Siemens PLM Introduces Synchronous Technology
On April 22, Siemens PLM Software launched Synchronous Technology. The company’s Chairman and CEO, Tony Affuso, called it, "[an] exciting
breakthrough in digital product development that will have a far reaching
impact on the entire process of bringing products to market."
What Siemens PLM Software is Saying About
Synchronous Technology:
Siemens PLM Software Press Release, dated April 22, 2008.
Would FEA have saved the I-35 bridge?
The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge, an eight-lane, 1,907-ft-long structure in downtown Minneapolis, collapsed in August of last
year killing 13 people and injuring at least 100 more. Analysts are using modern FEA and other techniques to determine why the 40-year-old bridge failed.
An article, "Would FEA Have Saved The I-35 Bridge? Federal investigators recently released a few preliminary
findings about the infamous Minnesota I-35W bridge failure.", published in Machine Design on March 6, 2008, explores this idea. Interestingly, the news of the bridge collapse came as attendees arrived at SolidWorks World. Many FEA experts were among the FEA and CAD vendors there. The consensus? "Had FEA been around when the
bridge was built, it would have caught the errors that seem to have led to the
bridge’s collapse."
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–by the staff
Innovative Twist Cap Bottle
With a twist of the air-tight cap, a high-grade green tea drops into the
mineral water below, creating a serving of fresh (yet instant) tea with no
added chemicals or preservatives. In the same fashion, the Japanese company also offers
Ukon (tumeric) and Aoijiro (kale juice) health drinks.
This is the kale juice drink.
The company is CIC Co. (The website is only in Japanese.)
–by the staff