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How to Spin a Digital Thread The digital thread is the foundation of digital transformation. It closes the loop between the digital and physical worlds, seeking to create simple universal access to data. The Danish manufacturer of wind turbines, Vestas, is a good example of how to…

Redefining the Impossible Less than 1% of the population will attempt and finish an Ironman race in their lifetime. If you’ve never heard of Ironman or are unsure about exactly how ridiculously strenuous (read crazy) it is, here is the long & short of it:“70.3” refers to the…

How to verify and validate prototypes and products  When we say testing, we often mean both verification and validation, as it may appear to be a subtle difference between the two terms. In fact, there is a crucial difference. Validation answers the question “Are you building the right…

How you can benefit from ALM–Application Lifecycle Management Application lifecycle management (ALM) is usually associated with securing the functionality of software. But the area of use is much wider than that. With a platform such as PTC Codebeamer, all manufacturing industries can…

PDSFORUM 2024 – A Journey through the Digital Thread Vibrant, enthusiastic, collaborative, and innovative at its best—these words capture the atmosphere of the 2024 Nordic edition of PDSFORUM–Master Your Digital Thread. Sold out, with over 200 customers, partners, and guest speakers,…

Say Hello to Mathcad Prime 10 PTC Mathcad Prime is the industry standard for engineering mathematics software. It enables you to solve your most complex problems and share your engineering calculations.   For all current or soon-to-be Mathcad users, the spring season is always…

Suunto Factory Tour   At the beginning of March, we hosted our first joint Factory Tour with Suunto in Vantaa, Finland.For PDSVISION, our purpose and passion is helping customers on their digital transformation journey. That is why we are very proud of what our customers do and take…

PDSVISION becomes a member of the Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering (GfSE) to increase software quality and innovation

Ansys Granta 2024R1 – What’s new and cool?   PDSVISION is a global leader in product development, leveraging PTC and ANSYS solutions. Our comprehensive approach integrates cutting-edge software, dedicated support, and expert services, ensuring excellence worldwide. Ansys Granta…

Ansys Optics 2024R1 – Design for cutting-edge solutions in optics and photonics Ansys Lumerical, Speos, and Zemax form an ensemble of Ansys Optics, which encapsulates everything needed to design cutting-edge solutions in optics and photonics. Ansys Optics covers the whole field of…

Ansys Structures 2024R1 – What’s Hot? PDSVISION is an Ansys and PTC partner. Ansys is a perfect companion to PTC’s Windchill PLM and Creo design tools to help optimize your product development costs and achieve corporate sustainability goals. In 2024 R1, the Structures Product Line…

Ansys 2024 R1: Release Highlights This blog will explore some exciting features of the Ansys 2024R1 release and how they connect to the PDSVISION solution for a seamless digital thread and fulfillment of requirements through the product development process. PDSVISION, as a partner…

Ansys Electronics 2024R1: What’s cool? Ansys Electronics 2024R1 introduces great new features to support engineering innovations. As the world is becoming more digital and there is no business that could run without electronics, wherever you look, there are antennas, magnetic locks,…

Avant Tecno has chosen PDSVISION and PTC Windchill solution to become their enterprise-wide PLM System Ylöjärvi, Finland – January 16, 2024 – Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact size loaders since 1991, has selected PDSVISION, recognized as the trusted partner for Digital…

A year with PDSVISION    2024 is just around the corner. Ahead of us are days of recovery and joy following an intense working year. Looking back, 2023 was an exciting year within the PDSVISION realm.    PDSFORUM 2023 PDSFORUM in April and May in Sweden, Germany, and Finland was…

PDSFORUM – the must-attend event for professionals immersed in PLM and CAD, that brings together a diverse community of R&D engineers, designers, management professionals, and experts in product development. 

Time to migrate your Mathcad 15 worksheets to Mathcad Prime 9! It is time to migrate your Mathcad 15 worksheets to Mathcad Prime 9. This blog introduces tools, tips, and tricks that you can use in the migration and how to test a workbook for numerical consistency through the…

 PDSVISION and CrossControl Partner for a Digital Transformation Journey Stockholm, Sweden – November 27, 2023 – PDSVISION, a leading provider of cutting-edge digital solutions, is thrilled to announce its latest partnership with CrossControl, a supplier of HMI & computing products…

6 ways myPDS Search can help your R&D I understand the frustration of R&D- and construction managers, when they drown in serving the rest of the enterprise with data from Windchill: drawings, documents, and instructions. With our Windchill application, myPDS Search, infrequent…

Top tips on how to maximize your Ansys Zemax with Custom User-Defined Features Would you like to take the efficiency of your Ansys Zemax to the next level? Would you like to save yourself from doing the same task repeatedly? Ansys Zemax supports user-defined custom features that will be…

Making Engineering Calculations Easy Mathcad Prime is all about making engineering calculations easy. Mathcad Prime, or just Mathcad for short, follows an annual release schedule, and at the time of writing this blog post, it has been approximately six months since the official release…

This is the second update from PDSVISION’s Matt Sweitzer. Matt spent the summer working as a steward of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The National Forest’s 3.5 million acres of wilderness is the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 United States. Matt volunteered as a…

The world has seen a whirlwind of transformations, yet the essence of change management remains as crucial as ever. Heraclitus, the wise Greek philosopher, once proclaimed, “Change is the only constant in life.”. Within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Change Management stands out as…

With the new version 2023, the KeyShot team has made a number of enhancements to help you work faster and more efficiently, as well as to facilitate collaboration with your stakeholders.

