Archive for June, 2011

  • It seems like 2011 is bound to be the year of CAD. There are numerous updates by so many software providers in terms of introducing new capabilities to their CAD...

    Modeling with Creo: Diving into the Details

    It seems like 2011 is bound to be the year of CAD. There are numerous updates by so many software providers in terms of introducing new capabilities to their CAD...

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  • Do you know of any engineering project that is overstaffed? Yes. That was a serious question. But I’ll take that as a no nonetheless. In that context, I’ve seen increasingly...

    Do ‘In-the-Trenches’ Engineering Managers Get More Respect?

    Do you know of any engineering project that is overstaffed? Yes. That was a serious question. But I’ll take that as a no nonetheless. In that context, I’ve seen increasingly...

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  • It’s no easy task being an engineer today. While designing a product you have to take into account a huge variety of information like costs, inventory, preferred suppliers and much...

    Actify Centro and Microsoft Sharepoint: The 3D Mashup

    It’s no easy task being an engineer today. While designing a product you have to take into account a huge variety of information like costs, inventory, preferred suppliers and much...

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  • This 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 aspect, software aspects and...

    Mechatronics Management (Part 3): Software Aspects

    This 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 aspect, software aspects and...

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  • When it comes to sourcing in terms of engineering, it’s interesting to watch the pendulum swing. Over the past decade, a lot of engineering work moved offshore. Either it was...

    A Glimpse into Reshoring Engineering in the U.S.?

    When it comes to sourcing in terms of engineering, it’s interesting to watch the pendulum swing. Over the past decade, a lot of engineering work moved offshore. Either it was...

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  • Remember back in February when I blogged about a new series of eBooks focused on the CAD Revolution? The first one was relatively broad-based, talking about the changes in the...

    Three New eBooks in The CAD Revolution Series

    Remember back in February when I blogged about a new series of eBooks focused on the CAD Revolution? The first one was relatively broad-based, talking about the changes in the...

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