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DELMIA
Announces Academic partnership with California State University
Auburn Hills Mich., USA - October, 19, 2004 - Delmia
Corp., a Dassault Systèmes company (Nasdaq: DASTY: Euronext Paris:
#13065, DSY.PA), today announced that it has entered into an
academic partnership with California State University, Los Angeles.
The university will receive 20 seats of software as part of Delmia’s Workcell Starter Program to be used in the Department of
Technology, largely to prepare students for automotive and aerospace
careers.
The Workcell Starter Program will be installed in Cal State LA’s
Department of Technology where DELMIA’s IGRIP software is already in
use in its robotics courses. “The Workcell Starter Program, which
includes DELMIA’s V5 DPM Envision Assembly and V5 Human Solutions,
greatly extends our simulation capabilities,” says assistant
professor Dr. Jai Hong. “It will be the centerpiece of new
undergraduate coursework being developed to enhance our students’
abilities to work within the virtual manufacturing environment.”
“Seeing is believing,” says Roy Smolky of Delmia Worldwide
Academic Relations, “and when compared to the more mundane world of
experimentation and traditional methods of learning, computer
simulation gives students a stronger, more intuitive insight into
the evaluation of workcells.”
Tradition does play a role in the department’s unique Advanced
Manufacturing Lab, a facility that is actually three labs in one.
“While the tendency at most institutions is to separate traditional
from automated in lab facilities,” continues Dr. Hong, CSULA
Professor of Industrial Technology, “our approach
is to combine them in one area. This gives students a clearer
understanding of the transition from traditional manufacturing
utilizing manual, mechanical machines to an automated approach that
incorporates 3D parametric modeling, CATIA, CNC lathes and robots to
a digital manufacturing approach using virtual simulation.”
Dr. Hong points out that our students aren’t the only
beneficiaries of Cal State LA’s commitment to simulation technology.
From a recruiting standpoint, the university benefits as well since
it is able to attract higher quality students from around the world.
In addition, local industries are able to hire graduates with
hands-on experience, avoiding the time and money involved in
training.
In fact, DELMIA software will play a key role in the education
partnership between California State University and The Boeing
Company. “Actively pursuing a Model Based Environment (MBE), where
paperless collaboration throughout the product development process
is a key goal, Boeing is looking to train a new type of
manufacturing engineer who can perform activities such as assembly
simulation, determinate assembly design, 3D tooling assessment and
geometry based process planning, “ says Virgil Seaman, chair of Cal
State’s Department of Manufacturing Technology. “The Boeing C130
program and Boeing Satellite Systems, for example, are adding new
ME’s and the students who graduate with an understanding of MBE and
the appropriate DELMIA skills will find employment more readily.”
v Cal
State L.A. Team Places First in the
United
States in SAE Super Mileage Competition
Los Angeles, CA –
Cal
State L.A.’s Super Eagle
student team placed first in the USA during the 25th
Annual Society of Automotive Engineers Super
Mileage Competition held in western Michigan on Saturday, June
12th, 2004. The Supermileage® competition provides engineering,
technology and other students with a challenging design project
that involves the development and construction of a single-person,
fuel-efficient vehicle. Vehicles are powered by a small four-cycle
engine. Students have the opportunity to set a world fuel economy
record and increase public awareness of fuel economy. Engines are
donated by Briggs & Stratton.
Cal
State L.A.’s Super Eagle entry achieved 1615 miles per
gallon competing against teams such as UC Berkley, UC
Santa Barbara, Penn State, University of British Columbia and Cal
State Chico. Members from the Cal State L.A. multidisciplinary
team include:
Sender De La Roca (Industrial Technology major); Long Diep (Industrial
Technology major); Michael Duffy (Accounting Major);
Douglas Hall (Industrial Technology major); Gerson Hernandez (Mechanical
Engineering Major);
Brian Ho (Industrial Technology major); Jeff Kay
(Industrial Technology major); Gina Parodi
(Mechanical Engineering Major); Chris Reid (Mechanical
Engineering Major); Pricilla Ruiz (Industrial Technology
major); De San (Mechanical Engineering Major); Steven
Spikes (Electrical Engineering Major); Refugio Trejo
(Mechanical Engineering Major); Akilesh Vedartham
(Mechanical Engineering Major); and Chris Wollonciej
(Industrial Technology major).
The
SAE team advisor is faculty member Dr. James Ettaro, who
was recognized by SAE as the Outstanding SAE Faculty Advisor of
the Year for 2004. As a professor of Industrial Technology in the
Department of Technology, Dr. Ettaro teaches and conducts research
related to power, energy
and transportation and manages the PET
(Power/Energy/Transportation) program housed in the College of
Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology. His research
includes alternative energy resources including wind, solar and
alternative fuels including ethanol, bio-diesel and hydrogen. He
is also currently working on bringing a hydrogen fueling station
on campus.
Dr. Ettaro and the Super Eagle
team members received financial support from CSULA’s
Instructionally Related Activity (IRA) funds, CSULA’s Associated
Students Incorporated (ASI) Honeywell, SMC Pneumatics, Nissan
Motors Corporation, SoCal section of the Society of Automotive
Engineers, Cardinal Industrial Finishes and from Bosch.
This year’s vehicle incorporated
many significant changes including an advanced electronic fuel
injection system, aerodynamic carbon fiber-Kevlar-aluminum
composite body, and an ultra high efficiency engine.
The Society of Automotive
Engineers has more than 84,000 members - engineers, business
executives, educators, and students from more than 97 countries -
who share information and exchange ideas for advancing the
engineering of mobility systems.
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