Modeling a robotic Lego arm – Summer Internship 2023 PDSVISION offers a summer internship program to engineering students, introducing them to the latest in engineering, IoT, and augmented reality software, from 2D and 3D modeling and visualization to engineering database management…

Ansys 2023 R2: Highlights, Synergies and Interoperability with PTC and Altium This blog will explore some exciting features of the Ansys 2023 R2 release and how they connect to the PDSVISION solution for a smooth digital thread throughout the Product Lifecycle Process.PDSVISION, as a…

Codebeamer 2.0 brings significant performance improvements.

The Flash LIDAR and Its Effect on Consumer Electronics  Let’s take a look at flash LIDAR, a subset of LIDAR technology that is gaining popularity for its unique capabilities, especially in consumer electronics.  What is LIDAR? Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology is a…

Dynamic positioning with Options and Variants in Windchill Dynamic positioning is a topic related to managing configurable products. I usually connect this with lots of documentation and not seldom, even worse, incomplete documentation.It may be challenging to have lots of variants…

ECAD-Simulation collaboration for PCB design process; an example with Altium and Ansys SIwave Using simulation software along with electronics design software provides the possibility of testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electronic systems at the early stages of the product…

Ansys Mechanical 2023R1 – the Top 5 features Every year, Ansys Mechanical releases new features that push the limits of structural analysis. The latest version, Ansys 2023 R1, introduces advancements in artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) resource predictions, topography…

Matt Sweitzer joined PDSVISION US in 2023 as a part of our merger with Boston Engineering. When he is not supporting his clients, you will find him strolling in the woods or volunteering with conservation centric non-profit organizations. He has spent years working in the Clean Technology…

Want to move PTC Windchill to the Cloud? myPDS Cloud removes the burden from your IT team, with all the reassurances that your data is secure, easily accessible and well maintained.

Top tips to optimize your Ansys Licensing! Are you new to Ansys simulation and not sure which license model is optimal for you, or are you a current user and would like to find ways to optimize your Ansys Elastic Currency usage? Here, our Business Unit Director, Tuomas Eerola, gives a…

Creo 10 is here with a wide variety of improvements to help make every day more productiveThese include new tools for managing, manipulating, and understanding CAD models, as well as new capabilities to design composite products and enhancements in electrification, ergonomics design,…

Digital Thread PDSVISION supports manufacturing companies in their digital transformation by enabling the digital thread. The digital thread ensures people can connect to the data they need to be effective and make smarter decisions in real-time. The digital thread also creates a closed…

Democratizing information is a cornerstone for a successful Digital TransformationIn projects that aim to improve the information workflows at product development companies I like to start by mapping out the current sources of information and the processes that work in-between them on…

Solve your most complex problems with the new and improved Mathcad Prime 9 Mathcad Prime 9 has finally landed and brings some new features and further refinements to the well-known Mathcad Prime platform. Mathcad Prime 9 will improve and speed up your workflow and helps you leverage your…

For any product development company, the PDM System (Product Data Management) is an essential component as it journeys into digital transformation.It forms the foundations for all ongoing and future digital information projects, regardless of their size. Investing into a PDM…

An event that inspires digital transformation Every step in the value chain — from product engineering to manufacturing, service, and sales — can impact your sustainable competitive advantage. Connecting the dots between people, processes, and products sets your foundation for…

The challenge of designing winning products is getting more difficult by the day. The choices made in the concepting phase will have a great effect on the manufacturability, performance and the cost of any product. In this blog, I will explain and show how to utilise Creo combined with…

Keyshot 11.3 is the latest version of Luxion’s powerful 3D rendering and animation software designed for professionals working in the engineering, product design, and architecture industries.

The meaning of the word “material” conjures up different ideas for different people. For some, the look and feel are what first comes to mindfor others it’s the physical properties like weight and stiffness. Madonna’s “Material Girl” perhaps takes the meaning to another level…

Meaning of data from IoT sources If you have ever read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you would know that “The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is 42.”When looking at IoT data from a machine, we are often quite pleased to be presented…

Functional Safety and Reliability is a hot topic that stimulates many discussions, depending on the person’s business and previous experiences. Some see it as complying with the functional safety checklist in their industry, and some see it as costing the risks. For some, it‘s a…

Thoroughness drives innovation, and no detail is insignificant. Work hard to make the customers satisfied and strive for perfection. That is what drives Renholmen and is their core philosophy.For 50 years, Renholmen has designed and delivered high-tech machines with automated…

“In the beginning … the earth was formless and empty.”  – Genesis Where to begin? That is a good question. One of my colleagues suggested I just start writing and not stop until I’ve finished a couple of paragraphs. Admittedly, that was advice about writing a blog, not for…

Keyshot 11.2! This version offers a range of powerful new features that allow users to create stunning visuals with ease.

As a highly profitable, customer-centric business trusted by over half of Europe’s Michelin-star restaurants, Electrolux Professional is always looking for more agile and innovative ways of working. Facing process and data complexities with three global business units and thousands of…

Creo 9  has landed with a range of updates, new features, and options designed to significantly accelerate your product innovation and optimize your designs for better usability and end productivity.PTC Creo is the tool that helps with the increasing advances and challenges…

There has been an addition to the PTC family of Design Solutions; PTC Creo 9 has arrived! PTC Creo 9.0 is the tool that helps with the increasing advances and challenges within product design while providing features and functionalities that keep one ahead of the competition. And Creo 9…

Today’s product development faces several challenges, and one of the biggest challenges is regulatory compliance. It is crucial to prove compliance with standards and regulations when developing a product. What was previously seen only as a prerequisite for medical device manufacturers is…

PDSVISION launches 9 powerful applications to accelerate digitization in the manufacturing industry!The new myPDS portfolio consists of the myPDS Power Pack, for example, includes a startup environment for the CAD software PTC Creo as well as a number of productivity, migration…

This version includes several new features and improvements that will make creating amazing visuals faster and easier than ever before.

