Kenneth Wong

The Bay

Senior Editor at Digital Engineering

Bookworm, techie, artist, and storyteller. Personal blog: https://t.co/Sv8B9heVO3 Art: https://t.co/pvec1V8Uxz Language: https://t.co/tbhSCd2nuj

Articles

DfAM Requires Balancing Creativity and Constraints - Digital Engineering

1 week ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

Simulation can help anticipate and correct deformation. Image courtesy of Ansys.
Luminary Cloud Releases Open-Source SUV Model - Digital Engineering

1 week ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

Luminary Cloud, a California-based startup with a scalable simulation platform, has released an open-source aerodynamic simulation model of an SUV. The first in a series foundational models called SHIFT, the SUV model was developed in collaboration with Honda and NVIDIA.
Fatigue Life of Printed Parts - Digital Engineering

2 weeks ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

In February 2025, Materialise gained EN 9100 certification for its metal AM processes for aerospace. Image courtesy of Materialise. 3D printed parts are becoming a regular feature of familiar objects, from airplanes to digital cameras. Like every other manufactured part, they, too, are liable to wear and tear over time, and prone to cracks from pressure and abuse.
NVIDIA GTC 2025: Preview of New Blackwell Ultra and Robotic Future - Digital Engineering

1 month ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

At NVIDIA GTC in San Jose, California, the preshow talk onsite featured notable faces, including Pat Gelsinger, former Intel CEO, and Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, paying homage to NVIDIA for paving the way in graphics, and forging a new path in AI. The keynote took place at the SAP Center, a sports and concert venue that seats 17,000. It's 14 mins' drive from the Denny's on Berryessa Road where the idea for the graphics company that would become NVIDIA was first hatched.
Simplifying PCB Decision-Making with AI - Digital Engineering

1 month ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

Siemens’ HyperLynx solver for simulating electromagnetics, PCBs and IC packages uses the HEEDS engine, which also powers Simcenter products. Image courtesy of Siemens. AI integration in design and simulation software packages is becoming the norm. In fact, it’s getting harder to find a CAD or FEA (Finite Element Analysis) vendor who is not adding AI-powered functions into its flagship product.
A Single Digital Twin or Multiple Twins? - Digital Engineering

1 month ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

Ten years ago, product lifecycle management (PLM) advocates began using the phrase “a single source of the truth.” It meant all different stakeholders should be working around the same data to avoid misunderstandings, inconsistencies and unnecessary revisions. In engineering, it served as a warning and a guiding principle, because different teams simultaneously working on the same product needed to stay on top of the design changes, material changes and part substitutions.
3DEXPERIENCE World 2025: AI and Automated Features Redefine the 30-Year-Old SOLIDWORKS - Digital Engineering

1 month ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

This year, SOLIDWORKS, one of the most widely used mainstream CAD packages, reached 30 years. Launched in 1995 as the first PC-based CAD, SOLIDWORKS was the brainchild of cofounders Jon Hirschtick and John McEleney, who went on to launch the cloud-hosted CAD Onshape afterward. Many of the SOLDIWORKS users, newbies and veterans alike, came together at the annual gathering, 3DEXPERIENCE World, hosted by SolidWorks' parent company Dassault Systemes.
OzenCon Preview: Ansys CTO for Automotive Discusses Vision on Connected Automobiles - Digital Engineering

2 months ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

At the upcoming OzenCon, hosted by Ansys partner and reseller Ozen Engineering, Judy Curran, Ansys CTO for Automotive, is set to deliver a keynote talk, titled “Ansys Vision on Connected Automobiles.” In this podcast, Curran offers a preview of her talk. “If you have a phone, you are continually getting over-the-air updates of new features. We want to help our automotive customers do the same for people who are driving their vehicles,” explained Curran.
Read This Before You Develop a Surrogate Simulation Model - Digital Engineering

2 months ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

Analysis of a bracket used to install an actuator mounted on a pin placed between the two holes in the bracket arms. The objective is the actuator’s horizontal misalignment, which should not be too large. An uncertainty quantification analysis reveals how sensitive the misalignment is to variations in geometric dimensions, suchas height and width, of the bracket. Image courtesy of COMSOL.
Skip the Mesh, Print from CAD - Digital Engineering

2 months ago | digitalengineering247.com | Kenneth Wong

The movement to print directly from CAD files gains momentum. Image courtesy of nTop. Until now, additive manufacturing (AM) workflows have relied heavily on intermediary file formats to print CAD files. The two widely used formats are STL and 3MF. Both are triangulated or mesh formats, compromising the accuracy and geometric integrity of the original CAD designs.