Markus Erlmann
Manufacturing Production with ThyssenKrupp

Manufacturing Production with ThyssenKrupp

September 21, 2010

At the Digital Manufacturing Symposium which was co-located with the IMTS in Chicago, Marcelo Gracci from ThyssenKrupp discussed their use of robotics simulation and the concept of virtual commission…

By Markus Erlmann
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Winning a new Customer with Digital Manufacturing

Winning a new Customer with Digital Manufacturing

September 18, 2010

At the Digital Manufacturing Symposium at the IMTS in Chicago, Markus Aschenbrenner, CEO Zollner USA, talked about how they won a very important customer by using digital manufacturing solutions. …

By Markus Erlmann
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Innovation for the Machinery Industry

Innovation for the Machinery Industry

September 17, 2010

This week at IMTS we launched a new product: the Mechatronics Concept Designer. Jerry Sarfati already published a detailed blog post about this new product. I met Matthias Lenord, Innovation Manager …

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Honda of America improves Planning Productivity

Honda of America improves Planning Productivity

September 15, 2010

Honda of America was the first customer speaking at the Digital Manufacturing Symposium at the IMTS in Chicago. Eric Grajo and Mike Lyle discussed how to leverage technology disruptions to challenge …

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Speed-up Aero-Engines and Increase Power Generation

Speed-up Aero-Engines and Increase Power Generation

September 8, 2010

Parts like this one do the job. They speed-up aero-engines and increase power generation. But they are difficult to manufacture. And it’s even more difficult to create the G-code or NC-progra…

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Jack @ GM

Jack @ GM

September 2, 2010

Kenneth Wong wrote a great article called “GM Puts Digital Humans to Work” which was published in Desktop Engineering. This is based on an interview with Bob Tilove, a technical fellow at General Mot…

By Markus Erlmann
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IMTS and the Digital Manufacturing Symposium

IMTS and the Digital Manufacturing Symposium

September 1, 2010

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, IL will be a great event. Siemens will be present on several booths. And more, the Digital Manufacturing Symposium will tak…

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Win an iPod® Touch … if you use Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Win an iPod® Touch … if you use Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

August 31, 2010

OK, one more thing: you need to be a student. In this case you might be interested in the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation Student Contest and get the chance to win an Apple iPod® Touch. What to do for…

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Networking about Digital Manufacturing

Networking about Digital Manufacturing

July 14, 2010

From my discussions with customers, I’ve learned that digital manufacturing helps them to improve their productivity during the planning process and on the shop floor. Most customers use a step-by-st…

By Markus Erlmann
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