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Altium Designer Key Feature Summary

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Product Development in the Era of IoT: Tying the Digital Thread

Product Development in the Era of IoT: Tying the Digital Thread The product development process has become increasingly based on continuous engineering and connected manufacturing operations as the Internet of Things (IoT) has changed how and what consumers expect of the final product. Observing data from Best-in-Class firms, the findings illustrate how these firms use certain tools and processes to maximize product development in order to create a digital thread throughout the product development lifecycle Read Article

Integrated Product Lifecycle Management in the Era of IoT

Integrated Product Lifecycle Management in the Era of IoT Integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is essential to successful product release in an increasingly competitive and complex market. Behavior by Best-in-Class firms demonstrates how PLM can and is being used as an innovative platform for digital transformation and, ultimately, a tool for promoting more successful and effective product development from start to finish. Key findings include: 40% of Best-in-Class manufacturers identify PLM as Read Article

Simulation-Integrated Product Development: Achieving More with Less

Simulation-Integrated Product Development: Achieving More with Less Integrating simulation throughout the design and testing process allows for greater product development success and reduces the likelihood of both major and minor flaws in the final product. Performance by Best-in-Class companies in comparison to all others demonstrates how simulation-driven development is critical to designing successful products. Key findings include: In the race to deliver high-functionality, complex products before Read Article

Maximizing Product Design in a Complex Manufacturing Environment

Maximizing Product Design in a Complex Manufacturing Environment In order to stay competitive and relevant in the eyes of their customers, companies must continuously improve their product development process to ensure that their designs meet the demands of the consumer. Best-in-Class practices illustrate how this is possible and also offer ways for other firms to implement similar methodologies. Key findings include: Delivering what customers want seems simple enough, but getting there is the elusive goal Read Article

Smart Connected Operations in the Era of IoT: The Asset Management Edge

Smart Connected Operations in the Era of IoT: The Asset Management Edge Using the Internet of Things (IoT) for connected operations allows manufacturers to operate more efficiently. As demonstrated by Best-in-Class organizations, this strategy allows businesses to make better informed decisions more quickly and with less associated cost. Key findings include: Operational efficiency pressures are driving Best-in-Class manufacturers toward connected operations. 43% of organizations cite the need to reduce costs, and 31 Read Article

Product Overview Collateral Altium Designer 17.1

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PCB Design Tools

PCB Design Tools Utilizing the available PCB design tools to their maximum potential allows designers to strike the perfect balance of passion and productivity in their work. Data from top performing designers demonstrates how these tools can lead to more successful outcomes in both business and engineering when used correctly. Key findings include: Best-in-Class companies are more likely to improve designer productivity through tool and process efficiency. The Read Article

The Challenge of Grounding

The Challenge of Grounding Altium Designer provides you with the variety of methods you need to solve all different grounding challenges in all different design types. INTRODUCTION Grounding has proven to be one of the greatest challenges in modern Printed Circuit Board PCB grounding design. Circuits continue to become more complex over time, as new technologies make them smaller, and we continue to make the transition from analog to digital. And these smaller, more Read Article

Challenges with Rigid-Flex Design

Challenges with Rigid-Flex Design To learn more about this topic please see the full solution - Challenges with Rigid-Flex Design - at Altium.com. Read Article

Drawing Creation with Draftsman

Drawing Creation with Draftsman Technical drawings for a printed circuit board include a graphical representation of the product design along with information relevant to fabrication and assembly. PCB documentation and fabrication drawings are created in a variety of formats, including Gerber files, ODB ++, IPC 2581, and file formats from other CAD vendors. Any of these documents need to correspond to data directly from your PCB layout. In addition to these fabrication drawings Read Article

Managing PCB Design Data: Reducing Risk by Breaking Down Silos

Managing PCB Design Data: Reducing Risk by Breaking Down Silos Thorough PCB design data management is essential to minimizing the amount of risk associated with introducing a new product into the market and ensuring that this process is successful. Based on the experiences of over 175 executives responsible for PCB design, Best-in-Class practices provide insight on how other companies may incorporate these systems into their own processes as well. Key findings include: There are many consequences that result Read Article

PCB Design: Improving Profitability with PCB Design Best Practices

PCB Design: Improving Profitability with PCB Design Best Practices Having an optimized PCB design process allows companies to stay competitive in an already challenging, demanding, and fast-paced electronics market. Based on the data gathered from over 175 respondents as well as observations of Best-in-Class practices, there are five main areas of PCB design which can be optimized for overall improved performance. Key findings include: The electronics industry is rich with competition. Product differentiation Read Article

Streamline Product Development in Process Manufacturing

Streamline Product Development in Process Manufacturing Implementing an integrated product lifecycle management (PLM) solution allows process manufacturers to stay competitive in the ever-growing global market. By outlining the manner in which Best-in-Class companies do this, it is shown how others can adopt these practices to better meet their production budget, quality, and time to market targets. Key findings include: 50% of process manufacturers cited market demand for higher quality and higher Read Article

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Data Management: Maximizing Development Productivity

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Data Management: Maximizing Development Productivity Implementing an integrated computer-aided design (CAD) data management system allows companies to most effectively enjoy the benefits of their CAD solutions. Best-in-Class practices illustrate how adopting set CAD data management processes can lead to a more successful product release across several key metrics, including cost, quality, and time to market. Key findings include: 40% of all respondents said their top CAD action was to train users Read Article

Making Complex Wire Assemblies Simple with Integrated Harness Design Software

Making Complex Wire Assemblies Simple with Integrated Harness Design Software Manufacturers can optimize their performance by adopting an automated wire harness design solution. Data from Best-in-Class companies demonstrates how using an automated solution allows them to outperform their peers in and maximize their efficiency. Key findings include: As wire harness complexity increases, so do component numbers and density. Despite this increasing complexity, wire harness design remains largely a manual process Read Article

What Does Digitalization in Manufacturing Mean Now?

What Does Digitalization in Manufacturing Mean Now? The digitalization of manufacturing has created a plethora of opportunities for technology companies to improve and advance their business in an increasingly demanding market. Looking at three technologies which rely on digitization- the Internet of Things (IoT), the Cloud and big data analytics- it is demonstrated how Best-in-Class companies use these technologies to optimize their operations, as well as how others can follow suit. Key findings Read Article