October, 2004
RoboNexus - Santa Clara, CA. Pitzer Consulting's and Team Raptor's "Pinch Point" wins Second Place at RoboNexus' Tetsujin. Pinch Point bested all the other competitors in weight lifted by more than 600 lbs.RoboNexus

June, 2004
PTC/User - Nashville, TN. Pitzer Consulting's Chuck Pitzer presented techniques and processes for top-down design using Pro/E's Mechanism simulation and optimization capabilities. PTC/User Homepage

January, 2004
BOMB SNIFFER - Source: MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW. Pitzer Consulting has assisted Hi Energy Technologies Inc that has dusted off a technology abandoned as impractical in the 1980s to create new sensors that can chemically identify explosives--even through steel. MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW ARTICLE

September, 2003
HEAVY LIFTER. Pitzer Consulting assists Renmark Pacific Corporation in the design and build of a prototype heavy equipment loader for the military. RENMARK-PACIFIC HOME PAGE

July, 2003
MOBILE MINE SNIFFER. Pitzer Consulting designs and builds a prototype mobile ATV platform for use with Hi Energy Technologies' Explosives Detection Technology. HI ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC HOME PAGE

May, 2003
FORGET PROTOTYPES - Source: Design News Magazine. If you find you're doing more computer simulation of your designs, you're in good company. Market research firm Daratech says that systems modeling is exploding, and will likely grow 14% over the next five years. The reasons: the drive to cut costs by limiting physical prototypes, and shorten the time to market. Daratech says that companies such as General Motors, BMW, and Ford, among others, are making digital prototyping a priority. GM Powertrain's Vice President, Ned McClurg, says savings will come from faster design iterations, fewer physical protoypes, lower physical-test costs, and the use of less experimental material. Leading software providers enabling digital prototyping, Daratech says, are MSC.Software, LMS International, Fluent Inc, ANSYS, and Altair Engineering, among others.

March, 2003
Pitzer Consulting partners with Sigmetrix LLC to provide services and sales support for CETOL 6s Software. Sigmetrix LLC is a software development company focused on providing easy-to-use assembly tolerance analysis and optimization software for mechanical engineers. Go to www.sigmetrix.com for more information

January, 2003
Pitzer Consulting partners with Lumeo Software to provide support for Lumeo Motion and Lumeo Control Interface software. Lumeo provides easy-to-use software for complex motion control challenges. Go to www.lumeo.com for more information

November, 2002
Pitzer Consulting partners with ProCon Inc on thermal analysis project.

October, 2002
Pitzer Consulting presents Practical Simulation Technique to Pro/User San Diego Conference. The presentation is a case study that details the success of a highly integrated design and simulation process for mechanism and structural simulations.

September 18th, 2002
Pitzer Consulting to perform mechanism simulation on one of Visteon Corporation's Power Assisted Recirculating Steering Mechanism. This is a highly detailed simulation seeking to determine the sources of torque fluctuations at the steering gear input.

September 15th, 2002
Pitzer Consulting's Alien Raptor wins the BotBash 2002 60 lb weightclass. Alien Raptor performed very well in the Kill Ball portion of the competition. Close in scoring in the 60 lb weightclass were Team Delta's Archetype and Team Cool Robot's Small Bite.

September 10th, 2002
Pitzer Consulting completes design and manufacture of BotBash LLC's Mobile Robotic Combat Arena in collaboration with BotBash. The arena uses a new 48 ft tractor trailer flatbed as the basis for a hydraulically transforming enclosed stage.

August 28th, 2002
Pitzer Consulting design wins 6th place in the annual Pro/E the Magazine Cover Contest. Pitzer Consulting is proud to brush shoulders with some of the finest design engineers around the world - including top placing entries from Belgium, England, and Canada...

August, 2002
Pitzer Consulting performs mechanism simulation studies on the US Army's line of assault weapons at Picatinny Arsenal in NJ. Trying to eliminate failure modes without costly prototyping and testing activity.

