Elevating Engineering

Designing for Low Power

Sherpa Design — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:41:43 GMT

Designing for Low Power

Battery life in an embedded product is rarely decided by the datasheet parameters. It is decided much earlier, by architecture choices that compound silently through the entire program — and are painful to unwind once the schematic is frozen. This article collects what has proven out across several low-power data-logger and wearable programs, with a bias toward the decisions that matter most and the ones that most often go wrong.

FEA Boundary Conditions

Sherpa Design — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:46:53 GMT

FEA Boundary Conditions: A Practical Guide for Mechanical Engineers

Regardless of which finite element analysis (FEA) package you use, boundary conditions are among the most important modeling fundamentals to get right—and one of the most common sources of error. It’s tempting to quickly apply fixed constraints, run the model, and enjoy those beautiful stress contours. But, if you need your results to be more than pretty colors, you must think carefully about boundary conditions.

Engineering First Teamcenter Implementation

Sherpa Design — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:46:18 GMT

Engineering First: How we think about PLM implementation

There's a question we ask every organization we work with before we touch a single configuration setting in Teamcenter: How does a product actually get made here?

Your NX Performance Problem Isn't NX

Sherpa Design — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:45:37 GMT

Are you frustrated by slow toolpath visualization, odd shading glitches, or choppy simulation playback when working with CAD/CAM software? You might suspect NX, your graphics driver, a recent Windows update, or even your company's IT setup. But the real culprit could be something far less obvious: a crucial hardware architecture decision made before your laptop ever left the factory — one most engineers never even hear about.

New Features and Enhancements in Siemens NX 2512

Sherpa Design — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:09:13 GMT

Our video series spotlights the newest enhancements introduced in Siemens NX 2512, released in December 2025. Among the key improvements are the addition of an axial pattern layout option, a convenient new sketch gesture to toggle between lines and arcs, upgraded flange capabilities, the flexibility to make target and tool bodies optional when creating Boolean features, and the introduction of mechanism mode in customer defaults. Here’s a closer look at what each update brings to your workflow.

Designing Wearable Device Prototypes

Sherpa Design — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:09:59 GMT

Wearable technology is one of the most demanding categories in product development. When designing items that rest on someone's face, wrist, or body for extended periods, every gram and millimeter counts. At Sherpa, we've gained critical insights from engineering AR headsets, smart glasses, and other wearables, discovering what truly makes a design succeed. In this article, our team shares key mechanical design principles to help you navigate the complex tradeoffs inherent in wearable design.

Carbon 3D Printing for Electrical Engineering Support

Sherpa Design — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:09:39 GMT

Electrical Engineering

Carbon 3D printing has become one of the most useful tools for supporting electrical engineering projects at Sherpa Design. Instead of waiting days or weeks for parts, we can quickly turn around components for instant validation and feedback.

Developing a solid Product Requirements Document

Sherpa Design — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:26:20 GMT

You have an idea for a new product and are ready to engage an engineering partner. The first instinct is often to ask for a proposal. However, a hard-earned truth in product development is that the quality of the proposal you receive is only as good as the clarity of the information you provide. This is where a Product Requirements Document (PRD) is essential.

Teamcenter update brings big changes

Sherpa Design — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:03:09 GMT

There are some amazing changes in Tc2512!

No more third-party web tier (JBoss, Tomcat, IIS, etc.).
No more WAR file distribution (SSO Login Service or SSO Identity Service).
VisServerless is introduced and deprecates Visualization Pool Assigner (VPA), Visualization Server Manager (VSM), and the Visualization Data Server (VDS).
The Teamcenter Client Communication System (TCCS) now includes the Security Agent.
And so much more!

In this article we will review those updates.

Optimizing Filter Integration in Optical Sensor Packaging

Sherpa Design — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:50:59 GMT

In optical sensor systems, filters serve as critical components that shape and control the light reaching the sensor. Whether blocking unwanted infrared radiation, mimicking human visual perception, or diffusing incoming light for uniform measurement, filters directly impact sensor performance and data quality. The mechanical design and integration of these filters requires careful consideration of optical properties, physical placement, mounting methods, and environmental factors.