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Analysis of WiFi Propagation in Aircraft Interior Using MPI + GPU Technology
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Simulation improves product safety and performance in a variety of applications; however, the memory constraints for vast problem spaces and the enormous computation times on CPU-based platforms have ...
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Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Using MPI + GPU Technology
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Remcom's MPI + GPU technology and large memory support are used to simulate an inter-vehicle communication system operating in traffic on a highway. This example demonstrates how massive ...
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Bringing Prototypes to Life with a 3D Laser Scanner
From: ShapeGrabberDescription: To properly develop their innovations, manufacturers need to model and accurately represent the prototype's shape in their 3D modeling software. Learn how 3D laser scanning is particularly effective ...
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Automated Collection of Real-Time Production Data
Description: This paper describes the functions, benefits, and architecture of a robust automatic data collection system for machines used in discrete manufacturing ...
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Manufacturer Trades Labor for Machine Uptime
Description: An automotive parts manufacturer's Downtime Reports indicated that his coil-fed stamping presses were experiencing a combined average of 60 hours per week of downtime for raw material replenishment. ...
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Retrofitting your CMMs with a 3D Laser Scanhead: Is it Worth it?
From: ShapeGrabberDescription: If you already own a traditional Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), you may have heard that you can retrofit it to convert it into a 3D scanner. This article explains the downsides to this approach. ...
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Real-Time Shop Floor and ERP Integration, Simplified
From: IQMSDescription: Your shop floor operates in real time. It moves fast and so must you. Beyond the collection and integration of shop floor data, the real challenge is to make that data actionable - in an instant - to ...
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The Essential Guide to ERP for Assembly Manufacturers
From: IQMSDescription: Assembly manufacturing processes can be complex and varied. As a result assemblers fall victim to the myths that ERP systems could only benefit discrete manufacturers, were only for large ...
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CST STUDIO SUITE 2013: Performance, Usability and Versatility
Description: Feature range and user experience are sometimes seen as mutually exclusive. The ever-increasing complexity of design tasks means that engineers need a broad range of powerful simulation tools and ...
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Simulating Crosstalk and EMI in Cables
Description: Cables not only transfer the power needed to run electrical equipment, but also the data signals needed to operate them. To prevent errors and device failures, the same attention must be paid to the ...
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Using a dataTaker DT80 to Control a Hydraulic Valve
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A CAS Data Loggers customer who had recently purchased a dataTaker DT80 data logger called in to our tech support asking how to set it up to not only control a hydraulic valve used in materials ...
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Achieving Cost-Effective Model-Based Design with a 3D Scanner
From: ShapeGrabberDescription: For many OEMs and ODMs, model based design is becoming a favoured method to flow requirements to their manufacturing suppliers. This article explains the benefits 3D scanning brings to this process. ...
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From Layout to Eye Diagram - CST STUDIO SUITE 2012 and the EDA Workflow
Description: This article will describe how CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® can be successfully used to characterize the response of high-speed channels. ...
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Nanophotonics and Integrated Optics - Photonic Crystal Cavities
Description: This whitepaper gives a general overview on different concepts of photonic crystal cavities. The presented information will help the reader to decide which type of photonic crystal cavities will be ...
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Using 3D Electromagnetic Simulation to Optimize the EMC and EMI Performance of Automotive Multimedia Systems
Description: Continental - a global manufacturer of premium automotive multimedia systems for the OEM market - has applied state-of-the-art electromagnetic simulation techniques in the design of its latest car ...
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Part Replication with Laser Scanning
From: ShapeGrabberDescription: 3D laser scanning offers a fast and accurate way to create a complete digital 3D model of even the most complex part to aid in modeling and replication. ...
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Chevron North America Exploration & Production using ThinManager to power production
Description: Since 1879, Chevron has been on the cutting edge of exploration and innovation. Over the years they have grown and changed with the times and have always continued to evolve along with the needs of ...
