Essentials of Integrated Electrical Design

Essentials of Integrated Electrical Design

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CAD, CAE Webinars – an affordable and highly effective way of delivering training!

Web is growing. Companies are getting social, use social media and other online tools to promote services, share knowledge, launch new products.

Compared to blog post or a YouTube video I think Webinars are a best way to demonstrate your expertise and give your company’s value to customer who really want to know everything before making their purchase or learn more about product after purchase. Conducting webinars is an incredible way to get your service information out with very less overhead cost. 

The companies conducting webinars must keep in mind that the agenda should not merely to advertise their company and products.  The agenda of the webinar must be clear with the title. 90% of the attendees decide on registration of the webinar just by looking at the title. There are good webinar hosting services available with very less fees charged to conduct it.

Few reasons the CAD, CAM, CAE, CFD webinars becoming popular are,

Education, Knowledge sharing and Training:

The CAD, CAE vendors and their VARs conduct webinars regularly, keeping in the mind the target audience. They conduct webinars from basic to advance topics. Like PTC conducts webinars on basic topics like “Introduction to Creo Parametric” to more advance topics on Mathcad, Windchill and on specific modules like “Manufacturing in Creo Parametric”.

The companies like MSC Software covers advance topics on composite materials, aerospace targeting CAE Analysts or engineering managers. Similarly, ANSYS conducts the advance topic webinars, the topics and the presenters that webinars have are unmatchable. No institute can afford to have such knowledgeable speakers to train users, the training content in webinars is far better than that is taught in training institutes.

The main advantage over watching a video on same topic is that the attendees can join in for a LIVE Q&A and get answers from experts.

Almost, all CAD, CAE, CFD vendors are offering webinars every day. One should check the time before registering for the webinar.  You also have option to convert time to your local time. Few webinars are offered at IST (Indian Standard Time).

Companies offer systematic calendar for the webinars, like PTC, Autodesk, DS SolidWorks and ANSYS. So, it’s easy to find required topics on single page. 

http://www.ptc.com/events/education/calendar.htm

http://www.autodesk.co.uk/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=17823354&siteID=452932

http://www.ansys.com/About%20ANSYS/Worldwide%20Events

http://www.solidworks.in/sw/upcoming-webinars.htm

Convenience:

Conducting webinars and attaining it is more convenient then attaining the seminars or conferences. One just need an internet connection, anyone can attain it, let it be office, hotel or house thru PC, Laptop, Tab and Smartphone. 

Brand Awareness and Promotion:

It is possible that you may not get the hefty response at start. Good way to start with your existing customers, promote it on social networks and other advertising media. It helps in creating brand awareness among the attendees while being able to deliver critical information regarding the product or service being presented. Companies directly get connected to customers through this, potential customers are able to ask questions about the product and service while gaining knowledge about it.

Networking:

Webinars help in networking with the potential customers.  The attendees also get chance to connect with the host, speakers. The sign up page of webinar must have an email contact, mobile number and demographics. This allows companies to generate a potential client and invite them for future webinars on similar topics.

On demand Webinars/Recorded Webinars:

These webinars are generally recorded version of the webinars held previously. It is good way to access them anytime you want. Many times if attendee missed webinar he/she can play the recorded version. The training departments of companies and design institutes must consider such pre-recorded webinars to train their manpower or students.

Check this on-demand webinars by Autodesk and SolidWorks 

http://www.autodesk.co.uk/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=17823354&siteID=452932

http://www.solidworks.in/sw/resources/recorded-webinars.htm

Few webinars are conducted on IST, most are conducted from US/Europe on their time. It may be late night here in India. It’s great to see some SolidWorks re-sellers, BricsCAD, ANSYS, Autodesk India conducting webinars for Indian design professionals and engineering students. Hope other follows them.


Webinars benefits both - host and the attendees!!  

