Click OK to display the warning. Click OK in the warning dialog to begin the import.Saving a Unigraphics file as a CATIA v4 .model (Export)1. Select File Save As to display the dialog.2. Type the name to export to in the File name text box with the .model extension.3. Click OK to display the warning.4. Click OK in the warning dialog to begin the export.Remember that this is a free beta capability in NX 1. We have had mixed success using it. It is possible to purchase the released UG/CATIA 4 translator for Unigraphics NX 2, (which is supported).

COE PLM Conference and TechniFair 2005 Kicks Off with New Attendee Session

cad and cam

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The major differences between CAD and CAM really come down to a few basic things:
1.features
2.interoperability
3.workflow
4.specialized vs. integrated products

Nonlinear FEA of Automotive Engines Using ABAQUS for CATIA V5

Nonlinear FEA of Automotive Engines Using ABAQUS for CATIA V5

The following article previews a talk the author will give next week at the COE Your Way 2005 Annual Conference & TechniFair in Phoeniz, Ariz. The title of the presentation is "Solving Powertrain and Chassis Problems Using ABAQUS for CATIA V5." It is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, from 2:45 to 3:25 p.m. in room Tucson 40, as part of the Engineering Analysis and Simulation track. For more information on the COE conference, visit the website at www.coe.org.

Toyota to Develop Racecar Cockpits with Dassault CATIA V5

Toyota to Develop Racecar Cockpits with Dassault CATIA V5

PARIS, France and COLOGNE, Germany, February 23, 2005 – Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today announced that Toyota Motorsport GmbH will develop racecar cockpits that optimize driver comfort, safety, and ergonomics with its CATIA V5 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for virtual product development.

Find the load, then size the bolts

Find the load, then size the bolts

Dearth suggests this problem as an example of using FEA to determine reactions at bolts. "I recommend working through a few sample or warm-up problems with textbook solutions before tackling the real one. This problem simulates a 300-lb load on a bracket and tube. The task is to estimate reactions at the four mounting locations so bolts can be sized for them. This problem contains features of real-life engineering challenges and can be solved with pencil and paper using conventional static analysis — summing the forces of a free body diagram. A second task estimates reactions at the bolt locations using FEA. Then compare results," he says.

SAE launches automotive CAD certification

SAE launches automotive CAD certification

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has created the auto industry's first CAD Certification program. This international program provides a standard for developing and measuring automotive CAD skills. Candidates must solve realistic automotive engineering problems using the latest design technology to earn certification.

more information www.sae.org/autocad.cert.
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FEA load and constraints

FEA load and constraints

Loads for most FEA problems are just good guesses. Here's how to stop relying on guessing.

This solution combines large-scale motion and stress analysis. It uses nonlinear time-dependent FEA to account for changes in the model's inertia, shape, and material behavior as it moves or is struck. There is no need to calculate or approximate loads because the forces and moments are balanced according to Newton's laws of motion.

Happy Valentine's day....

Automakers trade 'mules' for computers

Kevin Power speaks about virtual design software at the Ford Product Development Center in Dearborn.

The advanced computer design brings cars to market faster and cheaper.

When we say 'zero-prototype,' it's more of a visionary statement than a reality," Martens said.

watch out design trend.... It's hot competition!!!

Flow Science Releases FLOW-3D v9.0 for CFD

Flow Science Releases FLOW-3D v9.0 for CFD

SANTA FE, New Mexico, February 4, 2005 - Flow Science, Inc. announces the availability of a major new release of its FLOW-3D® computational fluid dynamics software. Version 9.0 of FLOW-3D® offers users the ability to model rigid body dynamics with full six-degrees-of-freedom fully-coupled with fluid flows. In addition, several other new and useful physical models have been added and the graphical user interface has been completely overhauled and updated.

Scanning Checklist

In CAD work Scanner is important tool for working.
Many problems was found...
Someone might say"Don't worry that,It's just a little thing"
How's long you use for plotting....
How many times you used....
I have easy way to check and solve this problems.

checklist can help you....
!!!CHECK!!!

- Black and white vs color
- Scanning color drawings
- Scanning physical items
- Resolution
- Contrast
- Saving raster images
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RhinoCAM 1.0

Designing for manufacturing is not easy. Modeling for manufacturing is even harder. RhinoCAM provides the freedom, control, and accuracy to model just about anything and then manufacture it and its tooling directly from the same model. RhinoCAM is the beginning a solid marriage of two good products - one CAD and one CAM.

New ATI FireGL V5000 For Mid-Range Workstations

New ATI FireGL V5000 For Mid-Range Workstations

Bringing a high-end feature set to the mid-range workstation market,
ATI today introduced and began shipping the FireGL V5000 workstation
graphics accelerator

The Genesis of a Laser Scanner

The Genesis of a Laser Scanner

Dr. Bernd Becker, CEO of iQvolution, came to the laser scanner business after 23 years working in factory and process simulation. Looking at his customer base and talking to companies, he realized customers
– particularly automotive companies
- wanted a faster way to bring reality to computers.
So, after selling their simulation business to Tecnomatix (which was just last year bought by UGS), he and his brother Reinhard made a big gamble. In 1999, Audi wanted to capture a whole factory in 3D. They had been given a price of $40 million for the job, so Dr. Becker told them his new company would do it for $6.6 million. iQvolution started with a third of the site, then scanned the entire A4 assembly plant.

New ABAQUS® Version 6.5

New ABAQUS® Version 6.5 Increases Analysis Power and Ease of Use
Combines new modeling, meshing and visualization performance with technology advances for an integrated and flexible FEA software suite

About ABAQUS, Inc.Founded in 1978, ABAQUS, Inc., is the world's leading provider of software, technology and services for advanced finite element analysis.

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edge cam9

Pathtrace has been evangelising the benefits of CAD-integrated CNC programming for many years and this year saw its most advanced release yet.

the newest version of edge cam!!!

hot day

25 degree in the morning and 30+ now
very clearlyday