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http://blogs.thinmanager.com/thinclients/?cat=73
Description: ThinManager Mobile for iOS is an iPhone or iPad app that can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store. It allows you to connect to your ThinManager and manage it from your iPhone or iPad. You ...
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Real Security Is About Prevention Not Recovery
Description: Over the last few months, we have been hearing more and more about the Stuxnet Worm. Originating in 2007, it became a topic of conversation in the main stream media after its global deployment in ...
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Upgrading a Glass Coating Plant
Description: Several years ago, a glass manufacturer was building a new glass coating facility. They wanted to use all the latest technology, especially for the control and monitoring system. It was decided that ...
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Conformal Antenna Array Design on a Missile Platform
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Applications ranging from communications to RADAR and even medical devices depend on antenna arrays. Hand calculations successfully facilitate the construction of stand-alone arrays; however, what ...
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A Multiphysics Approach to Magnetron and Microwave Oven Design
Description: This paper presents a multiphysics simulation of a magnetron using CST STUDIO SUITE®, with the aim of testing the electrical, magnetic, thermal and mechanical characteristics of a ...
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AC Synchronous Reluctance Machine for Traction Application
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: The rise of rare earth permanent magnet prices due to their limited supply has revived a great deal of interest in AC synchronous reluctance machines, particularly, for traction applications. In this ...
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Battery Charging with Maximal Peak Power Tracking
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: A maximal peak power tracking (MPPT) example for wind power plant is implemented in this example. The load is a battery that is subjected to a variable speed, realistic wind profile. The system ...
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Case Study: J.S. Redpath Limited
From: Hard Dollar Corp.Description: Redpath needed to strengthen and streamline its project management functionality from estimating through project measurement. The company was using an outdated estimating software as well as ...
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Case Study: Pullman Power
From: Hard Dollar Corp.Description: Ironically, it was the company's success in the estimating department that led to the need for new estimating technology, as the company's continued growth and ability to secure new business was ...
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Case Study: Tetra Tech EC, INC
From: Hard Dollar Corp.Description: Tetra Tech EC, Inc. was looking for a platform that would enhance the estimating process to increase overall accuracy and speed up work flows. To strengthen its position in the market, the company ...
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Matching circuit optimization for antenna applications
Description: Impedance matching is an essential part of antenna design. The input impedance of an antenna needs to be reasonably close to the amplifier impedance (e.g. 50 Ohm), otherwise the signal is reflected ...
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Optimization of a reflector antenna system
Description: n this paper a modular approach using the so-called System Assembly and Modeling (SAM) of CST STUDIO SUITE® is used to optimize a reflector antenna system in a piecewise manner. The results are ...
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Actuator with Diode
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: This actuator example demonstrates the power of a fully integrated MagNet's Transient 3D with motion solver which simultaneously solves the circuit equations, the field equations on the finite element ...
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3D Scanners in Industrial Environments
From: ShapeGrabberDescription: 3D scanners are designed to function in noisy, dusty manufacturing environments and in ambient lighting. They are also designed for use by technicians and operators rather than engineers or ...
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Microstrip Gap Waveguide on Electronic Band Gap Substrate Example
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A microstrip gap waveguide containing a mushroom-type EBG surface is simulated in XFdtd and compared to measured results. ...
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Position and speed of metal components measured with variable reluctance sensor
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: Variable reluctance sensors are used to measure position and speed of moving metal components. This sensor consists of a permanent magnet, a ferromagnetic pole piece, a pickup coil, and a rotating ...
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Rectangular Waveguide Mode Converters
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Simulation of rectangular waveguides which are bent to create mode converters including TE20-TE10 and TE40-TE10. ...
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An Electrostatic Simulation of a Surge Arrester
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: The surge arrester example presented on these pages is based on a document from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) -- "Guide for the determination of voltage distribution along the ...
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Surge Arrester: Minimizing Electric Field Stress in Resistors
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: The voltage distribution along the resistors in a surge arrester is uneven due to stray capacitances. It is possible to reduce the maximum electric field stress by a careful choice of position for the ...
