Follow or Subscribe
Upcoming Posts
- The Disconnect between CAD and Today’s Design Process
- The Change of Face in Vuuch v5
- Siemens PLM’s Active Workspace
Don't miss it - Subscribe by RSS.
Archive for April, 2011
-
Mechatronics Management (Part 2): Electrical Aspects
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 1 CommentThis series of four posts looks at the management of items, data and bills of material for mechatronic products. It is split into mechanical aspects, electrical aspects, software aspects and... -
The Biggest Loser of the STEM Shortfall?
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt’s now been over a week since I got back from Arizona, and COFES is still on my mind. To get an idea of what it is and what it... -
Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects
Posted on April 21, 2011 | 4 CommentsFor the past three years, I've headed out to Phoenix AZ for the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software to talk with numerous providers and users of engineering software. The discussions are always pretty forward-looking, almost bleeding edge instead of leading edge. In the analyst briefing on System Modeling and Analysis, which was led by Allan Behren (who goes by the twitter handle @AllanBehrens), one of the engineering IT leader for For, Richard Riff, made a statement that made my ears perk up (the following is a paraphrase). -
CIC Management Forum Panel: Empowering Engineering Decision Making
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsAs we inch closer to the kickoff of the 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference on May 23rd, I wanted to give all of you more insight into a few of the presentations and panels that will be part of the Management Forum track. The first one I'll talk about here is all about empowering engineering decision making. -
The PLM Misnomer: What We Know It Isn’t
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 11 CommentsSeems there's been a lot of buzz lately about what exactly PLM is. Jim Brown and I went back and forth in the comments of one of my posts. Jim also had a good post in response to one of my earlier posts. There was a good post on why you need PDM and PLM by SPK and associates. ... -
Are You Losing the War for Engineering Talent?
Posted on April 1, 2011 | No CommentsI have to admit, I am ready to move on past all of the talk about the recession and recovery. But there’s some good news that deserves some attention. Most...