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Mechanical Simulation Adds Electric Powertrains for CarSim and TruckSim 2019.1
CarSim and TruckSim support options for extending the vehicle models; those options have been used in the automotive industry to interface VehicleSim products with external powertrain models.

EU Program Supports SME Adoption of 3D Printing
The AMable program will help smaller businesses implement additive manufacturing initiatives

The IoT Processor Dilemma
Proliferation of Internet of Things connected devices has led to increased complexities in product design.

Markforged 3D Printers to be Featured in the BattleBots 2019 World Championship
Markforged helped 29 BattleBots teams compete for the title with metal-strength, lightweight parts.

Contest Helps Spur Student Curiosity in STEM
Student Design Competition Profile: BEST Robotics

RAPID+TCT 2019 Drives Additive Manufacturing to Next Level in Motor City
Thousands of attendees delve into 3D printing, the future of manufacturing, digital twins, data management and so much more.

Behind the Scenes at Materialise in the Midwest
Factory tour at Michigan-based 3D printing production facility provides a peek at the company's innovations in the medical sector.

Essentium Shows Off High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform
Showcased publicly in the US for the first time at Rapid + TCT, the HSETM 3D printing platform promises speed, strength and scale.

Maplesoft Releases MapleSim 2019
MapleSim 2019 family of products offers more tools for creating digital twins and other system-level modeling projects.

3D Systems Announces General Availability of Figure 4 Modular Digital Light Printing (DLP) Production Solution
Company also announces five new DLP and selective laser sintering (SLS) production materials.

America’s Cup Challenger American Magic Flies Across the Water with Stratasys 3D Printing
US team for world-renowned competitive sailing event taps into carbon fiber for end-use racing parts.

Impossible Objects Unveils Next-Generation 3D Printer, Partners with BASF to Bring Composite to 3D Printing
The CBAM-2 3D printing system delivers complex parts at production speeds and volumes, while partnership with BASF makes strong, heat-tolerant PA6-carbon fiber composite parts printable at scale.

Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Uses Stratasys’ Fortus 450mc and F370 3D Printers
IndyCar team gains capitalizes on Fused Deposition Modeling technology from Stratasys for prototypes and production-grade racing car parts.

Robots with a Soft Touch
3D printed soft robots could could help address the shortage of healthcare workers.

University of Waterloo Research Team Uses Maple, MapleSim to Support Autonomous Vehicle Development
The Motion Research Group at the University of Waterloo's Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) has been contributing to the body of research around autonomous vehicles by working on a project...

YRC Freight Teamsters members sign off on National Master Contract
The Teamsters said that this contract raises wages, restores a week of vacation, and protects benefits. This contract covers roughly 25,000 YRC Freight workers at its YRC Freight Holland, and New...

Edge Computing Opportunities and Frustrations
Balancing quality and quantity of edge data presents a difficult challenge.

Saint Thomas Academy’s Experimental Vehicle Team Earns Four Awards in NASA Competition
The EV team places first among U.S. high schools; team beat all but two university teams before falling in tiebreaker to European Space Consortium for high school students.

Simcenter Amesim Announces Major Simulation Upgrades for Automotive, Aerospace and Marine Industries
By extending Modelica support and integration with other Simcenter solutions, Simcenter Amesim helps users to set up a toolchain throughout the development cycle.

Meeting Design and Regulatory Challenges of Autonomous Air Taxis
Frankfurt Airport manager Fraport is working with Volcopter to potentially use electric, vertical take-off multicopter (eVTOLs) to carry passengers through an urban transport network.



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