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Tecnomatix Press Line Simulation at BSH

Tecnomatix Press Line Simulation at BSH

Whenever I think of press lines, an image of an automotive plant making those sheet metal body frames comes to mind. Increasingly these highly sophisticated press lines are also used in other manufac…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Reverse Entity Visibility

Femap Tips & Tricks: Reverse Entity Visibility

Quite often it’s handy when you’ve set the visibility of a number of entities to be able to quickly reverse the display of the entities that are shown and hidden without necessarily changing the disp…

Welcome Robert Hidajat to our BlogSquad

Welcome Robert Hidajat to our BlogSquad

Our newest member of the Blogsquad has been in the PLM Industry for 17 years so you can expect some great stories! Please join me in welcoming Robert Hidajat! Robert first joined Engineering …

How do you collaborate and share product information?

How do you collaborate and share product information?

Lifecycle Insights, a research and advisory firm, is conducting an industry survey to gather data about how companies collaborate and share information. Your organization may benefit from…

NAFEMS ‘Analysis Needs’ Survey

NAFEMS ‘Analysis Needs’ Survey

For those of you not familiar with NAFEMS, it is the premier, global, non-profit organization that brings together the communities and individuals who engage in the practice of engineering modeling, …

Announcing the Femap Symposium Keynote Speaker

Announcing the Femap Symposium Keynote Speaker

In my previous blog, I highlighted the JPL case study that described how Femap was used to create the simulation model of the Mars Rover, its spacecraft and descent vehicle. Now there is a chance to …

VIRO Engineering – Delivering Value with NX

VIRO Engineering – Delivering Value with NX

Meet VIRO, a specialized engineering services outfit based in the Netherlands. 550 strong, VIRO delivers design and analysis consultancy packages to a diverse range of customers in the chemical, petr…

Cal State LA and Siemens PLM Software Collaborate on EcoCAR2

Cal State LA and Siemens PLM Software Collaborate on EcoCAR2

Over on the GreenGarageBlog, the Cal State Los Angeles team shared a blog post and video they produced on their use of NX and Teamcenter on their EcoCAR 2 vehicle. “Siemens PLM Software:…

What most schools don’t teach

What most schools don’t teach

My friend, Matt Johnson, came across this great video on “coding” and sent it to those of us working on Solid Edge Developer Day.  It is inspirational. http://youtu.be/nKIu9yen5nc If y…