In this week's report, we look at Mars in 3D with help from NASA and Microsoft, banner month for Mercedes', and Andre Boschberg pilots a solar plane for 26 hours

In this week's webcast, Online Editor Dan Comand reports on Telsa Motors, Adobe and TechSoft 3D, and Bombardier's Toronto plans

A combination of Nissan LEAF's regenerative braking system and innovative lithium-ion battery packs enables the car to deliver a driving range of more than 160 km on one full charge.

Electrical current clearance and creepage errors are commonly discovered by product safety engineers. But undetected clearance and creepage problems can result in product recalls and warranty expenses. At worst they could lead to injury with resulting litigation and damage to your company’s reputation. PTC Pro/ENGINEER Spark Analysis Extension helps deliver safer products in less time. [More] [Less]

The Power Transmission Distributors Association 2010 Canadian Conference in Montreal highlights distribution efficiencies, manufacturers' showcase.

Henkel-Loctite Canada presents regular training sessions for customers and staff. At the recent Advanced Adhesive Technology Workshop for Assembly presentation, Rene Levy (left), senior adhesives & sealants specialist with Henkel Canada Corp. (www.henkelna.com/loctite) demonstrated hands-on examples of bonding technologies. The workshop covered bonding joint design principles and provided a broad adhesive technology review, including light cure and cyanoacrylates. [More] [Less]

ProductView 9.1 and Windchill ProductPoint previewed

More video demos at: siemens.com/solidedge

With the help of Festo, LC Bakery Equipment Services develops automated baking oven for Italian Home Bakery in Toronto

Sheet rollers get assist from Cool Muscle servos

PTC presents details of latest release of flagship Pro/ENGINEER product

ePlan combines mechanical, fluid power, electrical environments

Motion system handles multiple processes (almac.com)

Siemens PLM Software (www.siemens.com/plm/femap) has announced Femap Version 10, a PC-based CAE modeling solution and the finite element analysis (FEA) component of the Velocity Series portfolio.

ICR gas-turbine hybrid engine for use in a truck envelope using integrated SolidWorks 3D design software

Tycos Tool and Die uses ThinkDesign, HyperCAD from SolidCAD (www.solidcad.ca) to create mold tooling

Autodesk Inventor mechanical CAD software helps B.C.-based Dynamic Structures (empireds.com) create model for the Thirty Meter Telescope project (tmt.org)

Integrated speech recognition from Xpresso

In this week's report, we look at Mars in 3D with help from NASA and Microsoft, banner month for Mercedes', and Andre Boschberg pilots a solar plane for 26 hours

In this week's webcast, Online Editor Dan Comand reports on Telsa Motors, Adobe and TechSoft 3D, and Bombardier's Toronto plans

A combination of Nissan LEAF's regenerative braking system and innovative lithium-ion battery packs enables the car to deliver a driving range of more than 160 km on one full charge.

Electrical current clearance and creepage errors are commonly discovered by product safety engineers. But undetected clearance and creepage problems can result in product recalls and warranty expenses. At worst they could lead to injury with resulting litigation and damage to your company’s reputation. PTC Pro/ENGINEER Spark Analysis Extension helps deliver safer products in less time. [More] [Less]

Ryerson student Hossein Rahnama created the Mobile Transit Companion iPhone app. The app helps people with disabilities get around subway stations by catering to their needs. The app features speech-to-text and voice recognition technology.

Suitable for aerospace and automotive, environmental chambers at the General Motors Automotive Centre of Excellence on the campus of UOIT can simulate road conditions, as well as wind, heat and cold, including ice and snow.