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NX Manufacturing

Master the Challenges of Programming Multi-function Machines

Multi-function machine tools can do the work of multiple separate machines, but are more challenging to program. A multiple-function machine tool can reduce the number of setups requi...

By Aaron Frankel

Embedded Software

Debugging with printf() or not ...

My colleague Richard Vlamynck [who has been a guest blogger here] and I were discussing tracing and debugging. Like me,...

NX Manufacturing

Evolution of Tool Paths

How did tool paths get this complicated? This article traces the roots of tool paths evolution. The primary purpose of modern Computer Aided Machining (CAM) programs is to create eff...

Simulating the Real World

CFD - Colourful Friday Distractions

By way of an apology for the more verbose blogs I’ve been issuing recently I’d like to present you with...

By Robin Bornoff

Simulating the Real World

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 4: Compact Thermal Models

Electronics cooling simulation was born out of the world of CFD, rather fully conjugate heat transfer simulation where convective, radiative...

By Robin Bornoff

Decisions, Decisions....

The topic of my blog is Decisions. We make thousands of personal and work related decisions every day. Most of our daily decisions are small in scope like "what am I going to eat for breakfast?" or "...

SDC Verifier at the 2013 Femap Symposium

In a previous blog, I talked about an application that has been built on top of Femap to help verify structures in accordance with required building and safety standards – SDC Verifier (SDC standing ...

Embedded Software

New thoughts on Evernote

I have written about Evernote here before and continue to be an enthusiast for the product/service. I observe that I...

Welcome John Whetstone to our BlogSquad

Please welcome John Whetstone to our Blogsquad. John is currently the Product Manager for Decision Support Tools. What are Decision Support tools, you ask? At Siemens PLM Software, this is a newly...

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Digital Transformation Podcast

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December 05, 2025

In the seventh episode of industrial machinery and AI series in our Digital Transformation podcast, host Chris Pennington, global industry...

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Join host Harry Foster on Bugged Out as he dives deep into the world of functional verification with special guest...

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Join host Harry Foster on Bugged Out as he welcomes industry veteran Tom Fitzpatrick to explore the transformative power of...