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A Conversation with Mr. Rob Gremley VP Product Development and Corporate Marketing PTC and Mr. Subash Nambiar India Country manager PTC

Last week, I had an opportunity to meet Mr. Robert Gremley (Rob) Executive Vice President Product Development and Corporate Marketing PTC and recently appointed VP and India Country manager PTC Mr. Subash Nambiar.

I'm glad to have an opportunity to interview both for the DailyCADCAM. Here are my questions and Rob Gremley and Subash Nambiar’s insightful responses.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your role in PTC?

Mr. Rob Gremley: I am mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, started my career as a design engineer at Kollsman Manufacturing Company. Later, in 1989 joined PTC and have been working at various positions in the organization over a period of time. Since 2009, I am working as an executive vice president, Product Development and Corporate Marketing at PTC.

In this role, I am responsible for providing leadership and oversight of PTC’s R&D, QA, executing marketing strategy and worldwide marketing operations.

Mr. Subash Nambiar:  I did master in commerce from University of Madras, later did MBA from Singapore Management University and PGDEM, Export Management from IIEM. I started my career or articleship in 1984 at Kuruvilla & Kuruvilla consultants. I have worked as a sr. Director Sales at Oracle India for last seven years and as a Deputy General Manager  at IBM India for three and half years. Joined PTC in Dec 2013 and I’m excited to work with such an innovative company and look forward for a long term with the company.

What are the growth rates and priorities for ASIA?

 As far as revenue is involved, 1/3 of  revenue is generated from US, equal from Europe and ASIA. We have witnessed the significant growth in India, China, Japan, Malaysia and other countries. 

What difference you find in China and India CAD market?  

(Laughs) both are growing economies, especially in manufacturing sector.  Looking at the growth rate in India, we are investing as much here as in China. India is the second fastest-growing market in the world after China. In China, the product development is much faster; more innovative products are developed compared to India keeping in the mind the global market. We also see a lot of opportunities in both the countries. We have quite high customer acquisition rate in Automotive, Aerospace, Defense and Industrial equipments as compared to competition.   

Why PTC offers only Creo CAD package and why not a specific tool for the particular industry, like other vendors are offering, like we have SolidWorks Plastics, Electrical or AutoCAD Electrical or Mechanical?

Very good marketing question, we offer the solutions as per role, industry and business needs. Some vendors have given specific names to their products assigned for particular industry, say Electrical or plastic and some offer single solution with various modules as per roles and industry requirement. We have wide range of modules for every industry vertical. We provide solution as per the requirement from the customer.

With Mr. Rob Gremley (Left) VP Product Development and Corporate Marketing PTC and Mr. Subash Nambiar  (Right) India Country manager PTC  

How is PTC’s PLM Market in India?

We see good demand for PLM in the emerging markets. Windchill is doing exceptionally well and have a large client base using state of the art PTC-PLM solutions in India.

Today, PTC works with more than 27,000 businesses around the world to help them design and service products in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing industries, including industrial equipment, automotive, high tech and electronics, aerospace and defense, retail, consumer, and medical devices.

We have good number of Indian companies in each sector using our PLM solutions. We have wide range of product in this segment like Windchill FelxPLM, Windchill PPMLink, Windchill PDMLink etc. with various modules and options as per customer’s requirement. We have good presence in Automotive, consumer goods, electronics and mid-size companies in India.

What are your views on cloud computing in CAD space?

We are already offering the cloud based Wildchill PLM solutions since 2005. It is available as an online service. The manufacturing sector is slow in adapting the cloud technology due to security reasons and Internet bandwidth issue. Though few customers have gone for the private cloud solution we do not push our customers and believe in natural migration.

Mr. Subash Nambiar:  We have more than 50 customers using cloud solutions successfully since long time through netideas. Most customers are looking for private cloud, where data can be shared within organization or departments with complete security.

It’s long time that Pro/E was renamed as ‘Creo’ but design engineers still remember PTC for Pro/E. What are your views on this?

