An important success factor for farm equipment manufacturing companies is their ability to define and manufacture quality products tailored to customer preferences and deliver them anywhere in the world at record speed. A farm equipment assembly can be very complex because it includes mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic parts, sheet metal, cabling and automation mechanisms. Some 3D…
The Future of Working in Manufacturing With Industrial Revolution 4.0, the nature of work is transforming with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Advanced Robotics, Cognitive Automation, Advanced Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT). Advanced new age technology has created more jobs that require a unique skillset leading to the gap of available professionals specializing in these skillsets. To bridge…
Abaqus FEA is the software suite for computer-aided engineering and finite element analysis. It is used for a wide variety of material modeling simulations in aerospace, automotive and industrial product industries. Abaqus also has multiphysics, structural-pore and piezoelectric capabilities that are valuable for production simulations in various industries. Abaqus Scripting is a useful high-level tool that combines…
A myriad of products have been changing and improving the facet of our lives, be it machines, vehicles, life sciences. The way products are engineered has been changing recently, being more human-centric. Vehicles are engineered to give optimal driving experience, autonomous vehicles that drive by themselves giving the owner the luxury and comfort, there are many wearable…
Just as humans develop from a single cell and end up with some 13 trillion cells by the time they’re born nine months later, so too do products start with a concept or definition—essentially a single data point. Whether that definition is expressed as a design on paper or digitally, it represents data, explains Callum Kidd, lecturer…
