SHENZHEN, CHINA – Valor computerized Systems has signed an agreement establishing a technological partnership with the Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET). Valor and GUET will cooperate to encourage technical talent and develop and promote new technology within the industry.

“Valor has been playing an important role in the development of the electronics manufacturing industry. We fully recognize the significance and value of this cooperation,” said Professor Tianlong Gu, VP of GUET.

Under the terms of the agreement, Valor will provide GUET with software, including DFM, SMT programming, optimization, program conversion and process engineering etc., and GUET will bring Valor software into its courses in undergraduate and postgraduate studies programs. In addition, a training room for electronic manufacturing software applications will be established for vocational training purposes.

“We are fully aware of the importance of this technological cooperation between GUET and Valor. As one of the few selective universities who have SMT courses in China, GUET’s contribution to the development of China electronics manufacturing industry, as well as the cultivation of professionals are well recognized,” said KH Ong, president, Valor Far East.

The Guilin University of Electronic Technology features electronics and information technology as its main disciplines and is reportedly one of the largest campuses in China, with more than 17,000 students studying at the university.

CARLSBAD, CA - Altium has introduced a software upgrade for the Altium Designer product that allows electronics designers to fit boards into enclosures in 3D, eliminating trial-and-error iterations.

Building on Altium’s 3D PCB visualization software, the company uses the STEP 3D file format as a mechanism to link to external STEP models from within Altium Designer to bring a casing model into the PCB design environment.

The upgrade allows designers to create a board shape from the case model, do mechanical fit and clearance checking, and update board design or component choice placement for fit and conformance to physical design constraints. If the mechanical designer changes the case design, the new design can be updated within Altium program. The board design can also be used by the program as a STEP model for use by the mechanical designer.

Nick Martin, CEO of Altium, said, “Electronics design companies are looking for new ways to innovate and sustain differentiation, and companies are recognizing the benefits of a unified design solution. The new ECAD-MCAD collaboration capabilities of Altium Designer demonstrate…a unified approach to product development.”