data management
Solving the engineering to manufacturing puzzle
As part of my duties at SOLIDWORKS, I visit customers to see how they are using our products and get ideas on how we could improve them. I am always amazed at how customers find new ways to use our
... ContinuedIs 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
... ContinuedData Management will be at the core of the Next Engineering Revolution
The amount of design and engineering related data created today, in what could be considered Engineering 3.0, is staggering enough, but as companies move into the realm of Engineering 4.0, the amount of resulting data will explode. Thus the need
... ContinuedVIDEO: Using 3D Design Data Throughout Entire Supply Chain with Model Based Definition
We sat down with Oboe Wu (Product Manager of SOLIDWORKS Model Based Definition) to discuss the the importance of using MBD for minimizing the re-creation of data when working with partners and your supply chain. Oboe discussed how suppliers are
... ContinuedSWMC: A Message from the Coal Face on Working in the Cloud
The last blog on the SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual Lighthouse customers’ feedback is focusing on the aspect of working on the cloud. Read part one to learn about the conceptual design process. Read part two to hear how customers are using
... ContinuedTransparent Data Management Facilitates Innovation in Conceptual Design
Companies rise and fall with their market share, and to increase market share you need high performance, innovative products. So to feed product portfolio, and by extension your business, you need an innovative conceptual design process. Companies need to move
... ContinuedShape Up The Way You Search With EXALEAD OnePart by Jeff Gherardi
Many of our GoEngineer customers already know me; I’ve been helping you with your Data Management issues for years. There is much more to Data Management than Revision Control, Change Processes, and Collaboration, it is also about organizing and finding
... ContinuedAll Together Now with Lukas Jönsson Engineering: A Manufacturer’s One-Stop Shop
The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller these days. Tech giants like Google and Apple are constantly cranking out tools we need to access any information we could desire. Over the past decade we have experienced innovation and ingenuity
... ContinuedData Loss Costs More than Money
Product development organizations that lack formal product data management systems face the real risk of data loss, which translates to increased development costs, lost productivity, and extended product development cycles. Companies are also at risk for lost revenue, damaged reputation,
... ContinuedNon-CAD documents need love too
Have you ever saved an office document locally and also on a network or shared drive so other people can see it? What file is the master then? How do you know who modified the file and when? These questions
... ContinuedThe Art of Simulation Data Management
Manufacturing industries are increasing the use of simulation tools to better understand and validate product behavior. Fortunately this shift toward analysis has led to more informed design decisions. However, I have always wondered how companies that adopt aggressive design simulation
... ContinuedStop Managing Design Data without a Helmet
I recently had the opportunity to travel to some lesser developed parts of the world. I was amazed by the simplicity of life while, at the same time, terrified by some of the living conditions. One site that struck me
... ContinuedSolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual: Connected for Rapid Product Development
Often, we don’t realize how important it is to be connected to our designs and data during product development, especially during the conceptual design phase. I had a very interesting conversation recently with a customer who has been using SolidWorks
... ContinuedTop Five Return on Investment Areas for EPDM
If you’re reading this post, you’ve likely wondered at some point about how you can help rationalize what may be perceived by some as “intangible” – the return on your investment for implementing a data management solution. Many of our
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