At DesignCon 2019, I met with Todd Westerhoff, HyperLynx high-speed design analysis product manager at Mentor, a Siemens Business. Todd has over 38 years of experience in systems modeling, simulation and signal integrity. Prior to joining Mentor, Todd held senior technical and management roles at SiSoft, Cisco and Cadence. We spent time talking about current […]
Not for dummies – Automotive testing & engine expos bring hot tech instrumentation to development labs
The Automotive testing expo and engine expo recently wrapped up in the Detroit area, collocated with events for automotive interiors and autonomous vehicle technology. As always, there were numerous examples of interesting technology on the show floor. In the pages that follow we highlight some of the more noteworthy developments we saw there. NEXT PAGE: […]
Dynamic testing saves energy, time and money
Dynamic testing of performance factors for a Department of Defense (DoD) customer’s helicopter transmissions, primarily in the Apache and Blackhawk classes presented a challenge, which involved an existing bank of over 20 individual test stands. The existing test stands ranged from 20–50 years in age and had been built with single-purpose functionality. The stands suffered […]
Siemens Equips Motor Management System with Profinet Interface
Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its Simocode Pro motor management system to include a basic unit with Profinet interface. Linking up Simocode Pro via Ethernet to higher-level automation systems allows new functions to be provided for motor diagnostics, control and protection. The additional integration of PROFIenergy also improves energy management. Siemens new Simocode Pro […]
Siemens Obtains Explosion-Proof Approvals for Sitrans Magnetic Flow Meters
Siemens has introduced the addition of FM Class 1 Division 1, Groups A, B, C and D, and FM Class 1, Zone 1 AEx d (ia) ia/IIC/T3-T6 approvals for the company’s half-inch to 12-inch line of Sitrans magnetic flow meters. For line sizes larger than 12 inches, Siemens is now offering sensors and transmitters that […]
