System CAD - the future of system-level design

System CAD (SCAD) is an entirely new method of managing all activities during system design and manufacturing processes, says Alex H Chernyak.

Design of modern electromechanical equipment has become a complex task where competitive pressures demand rapid introduction of innovative products.

To be a market leader a company has to operate quickly and efficiently reducing costs and streamlining the take to market process.

A primary business driver today is progressing product complexity and customisation.

Products increasingly include intricate mechanics, electronics, and software.

The most effective way to improve the product design process is to account for all component attributes and design constraints at the concept stage.

That's why in attempt to achieve dramatic productivity increases, companies are increasingly turning to CAD tools and PLM systems.

However, the existing tools only improve specific portions of what is still considered to be a manual and highly error-prone design process - and are not designed to automate the process at a systems level.

Additionally, more than two-thirds of the typical engineering process involves routine, time-intensive tasks.

The challenges are therefore to improve the speed and effectiveness of the product development process, radically reduce the time taken to create new innovative designs, and provide significant savings across every part of the design to manufacturing cycle.

With these challenges in mind, TurboTools is the first company in the industry that offering the next generation engineering automation solution that goes beyond the capabilities of traditional EDA applications.

Bridging the gap between MCAD and ECAD tools, TurboTools' solutions define the new market segment for EDA tools called system CAD or SCAD.

TurboTools views SCAD as an entirely new level of managing all design and manufacturing activities during the system integration.

SCAD functionality will go not only bridging the gap between mechanics and electronics, but also will manage both disciplines under one umbrella.

SCAD tools, when mature enough, should take leading role for entire design process for electromechanical equipment.

TurboTools' flagship product, CablEquity is the first product in the SystemEquity family that will revolutionise the hardware electrical systems design process.