Embedded Technology Forum for Machine Designers Introduces Cutting-Edge Mechatronics Technology.National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. , SolidWorks and Wind River Host One-Day Machine Design Forum AUSTIN, Texas -- National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI NATI National Association of Teen Institutes NATI Newfoundland Association of Technical Industries ), SolidWorks Corporation and Wind River today announced the 2007 Embedded Technology Forum for Machine Designers, a one-day complimentary forum on embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. design that offers an overview of technologies for reducing machine design cost and risk. Attendees will explore techniques for mechatronics-oriented design with SolidWorks[R] 3D CAD software, COSMOSMotion, National Instruments LabVIEW and Wind River VxWorks; electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). sensing and actuation; graphical programming for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. ; and remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a and support. "The Embedded Technology Forum shows how National Instruments, SolidWorks and Wind River are working together to revolutionize industrial equipment and machinery development through mechatronics (MECHAnics elecTRONICS) The combination of mechanical and electronic systems. Embracing robotics, industrial control systems and human interfaces in numerous disciplines, mechatronics is a major step beyond "electromechanical," in which only electricity is required. technology," said John Hanks, vice president of product marketing, data acquisition and industrial control. "Attendees will learn how to integrate mechanical and embedded system development tools to more efficiently design, prototype and deploy their machine control and monitoring systems. The forum will focus on how to decrease development cost through graphical system design Graphical system design is a modern approach to designing, prototyping, and deploying embedded systems that combines open graphical programming with COTS hardware to dramatically simplify development, resulting in higher-quality designs with a migration to custom design. techniques and next-generation embedded technology." The forum will be held on the following dates in the corresponding cities with noted keynote speakers: * May 10 - Toronto, Canada - keynote speaker: Pete Zogas, NI senior vice president of sales and marketing * June 5 - Chicago, Ill. - keynote speaker: Tim Dehne, NI senior vice president of R&D * June 14 - Santa Clara, Calif. - keynote speaker: Dr. James Truchard, NI president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found * Additional U.S. and international locations coming soon Engineering managers and designers of industrial machinery, equipment, vehicles or other electromechanical devices will attend the Embedded Technology Forum for Machine Designers. The event, supported by prominent engineering magazines Design News and Control Engineering, includes an industry expert panel discussion, technical training and hands-on sessions. The forum brings together attendees with engineers and industry experts to explore cutting-edge design technologies and discuss the business challenges, opportunities and technology factors impacting modern machine designers. Attendees will learn about the latest mechatronics design automation techniques resulting from collaboration between vendors of mechanical and electrical design tool. Attendees also will learn methods to reduce risk, get better results from shrinking design teams, build stronger relationships with customers through remote support and service, protect intellectual property assets and add high value technical features to differentiate their machines. For more information and a complete listing of 2007 Embedded Technology Forum for Machine Designers events, readers can visit www.ni.com/etf. About National Instruments National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 4,000 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past eight years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. department by calling 512-683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting www.ni.com/nati. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Syst[c]mes S.A. (Nasdaq:DASTY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for design, analysis and product data management. It is the leading supplier of CAD software, helping hundreds of thousands of users speed next-generation products to market around the world. With SolidWorks software, designers excel at their jobs and make their companies more successful by bringing designs to life. For the latest news, information or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). About Wind River Wind River is the global leader in Device Software Optimization Device Software Optimization is a concept promoted by Wind River Systems and CMP Publications at dso.com. It refers to a set of toolchains and analysis tools to develop and debug software for embedded systems. (DSO See CSO. ). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized, enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process, from concept to deployed product. Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call 1-800-872-4977. LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. |
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