Manufacturing

Case Studies

• ATI FireGL™ Graphics Accelerators Boost CATIA and ENOVIA DMU V5
• Ameripack
  As a leading manufacturer of specialized shipping cases, Ameripack, Inc. frequently needs to communicate design concepts to its partners and customers.
• AQL Manufacturing Services
  AQL has developed expertise in combining mechanical motion with spring probes to provide custom-functional test fixtures, boundary scan fixtures, and JTAG solutions.
• Bell Helicopter
  "The AMD Opteron™ processor with AMD64 technology was very compelling for us, because it allows us to boost the performance of our current 32-bit applications and simultaneously prepare to migrate to 64-bit technology when we are ready. This is a very alluring aspect of AMD64 technology."
• Ciena Corporation
  "Due to production schedules and market requirements, we wouldn't have been able to deliver our latest chip if we didn't have the performance of the AMD Opteron™ processor," said Steven Rennick, lead network systems engineer, Ciena Corporation.
• Crossmark
  Three terabyte data warehouse set for growth with SQL Server 2005.
• Encobotics
  Encobotics robotic solutions cover the gamut of manufacturing processes, including material handling, routering, welding, bonding/sealing, machining, measuring, assembly, polishing, deburring, palletizing, and plasma cutting.
• FlightAware
  Learn how AMD64 technology helps FlightAware’s airline tracking service to more effectively manage information on up to 70,000 flights each day.
• Hyundai
  Hyundai aims to boost quality and reduce costs with SQL Server 2005 data warehouse.
• Kirkham Motor Sports
  Accelerating high-performance auto production with SolidWorks 3D CAD software and AMD Opteron™ workstations.
• Magma
  "With the right combination of computing performance, memory accessibility and scalability, the AMD Opteron™ processor provides a fast, high-capacity 64-bit platform. When coupled with Magma's advanced software, IC designers can accelerate the design and analysis of the complex semiconductors that are the core of today's sophisticated electronics."
• Metacomp Technologies
  Working with system integrator PSSC Labs, Metacomp Technologies upgraded to AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers in 2004, and has continued to build new, AMDbased clusters using 64-bit, dual-core technologies.
• Plexus Corporation
  Plexus needed to create a common, rational and consolidated infrastructure to support the deployment of a new, global ERP, and wanted to replace its aging, unreliable and expensive-to-maintain application-tier servers with a reliable, cost-efficient solution.
• QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies
  "At the end of the day, it all boils down to how fast we can push the jobs through the computing environment in order to take advantage of the substantial investments made in the EDA software licenses. In this area, the AMD64 platform provides the best CPU performance." — Mike Broxterman, IT staff manager
• SAP ERP Application Performance at Microsoft Excels
  A robust new platform of servers powered by AMD Opteron™ processors enabled Microsoft to implement new sales/pricing functionality, meet increased processing demands, reduce data center costs, and streamline IT administration.
• Siemens
  Siemens increases productivity and reduces deployment time by 83 percent.
• STMicroelectronics’ Asia Pacific Design Centre Uses AMD Opteron™ Processor-based Sun Fire™ Grid Computing to Increase Design Speed by Four Times
  
  When developing new technologies, time-to-market is a critical competitive factor for STMicroelectronics (ST). If the design cycle is delayed, additional computer resources are needed to maintain schedules, resulting in increasing IT cost and complexity. To alleviate already taxed systems, appropriate resource allocation was a key factor in the decision-making process.
  
• Trek Bikes
  Trek’s industrial design and engineering teams utilized SolidWorks® 3D CAD software powered by AMD™ Opteron 64-based design and engineering workstations to create Trek Lime, a completely new concept in bicycle design. Using these innovative technologies, Trek was able to integrate the industrial design concepts for Lime efficiently with downstream engineering and manufacturing requirements.
• Trek Bikes
  Trek Bikes uses AMD Opteron and SolidWorks 3D CAD software to create industry-leading suspension on the Fuel EX mountain bike.
• Unicamp / Embraer
  "We tested different hardware options and chose AMD for the high-performance AMD Opteron™ processor and the fact that it enables the ability to run both 32- and 64-bit software, as well as the company's clear, precise information on processor code optimization. AMD provides the best price/performance solution in the market." — Professor Dr. Philippe Devloo
• Volvo Car Corporation
  IBM announced that it has been selected by Volvo Car Corporation to build a powerful supercomputer to perform critical automobile crash simulations. IBM will provide both hardware (which includes more than 150 IBM eServer 325s with AMD Opteron™ processors) and services to help increase the "design-for-safety" approach.
• Whirlwind Wheelchair International
  Whirlwind Wheelchair International (Whirlwind) works to make it possible for every person in the developing world who needs a wheelchair to have one, leading to greater independence and integration into society.
• Wingspan Design
  Wingspan Design is a product development, engineering consulting, and design firm that provides start-up companies and existing manufacturers with solutions to product design, performance, and production challenges.
  

White Papers

• Integrators Get Behind the Wheel of Transportation Companies
  Whether they are moving people or products, transportation companies are investing heavily in leading-edge technologies and processor-hungry applications designed to shave expenses and improve productivity.
• Maximizing Innovation with CATIA V5 PLM
  Today's design engineering tasks require collaboration across geographically dispersed teams and often consist of large assemblies within a single digital model. If designers are working on 32-bit platforms, it can be a significant challenge to fit these complex designs into the 2GB virtual address space limit inherent on many 32-bit machines.
• Optimizing Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering
  Together with Grid Computing technologies, the latest AMD Opteron™ processor-based servers and workstations from Sun deliver outstanding performance and scalability for MCAE and VPD applications, allowing manufacturing firms to produce better and safer products at affordable costs.
• PLM: The Innovation Challenge (1 in a series of 5)
  It's a rare moment when a corporate executive isn't overwhelmed by the pressures of today's business environment. As quickly as an enterprise introduces a new product it seems necessary to revamp, redesign or reengineer it.
• PLM: Engineering Change (2 in a series of 5)
  When an organization embraces innovation and codes it into its DNA, the opportunities for harnessing PLM expand almost exponentially. Suddenly, it's possible to gain visibility into business processes and connect seemingly discrete operations within a single, integrated framework.
• PLM: Making Metrics and Benchmarks Count (3 in a series of 5)
  Ensuring that a Product Lifestyle Management (PLM) initiative meets expectations is no simple task. Somewhere between plans and actions lies the murky world of performance. Without a way to measure and track how an organization is doing and what kind of results it is achieving, even the most innovative and well-designed set of processes and practices will go astray.
• PLM: Building a Team Infrastructure (4 in a series of 5)
  With metrics and goals in place, a product lifecycle management (PLM) initiative begins to take shape. Yet there's a remaining piece to the puzzle: laying out the technology and business processes that will drive results as well as a return on investment.
• PLM: Designing a Manageable, Scalable and Cost-Effective Architecture for Innovation (5 in a series of 5)
  Product lifecycle management is more than an assortment of components. It's a compilation of an organization's technology, business practices and constantly evolving feedback mechanisms. It's an iterative and evolving process of tweaking and adjusting a business so that it's able to achieve optimal results.