Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Case Study: Making Cars Go Faster with Platform HPC
June 29th, 2011
Swift Engineering has been designing and manufacturing high-end race cars since 1983. A small company with limited IT resources, Swift required an affordable state-of-the-art HPC solution that would boost efficiency and output. Having outgrown its two-workstation solution, Swift transitioned ...
One-Man Machine Shop Boosts Productivity with CAD/CAM Workflow
June 28th, 2011
Delcam's FeatureCAM system enables even the smallest of operations to move to 3D machining.
NVIDIA Solution Brings Mercedes Illustrations to Life
June 27th, 2011
The Mercedes Benz product visualization project creates highly-detailed, photorealistic images using NVIDIA's iray rendering solution.
Ambitious Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Announced by White House
June 24th, 2011
On Friday, President Obama, speaking at Carnegie Mellon University, announced the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national initiative that enlists the cooperation of industry, academia and the federal government. The AMP's charter is to drive innovative technologies that will ...
Because You Have to Make Things
June 24th, 2011
The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership announced by President Obama earlier today is forged upon the recognition that by connecting talent, investment and infrastructure, we can revitalize manufacturing in North America and get back to making things.
Manufacturing and the Economy: A Random Sojurn Around the Web
June 22nd, 2011
Four different websites, four different perspectives on manufacturing and the economy. Some seemingly random links reveal interesting correlations.
Flaw in Chinese Software Leaves Critical Infrastructure Open to Attack
June 22nd, 2011
The US Department of Homeland Security warns that Sunway's SCADA systems have bugs that can be exploited by hackers.
Case Study: Software Vendor Expands CFD Reach by Adding Cloud
June 22nd, 2011
Symscape, a developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, wanted to expand its customer base by making its CFD system even more affordable. The company used "burst to Windows Azure" functionality as part of the Windows HPC Server 2008 ...
From Safety to EcoBoost: HPC Enables Innovation and Productivity at Ford Motor Company
June 22nd, 2011
After an intense 30-year working relationship with supercomputers — ranging from early water-cooled Crays to today's commodity clusters — engineers at the Ford Motor Company view modeling and simulation with high performance computing (HPC) not as a high-tech miracle, ...
Hybrid Manufacturing Technique Holds Revolutionary Appeal
June 21st, 2011
Software-based "Design for Manufacturing" solution promises faster, cheaper product development.
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