Multi-jet modeling
The InVision si2 3-D printer is a multi-jet modeling system which combines photocurable hot melt material with the ease of ink-jet printing. Intended to enable designers, engineers and other 3-D data users to produce cost-effective, high-quality durable models and prototypes, the build and support materials are applied and flash cured with UV light. Build area is 12.0- x 7.3- x 8.0- in. 3D Systems, Valencia, CA. www.rsleads.com/307df-182

Plastics software
Dubbed “Plastic Engineer in a Box,” this software can be opened at will from within leading CAD applications to help in selecting appropriate plastic materials. Given sufficient parameters, the software guides OEMs through material comparisons, global suppliers and pricing, searches for equivalents, and data for export to downstream, FEA applications. A trial version is offered online. Resinate Corp, Andover, MA. www.rsleads.com/307df-183

Mesh conversion
Harpoon software turns a CAD file into a finished mesh with three clicks of a mouse. Proprietary algorithms enable the program to process up to two million cells per minute on standard hardware. A HEX-dominant structure within Harpoon ensures good quality cells, even if CAD data is poor. Harpoon tolerates gaps and overlaps of surface data that would otherwise require manual clean-up. Computational Engineering Int’l (CEI), Apex, NC. www.rsleads.com/307df-184

Manipulating software
VirtualHand for V5 allows Catia V5 users to experience realistic force feedback through their entire hand while handling a 3D CAD model. The software suite is compatible with the upcoming V5-Release 11. Two products make up the suite — one works with the company’s CyberGlover hand sensing glove, and the other provides advanced hand and arm force feedback in a digital mockup environment. Immersion, San Jose, CA. www.rsleads.com/307df-185

Virtual product development
The MSC.EASY5 Version 7.0 provides a number of “application libraries” with pre-built, ready-to-use components targeted towards specific engineering disciplines and dynamic systems such as propulsion, flight dynamics, thermal, electrical, fluid power and more. An Electrical Systems Library enhancement can be applied to the design and development of electric hybrid vehicles. MSC.Software Corp, Santa Ana, CA. www.rsleads.com/307df-186

3D printer
The Dimension networked, desktop printer produces functional parts using ABS materials. A breakaway support system eliminates messy post-processing, and the unit is controlled by Catalyst software, which is compatible with Windows NT, 2000 or XP. The software imports STL files, automatically slices and orients the parts, and plots a deposition path for material as fine as 0.010-in. thick. Stratasys Inc, Minneapolis, MN. www.rsleads.com/307df-187

Electric and magnetic field solvers
V6.1 of this company’s 2D software for EM design and simulation now incorporates a hybridized finite element-boundary element method (FEBEM), which permits designers to switch between three solver techniques. The added protocol can significantly reduce the need to build experimental prototypes, improve product performance and reduce engineering time and costs. Integrated Engineering Software (IES), Winnipeg, MB. www.rsleads.com/307df-188

PCB prototyping
The Quick Circuit 9000 provides a work area of 19- x 19-in., well suited to the prototyping of large RF antenna circuit board designs. The speed-controlled Z-axis is pneumatically activated, and a Poly Depth Sensor foot has been enhanced for finer milling of a variety of materials such as RT/Duroid, TMM and Ultralam. The chemical-free prototyping system drills and mills circuit boards in a single day. T-Tech Inc, Norcross, GA. www.rsleads.com/307df-189

Composite SL resin
ProtoTool 20L highly filled liquid resin produces parts with high stiffness and temperature resistance. A typical flexural modulus above 1.3 million psi and a heat deflection temperature of 517ºF can be achieved with a simple thermal cure cycle. Despite the high loading of ceramic reinforcing material, the resin has a high photospeed, and can be used in conventional SL machines without modification. DSM Somos, New Castle, DE. www.rsleads.com/307df-190

Simulation and optimization
The 3G Suite of tools, which includes 3G.author, 3G.central and 3G.access, has been upgraded with a new dynamic response module for engineers studying vibration effects and cyclic load patterns. Stress conditions created by harmonic loads over time can be examined in detail, with instant results presented in a variety of ways. Several meshing and solver extensions have been added also. PlassoTech Inc, Encino, CA. www.rsleads.com/307df-191

Modular computing
Manufactured by this company under license from IBM and being rolled out this summer is the Mobile Computer Core. It combines a processor, internal battery, data storage and computer software applications into a single, 390g module that plugs into desktop, laptop or mobile devices with automatic equipoise. Low power consumption means no fan is required. Antelope Technologies, Highlands Ranch, CO. www.rsleads.com/307df-192

Probabilistic software
VeroSOLVE v.5.0 features XML output of many key variables, such as failure probability, simplifying integration of VeroSOLVE’s probabilistic engines and accessing CAE programs for input and analysis results, with a variety of different engineering analysis applications. The probabilistic approach to analyzing product failure obtains statistics from various I/O cases for greater accuracy. Veros Software, Irvine, CA. www.rsleads.com/307df-193

Built-in FEA
This company’s Design Professional application now includes DesignCheck FEA tools supplied by ALGOR Inc, for performing linear static stress analysis, evaluating results and preparing design reports. DesignCheck features Windows-native data screens and automatic 3D solid hybrid meshing with a built-in aspect ratio check. Alibre Inc, Richardson, TX. www.rsleads.com/307df-194

RP system
The Eden330 outputs highly accurate models with extremely smooth surfaces. Its second-generation PolyJet technology can render build layers as thin as 0.0006 in. (16 microns), virtually eliminating any “stair” effect on models as large as 13.5- x 13.0- x 8.0-in. The unit uses the company’s new FullCure 700 series of photopolymer resins for flexible, impact-resistant models. Objet Geometries, Rehovot, Israel. www.rsleads.com/307df-195