Author: Lakshmi Narayana

Mr. Lakshmi Narayana started his career as Design Engineer. He has more than 12 years of experience in design, manufacturing, solution consulting and technical support in CAD/CAM domain. He is currently working at EDS Technologies as Senior Solution Consultant PLM CoE with a good exposure to design and manufacturing (machining) projects especially in Automotive domain. He has certification from Dassault Systèmes.

ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) technology is gaining traction across the globe as we look forward to Highly Automated Vehicles (Hands Off, Eyes Off – Conditional Automation & Hands Off, Mind Off – High Automation) and Autonomous Vehicles (Driver Off) with respect to Transportation and Mobility. Several experiments are going on in the space of UAV, UGV,…

Organizations are adopting Lightweight Engineering solutions to optimize their design, engineering and manufacturing processes. R&D departments in the Automotive and Aerospace sector is increasingly considering ways to adopt Lightweight Engineering solution to develop the new product designs. There are multiple methods to optimize the weight, shape and material selection of parts and assembly. However, Lightweight Engineering is…

Design and manufacturing companies typically consist of multiple CAD, CAE and CAM applications. It is often a challenge for the managers and other team members who don’t have direct access to these applications to view, review and have discussions on design modifications with stakeholders across the organization. Non-CAD users face multiple hurdles in order to stay connected.…

“Cloud” has been the buzzword for the past few years. Many companies have identified the upcoming business needs and challenges and have adapted by shifting to On-Cloud solutions. Decision makers need to be always connected digitally with the respective stakeholders. The main conundrum now is that how can design and manufacturing be connected through cloud. Based on…

Startups come up with new designs and inventions. However, qualifying them as a viable product in a short period of time and preparing them for production and commercialization has many challenges. Some of the challenges could be: Design finalization and approvals as per industrial standards Prioritizing consumer experience Overcoming expensive physical validations Achieving the first-mover advantage Getting…