True, Pro/E has emerged as a big brand. It was one of the best parametric 3D tools available. In 2010 when we announced our new package ‘project lightning’ showed it to few customers and bloggers. New tool was having completely new environment and capabilities. After looking a demo one of the customers said ‘It’s amazing! It’s not at all a Pro/E it’s totally different’. He was right we wanted to redefine CAD market with our new product. It was earlier called as project lightning and later named as Creo.  The new tool delivers four breakthrough technologies that address the lingering challenges of usability, interoperability, technology lock-in and assembly management.

Thousands of Pro/ENGINEER customers have already made the move to PTC Creo. Soon, we are coming up with the PTC Creo 3 at PTC’s premier annual conference ‘PTC Live Tech Global’ that will be held on June 15-18, 2014 in Boston. Join us to see the latest developments in Creo 3!

Anything that you would like to say about design engineers in India and about the PTC’s development center in Pune?

Yes, of course! There is tremendous opportunity for innovation. Take advantage of our products for every industry. Also, check our other products like,

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for managing all aspects of software & systems development. Supply Chain Management (SCM) for manufacturers to align product design and supply chain planning strategies and Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) to optimize the system of people, processes and technology to enable greater service performance and improvement.

We are celebrating PTC’s 20^th anniversary in India this year, having an annual gathering this week in Pune. From an R&D perspective, we have about 1000 people in India, out of a total of 2500 people in R&D globally. Our hardcore product development activity is done in India, and product development team here is a tremendous success for PTC. 

I would like to thank Mr. Rob Gremley and Mr. Subash Nambiar for their time. Best wishes to Mr. Subash Nambiar for being appointed as India Country manager PTC.

PTC Appoints Subash Nambiar as India Country Manager

Bangalore, January 21, 2014 – PTC (Nasdaq: PTC), today announced the appointment of, Subash Nambiar as Vice President and Country Manager for India. In his present role, Mr. Nambiar will oversee PTC’s overall business in India, and will be responsible for strategy and growth, leading key partner relationships and strategic customer focus.

 

Commenting on this new appointment Robert Kocis, Senior Divisional Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales and Distribution, PTC said “India has always been a major focus area for PTC, and with Mr. Nambiar at the helm, we are hoping to scale our India business to greater heights. As a veteran in the IT industry, Mr. Nambiar knows all the fine details of the Indian market and is the best person to expand our operations here. We are looking forward to his leadership at PTC India as we map our expansions in the next year”

Mr. Nambiar joins with over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining PTC, Mr. Nambiar was the Senior Director – Technology Sales at Oracle and also held senior positions in IBM and LG Soft. As a consistent performer, Mr. Nambiar has always exceeded expectations. He started his career by marketing Dell Range of Products in Corporate segments at Pertech Computers Limited. A born leader, Mr. Nambiar has always scaled up businesses, set up operations and expanded teams wherever he has worked.

Commenting on his new role Mr. Nambiar said, “I am excited to join PTC which owns a long history of technology innovations and is the leader in industrial technology. I look forward to working with the large PTC family of employees and partners in India and abroad. I hope to support and drive PTC’s growth in India through strategic sales and better customer relations”.

About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) enables manufacturers to achieve sustained product and service advantage. The company’s technology solutions help customers transform the way they create and service products across the entire product lifecycle – from conception and design to sourcing and service. Founded in 1985, PTC employs over 6,000 professionals serving more than 27,000 businesses in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing industries worldwide. Get more information at www.ptc.com.

Cycloid System’s CSM1 3D Printer – Made in India!

3D printing industry in India has really picked-up in last two years for making prototypes and making of mainstream products. All major players across world have their offices and value added re-sellers in India now.

The companies are using 3D printing technology for making prototypes for automobile parts, engine parts, mobile covers, jewellery, toys etc, as well as used by Architects for making building models. One can see lot of companies in 3D printing space, but may not be aware that there are few Indian companies manufacturing 3D printers as well. Few days back I was very surprised to see one Indian manufacturer of 3D printers showcasing his product during COMSOL Annual Conference in Bangalore.