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Thermal Characteristics of a 330 KV Surge Arrester
From: Infolytica CorporationDescription: Surge arresters are used in a number of industries as protective devices against a variety of electrical events such as high voltage lightning impulses. The design choices of various materials and ...
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Slotted Waveguide Antenna Application Example
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A composite right/left-handed waveguide with irregularly spaced and rotated slots is used as an antenna. ...
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Waveguide Cross-Coupled Filter Simulation
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Waveguide ports are used to excite a complex microwave filter with a folded waveguide structure linked by a cross-coupled filter. ...
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Wideband Pseudo-Elliptic Waveguide Filter
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Waveguide ports are used to excite a microwave filter constructed from WR-90 waveguide with cavity-backed inverters and multiple irises. ...
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Manufacturer Manages 20 Percent Annual Growth, Improves Inventory Accuracy More Than Threefold and Cuts Report Processing Time From Hours to Minutes
From: Plex Systems, Inc.Description: Overall, accuracy and production processes have improved across the company. With the previous system the inventory count was off by an average of seven percent. With better tracking and inventory ...
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4D Tomography: Imaging of Microstructural Evolution in Fuel Cells using high-resolution x-ray tomography
Description: Electrochemical devices are increasingly important in meeting future energy demands. Using x-ray CT and Avizo, it has been possible to image, reconstruct and visualize the oxidation of Ni in a fuel ...
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An Interface-based API for Mesh Visualization
Description: We present the design and implementation of MeshViz XLM™, an interface-based API for mesh extraction and visualization. Large meshes and the associated data are a key challenge in application ...
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Estimation of Curvature from micro-CT Liquid-Liquid Displacement Studies with Pore Scale Resolution
Description: Interfacial curvature measurements from computed microtomography (CMT) data collected during 2-phase displacement can potentially provide in-situ capillary pressure (Pc) estimates. Results presented ...
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Fiber Orientation Visualization with Avizo Fire 3D analysis software
Description: The application of fiber orientation visualization, fiber orientation simplification, and its evaluation that will be described in this paper, were applied on a so called Ultra High Performance Fiber ...
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Micron to Millimeter Upscaling of Shale Rock Properties Based on 3D Imaging and Modeling
Description: 3D tomographic data at various scales is increasingly available through the wide adoption of Micro-CT and FIB-SEM (Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscopy) technologies. However, upscaling ...
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Case Study: Aiken Group
From: Hard Dollar Corp.Description: Because the company was split over different engineering sectors, it was difficult to define a clear and consistent bidding process, particularly with the use of Excel spreadsheets. Each project had ...
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Cloud Computing - Another Buzzword or
From: Azima DLIDescription: Cloud Computing is opening up many possibilities in the world of Predictive Maintenance (PdM). The benefits are quickly realized by companies who choose to leverage this technology. Cloud computing is ...
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WP #107: How Data Center Infrastructure Management Software Improves Planning and Cuts Operational Costs
Description: Business executives are challenging their IT staffs to convert data centers from cost centers into producers of business value. Data centers can make a significant impact to the bottom line by ...
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COMPARISON OF IDEAL STAGE AND MASS TRANSFER MODELS FOR SEPARATION PROCESSES WITH AND WITHOUT CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Description: The design and optimization of separation processes is carried out using process simulators which utilize various calculation approaches. Two techniques which are widely used for modeling distillation ...
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Accuracy and Robustness of FDTD Simulation of Devices Characterized by Measured S-Parameters
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This presentation focuses on the introduction of the recent passivity enforcement method in FDTD calculations, to simulate circuit networks characterized by measured S-parameters together with other ...
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Breaking Down File Transfer Challenges with Managed File Transfer
From: OpenTextDescription: Engineering files are getting bigger and the sharing of information is getting more complex. Organizations today are transferring information not only between local employees but global departments, ...
