Concurrent Engineering Blog

In our image-conscious world, the way something looks is often as important to success as features and functions.

Manufacturers are increasingly using performance-based analysis to provide real-world data on product performance from the field. Rather than making assumptions about performance, this approach offers unbridled access to how products operate once they leave the factory. But for manufacturers who are designing and iterating the next generation of smart, connected products, they need a more advanced approach: Data-Driven Design.

In the age of Big Data, information flows from every production process.

In today’s world, multiple platforms and media need to be supported. This means that traditional based documentation is becoming more and more irrlevant.

Today, more and more job roles, both inside and outside the company, need access to specific parts of your ever-growing pool of data. These roles often require information contained in multiple systems and across different departments, to enable them to complete a task or to make more informed decisions.

Simulation software enables engineers to apply loads and stresses to designs, to see how they cope with real-world conditions. Simulation of this kind has transformed the product development cycle for many manufacturers and delivers significant value throughout the design process.

These platforms have been available for many years, and you may already use them. But if you’re considering getting exploring the opportunities of simulation, this blog looks at how simulation can benefit the design tasks you undertake every day.

Additive manufacturing is a process where 3D design data is used to manufacture a component by layering up a depositing material. Increasingly, it's being used synonymously with 3D printing.

Typically, multiple software packages are often required to make additive manufacturing a reality, which results in designers having to export, redesign and optimise - costing time and resource. However, the Creo 4.0 Additive Manufacturing extension resolves these issue.

For anyone interested in learning more, here are the five key benefits of additive manufacturing for product designers

If you need to add pipes to your design, it’s easy to do so with the Cabling and Piping module in Creo 4.0. But what happens when you encounter errors in the piping database?

Concept design simply refers to a phase of the design process. It’s the point within the development cycle that typically sits between the product requirements and detailed design.