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ADVANCED DESIGN AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE HELPS TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT
Aerion Supersonic’s AS2 is the first privately built supersonic commercial aircraft. Not only is this the first supersonic aircraft with the ability to accept 100% synthetic fuel, but it is also the first to be designed without an afterburner. The company is using Siemens’ Xcelerator
portfolio of advanced design and simulation software to speed development of the aircraft, as well as to achieve superior levels of performance in flight and excellence in operations. “We see Siemens as a critical partner with a fully-aligned solution to our business needs,”
said Tom Vice, CEO at Aerion. “Siemens’ solution portfolio and the strong digital thread connecting each part of our process can help Aerion quickly analyse and optimise innovative designs. We can even model design change impacts on the future carbon footprint of our aircraft, which is critical to our mission of sustainable design.” Barry Chapman, vice president of Aerospace
& Defence and Federal Government, Siemens Digital Industries Software, added: “Siemens is proud to have been selected to support Aerion’s
EPLAN LAUNCHES VERSION 2.9 OF ITS CAE SOFTWARE PLATFORM
Version 2.9 of EPLAN’s computer aided engineering (CAE) platform is now available. The new version brings important improvements including QR codes that can store hyperlinks, a layer management feature that ensures all changes are saved automatically, and much more. Projects can be completed faster with mass editing of project data using expanded navigators complemented by the option to re-use previously developed macros. Another feature of the new version of the EPLAN Platform is that
exchanging symbols in placeholder objects has been simplified; and Layers Management has been made even easier thanks to a dockable dialogue feature and automatic saving of changes. Another improvement is easier project searchability within layers and subprojects. Designers working with EPLAN software can use the properties dialogue for an object found in the search results list to change the assignment of the layer. The list view of the Macro Navigators has been expanded to include additional navigators such as the Parts Navigator, PLC Navigator and Wire Navigator. Once a macro project is completed, standardised macros can be inserted into other projects from the Macro Navigator, using drag and drop. In addition to the new Management dialogue feature, multilingual entries can be made for many properties and input fields in both projects and parts management.
I
wrote my Comment a few days before we were due to go to print
but here I am, re-writing it as things have escalated so quickly. In my first comment I discussed the fact that even back in February at the Southern Manufacturing
exhibition, companies were already feeling the impact of the coronavirus in China, with component orders being delayed by weeks and manufacturing timeframes growing. Despite this, however, the effect on the economy was barely mentioned in the news. How things have changed... Some media outlets are now reporting
that this could, potentially, have as a big an impact on the UK economy (not to mention the world) as the Second World War. We’re at the point where schools are being shut, it looks like London is set to face total lockdown, travel is being restricted, and people are being encouraged to work from home. But how many people in the UK manufacturing and engineering industry will actually be able to do this? And while the Government is now asking companies to help manufacture medical equipment – it’s possible that 20,000 ventilators will be needed – is this realistic? Ventilators are critical pieces of equipment that need to be manufactured by specialist companies who are aware of all the standards and regulations. And, with so many countries on lockdown, will components and
products be available in time? Now is the time to source UK manufactured parts wherever possible. We are all in unchartered territory now. So, to all our readers and
advertisers, please stay safe... Rachael Morling - Editor
4 MARCH 2020 | DESIGN SOLUTIONS
drive to revolutionise the commercial aerospace industry and defence market. Leveraging the proven Xcelerator portfolio can help Aerion operate as an agile, digital, organisation and dramatically reduce the time and cost of new aircraft systems development. Siemens is partnering with a range of companies like Aerion, across the aerospace industry, to help create an open and adaptable digital thread across the entire lifecycle, which will be key in meeting defence requirements.”
www.sw.siemens.com
EXHIBITIONS POSTPONED
Drives and Controls and its co- located events have been postponed until 25 - 27 January 2021. Visit the website for more details.
www.drives-expo.com
COLLABORATION FOR 5G RADIO SOLUTIONS
www.eplan.co.uk
Analog Devices and Marvell have announced a collaboration leveraging Marvell’s 5G digital platform and ADI’s wideband RF transceiver technology to deliver fully optimised solutions for 5G base stations. The companies will offer fully integrated 5G digital front-end (DFE) ASIC solutions with tightly coupled RF transceivers and will collaborate to develop next generation Radio Unit (RU) solutions including baseband and RF technology optimised for a diverse set of functional splits and architectures.
www.analog.com
RENOLD UK MANUFACTURES 1.7KM LONG CHAIN
Renold’s UK chain centre has manufactured 1.7km of zinc plated hollow bearing pin chain for a customer. The 100mm pitch 6,000lb conveyor chain was manufactured within just eight weeks. Operations manager, Alec Annand, said: “We’re very proud to have been able to produce such a large chain, with a metric pitch size, zinc coating, and be able to do so in less than eight weeks to the customer’s exact specifications.”
www.renold.com
KEB Automation has secured a long-term product and technology supply agreement with its historic partner for control technology, ASEM, an Italian provider of digital automation technologies. This will allow KEB to broaden its strategic collaboration with Rockwell Automation, which has signed an agreement to acquire ASEM. With this agreement, KEB is
further strengthening its strategy as a solutions provider in automation, whether for plastics machines, woodworking or the process industry
www.keb.co.uk
Techsil has acquired Essex based adhesive stockists and distributors, Glueline. The new ranges joining the Techsil portfolio include structural adhesives from Permabond, Araldite and SCIGRIP which comprise of toughened acrylics, anaerobics, cyanoacrylates, single part & two part epoxies, methyl methacrylates and MS Polymers.
www.techsil.co.uk
TFC has launched a new facility to supply Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The new site, TFC Portadown, was established in just three months in response to a major contract win in the Republic of Ireland. The company’s experienced
team will grow the use of its vendor managed inventory (VMI) services and technical engineering products, to streamline the operations of manufacturing and engineering companies across Ireland.
www.tfc.eu.com
3DPRINTUK has completed the transition to its new purpose- designed facility. This has almost 10,000 square feet of space and has been designed to house the company’s growing fleet of EOS polymer SLS machines and to fully accommodate all the necessary ancillary and post-processing capabilities it offers.
www.3dprint-uk.com
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