Vuforia Engine is a software development kit (SDK) for creating Augmented Reality apps. Developers can easily add advanced computer vision functionality to any application, allowing it to recognize images and objects, and interact with spaces in the real world. Another application that…

As PLM Business Director, I meet with companies from different industries daily. It is apparent that all products include electronics nowadays, but the management of electronic CAD data (ECAD) is not as mature as the management of mechanical CAD data (MCAD). In this blog, I will go…

Mold Tryouts are conducted after the mold is completed and before the mass production of injection molded products. At this stage, different molding parameters must be tested repetitively for the optimal settings. Thus, we will be able to acquire products that can meet our needs and…

The world of visualization infinitely expanded with KeyShot 11 – now available via PDSVISION KeyShot 11 is the core of creating eye-catching experiences, taking your visualization capabilities to the next level, introducing new ways to explore details, expanding how you present your…

As part of digital transformation roadmaps, industrial companies explore enterprise visualization to enhance business-critical processes. They explore harnessing 3D CAD data for training workers, capturing and standardizing workflows, and enabling collaboration in entirely new ways based…

One of the reasons why Creo Parametric has grown in popularity among engineers is due to the software’s vast array of functionality. In this blog, we will be going through ten of the most useful features that not many Creo users are aware of. 1.) Shortcut Keys Knowing your shortcut…

Enhance your skills in PTC Windchill PTC Windchill training is the most effective way to build your understanding of your Windchill PLM system. Whether you are an end-user looking to become proficient in managing design data in Windchill or have been designated the role of the…

Engineering calculations for everyone – in PTC Mathcad One of the main advantages of Mathcad over its competitors is the ease to read and write maths in a natural way. There’s no need for complicated notations, undecipherable formulas, and programming language literacy – with Mathcad…

Accelerate your skills in PTC Creo This blog post briefly explains what you should expect when coming on a PTC Creo training course at PDSVISION. What to expect? Going on a Creo Training course remains one of the most time effective ways to get up to speed with the software or expand…

KeyShot training to accelerate creation of amazing photo-renderings and animations KeyShot training is pivotal when it comes to getting the best results from the software. Here at PDSVISION, we offer training to help improve your skills and become an expert in KeyShot. Whether you are a…

Three great news in Creo 8.0 Anyone interested in 3D CAD and specifically product design should look no further than PTC’s Creo. In the words of Al Dean of Develop3D (relating to the new release of Creo 8) ‘This, if I’m honest, is one of the most impressive releases of a 3D design…

Choosing a CAD system is an important and potentially daunting business decision. In this article I will go through 5 factors you should consider when choosing a CAD system that is right for you. Features: Does the given CAD Software have the functionality you want now and in the…

The optimal way to jumpstart your business Starting a new business is an exciting and challenging time – you need to be prepared to invest in an idea and follow through with a plan. Part of that plan is choosing the right people and the right tools to make your dream come to…

Why is BoM Management important? Accurately managing the holistic bill of materials (BoM) across fragmented teams, processes and systems can present bottlenecks for many businesses – regardless of whether your product consists of ten parts or ten millions parts, that´s why it´s…

In this blog post we look at why you should consider using a dedicated tool for performing your RCM analysis.

What is Industry 4.0? Allowing your business to transform its manufacturing means that that you’re allowing for more opportunities within your processes, but more important is to define the business initiative, for example Digital Transformation. A powerful way to transform your…

Introduction In this blog we discuss what is meant by “Design for Reliability”, or “DFR”, we will also look at why is it important and an example process you can follow. Most companies already practice reliability engineering within the design, whether formally or informally. However,…

Introduction In this article we explain what a “failure mode” is – this is a very common term used in reliability engineering and it is important to understand what is really means and when it should be used. What is failure? Reliability is simply the absence of failure – so when…

A general plastic product manufacturing process involves many stages including product and structure designs, mold designs, mold tooling and injection molding. If the part design is not appropriate enough, it will cause difficulties for the production in later stages or more communication…

Reducing our environmental footprint with Augmented Reality and Vuforia A hot topic for many businesses are how to reduce CO2 emissions and in this blog post I will discuss how augmented reality with Vuforia can reduce the environmental footprint.I am sure we are all pleased to see…

What is Vuforia? Vuforia is PTC’s enterprise-level Augmented Reality (AR) product suite and one of the best industrial augmented reality platforms. It offers a range of Augmented Reality and Extended Reality applications, some of which are designed to solve critical business problems…

When it comes to useful tools that can enhance teamwork efficiency, we usually think of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. However, for the plastic part and mold designers, general-purpose PLM systems might not be satisfactory enough. The reason is that they cannot fully…

Research from IDC states that ‘‘The demand for Digital Transformation is coming from customers and without responding to these demands you are in danger of starting to suffer financially and lose market share.’’We have been using digital transformation in our businesses for…

Noun is a design studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in product and packaging design. Noun helps their clients from idea to finished product and provides expert consulting within these fields along the way. The success of Noun comes from their deep knowledge in areas such…