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Great Connections for Better Design
From: OpenTextDescription: Good enough can be great with the right tool to bring the world of design together. Exceed onDemand provides the capabilities needed by SOC design teams worldwide and has been adopted by leading ...
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OpenText Managed File Transfer Technical Overview
From: OpenTextDescription: The Email integrated Manage File Transfer Solution from OpenText is a comprehensive file exchange medium that provides an extensive and well balanced solution to file transfer problems. Not bound by ...
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Conformal Antenna Array Design Using XFdtd
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Array modeling is a multistep process that often includes several revisions until the design goal is met. The Mobile Base Station Designer in XF7's XTend Script Library helps to speed up this design ...
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Waveguide Device Design Using XFdtd
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Simulation can greatly enhance the design and prototype process when developing new products. This is especially true for the design of waveguide devices, such as a cavity filter, as the engineer can ...
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A COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL SOLVENTS FOR ACID GAS REMOVAL
Description: Physical solvents such as DEPG (Selexol™ or Coastal AGR®), NMP or N-Methyl-2- Pyrrolidone (Purisol®), Methanol (Rectisol®), and Propylene Carbonate (Fluor Solvent™) are ...
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AN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF HYDROCARBON DEW POINTS AND LIQUIDS IN GAS TRANSMISSION LINES
Description: The occurrence of liquid hydrocarbons in natural gas transmission lines has increased in recent years as a result of the shrinking price spread between natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL's). ...
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An Analysis of Hydrate Conditions and Property Predictions in Acid Gas Injection Systems
Description: This paper will focus on the hydrate formation conditions for acid gas mixtures commonly found in acid gas injection systems. Many studies have analyzed the hydrate and solid formation temperatures of ...
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An Evaluation of General "Rules of Thumb" in Amine Sweetening Unit
Description: Many "rules of thumb" are widely used in the design and operation of amine sweetening units. These rules have been developed over the years and most engineers accept them even though many have little ...
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Composition Variety Complicates Processing Plans for US Shale Gas
Description: Recently higher gas prices and improved drilling technology have spurred shale gas drilling across the US. Some of the more popular areas are the Barnett, Haynesville, and Fayetteville shales in the ...
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Hydrate Inhibition with Methanol - A Review and New Concerns over Experimental Data Presentation
Description: Hydrate inhibition with methanol continues to play a critical role in many operations. Opportunities exist at many facilities for optimizing the amount of methanol required based on the operating ...
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HYDROCARBONS AND BTEX PICKUP AND CONTROL FROM AMINE SYSTEMS
Description: HC and BTEX absorption into amine solutions has received increased attention over the last decade due to emissions to the atmosphere or to problems in downstream equipment. The collection of VLE and ...
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF CO2 CAPTURE, DEHYDRATION, AND COMPRESSION FACILITIES
Description: On an industrial scale process, a comprehensive engineering design and optimization study was conducted for CO2 capture, dehydration, and compression facilities based on flue gases from natural gas ...
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Investigate Your Options
Description: This paper will investigate how computer aided simulation tools may be used to evaluate the existing acid gas handling systems as well as potential modifications in these units. In particular, the ...
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OPTIMIZATION OF NATURAL GAS GATHERING SYSTEMS AND GAS PLANTS
Description: Due to the increase in natural gas prices in the past few years, the benefits of optimizing natural gas gathering and processing systems have become substantially greater. These benefits can be ...
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OPTIMIZING METHANOL USAGE FOR HYDRATE INHIBITION IN A GAS GATHERING SYSTEM
Description: Hydrate inhibition with methanol continues to play a critical role in many operations. Numerous opportunities exist for optimizing methanol usage based on the operating conditions, seasonal variations ...
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PRACTICAL HYDROCARBON DEW POINT SPECIFICATION
Description: Hydrocarbon liquid dropout can cause a number of problems in gas transmission lines, including increased pressure drop, reduced line capacity, and equipment problems such as compressor damage. To ...
