Is Your Multi-CAD Data Ready for the Next Phase in Engineering?
Engineering 4.0 is requiring companies to evaluate how to best leverage not only their engineering practices, but also their data management practices. For many companies, this means wrestling with multiple CAD systems and file formats as they work in parallel
... ContinuedShape Search and then Some: Part One
In the early days of the Internet, circa 1993, the nascent world wide web was facing a huge problem – how to find what you were looking for. The distributed architecture of the web meant that the information you were
... ContinuedMaterial analysis: your product depends on it!
This is part two of a multi-part series covering how medical device firm Southmedic used virtual simulation technology to bring OxyArm, the first open oxygen delivery system, to market. Part one, discussing how flow simulation determined optimal airflow and predicted
... ContinuedDesign Assemblies with Moving Parts Easily with SOLIDWORKS Motion
We all know that design changes are much easier and cheaper to make when we are in the early stages of the design process. The conventional design process approach generally identifies design-related problems and addresses them late in the design
... ContinuedObz Design: Overcoming Design Roadblocks to Tackle Anemia
Obz Design is a non-profit organization focused on improving healthcare through revolutionary medical devices and data-based solutions. The organization is passionate about harnessing engineering and technology to create medical breakthroughs around the globe. Obz is especially interested in collaborating with
... ContinuedTwo Must-Answer Questions When Developing a New Product
Two of the most important questions to ask when developing a new product are: can I make it and will it work? Developing a new product, especially those involving applications such as plastic parts that contain snap fits, can be
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Short: Streamlining Engineering to Manufacturing with Engineering 4.0
The pace of innovation is soaring. In order to survive in today’s competitive environment, companies must be nimble and quickly respond to the changing tides of consumer wants and needs. Customer loyalty is no longer a given; companies must have
... ContinuedManage Your Projects With 3DEXPERIENCE Dashboards
When talking to engineers around the world I hear a common complaint, we are all trying to get too much done with too little time. As an engineer you are juggling multiple tasks over multiple projects. You are designing, sourcing
... ContinuedA Busy Week in the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network
I’m heading out Tuesday for SOLIDWORKS User Group meetings in Toledo, Cleveland, and Detroit this week, and there are plenty of other things going on this week in the SOLIDWORKS Community. Registration is now open for the 1st SWUGN Technical Summit
... ContinuedEmerging Technologies are Newest Cancer-Fighting Weapons
Researchers and doctors worldwide have waged a war on cancer for decades, yet despite advancements on a myriad of fronts, we’re still short of victory. A new discovery, however, that harnesses the power of the body’s own immune system is
... ContinuedWill the Next MacGyver Be a Girl?
Will the Next MacGyver Be a Girl? As a kid I loved watching the TV show “MacGyver.” What’s more amazing than watching a guy run around the world, saving legions of people from peril using Duck-Tape, bubble gum, a rubber
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Short: Designing for the Internet of Things
In this SOLIDWORKS Short, we sat down with Rich Allen Senior Director, Product Management to discuss designing for the Internet of Things. Rich shares examples of how automation processes in our lives are dramatically altering design – not only for
... ContinuedOxyArm: Engineering a Medical First with Simulation
How many problems do you need to solve while bringing a new product to market? Probably more than you want to think about right now. However, despite setbacks, looming deadlines and unforeseen circumstances, you manage to get the job done.
... ContinuedEngineering Students: Here's What Happens at a SOLIDWORKS User Group Meeting
Last month nearly 50 people, including students, met at the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center for the Greater Evansville SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting. Students from SICTC and, thanks to Nashville SOLIDWORKS User Group leader Rudy Ottway, students from
... ContinuedMarch’s Top Five Blog Posts
As we turn the page from March, hopefully we won’t have the challenge of dealing with Smarch weather. If we do, last month’s top blog post will help keep you distracted until better, warmer days arrive. Quickly recapping, March included
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