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vendor/sub-contractor communication, and stand-alone workstations. Contact: Cad-Pack, PO Box 12463, Raleigh, NC 27605, USA. Science and Engineering Research Council
Felippa Moves Joint Editor of this journal, Dr C. A. Felippa is now a full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, USA, with a guest appointment in the Department of Computer Sciences. Prior to joining CU, Dr Fellppa was a staff member of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories (LPARL) from 1971 to 1986. At LPARL he conducted research work in computational mechanics, non-tinear structural analysis, coupled-field problems and engineering software systems. At CU, Dr Felippa's main objectives will be to organise a doctoral program in computational mechanics, and, in conjunction with Professors K. C. Park and R. Su, to participate in the development of a multi-departmental Centre for Space Structures and Control. The College of Engineering at CU is presently undergoing a sustained expansion with the long-term goal of becoming a first-class graduate school. Other tenure-track and research faculty positions in computational mechanics, computer-aided engineering and software engineering are to be established in the near future. Dr Felippa's new address is Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Campus Box 427, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Continuous Simulation Demonstrated publicly for the f'trst time at the Summer Computer Simulation Conference, in Reno, Nevada, was the new Xanalog XA-1000 computer-aided engineering workstation designed for continuous simulation of dynamic systems. Continuous simulation of dynamics is used extensively for engineering such systems as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, chemical plants, and motor vehicles. It is also a tool for basic research into biomedical, socio-political and economic systems. The XA-1000 virtually eliminates traditional programming with its modern simulation block diagram approach. The integral parallel arithmetic unit provides unprecendented computing power in a workstation by accelerating the XA-10OO's speed to a level of three times to ten times that of a super mini-computer. Contact: Martin H. Schrage, Xanalog Corporation, 215 Salem Street, Woburn, MA 01801, USA.
In the UK, the Science and Engineering Research Council are sponsoring two programmes of courses in Manufacturing and the Industrial Applications of Computers as part of the Continuing Education programme for the Open University. Since 1973, 20000 students have completed Open University courses on computing, and 14000 students on electronics.
Automatic Check That a Design will Work New software has been introduced for the Applicon-MDS! BRAVO! computer-aided design system which allows engineers to verify automatically that a proposed mechanism will actually assemble and operate. The Mechanisms Analysis programs will also measure velocities, accelerations, and displacements of any areas of the design which are considered critical. Contact: Dr Mike Williamson, Marketing Manager, Applicon (UK) Ltd, Applicon Centre, Daw Bank, Stockport SK3 0EE, UK. Concerto - Music to the Ear for Engineers Engineers and managers can now have both a computerised drawing board and an electronic filing cabinet on their desktops. A new system introduced by Engineering Computer Services provides a complete draughting and database facility on a personal computer. The system, known as Concerto, the first member of the Artech Professional PC Range, is said to be invaluable for a variety of mechanical engineers, project managers, plant engineers and others- who until now have had to rely on expensive mini or mainframe equipment for similar results. The user can simultaneously create two dimensional designs/drawings with non graphical text and numeric data. Text from the database can then be incorporated into the drawing if required. Contact: Peter Boyce, Engineering Computer Services, Cooper House, Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffs. WS13 6AA, UK.