It was great pleasure to meet Mr. Viral Sachde CEO Cycloid System, Bangalore; I couldn't resist asking Viral a few questions about his company and his vision. Here is an interview. 

Viral, please tell us about your company, brief history, when did it started, how many employees, and branches in India?

Sure, Cycloid System is Bangalore based private company primarily engaged in manufacturing desktop 3D Printers. Founded in May 2012, Cycloid System has a small team of 6 likeminded engineers with varied background such as Instrumentation and Control, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Computer engineering. At present, we do not have any branch elsewhere in India. But, we do sale our machines across India through our Bangalore, KA office.

Cycloid System also runs www.c4l.in (Custom Components for Large Community) by which provides online affordable 3D Printing service to customers worldwide.

Innovation could be a risky business for entrepreneurs in India. What inspired you to start a 3D printer business?

Personally, I was very impressed and inspired with the 3D printing technology. It’s awesome to see the physical object developed out of 3D model on computer. Having past experience in electronics industry helped me start “Cycloid System” in 2012.

3D printing is technology for future, so it involves less risk. At the end of the day creators want to create unique stuff and consumers are looking for unique things. Our printers have low operating cost and are also very affordable. This technology is an upcoming technology in India and is being used by the research team in Manufacturing, Architecture, Education, Geographic Information system and healthcare so; we are getting good market response for our product.

How is 3D printing market in India?

In India the demand for 3D printing is catching up and gradually being accepted in the industry. Currently the demand is witnessed from the industries like toys, footwear, medical, jewelry, automobile, aerospace, etc. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an excellent tool for design validation and product refinement. Therefore it serves as a good companion to CAD software, which is used extensively in India. Also, AM is being used increasingly for jewelry design & production and for the prototyping of automobile, aerospace and marine parts. 

What are various products offered by Cycloid Systems?

Cycloid offers CSM1 desktop 3D Printer. CSM1 was designed from scratch by Cycloid engineers keeping in the mind Indian consumers.  It is around 12 KG machine with printing envelope of 220 x 170 x 130 mm. Supports PLA and ABS Materials of various colors. The CSM1 supports Windows and Linux OS with .STL input format. They are easy to use machines and we provide long term support to all our customers.

What are the benefits of using your printers?

CSM1 is rigid desktop 3D Printer with aluminum chassis, comes pre-assembled with warranty, support and AMC option. CSM1 utilize very less power.  We provide operating training to our customers and provide on-time support to all their inquiries. The printer is highly robust, reliable with excellent performance equivalent to its counterparts worldwide. 

What type of technology is used and what type of raw material is used?

CSM1 uses FFF/FDM technology. We primary support PLA material. PLA is environment friendly and requires less energy to print than ABS, it’s less toxic and has better print quality.

If required, we also provide support for other materials such as ABS, PVA, PETT, Nylon and HIPS.

What type of products can be made using cycloid printers?

The adoption of large, expensive 3D printers in India is slow. However, smaller, less expensive systems have been selling very well. We offer low cost systems; CSM1 considering the Indian consumers.

Cycloid System's CSM1 desktop 3D Printer are primary used in design houses, research institutes and educational environment. Typical parts printed using our machine are mechanical sub-assemblies, Electronics enclosure, Robotic and aero-modeling parts, Education and Medical model parts for study purpose. Parts for visual marketing of product are also printed in our 3D Printer.

What CAD file formats does it support and what is the range of accuracy?

We support STL file format, STL is available with all leading CAD packages. Approximately accuracy of 100 micron can be achieved using our 3D Printer.

What is the price range of your products?

CSM1 3D Printer starts at 95,000/- and price goes up as per the customer requirements.

What are your future plans?