July, 2002
Pitzer Consulting teams with SYMECH Software as an authorized reseller! Call today for an exciting demo of this awesome mechanism design tool! Visit http://www.symech.com/ to get a preview. Pitzer Consulting has already used this tool for the creation of a complex mechanism!

June, 2002
Pitzer Consulting wins design and manufacturing purchase from UC Davis Dept of Hydrology. To design and build river truss for the measurement of water flows and currents.

May, 2002
Pitzer Consulting to design and build arena for BotBash 2002 mobile arena project. Pitzer Consulting will also be a Secondary cash sponsor of the well-established competition!

June, 2002
Pitzer Consulting teams with Pentagon Engineering as an authorized agent to sell PTC products! Call today for a demonstration of Pro/E and PTC simulation products by a competent profesional! Visit http://www.ptc.com/ to get a preview. Pitzer Consulting uses Pro/E, Mechanica Motion, Mechanica Structure, and other simulation tools every day for performing complex design tasks...

October 6, 7, 2001
Gamma Raptor wins Heavyweight Division at BotBash Pit Fighting World Championship. Other robots at competition included Ziggo, Backlash, Toe Crusher, and Wedge of Doom. Gamma also wins Best Engineered Robot.

August 30, 2001
Pitzer Consulting robot for TV commercial is a success. Stay tuned for more info.

August 30, 2001
Pitzer Consulting lands deal with Crossroads Film for engineering and services. Pitzer Consulting will collaborate with Raptor Robotics to develop robot for TV commercial.

October 2001
Team Raptor to compete in BotBash. BotBash will be held in Phoenix, AZ October 6th and 7th. Gamma Raptor to compete. Go to www.botbash.com for more information.

September 2001
Team Raptor's Gamma Raptor to show on Comedy Central. BattleBots appears on Comedy Central Tuesday Nights at 10 PM. Gamma Raptor will be appearing September 4th and 11th a total of three times.

August 2001
Team Raptor's Carnage Raptor to show on Comedy Central. BattleBots appears on Comedy Central Tuesday Nights at 10 PM. Carnage Raptor will be appearing August 7th. Look for Gamma Raptor in upcoming episodes.

July 2001
Pitzer Consulting becomes Channel Partner with PTC

November 2000
Pitzer Consulting wins exended contract with Boeing Space and Communications. Will team with PTC to implement Pro/E and Mechanica

Nov 17, 18, 19
BattleBots 2000 - Las Vegas

October 18th
Pitzer Consulting's Alpha Raptor places Runner-Up out of 27 in the LightWeight Division at BattleBots 2000 in San Francisco. To be aired on Comedy Central this Fall. Team Raptor wins "Best Newcomer" award.

October 2000
Pitzer Consulting to be published in the October issue of Pro/E The Magazine - Low-Budget Reverse Engineering

September 20
Pitzer Consulting's Alpha Raptor to show on Comedy Central. BattleBots on Comedy Central are Wednesday Nights at 10:30 PM. Alpha Raptor will be appearing October 4th and October 18th.

August 2000
Pitzer Consulting to be published in the September issue of Pro/E The Magazine Preparing Pro/E models for analysis

June 12, 2000
Pitzer Consulting's Alpha Raptor performs well at BattleBots 2000 in San Francisco. To be aired on Comedy Central this Fall.

May 13, 2000
Example Pro/Engineer and Pro/MECHANICA files have been posted.

May, 2000
Example files for Pro/E the Magazine Article PPMFA have been posted EXAMPLE FILES

May, 2000
Pitzer Consulting's Alpha Raptor wins "Best Engineered" Combat Robot at BotBASH 2000

May, 2000
Pitzer Consulting partners with Ametek Aerospace to do fuel tank studies

April, 2000
Pitzer Consulting wins Sabine, Inc account. Will design consumer product for musicians

April, 2000
Pitzer Consulting lands three month Hughes Aircraft deal. Will team with PTC to implement Pro/E and Mechanica

April, 2000
Pitzer Consulting wins Alpha Metal Works Account