Ashley Eckhoff

Ashley has been with Siemens PL in various capacities since December of 1997. In that time he has bent sheet metal, laid-up composites, folded flexible printed circuits, and printed in 3D. Who knows what he'll be up to next...

Getting Closer to Launch: Additive Manufacturing for the Quadcopter Mold

Getting Closer to Launch: Additive Manufacturing for the Quadcopter Mold

June 29, 2021
My name is Ashley Eckhoff, and I am a part of the Additive Manufacturing Group at Siemens Digital Industries Software....
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Don’t miss the new Additive Track at Realize LIVE

Don’t miss the new Additive Track at Realize LIVE

April 24, 2019
If you haven’t been to a Siemens PLM Software user conference in a while, this is THE year to attend. We’re pulling out the stops to give you immense value for your dollar with multiple opportuniti...
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Formnext 2018 – Siemens Simcenter 3D Additive Manufacturing Process Simulation

Formnext 2018 – Siemens Simcenter 3D Additive Manufacturing Process Simulation

November 13, 2018
At Formnext 2018, we just announced our new Simcenter 3D Additive Manufacturing Process Simulation solution.  As the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) acceler...
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Industrializing Additive Manufacturing – 3rd Quarter Wrap-up

Industrializing Additive Manufacturing – 3rd Quarter Wrap-up

November 7, 2018
It has been a while since I have written on the status of our additive manufacturing efforts and a lot has happened in the interim.  The winds of change continue to blow across the additive manu...
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RAPID + TCT 2018 Wrap-up

RAPID + TCT 2018 Wrap-up

May 1, 2018
As the additive manufacturing market grows, it's getting harder and harder to keep up with all of the various events, conferences, workshops, and tradeshows that have grown around this industry.&nbsp...
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Additive Manufacturing + Industrial Machinery Industry = Precision Replication

Additive Manufacturing + Industrial Machinery Industry = Precision Replication

March 29, 2018
Making machines… Anyone who knows me knows that I am a certified card-carrying geek.  I watch a decent amount of television, but my small screen world is devoid of crazy housewives, idols, and...
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“Following the Digital Thread” video series available now!

“Following the Digital Thread” video series available now!

March 13, 2018
As mentioned in previous posts over the past two weeks, MIT Sloan Management Review and our partner Deloitte have teamed up to create a high quality and insightful video series called Following ...
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Additive Manufacturing + Energy Industry = Power

Additive Manufacturing + Energy Industry = Power

March 12, 2018
Power with a Capital P… Modern human existence depends on electrical power.  We barely know what to do with ourselves when the WiFi goes down, much less the power grid. A city with one million...
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Reminder: Deloitte and MIT Sloan Management Review present new video series about the digital thread

Reminder: Deloitte and MIT Sloan Management Review present new video series about the digital thread

March 6, 2018
MIT Sloan Management Review and our partner Deloitte have teamed up to create a high quality and insightful video series called Following the Digital Thread.  The video s...
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Additive Manufacturing + Aerospace Industry = Efficiency

Additive Manufacturing + Aerospace Industry = Efficiency

March 6, 2018
Time for a diet… I am one of those people who really loves to travel.  Even though my enjoyment of flying has lessened along with the decline in the convenience of the endeavor, it st...
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Deloitte and MIT Sloan Management Review present a new video series about the digital thread

Deloitte and MIT Sloan Management Review present a new video series about the digital thread

February 27, 2018
MIT Sloan Management Review and our partner Deloitte have teamed up to create a high quality and insightful video series called Following the Digital Thread. The original Bell Crank an...
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Additive Manufacturing Technology + Automotive Industry = Modernization

Additive Manufacturing Technology + Automotive Industry = Modernization

February 23, 2018
Rubber hits the road I have a confession to make.  I am in love.  With a car.  Interestingly, it was my mother who instilled a love of the automobile into my brother and me....
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Additive Manufacturing Technology + Medical Industry = Innovation

Additive Manufacturing Technology + Medical Industry = Innovation

February 14, 2018
A 3D printed apple a day…. One thing that was initially surprising to me when I started working with additive manufacturing is how the medical community has been one of the driving forces ...
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Additive Manufacturing: Our Year in Review

Additive Manufacturing: Our Year in Review

December 15, 2017
2017 has been an eventful year for additive manufacturing (AM), and Siemens has worked hard to be at the forefront of the charge. As we close out the year, I would like to look back with a little ret...
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Siemens & HP – Working to make the future a reality

Siemens & HP – Working to make the future a reality

October 3, 2017
Siemens & HP – Making the future reality Just a little while ago, we announced some big news. At our annual analyst conference, Siemens and HP announced a strengthening of our partnership aroun...
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Research Makes Perfect

Research Makes Perfect

August 31, 2017
You may not know this, but Siemens has been doing research on additive manufacturing since the late 80’s. The first Stereolithography machine was patented in 1986 and Siemens began research into the ...
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Adventures in 3D Printing

Adventures in 3D Printing

March 21, 2017
To go forward, you must first look back… Figure 1- The metal awl from Tel Tsaf upon discovery. - Credit: PLOS ONE, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096882 In 2014, archaeologists working a site in I...
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Invisible Magic: Musings on how CAD drives our modern world

Invisible Magic: Musings on how CAD drives our modern world

November 10, 2015
A while back, I experienced every traveler’s nightmare. I was on a flight home that got canceled. I immediately got on my cell phone to call our travel agency to see what my options were. It ended up...
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Deep-diving into customer processes

Deep-diving into customer processes

September 21, 2015
It's not often that you get to try your hand at a completely different career, but not long ago I found myself sawing through bones to give a patient a knee implant that would allow them to regain th...
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