Things are changing rapidly and the technology in this 3D printing space is rapidly evolving, so watch this space - our goal is to offer better material and methodology in 3D printer and 3D printing services to our users.

Anything that you would like to say to DailyCADCAM’s users? 

Sure, use 3D printing technology to see your ideas in real and touch and feel your innovation. We are undergoing constant research and development and it is estimated that in near future would offer you better products to be able to design any object, accessory according to your requirements.

Do visit our site cycloid System: http://cycloid.in to know more about our products

And visit http://c4l.in for the 3D printing services provided by Cycloid System. 

Visit our office for the Live demo.

Office Address:

Cycloid System,
C/O: eHealth TBI, 3rd Flr, 

Pixel - A, Inside PESSE,

Nr NICE & Hosur Rd Jn,

Bangalore –560 100, India
http://www.cycloid.in 

                                                          

skype: viral_sachde
gtalk: viralsachde
Phone: +91 80 67169601

Twitter: https://twitter.com/C4LdotIN

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cycloidsystem

Connect Mr. Viral Sachde: FB: https://www.facebook.com/sachde

I would like to thank Viral Sachde for taking the discussion with me. If you have any questions for Viral, please leave a comment below and we will be glad to answer. Best wishes to Cycloid System.

Sachin Nalawade
DailyCADCAM

sachin@dailycadcam.com 

AVEVA India Expands with New Mumbai Location

AVEVA announced today a further expansion of its sales and support network for the growing Indian market by moving to larger office facilities in Mumbai.  The new location will enable AVEVA to significantly expand its current sales and product support and will host a new training centre that offers customer training on the entire range of AVEVA’s software products and solutions. Based in the prestigious Supreme IT BusinessPark in Powai, Mumbai, the office was formally opened by AVEVA Group CEO Mr Richard Longdon and AVEVA Group Chairman Mr Philip Aiken.

“India is one of AVEVA’s most important and fastest growing markets,” said Richard Longdon, CEO, AVEVA Group. “Over the past few years, we have seen a significant increase in demand for AVEVA’s engineering, design and information management software across the country’s Oil & Gas, Power and Marine industries. This new office is just the latest of the major investments we continue to make in facilities and manpower across India. It gave both our Chairman of the Board Philip Aiken and me great pleasure to be present at the inauguration of this new Mumbai office.”

“We recognize how important it is to provide exceptional local service and support, and our new office in Mumbai enables us to expand this by recruiting additional high-calibre sales and support professionals, “said Navtej Garewal, Senior Vice President & Country Head, India, AVEVA. “AVEVA is well established in the Indian market with a rapidly growing number of high-profile customers. Now is the right time to build on this strong growth through further investment and the new Powai office is an important and logical step in our growth strategy. My entire team was proud to welcome our CEO, Chairman of the Board and key customers at yesterday’s official opening of our new office.”

The new office’s address is:

AVEVA Information Technology India Private Limited

Unit No.202, Wing A, Supreme Business Park,

Behind Lake Castle, Hiranandani Gardens,

Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.

AVEVA also have office at New Delhi

India - New Delhi
AVEVA Information Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Room 1.18, Avanta Business Centre
Southern Park
D-2, Saket District Centre
New Delhi – 110017

Website: http://www.aveva.com/en/About_AVEVA.aspx 

Autodesk University Extension India Photos - Part 3

With Mr. Nem Kumar of LearnCAx.com 

With Mr.Sandeep Jadhav of CCTECH 

With Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Head – Manufacturing, Autodesk India & SAARC at AUIn

Demo Area at AUIn 

With Tushar Suradkar, famous blogger for CAD Customization tips

With My Friend Subir Kumar Dutta from Pune

Harsh Pareek Autodesk Technical Specialist Manager - India 

It was great experience to be the part of bloggers event arranged by Autodesk, there were around 20 technical bloggers from Mumbai attaining the meet.

Pradeep Nair MD at Bloggers meet