The use of APS in New Ford GT40s

APS utilizes CAD Design with SolidWorks and simulation tools for designing Ford GT40s to cut the cost of designs by 50%. The tool reduces the assembling time by 40% which in turn decrease the overall development cost and make it more accessible.

Ford manages the maintenance cost tolerance

Ford Company has employed Sigmundworks, Sigmund ABA and SOLIDWORKS to keep up the tolerances. These plug-ins greatly help to identify the design bugs, which are addressed and treated before they result in significant monetary losses.

JL Race cars simulating and modeling

Since beginning JLE has been using CAD- 2D, AutoCAD Mechanical, and 3D SOLIDWORKS platforms. These tools have efficiently reduced the design cycle’s cost by 70%. Moreover, JLE has standardized its product lifecycle by using SOLIDWORKS designs, analysis, and product data management solutions.

Overall, with these CAD tools the efficiency, performance, and accessibility of the automotive industry can be increased manifolds.

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering Careers

Mechanical engineering is the stream that applies the principles of physics, and materials science for the analysis, manufacturing, maintenance, and design of mechanical structures. It is the branch of engineering that involves the design, production, and operation of machinery.

Essentially every organisation that designs and produces a product hires a mechanical engineer. Mechanical engineering is at the forefront of emerging new technology for ecological remediation, farming and housing, transportation, food production, security, safety, healthcare and other resources,”.  Mechanical engineers can also be seen in research labs, government, the military, and in other occupations such as teaching, law or medicine.

Engineers have to drive beyond the boundaries of their subject knowledge and must know the use of innovative technology to meet career requirements. As, maximum mechanical engineering professions demand design knowledge. When a requirement comes for a new or enhanced invention, companies demand a mechanical engineers to do the job. Experts in AutoCAD with mechanical engineering degree can work in a variety of entry-level to senior-level positions in the industry.

Employment for mechanical engineers is manufacturing units was always a win win situation. As such Industrial jobs cover nearly the whole ball of wax from developing a product to opt for the appropriate materials to pick out the correct technology to assemble the product. Furthermost mechanical engineers in this trade work for aerospace companies, equipment manufacturers, petroleum companies, material processing plants, transportation companies, and utilities. They also work with consulting practices, small firms, universities, and government & administration research labs.

Field specific assignments might include research and development, design of tools or systems, supervision of construction, plant engineering, government, sales engineering, the testing and evaluation of machines and entire plants.

From toys manufacturing to prosthetic legs, the variety of projects can be a part of are as enormous as your imagination. Diversity is the key of Mechanical Engineers. One can wind up working for an outdoor construction site or in a laboratory. Point to be noted is, approximately every single mechanical device was formed by a mechanical engineer so the opportunities for employment are virtually never-ending. In fact latterly “Engineers will be able to act as self-driven operators interrelating with colleagues around the world,”

Facts from Forbs

Job evolution from 2010 to 2014 has been twofold in four occupations: petroleum engineers (30%), mining and geological engineers (12%), biomedical engineers (10%), and industrial engineers (10%). But every engineering occupation has added jobs, the most coming among mechanical engineers (21,500 new jobs since 2010). As a whole, engineering jobs have grown 7%.

The output of engineering graduates was at a standstill in the early 2000s. But since ’07, completions nationwide have shot up 33%, from 108,000 to 144,000.

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CAD Trends

Computer-aided design (CAD) is creating two- or three-dimensional (2D or 3D) graphical representations of physical objects with the use of computer programs. The technology has evolved in last few years and knowing the trends bring by these technologies is vital for future planning of any business.

A B2B firm (Business Advantage Group) released a report telling the CAD trend worldwide, based on their survey on global CAD users. We took the top most surprising trends worth sharing with our readers here, believing this information could be useful for some CAD users and their managers.

Top CAD trends

1. There is a wide breach between the use and awareness of the CAD:

According to the survey of 2014, the 81% of total responded were ‘aware’ of the 3-D printing and only 62% of them were actually using the technology. In the year of 2015, the percentage increased and reached 88% of people aware of 3-D printing and 77% of them who were actually using the technology. If we compare the result the gap is actually shrinking, however, still it is still a subject of concern for the industry.

2. Number of people who seeks mobile access to the CAD data is increasing:

According to the survey, there are 21% of the total respondents who, at present, are accessing CAD data on mobile platform by using one or other means of access and these numbers are estimated to increase up to 10% more in the coming years. In the States, the percentage has already crossed the quarter of all respondents, however, the growth is predicted to be high in Asia Pacific reason with 18% of growth rate over the year of 2015.

3. CAD users not seems to be attracted at the Big yet:

Studies tell that the big data apps are still far from the CAD user’s attention. According to the results, only 3% of the respondents have embraced the data analytical apps and predicted number would go till 4% only, over the next year.

4. CAD would grow in the cloud:

The survey results and the prediction says that the good number of Cad users would be moving into the cloud in next five years. According to the results, currently 7% of total respondents are using cloud-based CAD system which in the next year is predicted go till 16% and in another next year can cross 25%.

Forgive us if we missed any other important trend here, and feel free to add that in the comments below. Please share how helpful the post was for you.

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