After long and sunny summer, the fall starts to kick in. Now is the time to get geared up for the winter’s R&D challenges, which is why I would like to present the Ansys Discovery simulation platform using a structural simulation case as an example.The Ansys Discovery really is…

Augmented Reality In Engineering Everything we do in engineering – before we actually make anything – tends to boil down to information creation and delivery. If we can create and manage the correct information throughout our lifetime, we have a fantastic foundation to work…

  Vuforia, the award-winning and leading Augmented Reality reality solution-centric suite, now brings the long-awaited ability for industrial enterprises to effortlessly re-use CAD design to anchor work task-related information to the physical products. The…

To continue discussing how relevant Augmented Reality (AR) is for the industrial enterprise, in this blog, I will focus on empowering your organization’s most valuable asset – your people with the new Vuforia Instruct. I will delve deeper into the process and the components that…

Introduction In this article we discuss how ReliaSoft APIs can be used to automate reliability analysis. Whilst the ReliaSoft API library can be used for various automation tasks we focus on life data analysis. You can find more documentation here; ReliaSoft API library. ReliaSoft…

Introduction The terms Database, Data warehouse and Data lake are becoming more frequent in todays world as we collect and store more and more data. In this article I would like to explain the difference between each of these terms and why you should care about the subtle differences as…

Connect products, facilities and people with IoT The phrase internet of things or IoT is thrown around a great deal at the moment but what does it really mean? Most of us either are being or will be affected by IoT in some form or another. In 2018 there were approximately 7 billion IoT…

Digital transformation is here, and it will affect everything we do. Digital transformation is happening – markets are changing and we’re seeing business models shift – the world’s biggest personnel transportation company owns no vehicles (Uber), Airbnb has no real estate….

Introduction This article is a continuation of our discussion on the importance of having a FRACAS/DRACAS – “What is a FRACAS or DRACAS – part 1”.In the previous article we discussed 2 things; the importance of data collection, and the two components that form a FRACAS/DRACAS,…

Introduction If you’re a seasoned reliability professional, and you are already familiar with FRACAS/DRACAS, then you may want to skip to the follow-on blog “What is a FRACAS or DRACAS – part 2”.In the world of Reliability Engineering, the DRACAS (or FRACAS as we will soon…

At PDSVISION we strive to be the best at what we do, and we have always been proud of our deliveries and our customer relations. But we do not settle there, we can always do better.The last years we have been growing organically at a high rate, both within Sweden and expanding…

A well-known engineering challenge in the framework of finite element (FE) analysis-based design is the large number of input factors involved in geotechnical computational models. There is always a significant amount of uncertainties associated with the properties of geomaterials, being…

Numerical analysis is a valuable tool to support the decision-making process in geotechnical design. Such analyses might still remain excessively time-consuming if FE models are not being set up properly, if possible convergence issues cannot be quickly identified and, should they arise,…

PLAXIS 3D is a very powerful tool that can provide extremely valuable information to geotechnical engineers, but did you know there are some insider tips that can help you save time? Here is some useful information on how to efficiently use PLAXIS 3D to confidently move forward in…

Introduction In this article we would like show you some of the flexible reporting tools in ReliaSoft that can drastically increase your efficiency when it comes to repeat analysis. We will explain how ReliaSoft Workbooks facilitate this and show an example of the process. What is a…

The problem of changing water conditions is omnipresent in geotechnical engineering. Groundwater is systematically found beneath the Earth’s surface in soil pore spaces and rock formation fractures. The flow of groundwater is a fundamental aspect that controls the strength and…

The problem of analysing and designing deep foundations is relevant to many civil engineering structures, because we are commonly and frequently constructing buildings on soft soils. Pile foundation is a popular type of deep foundation technique used to transfer superstructure load into…

The multi-component molding (MCM) technology can efficiently integrate more than two separate plastic parts and is widely applied in the industry. Through CAE analysis, manufacturers can simulate product quality in advance. However, if we only consider the processing of the second shot,…

In this blog post we will show how you can interpret reliability metrics. We will explain what the metrics are and show how they can be read from typical reliability curves.

Soil-structure interaction is a crucial aspect for both geotechnical and structural fields. There is always an interaction between a structure and its foundation … and its proper investigation is an important design aspect which should not be neglected.PLAXIS offers extensive…

There has been an addition to the PTC family of Design Solutions, PTC Creo 8 has arrived! When an update to a major product like this is released, we here at PDSVISION are keen to see what’s new, what’s enhanced, and what will be of most benefit to our users.We will be honest –…

In my previous blogs, I have shown and discussed how the PTC Vuforia family of solutions is becoming the fastest and easiest way to create powerful step-by-step augmented reality (AR) instructions.It’s simplistic ability to convey knowledge transfer easily and practically enables it…

Introduction In this article I will explain Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). We will use the classic who, what, when, where, why and how approach to do this.Note that FTA on the surface is a simple methodology, but like many things, there is a whole host of complexity beneath the surface…

Introduction In this short article, I would like to discuss how Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is applied before or after an event (typically a disaster scenario), or rather Proactively or Reactively. We touched on this briefly in our blog Fault Tree Analysis Explained, but we delve into more…

If you perform Fault Tree Analysis, then one result you can extract is a list of cutsets. In this article I will tell you what a cutset is and how you can use them to your advantage. Introduction The use of cutsets is sometimes overlooked by those new to FTA, if you would like an…

Effective Alarm Systems Management is a major contributor to the successful performance of businesses that operate complex, networked assets which are often located in remote locations. Introduction In this short article we discuss why Alarm Systems Management is now more important than…

OnDosis develops products used for flexible and individualized dosing of oral medicines for diseases with a significant burden on patients and healthcare, such as ADHD, pain management, epilepsy, and immunosuppression for organ transplants. Hundreds of thousands of patients with these…

In this blog post we will look at how ReliaSoft’s BlockSim, a systems modeling tool, can be used to model costs associated with an asset or product.

