Teamcenter Mobility app now free

May. 9 | Update to the iOS app allows access to Reporting and Analytics dashboards. Siemens has also updated Teamcenter AppShare.   Teamcenter Mobility is now a free iPad/iPhone app. (Source: Siemens PLM Software) Siemens PLM has updated its Teamcenter Mobility...

LMS SoundBrush brings real time 3D visualization to acoustics

Mar. 13 | The first technology ever to visualize sound fields in 3D while measuring sound propagation. LMS International has released new software for acoustic troubleshooting for manufacturing and design. LMS SoundBrush enables engineers to map sound propagation...

Femap update speeds analysis, graphic performance

Feb. 12 | Superelement support and extended Nastran integration provide increased opportunities for structural analysis. Siemens PLM says its new release of Femap software for product development simulation and analysis benefits from significant enhancements...

Siemens adds quality management module to Teamcenter

Feb. 4 | The module supports the 8D quality control method. Siemens PLM has release a new quality management solution for issue management and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) for its Teamcenter PLM portfolio. The new software provides visibility into quality...

Fibersim update streamlines composite product development

Jan. 31 | The update continues the software’s automation of aligning composite engineering with other product data in CAD and PLM. Siemens PLM has updated its Fibersim portfolio of software for composites engineering, used primarily in aerospace, automotive,...

JT accepted as first ISO standard for lightweight 3D product information

Dec. 17 | The approval is a win for Siemens, which has been building and extending the JT viewing format for years. ISO approval will do for JT in manufacturing what it did for PDF in archiving. The International Organization for Standards (ISO) has approved the...

Siemens acquisition forges new links between digital and physical worlds

Nov. 8 | Siemens’s acquisition of LMS International demonstrates the commitment of the PLM group to integrating tools for design through production. With its own manufacturing as well as design, simulation, and data management Siemens AG has more puzzle pieces...

Design challenge to aid Edison2 Very Light Car project

Aug. 6 | Siemens PLM, Local Motors and Edison2 got together at Solid Edge University in June; this project is the result.   Edison2 is an upstart automotive company intent on redefining the American driving experience. An Edison2 entry won the recent $10 Automotive...

NASA and Siemens crossing their fingers for perfect Mars landing

Jul. 13 | The Jet Propulsion Laboratory used Siemens PLM to design Mars Rover Curiosity, which is headed for a planned sky-crane landing August 5. [Editor's note: A link to the NASA video "Seven Minutes of Terror" is at the end of the article.] If all goes well...

Mobile makes CAD industry submit to Joy’s Law in 2011

Dec. 19 | Most CAD vendors released at least one mobile app in 2011, but some felt pressured to do it.  Joy’s Law of Innovation, credited to Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy, can be summarized as “innovation happens elsewhere.” It certainly...