Saturday, December 28, 2013

My Robot Drives Me to Work!!!

ZMP INC., located in Tokyo, Japan, released “RoboCar MEV”. It is a development platform for next generation mobility and electric vehicles (EV). Users can choose from three types according to their purposes and  can begin to research and development easily at a reasonable price. The  prices start from, 2.88 million yen (excluding tax).

Recently, the shift to the low-carbon society becomes the international challenge. The attention to EV rises, and the  commercialization of EV is extending all over the world including Western nations and developing countries. They  believe that the differentiations other than the performance of the motor and the battery will be required in the future. “RoboCar MEV” offers the following solutions toward such an issue .




Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85XxyctVbnU
More Details: http://www.zmp.co.jp/e-nuvo/pdf/robocar-g/release_20110114en.pdf

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Adroitec Conduct Seminar in association with Bicycle Research and Development Organisation-Ludhiana

Adroitec Engineering Solutions Team in association with Bicycle Research and Development Organisation-Ludhiana , conducted Seminar on PTC Solutions to all Bicycle Design and Manufacturing companies in Ludhiana .

Key areas covered in the seminar are 
1. Design and Development of Bicycle Design using PTC Solutions.
2. Simulation and Validation of Bicycle Design  using PTC Solutions
3. Manufacturing  using PTC Solutions.
4. Data Management and Quality using PTC Solutions.




Need more info mail to mcad.support@adroitecinfo.com

Monday, December 16, 2013

Start with PTC Creo. Stop at nothing


In the 17th century, wooden plows were some of the most sophisticated tools available to farmers. Today, farmers grow record crops through innovative farming systems and the use of cutting-edge technology.
New high-tech farming equipment enables farmers to precisely place seed and fertilizer – even when fields have variable soil conditions and contours. The result is increased yields, improved soil conservation, and more reliable outcomes.
In a world with expanding populations and increasing needs for food, farmers rely on technology innovation from companies like Great Plains Manufacturing. Great Plains develops agricultural equipment for seedbed preparation, nutrient application, and seeding placement.
And local Kansas farmer, Wayne Miller, with 8,000 acres confirms the productivity gains with the new equipment. “The new Great Plains seeder (3S-5000) plants 120-130 acres more per day than my 30-footer (3S-3000)…the reason why we bought it is to get more done and be more efficient.”

The Mission

The 3S-5000 Grain Drill
The 3S-5000 Grain Drill
Employees at Great Plains Manufacturing will tell you their goal is to design and build farming equipment that helps to feed the world by increasing crop yields, while promoting environmental sustainability. They are one of the largest privately held manufacturers of farm equipment and have been bringing agricultural innovations to market for nearly 40 years. Headquartered in Salina, Kansas, the company is constantly innovating to stay ahead of global competitors – often much larger than they are.
The company’s largest grain drill, the 3S-5000 is 50 feet wide and includes over 4,000 individual components. This machine is used for seeding and can also distribute dry fertilizer.

Creativity

The 3S-5000 in action
The 3S-5000 in action
For Great Plains, product innovation starts at the design stage. “We innovate to stay ahead, because it's a very competitive business” states Greg Arnett, Engineering Manager at Great Plains. “We invest heavily in engineering, because we know how important it is to deliver great products for our customers. If innovation and quality are not built at the engineering stage, there is nothing our manufacturing process can do to make that better” states Linda Salem, Chief Operating Officer.
One example was pioneering the concept of vertical tillage. “When you have a field, you have different levels in the compacted soil and roots cannot reach moisture so the root spreads sideways. The crop can’t reach its full yield potential. And the plant does not become drought-tolerant and as nutrients are applied they run off” stated Linda Salem. Great Plains solved this problem with PTC Creo and developed several vertical tillage products. “Vertical tillage works the ground vertically rather than horizontally while breaking up and shattering layers in the soil giving the plants root system a better chance of success in dry times or in good times. The growing plant can also then use more of the soil nutrients” states Salem.

Productivity

Great Plains design engineers are located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Design teams work on the complete machine, taking it from concept to production. The team can fully test the equipment with PTC Creo, including reliability and strength during operation, to simulating the equipment being prepared for transport. “PTC Creo saves us three times the amount of time to design a new piece of farming equipment compared to our previous approach” says Tanner McClure, Product Engineer “so we are getting products to market significantly faster.”

