The seminar was focused on introducing innovative solutions on design-to-manufacturing for the local Mould, Die and Tooling Industry.
The seminar was conducted by the Die and Mould Facilitation and Development Centre, attached to the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Moratuwa, together with Siemens PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Software and their local partner Kingslake.
Delivering the keynote address at the event, Kingslake’s CEO, Mr Duleep Fernando, said:
“Looking at the challenges faced by the tooling industry, Kingslake is equipped with the range of solutions needed to address these challenges as a result of working with pioneering partners like Siemens that provide innovation together with proven technology.”
He went on to say that Siemens PLM Software is a world-leader in the provision of product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management software.
They help thousands of companies realise innovation by optimising their processes, from planning and development through to manufacturing, production and support.
Siemens PLM offers Siemens NX (formerly Unigraphics, UG NX) which delivers the industry's broadest suite of integrated, fully associative CAD/CAM/CAE applications which improves the productivity of the complete product lifecycle.
Siemens software was primarily responsible for the successful landing and survival of the largest and most advanced Space Exploration Robot - the Curiosity Mars Rover - on Mars, through its powerful and cutting-edge computer-aided design and simulation tools.
In addition, leading organisations such as Samsung Electronics and Nissan Motors, leverage the power of Siemens solutions to create state-of-the-art designs and bring innovative products to market faster and more efficiently.
This is made possible by the seamless processes and comprehensive toolset offered by Siemens software. In fact all leading engine manufacturers use Siemens PLM for their day-to-day operations.
NX touches the full range of development processes in product design, manufacturing and simulation, allowing companies to encourage the use of best practices by capturing and reusing product and process knowledge.
Speaking at the event Mr Janaka Mangala, Director of the Die and Mould Facilitation and Development Centre and a Senior Lecturer, said that the Sri Lankan mould and die making industry is facing challenging times due to intense competition from other emerging economies, as well as due to new product innovations such as 3D printing.
The only way to face these challenges is to adopt technologies that can help these businesses remain competitive.
A large corporate audience and numerous educational professionals attended the event, which concluded with high tea, giving guests the opportunity for further interaction and conversation.
Speaking to the press, Mr Druvinal Thomas, Head Engineering Solutions at Kingslake said, one of the key advantages our customers receive is that Siemens offers the widest range of Product Lifecycle Management tools such as CAD,CAM,CAE,CMM, Engineering processes and Data management, which are fully integrated with each other and are scalable as a business expands.
Also as Siemens is built on its proprietary parasolid kernel which also supports synchronous technology, it provides organisations with the opportunity of easily working with CAD data received from other CAD products.