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PROPER INTERPRETATION OF FREEZING AND HYDRATE PREDICTION
Description: This paper focuses on the modeling of solid phase behavior in systems that are frequently encountered in natural gas processing. The ability to perform accurate calculation of freezing or solids ...
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STEADY-STATE SIMULATORS ARE DEVELOPING A DYNAMIC PERSONALITY
Description: Process simulators have been used for years to design and model actual operation of all types of different plant processes. The majority of process simulators provide a "steady-state" picture of plant ...
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SYNOPSIS OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES USED IN TODAY'S ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
Description: Most engineers have little familiarity with the software technologies that provide the framework for the variety of applications they employ, from word processors to process simulators. While adequate ...
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THE IMPACT OF ACID GAS LOADING ON THE HEAT OF ABSORPTION
Description: In amine sweetening units, the heat of absorption and VOC and BTEX solubility have been found to vary significantly with acid gas loading as well as with temperature, amine type, and amine ...
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USING PROCESS SIMULATORS WILL MAKE YOUR PLANT MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT
Description: The use of process simulators to model plant operations can provide a plant hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in increased production and lower energy costs. This paper looks at several ...
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Waterfall Analysis: Frequency Spectrum or Order Spectrum?
From: Prosig USA, Inc.Description: This article addresses two basic approaches to analyzing rotating machinery during transient (sweeping rpm) conditions. The first is the traditional method which uses Frequency (FFT) Spectrum analysis ...
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Temperature Limits for Drive Belts
From: Infraspection InstituteDescription: With the New Year upon us, many of us will follow the tradition of resolving to change or better ourselves. With this Tip, we offer suggestions for making job safety a priority. The New Year is ...
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Implementation Tips from the Trenches
From: IQMSDescription: Lessons learned and battle experience earned from IQMS specialists who triumph every day on the implementation front lines. ...
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Batesville Tool & Die: Precision Metalstamper Improves Process Efficiencies with Plex Online
From: Plex Systems, Inc.Description: Precision metalstamper integrates U.S. and Mexico plants using Plex Online, and improves process and manufacturing efficiencies. ...
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3D Engineering: How 3D Direct Modeling Empowers Conceptual Engineering and Enables Simulation-Driven Product Development
From: SpaceClaim CorporationDescription: In this white paper, Bruce Jenkins, an industry-leading analyst in engineering, simulation, and manufacturing, explores the results of his extensive research on how leading manufacturers are adopting ...
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Accelerating RTV Mold Development in a Rapid Prototyping Environment
From: SpaceClaim CorporationDescription: This white paper describes a new approach to creating functional, high quality, 3D elastomeric parts for your product prototypes faster and easier than previously possible. This solution utilizes the ...
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Overcoming the Barriers Imposed by Geometry
From: SpaceClaim CorporationDescription: CAE analysts often face the burden of poor quality and over-detailed geometric models in preparing finite element meshing for analysis. However, end users of SpaceClaim Engineer testify that the ...
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Release-to-CAD: The New Milestone Between Engineering & Documenting Products
From: SpaceClaim CorporationDescription: Increasingly, engineering organizations are distinguishing between concept design and detailed design activities. By creating a Release-to-CAD milestone before committing to detailed design, engineers ...
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Wide Band Integrators - What Are They?
From: Prosig USA, Inc.Description: It has been conventional wisdom that a higher order integrator is 'better'. Now, a rectangular integrator is a zero order integrator and a trapezium integrator is a first order integrator. So ...
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SigmaTEK Case Study: Tampa Bay Steel
From: SigmaTEK Systems, LLCDescription: Tampa Bay Steel has seen impressive results since implementing SigmaNEST. ...
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Case Study: How Remcom Consulting Helped ReGear Launch a Deep Tissue Heating Device
From: Remcom (USA)Description: When ReGear Life Sciences developed a new therapeutic deep heating garment for the shoulder, they needed to validate that the SAR value complied with all applicable FDA and FCC safety regulations ...