Teamwork

The tight integration between PTC Creo and PTC Windchill allows Great Plains design teams to increase productivity and more quickly design products across disparate design locations. “With PTC Windchill, so collaboration is easy” states 29 year Great Plains veteran Randy Jones, System Administrator. “An engineer based in England can work on one part while an engineer in Kansas can work on a different part in the same assembly. The engineer in England can save the design, and the engineer in Kansas receives an update and can see the latest changes. This facilitates real concurrent engineering and greater productivity.”
Designs can also be shared as lightweight viewables across the company, with manufacturing, sales, marketing, and customers.

Efficiency

PTC Creo helps the Great Plains team complete work faster with the ability to visualize and share designs with stakeholders around the world. Randy Jones, points out “We are designing products nowadays that we couldn’t have dreamed of designing before PTC Creo.” With PTC Creo, a precise 3D model is shared with the sales and marketing departments, and they can instantly see the complete design and provide feedback earlier. Most importantly, customers can fully visualize the product to get a real feel for its capabilities.

Results

The results are impressive:
  • The 3S-5000, the company’s biggest seeder to date, went from concept to production just 18 months, a three-fold decrease in design time compared to previous approaches.
  • The companies latest engineering innovations, including vertical tillage, dramatic improvement in nutrient application, highest accuracy seed placing at 35% higher speeds than most competitors, and twin row spacing creating plants with bigger stalks and larger root mass.
  • By using the whole PTC Creo suite, the design team was able to create equipment that fulfills demanding customer requirements at 40% less weight than traditional concepts.
  • Second year sales of the seeder have increased ten-fold, beating the companies best forecast.
Check out Great Plains Manufacturing, the 3S-5000 seeder and see how great products come to life with PTC Creo.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

ZF Steering Gear: PTC Creo Inside India’s Automobiles

ZF Steering Gear: PTC Creo Inside India’s Automobiles

ZF Steering Technically Supported by Adroitec Engineering Solutions Pvt Ltd on PTC's Solutions

If you’re familiar with hydraulics, you might already know about vane pumps. Patented in 1874, a vane pump mechanically spins a rotor (2), which moves vanes (or pushrods) that slide in and out of the rotor (3) in a body (1) as it turns. That motion creates a vacuum so that fluid is drawn into the empty spaces in the body. In the same motion, the rotor and vanes move the fluid to the outlet.
vane-pump
Engineers choose this type of pump when they want to ensure that fluid flows out in a steady stream, no matter how the pressure on the incoming liquid varies.

You find vane pumps in everything from coffee machines to aircraft flight instruments. But they’re most commonly found in automobiles and commercial vehicles, especially in the power steering. Vane pumps are driven off the car’s engine to create the pressure that allows a hydraulic cylinder to turn a vehicle’s road wheels.
As such, vane pumps are an important product for ZF Steering Gear (India), a company that calls itself “a pioneer in manufacture and supply of integral hydraulic power steering system.”
According to ZF Steering Gear’s website, a hydraulic steering system does more than make it easy to turn the wheels. It contributes to your safety and comfort as well. For example, a steering system can smooth out a drive over rough terrain and give you more control on the road. 
ZF Steering Gear uses PTC Creo to create its lightweight, compact pumps that are easy to adapt and mount. The company’s pumps must consume as little power as possible, work with variable intake pressure, and always supply a near constant oil flow, no matter the engine speed. Using vane pumps as part of a hydraulic system can also help save fuel, typically between 20% to 40%.
To make engineering more challenging, all those requirements may change from OEM to OEM. You’ll find ZF Steering Gear in dozens of the most popular commercial vehicles and car models in India, including names like:
You’ll also find them in Nepal, the Middle East, South Africa, and Bangladesh, in SUVs, off-road vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, and numerous other applications.
PTC Creo ensures that ZF Steering Gear meets all these challenges with  state-of-the-art productivity tools that promote best practices in design while ensuring compliance within its industry and company standards.
To find out more about how PTC and PTC Creo is participating in India’s fast-growing economy, click here. To learn more about ZF Steering Gear India, and its commitment to innovating the future of automobiles in that country, check out this news report.
REF - See more at: http://creo.ptc.com/2013/11/26/zf-steering-gear-ptc-creo-inside-indias-automobiles/#sthash.b8lDnwcO.dpuf
ZF Steering Technically Supported by Adroitec Engineering Solutions Pvt Ltd on PTC's Solutions

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Suppliers and Partners Speak a Foreign CAD Language?

Suppliers and Partners Speak a Foreign CAD Language?

