Introduction In electronic system design, a single missing microchip can halt the production of a multi-million dollar satellite or a high-volume automotive line. Component Selection is the process of choosing the active and passive electronic parts—from resistors to complex SoCs (System on Chip)—that will populate a printed circuit board (PCB). Within a Product Lifecycle Management […]
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Introduction In mechanical design, choosing the right material is one of the most consequential decisions an engineer will make. However, in a modern Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) context, “the right material” isn’t just the one with the best strength-to-weight ratio. It is the material that meets the performance requirements, is available in the supply chain, […]
Introduction A brilliant product design is only as good as the organization’s ability to source its components. Procurement Workflow Management is the structured sequence of tasks and approvals required to acquire the materials, parts, and services defined in the product’s Bill of Materials (BoM). In a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environment, procurement is no longer […]
Introduction In the traditional view, a company’s boundaries ended at the factory gate. Today, the “Extended Enterprise” model prevails. Supplier Management is the strategic process of planning, coordinating, and managing all interactions with the third-party organizations that provide the parts, materials, and services necessary to build a product. Within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), supplier management […]
Introduction Modern simulations like CFD and FEA generate staggering amounts of information. A single crash test simulation or a high-fidelity fluid dynamics study can produce terabytes of data. Without a structured management strategy, this information becomes a “dark asset”: difficult to find, impossible to verify, and disconnected from the final product design. Managing Simulation Data […]
Introduction How do we know if a new airplane wing can withstand a storm without actually building it and subjecting it to extreme winds? The answer is Finite Element Analysis (FEA). FEA is a computerized method for predicting how a product reacts to real-world forces, vibration, heat, fluid flow, and other physical effects. In the […]
Introduction In many products, performance is defined by how they interact with their environment. Whether it’s the air flowing over a drone’s wing, the coolant moving through an electric vehicle battery, or the blood flow through a medical stent, fluids are everywhere. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical […]
INTRODUCTION In 2026, the industrial landscape has shifted from “testing after building” to “testing as building.” Virtual Prototyping (VP) is the holistic integration of geometry, physics, and human interaction. While traditional simulation (FEA/CFD) validates individual components, VP validates the entire system’s behavior in its operating environment. Within a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) framework, VP acts […]
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Introduction In traditional engineering, the only way to truly know if a product would fail was to build it and break it. This “Build-to-Test” cycle was the most expensive and time-consuming part of development. Virtual Prototyping (VP) is a software-based engineering discipline that allows teams to design, optimize, and test a product entirely within a […]
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Introduction In the traditional engineering workflow, “seeing the product for the first time” required building a physical prototype—a process that was slow, expensive, and often revealed errors too late. Digital Mock-Up (DMU) changes this paradigm by creating a full-scale, high-fidelity virtual representation of the product. A DMU is much more than a 3D image; it […]
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