VOSS FLUID, WIPPERFURTH, GERMANY
VOSS Fluid has made its online CAD database
more efficient and added a shopping cart function
so users can conveniently send requests for
proposals to VOSS Fluid. The database covers
more than 10,000 products that can be found via
search, and engineers can easily find matching
components for their project. Users will be able to
save identified components in the shopping cart,
and a mouse-click can
trigger a non-
binding request
for a quotation.
That simplifies
the shopping
process and saves
time. The platform provides the CAD
models for all-hose connections and
hose fittings provided by VOSS Fluid.
The CAD models are available at voss.
partcommunity.com.
MEN TOR GRAPHICS, WILSONVILLE, ORE.
FloFED computational fluid dynamics software
from Mentor, owned by Siemens, has faster
simulation features as part of its software
improvements. The software enables users
to view simulation functionality to observe
things like free flow of liquids into a storage
tank. The new geometry handling, physics and
results visualization features helps frontload
CFD simulation early into the design process
to understand concepts. Mentor has a proven
background in making efficient use of hardware
resources like GPUs, and FloEFD can reduce
overall simulation time by as much as 65 to 75
percent. The new free flow feature is designed
for food and beverage processing equipment,
and automotive and aerospace. The new features
also include the ability to zoom to model only a
fraction or section of large cylindrical shapes,
which is helpful for turbo-machinery, pumps, fans
and compressors.
TRIMBLE, SUNNYVALE, CALIF.
Trimble Unity 3. 8, a cloud-based, GIS-centric
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, offers
a suite of applications and tools for the water,
wastewater, storm water, and environmental
water industries. Users monitor real-time
operations, deploy smart meters, assess the
condition of assets, reduce leakage and nonrevenue water (NRW), and locate and map critical
infrastructure using Trimble high-accuracy GNSS
mapping technologies. Version 3. 8 extends the
platform’s capabilities to include proactive asset
performance monitoring with the integration of
Trimble Telog wireless IOT remote monitoring
instruments and data. This includes monitoring
and management of water level, flow, pressure,
water hammer, rainfall, water quality, pump
stations, and many others items and parameters
on remote water and wastewater networks.
ROBOTIC
CONTROL APP
COMAU, TURIN, ITALY
Comau's PickAPP is an Android tablet app that allows for easier control of apps through an interactive user interface. The app is effectively a replacement for robot remote
controls, and an easier user interface
can create “pick and place” processes
by simply preparing a list of waypoints.
Configurations, like the type of movement
and the actions related to a gripper, can be
easily added. The app was tested among
a sample set of users, who were able
to perform the programming required
in a few minutes. PickAPP is available
for Comau low payload robots and will
expand to the company's entire robot
family.
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