PTC have released the seventh version of the Mathcad Prime calculation software which includes a range of updates, new functions and improvements including:Greater input control Standalone optional converter Enhanced calculation power More intuitive user interfaceInput…

In this blog, the fifth in my series based around my Augmented Reality video series “The Handyman and The Gentleman”, I will explore how AR and solutions such Vuforia Expert Capture can help such organizations overcome a range of established, and newer obstacles faced in the era of the…

When designing printed circuit boards (PCBs), keep in mind the major causes of electronic failure: thermal cycling, vibration, and mechanical shock and drop. You can perform a variety of physical tests to determine how and why electronics fail, however, a much faster and cost-effective…

Introduction In this article I will be focusing on where your failure rate data might be coming from, and I will outline some considerations to keep in mind when you perform reliability predictions. Setting the scene I’d like you to imagine that you’ve been asked to provide a…

… and is it left too late and takes too long? Well, the short answer is that “everyone” in your organisation is responsible for the safety of the product. But in reality, it will typically be delegated to an individual from the Engineering team or the Safety, Quality or Reliability…

I’ve spoken recently in blogs on how AR applications (Augmented Reality) such as PTC Vuforia Chalk can provide both new and experienced workers access to real time expert knowledge whilst on the job.The ability for a remote based expert to visually guide an inexperienced colleague…

Introduction Leaders in industries ranging from avionics and aerospace to automotive, telecommunications and beyond know the importance of electronics reliability in today’s competitive electronics market.Without consumer confidence in electronics functionality, brands’…

Design automation for various design goals with PTC Creo Parametric Behavioral Modeling Extension (BMX)Personally I believe that  everyone who actively designs products for today’s highly competitive and optimized market knows the problem of determining the optimal combination of…

Our top 5 Vuforia use cases from our experts In this post our very own Vuforia Experts here at PDSVISION will break down, what we feel, are the PTC’s Vuforia – Top 5 use cases and features (like Vuforia Instruct and Vuforia Expert Capture).PTC’s Vuforia platform comprises of…

In my previous blog I explored with you how such a simple task as an onsite customer maintenance task or repair can cause unexpected problems, but in turn these problems can be resolved by using new applications such as PTC Vuforia Chalk.The ability to empower a colleague with onsite…

“How can Augmented Reality come to my aid as I face my biggest challenge since joining PDSVISION?Making the traditional Christmas “Puff Pastry Stars” for the office party!See how my remote based team of happy helpers guide me through the night, with a little help from PTC…

All business’ understand the importance of getting the work done correctly and to standard the first time. The impact on customer satisfaction and profit margins from consistent ‘snagging’ is hugely detrimental in any circumstances and any business.Frustrating for you of course…

KeyShot 10 brings unbound creative capability to help realize your ideas faster. It is built as the hub for all your visualization needs.

Luxion KeyShot is the market leader in the area of 3D rendering and animation. It has been designed to take the complexity out of rendering realistic images. KeyShot is used by designers and engineers worldwide to quickly and easily create realistic images and animations of their 3D…

Imagine you’re a Field Technician, sent out to a customer to perform scheduled customer maintenance. Normally this would be your colleague attending, but your covering their jobs today. But when you arrive on site, there is a problem. You specialise in one type of engine model and…

Ambulansproduktion develops the markets most innovative and robust ambulances. These ambulances create safety for staff and patients; among other things, the emergency and intensive care work can be initiated and performed already within the vehicle.To ensure that their fleet of…

Energy Machines and PDSVISION started collaboration around both CAD and PLM components, last week. This with a purpose to continue to improve Energy Machines position as a frontrunner as the world is facing an energy revolution in which innovative technologies and renewable energy are…

Before you can really consider if AR and VR will have a beneficial impact on your business, you need to get the conversation going, before diving in with full exploration.In isolation, whilst the AR industry is growing at a rate that estimates its value to be beyond $80 Billion…

Hello, do not worry, I am not intending to discuss with you W. B. Yeat’s famous poem from 1919 today! No, I am of course talking again about the evergreen PTC Creo Parametric vs. SolidWorks.The reference to second coming is more to remind you that this is a continuation of my…

For historical reasons, PDSVISION Germany has many customers who use Creo Elements / Direct Modelling. Sometimes these companies want to switch to Creo Parametric for their CAD design in order to benefit from the advantages of parametric methodology in addition to direct modelling.For…

My clients ask, “How can AR make our production staff and manufacturing process more efficient?” Is there a solution for us to easily move people from one place, where demand is low to another place where demand is high and still keep up quality and productivity? Today’s flexible…

PDSVISION has recently participated in the EU Commission funded Horizon 2020 project studying circular economy in context of two demonstrations. The project is called Resource-efficient Circular Product-Service Systems a.k.a ReCiPSS.PDSVISION Finland Managing Director Perttu Korpela…

Here in Finland, Spring returns and brings new sprouts from the ground, leaves to trees and endless sunshine to the north, and of course a new version of Creo Parametric, Creo Parametric 7.0.When going through all of what’s new in PTC Creo Parametric 7.0 I realized it would be too…

Rivalry between Creo vs SolidWorks. As a senior consultant for PDSVISION I spend a lot of time with customers in the field. In conversation with customers you often come across other CAD systems, of course. Often, customers will tell old horror stories like how a parametric CAD is not…