Instant Graphics Low-cost Package Cad-Revu, a software package principally designed to view CADAM (TM) and Cad-Pac2 drawings from the IBM (TM) Personal Computer and its compatibles, has been released by North Carolina State University Research Corporation. Cad-Revu is a low-cost package for those who need only to view and analyse a drawing. Cad-Revu complements the recent release of Cad-Pac2. Known for its easy geometry input, speed, and communication compabilities with Cadam, Cad-Pac2 has the capability to group, dimension, ditto, analyse, detail, and use standard libraries. Applications for Cad-Revu include: manufacturing floor drawing review, NC machine part verification, facilities planning, purchasing department drawing confirmation,
An easy-to-use program that adds graphics capabilities to complex number-crunching scientific programs is now available from Clarly Scientific Inc. Called Plottie, the program is a general-purpose graphics post-processor that can plot data from scientific and Ymancial application programs withL~ minutes after being installed. Now available for VAX/VMS. Contact: Clarly Scientific Inc., 215-4 Lake Shore Road, Brighton, MA 02135, USA Cranfield Launch Program A program for the analysis and design of a laminated material plate, Lamanal, has been launched by Cranfield
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vendor/sub-contractor communication, and stand-alone workstations. Contact: Cad-Pack, PO Box 12463, Raleigh, NC 27605, USA. Science and Engineering Research Council
Felippa Moves Joint Editor of this journal, Dr C. A. Felippa is now a full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, USA, with a guest appointment in the Department of Computer Sciences. Prior to joining CU, Dr Fellppa was a staff member of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories (LPARL) from 1971 to 1986. At LPARL he conducted research work in computational mechanics, non-tinear structural analysis, coupled-field problems and engineering software systems. At CU, Dr Felippa's main objectives will be to organise a doctoral program in computational mechanics, and, in conjunction with Professors K. C. Park and R. Su, to participate in the development of a multi-departmental Centre for Space Structures and Control. The College of Engineering at CU is presently undergoing a sustained expansion with the long-term goal of becoming a first-class graduate school. Other tenure-track and research faculty positions in computational mechanics, computer-aided engineering and software engineering are to be established in the near future. Dr Felippa's new address is Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Campus Box 427, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Continuous Simulation Demonstrated publicly for the f'trst time at the Summer Computer Simulation Conference, in Reno, Nevada, was the new Xanalog XA-1000 computer-aided engineering workstation designed for continuous simulation of dynamic systems. Continuous simulation of dynamics is used extensively for engineering such systems as aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, chemical plants, and motor vehicles. It is also a tool for basic research into biomedical, socio-political and economic systems. The XA-1000 virtually eliminates traditional programming with its modern simulation block diagram approach. The integral parallel arithmetic unit provides unprecendented computing power in a workstation by accelerating the XA-10OO's speed to a level of three times to ten times that of a super mini-computer. Contact: Martin H. Schrage, Xanalog Corporation, 215 Salem Street, Woburn, MA 01801, USA.
In the UK, the Science and Engineering Research Council are sponsoring two programmes of courses in Manufacturing and the Industrial Applications of Computers as part of the Continuing Education programme for the Open University. Since 1973, 20000 students have completed Open University courses on computing, and 14000 students on electronics.
Automatic Check That a Design will Work New software has been introduced for the Applicon-MDS! BRAVO! computer-aided design system which allows engineers to verify automatically that a proposed mechanism will actually assemble and operate. The Mechanisms Analysis programs will also measure velocities, accelerations, and displacements of any areas of the design which are considered critical. Contact: Dr Mike Williamson, Marketing Manager, Applicon (UK) Ltd, Applicon Centre, Daw Bank, Stockport SK3 0EE, UK. Concerto - Music to the Ear for Engineers Engineers and managers can now have both a computerised drawing board and an electronic filing cabinet on their desktops. A new system introduced by Engineering Computer Services provides a complete draughting and database facility on a personal computer. The system, known as Concerto, the first member of the Artech Professional PC Range, is said to be invaluable for a variety of mechanical engineers, project managers, plant engineers and others- who until now have had to rely on expensive mini or mainframe equipment for similar results. The user can simultaneously create two dimensional designs/drawings with non graphical text and numeric data. Text from the database can then be incorporated into the drawing if required. Contact: Peter Boyce, Engineering Computer Services, Cooper House, Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffs. WS13 6AA, UK.
Instant Graphics Low-cost Package Cad-Revu, a software package principally designed to view CADAM (TM) and Cad-Pac2 drawings from the IBM (TM) Personal Computer and its compatibles, has been released by North Carolina State University Research Corporation. Cad-Revu is a low-cost package for those who need only to view and analyse a drawing. Cad-Revu complements the recent release of Cad-Pac2. Known for its easy geometry input, speed, and communication compabilities with Cadam, Cad-Pac2 has the capability to group, dimension, ditto, analyse, detail, and use standard libraries. Applications for Cad-Revu include: manufacturing floor drawing review, NC machine part verification, facilities planning, purchasing department drawing confirmation,
An easy-to-use program that adds graphics capabilities to complex number-crunching scientific programs is now available from Clarly Scientific Inc. Called Plottie, the program is a general-purpose graphics post-processor that can plot data from scientific and Ymancial application programs withL~ minutes after being installed. Now available for VAX/VMS. Contact: Clarly Scientific Inc., 215-4 Lake Shore Road, Brighton, MA 02135, USA Cranfield Launch Program A program for the analysis and design of a laminated material plate, Lamanal, has been launched by Cranfield
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