Engineering 4.0
in-tech GmbH Eliminates Prototypes and Cuts Delivery Times by 66 Percent with SOLIDWORKS
in-tech GmbH leverages SOLIDWORKS to provide higher quality products, reduce prototypes, and increase profit margins.
... ContinuedHow to Make Mass Customization Possible
While they might seem like contradicting terms, mass customization can be a reality with the right tools. Learn more in this blog post.
... ContinuedFrom Bits and Atoms to Fabrication [Podcast with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld]
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Interview with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld, and several of his students about the future of design. Dr. Gershenfeld is a professor and Director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms where he is researching many incredible things, such as cell-by-cell development, nanotechnology, and community self-sufficiency, among other things. He is also the Chairman of the Fab Foundation, which has done incredible work to change lives around the world through innovation and education.
... ContinuedSpace Exploration: How Advances in CAD are out of this World
From Yuri Gagarin’s fledgling foray into orbit to Neil Armstrong’s one small step and beyond, space exploration holds humanity’s attention like no other scientific discipline. The public’s evergreen fascination with galactic travelling has pushed scientific advancement and discovery beyond our
... ContinuedWHAT IF Alexander Graham Bell used SOLIDWORKS?
I’m sure I’m not the first to wonder what awesome products the great inventors of the world would have been able to create if they were alive and had access to the tools we use today. Back in 2014,
... ContinuedSmart Homes, Smart Cities: Is This a Glimpse of the Future?
The concept of home is intensely personal. For some it represents safety and security. For others it’s a place to escape from the rigours of modernity. Yet, while those definitions may prove timeless, the homes of the future look
... ContinuedSelf-Sailing Ships: The New Way to Travel the Seven Seas
Ever since humanity crawled from the oceans it seems we have been fixated with returning to them. From humble vine-bound wooden rafts to town-sized liners transporting thousands of holidaying guests at a time, it’s fair to say that, as a
... ContinuedEngineering is the key to the future of deep sea exploration
The deep sea is a mysterious place. A place that science knows very little about. Modern engineering is here to change that, with a new wave of sophisticated technology that is allowing us to learn more about the deep sea
... ContinuedHow is technology influencing the 2018 winter games?
In 1924 in the French commune of Chamonix, the first winter games took place. Flash forward to today and the technology involved in the winter games has moved on spectacularly. Here’s a rundown of the some of the innovations that
... ContinuedNew Meets Nature: Can Modern Engineering Preserve the Natural World?
Yikes. Sometimes it feels like each technological innovation moves us further from our natural world. Yet exciting modern engineering projects are connecting the past and the future like never before… Temporal conundrums… The further we race
... ContinuedNeed For Speed: The Race For the 300mph Road Car
109 years? It’s been a long time since Henry T Ford’s first mass-produced automobile rolled off the production line. Things have come a long way since then. Quite literally. Cars have developed substantially over the years. Today’s drivers don’t know
... ContinuedIs This the Future of Mass Transport?
Our planet’s population is increasing. People are everywhere – and they all need to be somewhere else. As a result, mass transport is becoming a problem, as big as the exceeding populations themselves. The question is less about where we
... ContinuedMBD Implementation 10 DOs and 10 DON’Ts – Upgrade infrastructure
In a previous blog on Drawingless or Paperless, we clarified that MBD Implementations don’t require heavy upfront investment on digital equipment. However, there are indeed MBD manufacturers around the world who are also very successful with paperless processes. This post will
... ContinuedMBD Implementation 10 DOs and 10 DONTs – Don’t Take Too Big a Bit At First
In my last post, we talked about the proven benefits and opportunities associated with Model- Based Definition (MBD) along with the cost of inaction (not taking advantage of this fast-growing trend). Please refer to the posts, “Don’t hesitate (Part 1
... ContinuedMBD Implementation 10 DOs and 10 DON’Ts – Establish a Core Implementation Team
In my previous blogs on the topic of Model-Based Definition (MBD), I talked about Driving MBD from top down and Don’t hesitate (Part 1 and Part 2) in Table 1. This post will focus on another recommendations from peoples’ perspective: Establish a core
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