National Instruments LabVIEW 2012
15 August, 2012LabView 2012 provides recommended application architectures, stability improvements and environment enhancements derived directly from customer feedback.
Optimal planning of solar power plants
02 August, 2012The photovoltaics industry is booming and the market for solar farms is growing quickly all over the world. Yet the task of planning PV power plants to make them as efficient as possible is far from trivial. Fraunhofer researchers, working with Siemens Energy Photovoltaics, have developed software that simplifies conceptual design.
Modelling the way with academia and industry
02 July, 2012 by Jim Tung, MathWorksCompanies are looking to engineering schools to produce engineering graduates with stronger modelling and analytical skills, not simply an ability to prototype. And, of course, those newly hired engineers must also have a strong foundation in engineering concepts and mathematics.
MathWorks SimMechanics
29 June, 2012MathWorks has announced an updated version of SimMechanics that enables users to create realistic parts and geometry by leveraging MATLAB.
National Instruments LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite
09 June, 2012National Instruments has announced the LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite, a toolkit specific to the power industry.
National Instruments PXIe-1066DC 18-slot chassis
21 May, 2012The NI PXIe-1066DC 18-slot chassis adds high availability features to improve the system-level MTBF and MTTR of PXI systems in test, measurement and control applications.
Mathworks Simulink for Freescale’s Motor Control Development Toolbox
18 May, 2012MathWorks has announced that Simulink code generation targets have been built into Freescale’s Motor Control Development Toolbox through Embedded Coder.
Intergraph SmartPlant P&ID ISO 15926 Export Utility
22 April, 2012Intergraph has released its SmartPlant P&ID ISO 15926 Export Utility, a commercially available solution to support interfaces based on the ISO-based data exchange.
Autodesk Product Design Suite and Factory Design Suite
05 April, 2012Autodesk Product Design Suite and Autodesk Factory Design Suite provide a broad range of cloud services to help manufacturers more efficiently design, build and deliver better products, faster, and at reduced costs.
Designing, simulating and implementing automation systems using model-based design
01 April, 2012 by Bill Chou, Product Marketing Manager, MathWorksAutomation engineers have traditionally implemented and tested their control algorithms by running them on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) connected to actual machinery. A major drawback to this approach is that it can be expensive, difficult, or dangerous to test the control strategy for the first time on the machine.
MathWorks Robust Control Toolbox and Simulink Control Design
25 December, 2011 byMathWorks has released updated versions of two products, Robust Control Toolbox and Simulink Control Design, which enable engineers to automatically tune complex control systems modelled in Simulink.
Using modelling and simulation to optimise plant control systems
17 November, 2011Increased emphasis on more environmentally friendly, efficient, and safe processes has led companies to focus optimisation efforts across entire plants.
National Instruments Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite
02 November, 2011 byThe latest version of the NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite software provides a comprehensive collection of analysis and signal processing tools for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) testing, machine condition monitoring (MCM) and audio test applications. Engineers can use the suite as stand-alone software or combine it with NI hardware and NI LabVIEW system design software to simplify test system development and control.
COTS technology reduces cost and increases competitiveness
26 October, 2011 by Matej KrajncThe main trends in manufacturing today are the needs to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. As a result, many Australian manufacturers are moving manufacturing facilities offshore.
National Instruments Watchdog Agent Prognostics Toolkit for LabVIEW
12 October, 2011 byThe Watchdog Agent Prognostics Toolkit for NI LabVIEW expands the capabilities of LabVIEW in machine prognostics and health management (PHM) applications. The toolkit is a product of collaboration between NI and the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Intelligent Maintenance Systems at the University of Cincinnati. It is designed for serving engineers’ increasing demand for monitoring and reporting the health status of machines, structures, components and systems.