Vuforia Chalk – The solution to the collaboration challenges we face within 3d design With people’s movement being heavily restricted all around the globe Vuforia Chalk can help you with remote assistance. How can you keep things moving? Do you support your team and how does your team…

We at PDSVISION have supplied solutions around Ansys portfolio of products for some years, especially Ansys AIM and Ansys Discovery Live. I am proud to say we have become a trusted partner, with a sound understanding of the products and the benefits they bring to our customers.Simply,…

Flux is an acidic mixture that is used to remove metal oxide and create good metallurgical bonds during the soldering process. The downside is that the flux residue left after soldering can lead to electronics failures and current leakage.When engineers speak of benign or active…

Injection moulding is a very complicated process, and it is difficult to track the melt flow behaviours inside the cavity. However, to diagnose the moulding issues, we have to understand the property variation at different locations. For example, we have to attain the temperature…

Create 3D renderings, animations and interactive visuals. KeyShot is Luxions globally known stand-alone solution designed to create 3D renderings, animations and interactive visuals. It is aimed at providing users of all abilities with unmatched ease, simplicity, and overall…

Moldex3D Studio integrates the functions of every stage in mould filling simulation. It enables users to automatically fix and generate the mesh, set the material and moulding parameters, run analysis, visualize the simulation results, and create analysis reports in a unified platform….

PDSFORUM – time well invested“4.5 out of 5 in the score for our workshops” Participant survey“The most important and also the best event of the year if you work with PLM” Participant PDSFORUM2019In the majority of situations we face, we should consider if time and money are…

We are increasingly asked by those involved in planning and building decisions to use CFD to support or replace desktop studies and wind tunnel tests.The importance of producing a safe and pleasant environment to buildings is increasing, and wind engineers are often asked to look over…

The core of Industry 4.0 is a Cyber-Physical System. Currently, the most well-known method of interpreting the real injection molding process is through virtual models using mold filling simulation technology. It is used to transfer all of the elements in injection molding into a virtual…

Newsrooms and techno analysts around the world are consistently talking about 5G. It’s the fifth-generation cellphone radio frequency (RF) communications network.This new communication standard will have a tremendous impact on society thanks to its low latency (in the order of…

Additive manufacturing has become a popular tool to produce limited runs and complex parts. While this technique was originally used with polymers, material compatibility has expanded to metals, fibers and even biological matter.This increase of material options has led to additive…

Engineers will experience a lot of benefits from the recent ANSYS acquisition of Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC). These benefits will center around the integration of linear and nonlinear simulation technologies.For instance, engineers can use ANSYS Mechanical to…

You might not believe it, but I’ve been to Jay Leno’s garage. It’s beautiful, classic cars as far as the eye can see.One of the biggest problems that Mr. Leno and his motorhead cohorts face is needing a discontinued part. So how do you fix a car when you can’t order the…

Automotive engineers know the challenges of aerodynamic shape optimization. Some parts of the car body design are notoriously difficult to aerodynamically optimize, like a side mirror, because they have complex shapes that need to enclose mechanical components of a fixed size.To…

[caption id="attachment_12379" align="alignright" width="300"] A beam’s torsional strength is dependent on its shape and material selection.Engineers understand that shape and material selection are critical to the optimal design of structural parts, such as…

Since the injection moulding machine is affected by many factors such as machining, materials and controller performance, there is always a big gap between the theoretical and actual machine results. Therefore, machine characterization is particularly important. The machine…

Over the next two decades, the number of commercial aircraft will more than double — to almost 48,000 by 2037. This expansion is being driven by globalization and rising air travel demands — especially in Asia-Pacific.In addition, fast-growing megacities will also see urban air…

[caption id="attachment_12362" align="alignright" width="300"] Reduced order models can be used to reduce computational resources, obfuscate proprietary models and speed up development cycles.Reduced-order models (ROMs) are simplifications of high-fidelity, complex models….

What is Crosstalk? Electromagnetic (EM) crosstalk is the interference caused by electromagnetic signals affecting another electronic signal. Engineers may also refer to this phenomenon as coupling or noise.The EM signals causing the interference are known as the aggressors while the…

In the past, doctors routinely sterilized and reused medical tools like bandages and syringes. However, with the invention of polymers and other advanced biomedical materials, engineers focused on designing disposable medical products which helped minimize infection.Throughout various…

ANSYS and Digital Engineering have launched a simulation user survey that provides best practices and adoption insights to those moving to the cloud.The survey shows that the cloud is taking hold in the simulation world. For instance, 17% of respondents are currently using the cloud…

Elastic licensing is a form of pay-per-use licensing that gives customers access to tools and resources they need when they need them.You’ve probably used something similar before — like a gift card. You prepay and load the card with money to purchase items. When the card’s…

Annealing is a crucial part of the plastics molding process. The annealing process will heat the material and maintain it at a specific temperature for a while, and then slowly cool down. The main purpose of annealing is to relieve residual stress. Annealing is also applied to increase…

An Atomik Research survey commissioned by ANSYS finds that 77% of respondents would feel comfortable riding in fully autonomous cars within their lifetime. This survey assesses the public’s opinion of various autonomous vehicles including autonomous aircraft, trains and boats.When…

Automotive thermal management is an important analysis tool to optimize the performance and safety of cars — especially in an era of electrification.Engineers need to protect car electronics from thermal events, like…

