ANSOFT EM NEWS & EVENTS MAY-JUNE 2004; VOL. 4, NO. 2 ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Maxwell, RMxprt, ePhysics Service Packs Available 2. Solve JumpDrive Winners Announced 3. Ansoft EM Tech Articles Highlight Broad Range ofMany Applications 4. Product Spotlight: ePhysics for Thermal and Stress Analysis 5. Current Events and Training ************************************************************************ DESIGNER’S CORNER Simplified 3D Transient Applications In a recent article published in Engineering Technology, Ansoft’s Bogdan Ionescu and Ping Zhou demonstrate how the latest Maxwell® 3D software helps to solve difficult 3D transient problems with ease and precision. Applications include transformers or sensors, rotating electric machines, magnetic bearings and brakes, and many others. More » http://www.ansoft.com/news/articles/04.04_ETUK.pdf ************************************************************************ 1. Maxwell, RMxprt, ePhysics Service Packs Available Service packs for Maxwell®, RMxprt™, and ePhysics™ are now available on Ansoft’s Online Technical Support (OTS) site. Each SP includes many innovative enhancements and bug fixes. For specific information and to download the SPs, which are free for Ansoft customers, visit the OTS site. More » http://www.ansoft.com/ots/ ************************************************************************ 2. Solve JumpDrive Winners Announced Please join us in congratulating all of our Solve promotion winners. They’ve each won a Lexar® Media 256MB JumpDrive® 2.0 Pro USB Flash Drive. DRAWING DATE NAME COMPANY March 5 Thomas Dougherty Johnson Controls March 12 Richard Copeland Sensormatic/Tyco Safety Products March 19 Joseph Celani Ford Motor Company March 26 Rashed Rabaa General Motors April 2 Joshua Styron Ford Motor Company April 9 Stanley Gaglione Northrop Grumman April 16 Al Markunas Hamilton Sundstrand April 23 Liang Shao Hitachi April 30 Jessica Yu Siemens VDO May 7 Mark Harrison Denso http://www.ansoft.com/solve ************************************************************************ 3. Ansoft EM Technical ArticlesTech Articles Highlight Many Applications Don’t forget about all the outstanding Ansoft EM technical articles we have posted on our Web site! Ansoft Our customers and technical experts share the latest techniques on designing everything from motors, to hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), to automotive components and systems. More » http://www.ansoft.com/news/articles/index.cfm?query=EM ************************************************************************ 4. Product Spotlight: ePhysics for Thermal and Stress Analysis Ansoft’s ePhysics™ provides a multidisciplinary analysis environment created specifically for engineers who design high-performance electromagnetic components. ePhysics adds thermal and stress analysis capability to Maxwell® 3D, creating a powerful multidisciplinary design environment that allows engineers to easily account for the mechanical quantities that significantly contribute to a design's overall performance directly within the familiar, easy-to-use Ansoft environment. More » http://www.ansoft.com/products/tools/ephysics/ ************************************************************************ 5. Current Events and Training EVENT* DATE LOCATION ***Trade Shows*** Starter Generator 6/14-15 Essen, Germany http://listserv.hdt-essen.de/kat2/finalauto.lasso?-database=katalog.fp3&-layout=input&-response=/kat2/detail.html&-recID=40997&-search SMART TechTrends 2004 8/3-7 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.techtrends.org/ ***Training*** Maxwell 2D 6/15-16 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.ansoft.com/training/Pit.cfm?id=272 Maxwell 3D 6/17-18 Pittsburgh, PA http://www.ansoft.com/training/Pit.cfm?id=287 Maxwell 3D 6/22-23 Boston, MA http://www.ansoft.com/training/Bos.cfm?id=273 SIMPLORER 6/24-25 Boston, MA http://www.ansoft.com/training/Bos.cfm?id=288 Maxwell 3D 7/12 San Jose, CA http://www.ansoft.com/training/San.cfm?id=464 SIMPLORER 7/13-14 San Jose, CA http://www.ansoft.com/training/San.cfm?id=464 Maxwell 2D 7/20-21 Detroit, MI http://www.ansoft.com/training/Det.cfm?id=274 SIMPLORER July 22-23 Detroit, MI http://www.ansoft.com/training/Det.cfm?id=289 *For the latest information on dates, times, venues, agendas, and registration, click on the links above. ************************************************************************ ABOUT ANSOFT EM NEWS & EVENTS Ansoft EM News & Events is electronically distributed every other month, then posted on our Web site at http://www.ansoft.com/news/publications/index.cfm. 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