Wi-Charge Startup Taps Infrared Technology for Wireless Charging Bid
Wi-Charge is creating what it calls an “Autonomous Charging” infrastructure, where devices tap into power as they need it to maintain usable power levels and without any kind of human intervention.
article/wi-charge-startup-taps-infrared-technology-wireless-charging-bidIntegrating Legacy Data: A Perennial PLM Pain Point
Despite a flurry of migration tools and advancements in core PLM platforms, migrating legacy data remains a costly and complex endeavor when modernizing PLM platforms.
article/integrating-legacy-data-perennial-plm-pain-pointVarjo Sets Sights On Human Eye Resolution for VR
The startup, which is also working with leading graphics chips manufacturers like NVIDIA and AMD to optimize its viewing experience, claims its display technology is capable of human-eye resolution.
article/varjo-sets-sights-human-eye-resolution-vrNASA’s Latest Mission: Optimize Manufacturing of Composites
The Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC), which includes 13 members, including aerospace manufacturers, university partners, and more recently a single software provider, conducts research focused on the accurate prediction of the strength and life of composite structures, rapid inspection of composites, and efficient development of manufacturing processes.
article/nasas-latest-mission-optimize-manufacturing-compositesHOLISHIP Steers EU Ship Design in New, Optimized Direction
Multi-partner consortium is collaborating on an integrated platform to support a systems approach to ship design and to encourage greater innovation in the EU maritime industry.
article/holiship-steers-eu-ship-design-new-directionIoT Analytics: More Hype Than Reality?
Although predictive maintenance and asset monitoring are among the top IoT use cases gaining traction, leveraging analytics to drive product design is still in the formative stages.
article/iot-analytics-hype-realityMaterialise Takes the Pain Out of Support Generation for Metal 3D Printing
The new Materialise e-Stage for Metal software aims to drive market growth by automating the support generation, removal and part finishing processes for titanium, aluminum and stainless steel parts.
article/materialise-takes-the-pain-out-of-support-generation-for-metal-3d-printingArena Partners On Data-Driven Sourcing
Arena is working with Paradata to integrate BOM Advantage, its AI-driven data quality platform, with the Arena PLM platform.
article/arena-partners-data-driven-sourcingMyBit Brings Peer-to-Peer Lending to Machine Economy
The idea is to eliminate financial barriers faced by entrepreneurs and engineers by providing access to untapped capital and ensuring the proper trust and security conventions to support the exchange.
article/mybit-brings-peer-peer-lending-machine-economyMATLAB Bolsters Text Analytics to Aid in Predictive Maintenance
The new Text Analytics Toolbox, a product within the semi-annual MATLAB upgrade, is designed to help engineers extract more value from data, specifically unstructured text.
article/matlab-bolsters-text-analytics-aid-predictive-maintenanceIndustrial Internet Consortium (IIC) Testbed Advances Smart Factory Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance, one of the most widely hyped Internet of Things (IoT) use cases, is getting a boost thanks to a testbed conducted by the IIC and its partners, which aims to advance availability and uptime for high-volume manufacturing.
article/industrial-internet-consortium-iic-testbed-advances-smart-factory-predictive-maintenanceFuture Shock: 3D Printed Bridge Meets Smart Sensors
Driven by the startup MX3D and backed by the Amsterdam City Council, the proposed 12-meter-long stainless steel bridge will use a smart sensor network from Autodesk and partners.
article/future-shock-3d-printed-bridge-meets-smart-sensorsCOMSOL App Builder Schools Students in Simulation
The University of Hartford is introducing simulation to the student palette using COMSOL’s Application Builder.
article/comsol-app-builder-schools-students-simulationShatter Multimaterial Barriers
New multimaterial 3D printing capabilities usher in more realism to prototypes while advancing the freedom to design and manufacture innovative products.
article/shatter-multimaterial-barriersProject Management Tool Takes Aim at Product Complexity
LiquidPlanner, which is Web-based, helps teams organize tasks by priority and work through best case/worst case estimates.
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