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updated on Thursday, 17 July 2008
by kundan singh 
Think You Had Seen Enough of the iPhone.....Think Again. Its the new Apple iPhone....Well Presented in a Different Way. | updated on Sunday, 13 July 2008
by kundan singh 
We have all heard of Nike producing world class sport goods but how many of us heard that nike also spends millions in community based sports initiative.Nike through its "Let Me Play" program has invested millions in excluded youth around the world a chance to play and enhance their lives. A special program under this initiative is the "Reuse A Shoe" program which involves recycling the millions old worn out athletic shoes that get dumped every year into material which can be used to make basketball courts, tennis courts etc.
This initiative was kicked off way back in 1990. Nike collects worn out shoes(athletic shoes only, any brand) from across the globe. It has also got special "Reuse A Shoe" drop off points at various locations. Besides it is also working in tandem with several organizations which help in the collection of old shoes.
These shoes are then sent to the various processing centers and is treated to obtain what they call the "Nike Grind". Each part of the shoe contributes differently to the Nike Grind : rubber from the outer sole, foam from mid sole and foam from upper sole. The Nike Grind is used for making playground and sport surfaces. However with advancement in technology they have also started including the Nike Grind in making Nike footwear.
So how many of your old athletic shoes are used to create a basketball court, running track or playground?
In creating sport surfaces, they seek to incorporate an average of 10% to 20% Nike Grind by weight. The following list shows approximately how many pairs of recycled athletic shoes generally go into making each surface:
' Outdoor basketball court: 2,500 pairs
' Outdoor tennis court:2,500 pairs
' Full Field or soccer pitch: 50,000 - 75,000 pairs
' Mini soccer field: 10,000-20,000 pairs
' Running track: 75,000 pairs
' Playground: 2,500 pairs
' Indoor basketball court: 2,500 pairs
' Indoor synthetic basketball court: 2,500 pairs
So next your shoes get wear out you know where to head to. For a complete list of drop off points visit http://www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe/locations | updated on Friday, 23 May 2008
by kundan singh 
The All New Bravo: A CAE Miracle
Fiat's latest release Bravo marks the beginning of a new revolution in the Automotive Manufacturing sector. Fiat took less than 18 months to bring this car into the world. The Bravo is to be launched in the C segment to replace the commercially failed Stilo. The Bravo is based on the same platform as the Stilo. Only that it has been totally developed on the computer screen rather than in the workshop. The Bravo used the chassis of the Stilo in its initial stages and once the under body of the car was ready it was time for the computers to take over.
The complete modeling and simulation was done using various CAD/CAM and simulation packages and various in-house packages. Various tests such as crash tests, heat dissipation tests were carried out on the computer itself. One of the benefits of developing this car in a totally virtual environment is that the cost incurred due to the production of prototypes was minimized. And since the early stage prototypes do not feature all design aspects of the car a computer model could overcome this drawback and give more reliable results.
The result was that Fiat used only 200 prototypes by the time the car started rolling out of the assembly line and that too most of these prototypes were not just prototypes they were the pre-production cars. So when they were tested they gave much accurate results as compared to what prototypes used to give. Besides these pre-production cars were also used for engine tuning etc. so the same car was used for running so many tests. As a result the total number of prototypes or better the pre-production cars required were a mere 200 as compared to a whopping 1000 when prototypes were used plus the reduced time.
One aspect that has made this feat possible is the revolution in technology. As a result tests which took tens of days on workstations can now be done in a matter of hours on laptops and desktops. Also the modern soft wares and the various in house packages which have been developed and refined over time really helped the cause.
As a result Fiat was able to roll out the car from assembly lines in just 18 months, a record for the automotive sector and still saved 73million USD.
To conclude I would like to say that no matter such quick development cycles will have companies roll out new products in a very small time gap 2-3 years. But still due to the total cost incurred in getting the car from the designer's sketch board to the assembly lines still costs in the tune of 500 million dollars. As a result the companies to produce cars that have a market life of 7-8 years or so to make any returns on such an investment. Hence there is no scope for negligence in quality. Hope that as technology gets better many records like this will be made and shattered at the same time maintaining and raising the high standards of the global automotive industry.
  | updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2008
by kundan singh Finally i am all set to start posting on my second blog through which i intend to teach pro-engineer to all the enthusiastics designers. This blog will be helpful especially to people who are starting as beginners. In my first post I will be introducing the pro-e interface and enviroment to the users. As i proceed further I will be providing instructions to generate a model and in a singe model I intend to introduce to the user various commands....I hope that users find this approach helpful.....Its time I start speaking and start posting.......
advanced/intermedate users refer to the following sites for fyrther help:
www.cadddigest.com
www.ptcworld.com | |
| updated on Sunday, 13 January 2008
by kundan singh This weekend I was reading a book " Governance in India" written by an ex-IAS officer who has retired from service just recently. In this book he has penned down his experiences of what constitutes quality governance in India(which is much different from what hey were taught). While describing a particular incident the author has remarked that "all development should start at the grass root level". I was particularly inspired by this statement of his and since then have been wanting to do something instead if just sit back and call foul. And finally I have managed to work it out. In my last blog I had commented on the not too upbeat situation of the Indian CAD/CAM industry. What I have thought is to start a blog where I can provide elementary lessons in pro-engineer ( a very popular software used worldwide) concentrating especially on part modeling, drafting and assembly modules. Many of my my batch mates at college have asked me to teach them pro-e ( I guess my attempt will help them). So watch out for my new blog to be launched soon dedicated to all the future design engineers. | updated on Friday, 11 January 2008
by kundan singh Today the 10th of January will go down in history. Another Indian company has shown the world what India Inc. is capable of. They have unveiled the " people's car" priced at Rs. 1 lakh or 2500$(including taxes)at "The Delhi Auto Expo". It was an idea which was not only brushed away but also mocked at by car manufacturing giants like Hyundai and Suzuki. Well actions speak more than words.And TATA has done it.