Aberdeen survey:
  • 66% of 3D CAD files are delivered in a format other than the preferred one.
  • Most companies now support three or more CAD systems in their design process to support these variations, both externally and even within their own companies.
What do those numbers mean to product developers? Lost time and more errors as we exchange, then fix or recreate, models among supply chain partners and vendors.
Broken Promises
Collaborative development and global supply chains promised us a future of faster, higher-quality products at a lower cost. Yet multi-CAD issues may be undermining many of these productivity gains.
Industry has been working for years to bridge these differences among 3D CAD systems, most notably by introducing neutral file formats—STEP and IGES for example. Almost any 3D CAD program today allows you to save your data as one (or both) of these unaffiliated formats.
Unfortunately, “neutral” is also sometimes called “dumb.” That’s because STEP and IGES don’t retain any of the design intent of the model. In the end, designers repair and redefine all the model constraints every time the model changes hands.
So much for solving the multi-CAD problem.
A Smarter Solution
Here’s a better way: PTC Creo and the PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension (FMX). With PTC Creo FMX, you import almost any 3D model and edit its geometry directly.  The design intelligence is fully retained.
In short, PTC Creo FMX saves time and reduces errors and frustration when you need to work with foreign CAD files.
Ready to speak any CAD language in your supply chain? Download and try PTC Creo and PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension free for 30 days.
Download the free 30-day trial here:
What’s included?
PTC Creo Parametric. This is our full professional 3D CAD package with no added limits.
PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension. FMX is the add-on that allows you to make intuitive direct changes to a model.
What operating systems are supported?
Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 in both 32- and 64-bit platforms. For detailed information about hardware, peripheral, and compatible software support, download this short PDF file.
What guides would you recommend for getting started with the software?
You can access hundreds of demonstrations and tutorials in PTC’s Learning Exchange:
The PTC Learning Connector, available from your installed software, is an excellent place to start finding your way around PTC Creo. The video below introduces it.
The PTC Learning Exchange page for PTC Creo Parametric videos allows you to browse targeted tutorials for popular tasks and procedures:
Finally, make sure to watch this demonstration of the PTC Creo Flexible Modeling Extension. Understanding how to import and modify files smoothly will greatly enhance your 30 days with PTC Creo Parametric.
REF-See more at: http://creo.ptc.com/2013/11/20/suppliers-and-partners-speak-a-foreign-cad-language/#sthash.YaVvLAnz.dpuf

Friday, November 22, 2013

Titan Rocks the Wristwatch with PTC Creo

Titan Rocks the Wristwatch with PTC Creo

Titan watches are classy. With hundreds of models in the Titan catalog, you can find fine timepieces with gold bands, pearl inlays, and even carbon fiber dials. But don’t let that fool you. If you’re among India’s urban youth, Titan wants you to know that its watches are also very cool.
Titan’s Fastrack sub-brand features some of the company’s most aggressive and unconventional designs. Inspired by heavy metal music, Fastrack wrist gear is  modeled after electric guitarssnare drums, and motorcycles.
As such, it was probably just a matter of time before somebody thought, “How can we make a watch out of a skull and crossbones?”
Luckily, PTC Creo was there to help.
Titan engineers use the scalable interoperable suite of product design software to create the sporty and funky looks that are essential to the Fastrack brand.  They also use it to ensure manufacturability. For example, for the skull watch, designers used the advanced surfacing and assembly features in PTC Creo to split the model into a number of pieces, outsource individual components, and then re-assemble them again a single piece—without compromising the concept and or price.
Here are a few other benefits of PTC Creo the company noted on the skull project:
  • Easily visualized concept designs in 3D.
  • Effectively incorporated last-minute alterations to the final design.
  • Saved time by working on dispersed team—e.g., easily outsourcing the skull plate.
“Fastrack watches call for innovative, complex designs combining creative potential and adaptability for manufacturing,” says Abhilash KS, technical designer. “PTC Creo helped us take a major leap in attaining our targets within optimum time.”
The business results are impressive too, the Titan watch portfolio owns over 60% of the Indian domestic market, with the  Titan Design Studio designing 500 new watch designs every year, and over 13 million watches being sold annually, achieving $1.6B in sales.
You can find out more about the Titan watch company (part of TATA industries) by watching the following video – from time stamp 1.37, the company is introduced.
  








Ref: See more at: http://creo.ptc.com/2013/11/20/titan-rocks-the-wristwatch-with-ptc-creo/#sthash.Wy3ZGcpb.dpuf

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Demos & Tech Tips: Live Webcast Schedule- Nov 2013

November 2013 (Asia/Calcutta)

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11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
PTC Creo Data Management
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10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
PTC Creo Parametric Overview
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1:30 AM - 2:00 AM
PTC Creo Parametric Overview
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1:00 AM - 1:30 AM
Merging Multiple DesignsCustomers with Active Maintenance
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10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Automating PTC Creo NC Customers with Active Maintenance
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