[caption id="attachment_12268" align="alignright" width="300"] The facade of this building serves both fashion and function — but how were these decisions made?When architects design a building, they must consider its structural, visual, cultural and environmental…

A conference room filled to the breaking point was the scenario when we hosted a breakfast seminar together with Prevas and LTH.The topic was around the future of product development with a focus on augmented reality. Professor Günter Alce took the participants on a journey that gave…

PTC Creo Simulation Live is one of the first results to come form the partnership between PTC and Ansys. It brings real time simulation into the CAD environment. It aims to aid designers throughout the design phase with structural, thermal and model analyses.It’s also super easy…

[caption id="attachment_7471" align="alignright" width="300"] BoM Management in PTC WindchillProduct lifecycle data is created within in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, IT, service and sales. Imagine how diverse this data is and imagine how quickly it changes, grows…

Over the years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software has simplified the prepping and meshing of fluid models — making CFD technology more accessible to the general engineering community.Here are three best practices for simulating fluid models. 1. Use Geometry Wrapping to…

“….most design is a variation from or modification to, an already existing product or machine”.(Cross, N. (1989), Engineering Design Methods, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons).That was said and written back in 1989. A lot has happened since, but the importance of managing…

[caption id="attachment_12109" align="alignright" width="300"] A natural gas genset in a Cummins test facilityAs the electrification trend shifts society toward more electric aircraft, vehicles and industrial products, people will need more reliable power generation options….

One of the best ways engineers can redirect the carbon emissions produced by the aerospace and defence industry is to develop all-electric aircraft.Traditional turbine, or piston, motors can consume about $400 in fuel during a 100-mile flight. The same flight with an electric…

Hydropower is one of the oldest sources of renewable energy. Though water turbine designs have evolved from the watermills of the past, one thing remains true. Hydropower is extremely reliable, which is why it continues to be an excellent source of baseload energy in many…

A sure-fire way to make any injection mold toolmaker or processing engineer uneasy is to utter the words “fibre reinforced”; and not without good reason.Fibre reinforced polymer materials have seen a constant increase in uptake across all industries. Their benefits are…

Understanding the properties of aircraft materials is mission-critical to the aerospace and defence industry. Engineers need complex aerospace materials data that are often scattered across multiple datasets – lost in a sea of digital or physical filing systems. Not only does this make…

Wouldn’t it be great if every simulation had a static boundary and cell zone settings? Unfortunately, the world isn’t static, so many engineers are faced with the challenge of inputting variable settings into some aspect of simulation.This is why I want to tell you about the…

Matching surface meshes between parts and part inserts will ensure more accurate simulation results; however, it often takes a tremendous amount of time and manual effort. The Gate Rebuild tool in Moldex3D can help users refine the mesh in the gate area to more accurately describe the…

Fluid-assisted injection moulding (FAIM) process applies a technique to let assisted fluid enter after plastic injection moulding and form a hollow structure inside products. FAIM can produce hollow parts with good dimension control than conventional injection and blow moulding cannot…

In injection molding, we usually control the mold at a fixed temperature by making coolant continuously flow through the mold. If the coolant flow is not enough, or the coolant temperature is not as expected, the mold temperature won’t be able to keep at the designated temperature. The…

Religion, politics, what football team you cheer for, some topics can generate emotions instantly when talking to people of dissimilar thoughts. In conversation with mechanical engineers – this list also includes your favourite CAD software. To us CAD (Computer Aided Design) is just like…

In design, the question often arises as to how you can design so that you do not have any problems later on, even in production. One way is to design structures during construction that later work better in manufacturing. Is this effective? Very often I would say no. Construction and…

I find PTC Creo Parametric as an excellent 3D CAD solution for large, configurable assemblies. Creo Parametric is in its own league with its ability to support top-down design powered with excellent performance.In my previous blog post I discussed different product configuration…

In the Multi-Component Molding (MCM) process, the plastic material in the first shot might be re-melted during the filling of the second shot. The re-melted first shot plastics may degrade and blend with the second shot plastics, leading to plastics degradation, mechanical property change…

Polyurethane (PU) foams are used for a wide range of applications in today’s manufacturing world. PU foam has porous, low-density and high-strength properties. In addition, by adjusting the proportions of the ingredients, we can attain rigid polyurethane foam and flexible polyurethane…

Product Configurators gives companies a possibility to manage product variants in an efficient way, for PTC Creo Parametric, we use myPDS Configurator, but more about that later.You hear often people talking about product configurators as a solution to quite different and sometimes…

Insert molding is a high-performance and widely used molding technology. For insert molding simulation, Moldex3D pre-processing provides powerful functions to automatically generate a good quality mesh for users. Advanced users need very detailed analysis results, so a comprehensive mesh…

Smart Injection Machines & Their Adjustment Principles From the concept of integrating virtuality and reality in Industry 4.0 mentioned in the previous chapter, we understand that machine movement is highly relevant to product quality in injection moulding. To attain accurate mould…

The continuous fiber composite products use anisotropic fiber mats as the reinforced material. However, the anisotropic reinforced material will affect the mechanical strength of the final product. During the product design stage, the mechanical strength of the part will determine the…

Windchill 11.0 has been around for the last two years. With its release PTC started a journey to renew the interface of the system and with this update to more modern web technologies. In 10.2 a lot of compatibility issues arose when web browsers quickly had to steer away from java, due…

[caption id="attachment_11822" align="alignright" width="300"] Flip-chip capillary underfilling processCapillary Underfill (CUF) in IC packaging process involves dispensing epoxy resin on the side of the flip chip and filling the bottom of the flip chip by surface tension….