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Case Study: MRI Coil Improvement for Cardiac Imaging in Mice
From: Remcom (USA)Description: It is common knowledge that mice often serve as models for the study of human health conditions and experiments to improve human medical treatments. But most people probably don't consider the ...
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Installed Performance of Communication Antenna Arrays (.pdf)
Description: The presence of multiple communication antennas on a tower means that antennas may have to be installed in sub-optimal positions. Electromagnetic simulation can be used to design the antennas ...
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CUDA Implementation of Moving Window Finite Difference Time Domain
From: Remcom (USA)Description: This paper discusses using GPU acceleration within the Moving Window Finite Difference Time Domain (MWFDTD) method to achieve real time propagation simulation while maintaining accuracy. ...
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Using Electromagnetic Simulation to Ensure EMC Compliance: How Remcom's XFdtd Enabled KEC Limited to Differentiate Itself and Provide a Unique Customer Benefit
From: Remcom (USA)Description: KEC, a UK manufacturer of EMC interconnect components and cable harness assemblies, strengthened its market leadership and differentiated itself from the competition by offering a unique technology. ...
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16 Wire Conical Feed Monopole Antenna
From: EM Software & SystemsDescription: On this page results are presented for modeling the thick monopole with conical feed as a set of wires ...
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DVB Antenna Design and Matching with Antenna Magus, Optenni Lab and FEKO
From: EM Software & SystemsDescription: An antenna is designed for VHF and UHF DVB operation using Antenna Magus, a matching network is designed in Optenni Lab and the full combination simulated in FEKO. ...
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Calculating Infrared Inspection Program Payback
From: Infraspection InstituteDescription: Calculating savings and/or avoided costs is one of the most difficult tasks associated with an infrared inspection program; however, doing so is required in order to gauge how effective a program is. ...
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Electrical Performance of High Speed Signaling in Coupled Microstrip Lines
Description: Differential (DIFF) transmission lines are generally considered to be one of the most commonly used passive interconnect structures for high speed data transmission. Typically there are two ...
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NOVATEL KEEPS AN EYE ON QUALITY WITH SEQUENCE WORK INSTRUCTIONS
From: Sequence SoftwareDescription: NovAtel Inc. is the world's leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier of precision GNSS products, including receivers, antennas, enclosures and firmware. These products are recognized for ...
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16X Speedup in ANSYS Maxwell DSO on 32-Core High-Performance Compute Farm Doubles Traction Motor Design Productivity at General Motors
Description: Optimizing the design of traction motors used to drive electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is challenging because automakers have little experience in this area. ...
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Advanced Numerical Simulation for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Description: WWith concerns over air pollution and petroleum supplies, the use of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) have come to the forefront as alternatives to conventional gasoline and ...
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Battery Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles
Description: Advanced numerical simulation helps accelerate the development of safe, long-lasting and cost-effective batteries for electric vehicles. In the wake of growing concerns over petroleum supplies and air ...
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Breakthrough in Brake Squeal Prediction Helps to Eliminate Noise Problems Early in Design Process
Description: Engineers have succeeded in recent years in reducing many types of automobile noise. However, friction-induced squeal in automotive brakes is an increasing source of customer complaints. Currently, ...
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Overcoming the Challenges of Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Traction Motor Design
Description: Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) have been rapidly gaining traction in the global automobile market by providing high fuel efficiency and near-zero emissions at increasingly ...
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Scaling New Heights in Aerodynamics Optimization: The 50:50:50 Method
Description: Aerodynamics development is all about trade-offs, striking the right balance between styling needs and aerodynamic concerns. Nearly all major automotive and truck manufacturers use computational fluid ...
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"5 steps to ERP Master Data Rationalization"
From: ZynapseDescription: Enterprise software applications have become so indispensable that they have a material effect on company valuations. Over the years, we have seen companies incur charges totalling hundreds of ...
