FEA outsourcing dilemma

As FEA consultants for 20+ years, we’ve seen projects from the huge to the itsy-bitsy. A recent small project came in to re-run the numbers for a returning partner. A proposed process change was threatening to ripple through their workflow and potentially snowball into a costly overhaul.

They were asked by a customer to increase the preload torque of their fasteners. This was a concern as changing the preload torque would require a change to their manufacturing process. But changing the manufacturing process is a great way to introduce errors, which could be catastrophic.

Come visit us in booths 1064 & 1066 at the Northwest Machine Tool Expo! This bi-annual event brings together the best companies and customers in the machining and manufacturing industry.

May 8 & 9, 2019
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR

We'll be showing hands-on demos of NX CAM, looking at the future of Additive Manufacturing, cutting-edge 3D Printing options from our customer and frequent partner 3D Logics, and helping participants get the most of their machine investments.

With every new release of NX, you can expect industry leading technology and solutions. Tod Parrella (NX Design Product Manager) is one of many developers within the NX organization who help create the next generation of design and engineering. Siemens got a chance to sit down with Tod Parrella to discuss what you can expect from this latest release of NX in terms of core design.

Realize the next generation of design and engineering with NX. Releasing January 22nd.

The aircraft conversion market has been pretty hot in the past few years. Applied CAx recently had the great opportunity to meet with Altech, one of our FEMAP support customers focusing on aircraft conversions and aviation MROs (maintenance, repair, and overhauls).

Helping to convert commercial passenger planes into cargo planes, Altech refines the specs for removing all the seats and making sure cargo doesn’t go careening into cockpits, potentially injuring and incapacitating the crew. The industry has undergone rapid growth and shifts in the last few years, with the major players converting previously overlooked plane types such as Boeing 737-700s and Airbus A320s and A321s.

To overcome today’s business challenges, you need specialized experts who understand your business. It took an investment of our time and resources, but we're pleased to announce Applied CAx has been certified as Siemens Smart Experts in the following products:

As an industry leader, we possess deep expertise and insight to better serve you by:

• Offering highly relevant advice to solving business challenges
• Helping you to drive innovation and valuable business outcomes
• Providing the flexibility to meet any business model whether on-premise or cloud-based
• Supporting your digital transformation journey wherever you may be

Contact us today to learn how our team can help you.

Our very own Matt Martin, NX CAD guru, demoed the upcoming NX Continuous Release and sat down with Siemens PLM to talk about it. Matt focused in on the new lattice preview tool, saying "Instantaneous preview is absolutely incredible. Filling tetra-met (tet-mesh) inside the part with some level of control in order to light-weight the interior of the part is very powerful."

We here at Applied CAx are looking forward to NX Continuous Release

Thanks to our customers, we had another great year and had the honor to be recognized by Siemens PLM Software at their annual conference. We continue to expand our services as we get ready for 2019, whether it's in PLM architecture, CFD support or in additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Need great engineering support? Join us on our journey...

Applied CAx is excited to announce we are now an approved provider of STAR-CCM+. Much more than just a CFD code, STAR-CCM+ is a complete multidisciplinary platform for the simulation of products and designs operating under real-world conditions.

Our CAE team is very familiar with STAR-CCM+ and CD-Adapco from our consulting work through Predictive Engineering. The team is excited at this opportunity to help your company see potential design & workflow enhancements from STAR-CCM+. Potential solutions cover a wide range of physics and engineering disciplines, including:

• Fluid dynamics
• Solid mechanics
• Multiphase and particle flow
• Acoustics
• Heat transfer
• Reacting flow
• Electrochemistry
• Rheology

With this acquisition in 2016, Siemens PLM Software showed their strong investment in high-quality CAE tools. Interested in learning more? Please contact our CAE technical manager, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., (503) 962-0287