The PTC Creo 5.0 release is jam packed with new features, Topology optimization studies, built in flow analysis, new rendering engine powered by Luxion Keyshot, further improved 3D printing support. In between the constant buzz about IoT, AR and Digital Twins over the past year, PTC also…

Cut manufacturing costs with MAGMASoft Many of our customers ask me if we can help them to cut manufacturing costs.The short answer is yes!We have a great example with two of our customers who are using our casting simulation software, MAGMASoft and have decreased their…

In the plastic injection molding industry, a hot runner system is commonly used to reduce production cost and improving product quality. There are many advantages of using a hot runner system; for example, saving resin materials, shortening cycle time, reducing stress and saving energy….

BlockSim offers corrective maintenance and also on-condition, preventive and inspection scheduled tasks.Corrective maintenance can be implemented as a direct task when an item fails, or it can be triggered by inspections. Inspections themselves can be regularly scheduled, or they can…

ReliaSoft SEP is a web portal that provides convenient mobile access and quick at-a-glance summaries for analyses performed in ReliaSoft applications.Implementing the portal together with ReliaSoft XFMEA offers a powerful and flexible solution for corporate-wide access to FMEAs, to…

Valve gate control is a common technique applied in plastic injection molding process due to the fact that it can help shorten cooling time and ensure better surface finish in the gate area. Combining with the sequential injection control, it can further improve molding quality with…

With the acceleration of 3D printing technology, the realization of complex (non-conventional) cooling designs is quickly gaining ground in the injection molding industry. Additive manufacturing such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) can ALMOST print any imaginable complex cooling…

3D printing or, a bit more technically phrased, Additive Manufacturing, may be on everyone’s lips and quietly revolutionizing the world, but in fact, it’s quite old hat. It was invented in 1981 and in 1988 you could buy the first device. Since that time a lot has been done and in the…

PDSVISION has been developing for years add-on solutions for PTC software users. I am regularly asked why are these solutions needed with the most comprehensive design tools like Creo and Windchill? It is true that PTC products are very powerful and contain many features. But there always…

In my last post on the theme security in Windchill I provided some general tips for creating a safer server environment and gave examples of what threats exist. The conclusion was that with good routines and with a complete backup we can manage most situations. Since my last post was…

Some hints on existing functionality that one might not be so familiar with and some features from Creo Simulate 4.0. tab. ConnectionsCreo Simulate has tree default connectivities between component. You may choose between Free, Bonded and Contact for default rule for all interfaces and…

More and more, technical writers are realizing the value of XML as a format to use for their document creation but there is many different standards like DITA, DocBook, S1000D or Shipdex. One of the first questions facing this new user of XML is what standard of information structure to…

Security is something we often seem to take for granted. The problem with this is when something goes wrong, like an unauthorized person access information or servers, the consequences can be enormous. In recent years, there have been many so-called Ransomware attacks; That hijackers…

Many companies are continuously expanding their utilization of 3D CAD. Both for manufacturing material but also to simplify downstream deliveries such as various documents and reports. The demands for geometry quality in CAD models, as well as well-defined methodology are constantly…

PDSVISION has found greatest success in fast-tracking our clients’ simulation implementation processes through Technology Transfer.

Our Support team helps our customers worldwide with our solutions, Creo (3D CAD), Windchill (PLM), Simulation (Ansys), ThingWorx (IoT), Vuforia (Augmented Reality) and more.It has become time to post the second blog entry from Technical Support and I thought it would be nice to give…

Last winter I was half way through a bike ride and went over a small bump in the road. Looking down, on my handlebars the (not-inexpensive) bike computer that I use to track my progress suddenly cut out. I rode home in a grump. 13 months after purchasing and one month after the warranty…

Working as a support engineer at PDSVISION Support is a varied job and no day is like the other as you get to help different customers with different problems (from 3D CAD as Creo to PLM Windchill or to Mathcad and KeyShot). The help might be regarding anything from creating a box around…

At a recent networking meeting that I attended with a group of local manufacturing SMEs the ‘state of trade’ was being discussed.There was the usual mix of comments, ranging from ‘we are very quiet due to reduced sales/market’ to ‘we are very busy and can’t get enough…

Using STL format files allows you to use the original geometry in ANSYS CFD-Post. This may be useful to add context to images of certain kinds of flows, in particular internal flows.The easiest route to using the original geometry in ANSYS CFD-Post is to generate an STL file from the…

Nice to see our friends on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme taking an interest in practical fluid dynamics – and perhaps more importantly, stimulating a lively discussion on the subject whilst playing with a bucket of water (yes really – but I wish it had been John Humphrys!) The…

PTC Windchill 11 was launched 15th of November, the top highlights – Top down support of Find Numbers (Positions) and Line Numbers, Flexible Change Process, PDS Compare, Workspace performance and more. Here in part 2 I will go through the remaining six improvements, which I think will be…

Yesterday I attended both the NAFEMS European Conference on Simulation-Based Optimisation and a business event at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) called “Supporting North West Businesses to Future Proof the Northern Powerhouse”.Both made more than a passing reference to…

Business leaders are today aware of the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to fundamentally change product and service offerings, smart connected products, systems and production facilities, is that the way forward? However, two essential questions remain to be answered and that is…

This is part 1 of my Windchill blog review of the improvements in PTC Windchill 11.0 (PTC Windchill PDMLink), the top highlights – Improved Search, Promote during Check In, New Smart Rename, Common numbering for Top down and Bottom up design and Managing flexible components with base…