3D Printers' Role Fueled by Content Tools
CAD/CAM Corner 6/29/2012 26 comments Along with cheaper, more accessible 3D printers, new content creation tools are helping promote the technology for personal manufacturing.
Design Agility a Key Pain Point
CAD/CAM Corner 6/28/2012 4 comments PTC research reveals that the ability to readily respond to late-stage design changes and struggles surrounding CAD interoperability remain ongoing challenges for engineering organizations.
IBM, NI Plug Systems Engineering Gap
CAD/CAM Corner 6/27/2012 6 comments IBM and National Instruments are building a bridge between their embedded software testing and quality management tools, delivering end-to-end traceability from requirements through system test.
Siemens Takes the Sting Out of Data Management
CAD/CAM Corner 6/26/2012 10 comments Accompanying the debut of Solid Edge ST5, Siemens PLM Software rolls out Insight XT, which leverages Microsoft SharePoint to mitigate some of the complexity associated with design data management.
3D Systems' Custom Prosthetics Ooze Personality
CAD/CAM Corner 6/25/2012 9 comments Via its latest acquisition of Bespoke Innovations, 3D Systems is getting into the medical device business, leveraging its 3D print technology to create personalized prosthetics.
Design News Radio Explores Big-Picture Systems Engineering
CAD/CAM Corner 6/20/2012 2 comments Engineering groups are serious about systems-level thinking, but they still struggle with the practice. Tune into Design News Radio to uncover best-practices to take an integrated, systems engineering approach.
Video: Bukobot Advances Open-Source 3D Printing
CAD/CAM Corner 6/19/2012 6 comments The Bukobot open-source 3D printer aims for easier assembly and scalability, offering hobbyists and engineers a low-cost framework for getting started with 3D printing.
Siemens' Teamcenter 9 Dials Systems Engineering Up a Notch
CAD/CAM Corner 6/14/2012 2 comments With the latest release of its PLM platform, systems engineering definition is now fully integrated into Teamcenter's unified architecture and managed as part of the product record.
Slideshow: History Reborn in 3D
CAD/CAM Corner 6/12/2012 8 comments Beyond modeling the latest car or aircraft carrier, 3D technologies like CAD and printers are helping recreate history, providing an opportunity to go back in time via an immersive, interactive experience.
Video: Making the Leap to 3D Motion Control
CAD/CAM Corner 6/8/2012 18 comments Leap Motion's Leap device promises to bring interactive 3D motion control and gesture interfaces to professional applications like 3D drawing and modeling.
Fujitsu Labs Addresses 3D Parts Reuse
CAD/CAM Corner 6/7/2012 9 comments Promising to accelerate parts model reuse and shorten design time, a Fujitsu research team has developed new global shape retrieval technology that unearths partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.
Siemens Steps Up Search & 3D Data Sharing
CAD/CAM Corner 6/6/2012 6 comments Siemens PLM Software has released Active Workspace, a visual, interactive environment that complements PLM, helping users easily find and access intelligent 3D product data across systems to aid in better decision making.
ANSYS Takes Aim at Embedded Software
CAD/CAM Corner 6/5/2012 5 comments On the heels of its acquisition of Esterel Technologies, ANSYS steps into the world of systems engineering, rounding out its portfolio with a simulation tool for embedded software.
What's in Store for 2H12?
Blog 6/4/2012 13 comments Design News has covered an astounding number of stories and topics so far this year, but we're not going to rest on our laurels. Stay tuned.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Labs have observed a reaction in lithium-air batteries that could help improve the design of these cells for electric vehicles and other applications.
Healthcare might seem to be an unlikely target application for the Internet of Things technology, but recent developments show small ways that big-data is going to make an impact on patient care moving into the future.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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