CADmech Design Blog

Display Mapping and touchscreen interface

cadmech — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:17:56 +0000

Digital projection continues to impress. At infocom in June 2011, Christie Digital demonstrated their projection technology thru a display of Architectual Surface Mapping. George Tsintzouras describes the technology in this video:

On a smaller scale, we recently found this technology from OmniTouch which projects an image onto any surface and at the same time turns that surface into a touchscreen! Incredible to say the least.

Technology is becoming more and more intuitive. See the original Omnitouch article in it’s entirety from Gizmag (original source).

Jason MacFarlane

Christie Digital: i-Kit Launch!

cadmech — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:56:26 +0000

In June 2011 at Infocomm, Christie Digital launched it’s new i-kit product. The Christie i-Kit allows end-users to pinch, flick, rotate and scroll through Touch Interactivity. The kits can be added to any large screen display but are initially launched as an add-on for Christie’s MicroTile product. MicroTiles can be combined to create viewing walls and with the i-Kit now give you a virtual drawing board.

Have a look at this video to see how well it works.

I look forward to seeing these interactive screens showing up in a variety of places.
Congratulations to the Christie Digital i-Kit team!
Jason MacFarlane

AB Sciex: Advanced Sensitivity with the new SelexION™

cadmech — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:58:42 +0000

AB Sciex recently launched it’s new SelexION™ Technology device.
The SelexION™ Technology on the AB SCIEX Triple Quad^TM 5500 and QTRAP® 5500 Systems delivers a new dimension of selectivity and performance. Read more about this exciting new product here.

Congratulations to the AB Sciex SelexION team.

Jason MacFarlane

Cervelo launches the new S5

cadmech — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:11:49 +0000

The new S5, Faster than Fast! Considering the S5 is the most aerodynamic road bike Cervelo has ever tested, I would say this is a pretty accurate statement.

Congratulations to Cervelo for their successful launch of this new speedy machine. Watch the video below that highlights the key benefits of the S5 and see why pro’s like Thor Husovd are excited to be riding it.

Enjoy your riding this summer!

Jason MacFarlane

AB SCIEX Launches TripleTOF™ 5600 System

cadmech — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:52:56 +0000

AB Sciex recently launched it’s new TripleTOF™ 5600 System.
The TripleTOF™ 5600 System is an innovative breakthrough in LC/MS/MS performance that uniquely integrates comprehensive qualitative exploration, rapid profiling, and high-resolution quantitation workflows on a single platform. Read more about this exciting new product here.

We congratulate the AB Sciex project team with the success of this launch!
Jason MacFarlane

Living Furniture…

cadmech — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:18:07 +0000

Tiny houses and appartments won’t feel nearly as small with furniture like this. Watch the video and be awed by the very impressive designs found in this showroom. We found this inspiring to say the least. If I adopt some of these items, I may not need that addition after all.
Living furniture video:

Enjoy!
Jason and Razvan

Cervelo and Christie Digital: Top Honours for Innovation

cadmech — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:36:04 +0000

On Tuesday Feb.2, 2010, both Christie Digital and Cervelo were honoured at the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ innovation awards in Ottawa.

Cervlo Cycles Inc. and Vroomen White Design
Award: Zurich’s Canadian Innovation Award for Manufacturer of the Year
see: Cervelo Cycles News Release

Christie Digital
Award: National Research Council/Industrial Research Assistance Program’s Canadian Innovation Award for New Technology
see: Christie Digital News Release

CADmech congratulates both companies on this great accomplishement!

Read the full article from the Toronto Star.

Jason MacFarlane

GM Provides Volt Update

cadmech — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:11:41 +0000

Production delivery is still on track for the end of 2010. Read the article at Autogreen Blog.

http://green.autoblog.com/2009/11/17/gm-provides-update-on-volt-vehicle-and-battery-development/

Jason MacFarlane

Javelin/SolidWorks “Cool” Design Awards

cadmech — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:55:56 +0000

CADmech is extremely pleased to announce a top three finish in this years “Cool” Design Awards that Javelin hosts annually. This year CADmech entered it’s Photon Aerobar design into the competition.

As always there were some fantastic design submissions. CADmech congratulates everyone with their entries. It’s exciting to see the wide variety of products people are working on. A special congratulations as well to CADmech’s designer Razvan Mitulescu for his creativity in creating the Photon Bicycle and Aerobar.

To review all entries please visit the javelin website:
http://www.javelin-tech.com/main/successes/design_contest_2009.htm?utm_source=Javelin&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=DesignContest

Thank you Javelin/SolidWorks for holding the annual contest and for the fun prizes!

Jason MacFarlane

Ontario SolidWorks User Group Meeting

cadmech — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:33:19 +0000

An excellent SolidWorks User Group Meeting was held on Tuesday December 8, 2009 at the Angus Glen Community Centre in Markham. The evening began with complementary pizza and drinks for the guests. Three very informative presentations followed. In the first one “Not just Mechanics: Interaction of SolidWorks and other technologies to take you even further”, Jairo Castellanos of CADmicro introduced us to a variety of complementary engineering tools. They included software from Labview and Maple Soft. He committed to research these tools further and suggested he may create a blog in order to communicate his knowledge as it is discovered. The second presentation included a joint discussion from Chris White and Alex Arevalo from Javelin Technologies whom shared with the attendees what steps should be taken in order to become a SolidWorks Certified professional. The final presentation was again joint and included Richard Matthews and Mark Remennik from Vroomen White Design. In their presentation Richard gave insight into the development challenges faced with creating the complex surfaces of the Cervelo bicyles. Mark, who is an industrial designer at Vroomen White Design, shared with us their creative processes used in developing new products. He also gaves us an overview of an exciting conceptual folding bicycle designed for the urban commuter.

For those of you who have yet to go to a SolidWorks User Group Meeting, these sessions are a good opportunity to network with other users and to learn some excellent tips. Chris White and Richard Matthews do a great job running the Ontario SolidWorks and Cosmos Group. This latest session was particularly interesting for the bike enthusiast but really interesting for all in attendance.

- by Jason MacFarlane