Christened "Nano", the car has a 2 cylinder 624cc engine that produces 33bhp power. The interior is 21% more spacious than the Maruti 800. It promises an economy of 23 km per litre. What more it has passed all international safety tests and has even confirmed to emission standards as prescribed by the Euro IV ( or Bharat Stage III ) standards.
Now how the car performs in the market has already started rounds of wild speculation. Wishing it all the best!!!!!!!
 Ratan Tata launching the "Nano".
source: Indiatimes | updated on Friday, 11 January 2008
by kundan singh ( Although I am just a undergraduate student pursuing my engineering degree my short stint at the CAD/CAM center of a MNC and my personal interest in this field has made me voice my opinion about this sector.) Indian companies have made their mark in almost every field that they have ventured into be it software, manufacturing, service sector, just anything. And one such field worth mentioning Is the CAD/CAM industry. Now the prowess of this sector can only be acknowledged by the fact that today the industry has gone ahead and brought its solutions to the common man with mosquito mats, plastic buckets or even cola bottles being designed by CAD/CAM tools. Today this industry has evolved as an industry with a 250 crore market growing at a rate of 25% per annum. Studies show that India is slowly becoming the back-end design house for many foreign manufacturing players due to its cheap skilled labour advantage. The potential of this market can only be realized from the fact that the manufacturing sector spends about Rs. 3000 crore annually on the IT services i.e. in the CAD/CAM field. With such an environment for growth surely this sector has to make further inroads. However one serious problem that this sector faces is the dearth of trained man power. To quote Mr.Bhardwaj, senior vice president, Hero Global Design, 'In India, we have about 70,000,00 technologists, but there are only 2,300 designers per million, which in turn shows the lack of supply and generation of product designers'. To make up for this lack of skilled manpower many companies have many manufacturing companies have signed contracts with foreign service providers like PTC, Dassault Systems etc. Seeing this as an excellent opportunity many CAD/CAM training centers (working mostly on cheap pirated softwares) have come up throughout the length and breadth of this country. The quality of students being churned out of these institutes varies. These institutes help the candidates in gaining knowledge about the interface and environment of CAD softwares but not the design logic. So the candidates coming out are suitable for the low segment jobs but since the very essence of 'design logic' is missing in them they fail in serving in the high segment area. The only solution to the demands of this industry on the rise where quality is a pre-requisite is the formation of a standard curriculum to be taught in the technical institutes of the country. Such a curriculum should be software independent (unlike those being taught by the software companies like PTC etc.), teaches the process of design, analysis and manufacturing. Such courses can be short but should be intensive and more productive. Another solution can be the establishment of specialized educational institutes in collaboration with the big players of the sector and the government (like the National Institute of Design) which caters to the rapidly expanding sector. Some big players that are dominating the Indian market today are: P.T.C (Parametric Technical Corporation): Pro/ENGINEER is the world's leading mechanical computer aided design (MCAD) software. SolidWorks Corporation: A Dassault Systems company that develops and markets production 3D CAD solutions for the Windows platform.  | updated on Sunday, 6 January 2008
by kundan singh 
For all those people out there who are preparing for exams like SAT, GRE, CAT,GMAT etc. Here is a nice way to build your vocabulary and at the same time get yourself involved in an act of philanthropy. Check out the site www.freerice.com. The site offers a web based vocabulary game and all that you have to do is click on the right answer. For each word that you get right 20 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program of the United Nations. Now 20 grains of rice might sound like nothing but it adds up quickly (Half a cup of rice grains cook up to one and a half cups of rice). Besides, the site also displays your vocabulary level so that you know how good you are. And there is no need to register or anything just go and play.
Quite an easy way to test and improve your reading ability, isn't it? So go ahead and change the world''''.  |  | updated on Saturday, 5 January 2008
by kundan singh With one more page being added to the cornucopia of blogs that is available on the internet let me start with a small poem dedicated to "Writing" (or should I say Blogging), a common denominator to all the bloggers worldwide.
Writing is like an addiction
a way to get rid of the pain
but its only temporary so you write more
its a way for the pain to leave through this open door
emotion telling of an event
in pen or pencil life times spent
a story is written of pain and agony
deaths decides and it all ends badly
but its written with a heart full of holes
repaired spots of a broken mold
casted in iron bars
away from the light of love
but this writing reveals the cracks in the mold
and brakes the bonds that holds
this allows the addiction to grow
and writing will not age so it cannot get old
your lives will change
but one thing will remain the same
the addiction of writing will be passed on
and the process will continue in fame .
Watch out for more.......
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