Siemens PLM and Hewlett Packard
3D printing for production
Together with Hewlett Packard (HP), Siemens PLM wants to advance 3D printing - from pure prototyping to a complete process for industrial production.
read more...read more...Interface to the PLC
The AutomationML industry consortium wants to close the gaps between ECAD and PLC programming systems - and is making recommendations for this step with the publication of a paper.
read more...Augmented reality for smartphones
Google's Tango technology gives devices spatial perception. Lenovo has now unveiled the first smartphone with a 3D image sensor chip from Infineon.
read more...New consumer app from Siemens
Siemens is presenting an app for the consumer market for the first time: 'Catchbook' is designed to convert simple sketches into precise 2D designs. The software runs on all common operating systems and costs a maximum of 5.99 euros.
read more...Mechatronic disciplines combined
Eplan and Cideon presented the 'Syngineer' platform at Hannover Messe 2016. The aim: to synchronize the mechatronic disciplines. The PLC expertise was provided by 3S-Smart Software Solutions.
read more...Use data from other E-CAD systems
A new function in the Cabinet Engineering discipline of the Wscad suite is the construction of control cabinets with data from external E-CAD systems.
read more...The consistency of engineering
In product development, each engineering discipline uses its own development methods. What is missing is a common model that all developers can work on. Model-based system engineering in combination with a PLM system can fulfill this requirement.
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