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Electronic Systems Design

Placement Challenges: Playing with Paper Dolls

Long before video games, children had simpler means of entertainment. Boys had their army men and marbles. Girls had their...

Designcenter Solid Edge

Surfacing: Techniques from the Trenches

Solid Edge surfacing is an area which can be conquered only by getting your hands dirty. There is no way mastering it by marveling at designs created by others or by reverse engineering it i...

By Tushar Suradkar

Designcenter Solid Edge

CAMWorks Adding More Functionality

I don't often write about CAM software, but last year CAMWorks made a big splash at Solid Edge University by coming out with an integrated version of their software for Solid Edge. It was a big deal ...

Electronic Systems Design

TechValidate surveys PADS users - Collects more than 30 Case Studies

TechValidate, an independent third-party survey company, recently surveyed over 15000 verified PADS users with real-world questions about their PADS experiences....

By John McMillan

Redefining engines with manufacturing simulation

When our customer, Perkins Engines Company, asks the question, “Who says you can’t have it all?”— as they do in the marketing material for their Tier 4 engines – they’re referring to the trade-off be...

By Aaron Frankel

NX Quick Tips - Surface modeling tools for reverse engineering

This post has moved to the NX Design Knowledge Base. The compete NX Quick Tips video series can be found here. Jerry

By JerrySarfati

Designcenter Solid Edge

ST7: Duplicate Components

There's a lot of assembly functionality in ST7 that has been kind of skipped over, or hasn't had the attention it might deserve. There's a new tool called Duplicate Components that is super powerful,...

Future of Motor City Manufacturing

Automation World’s David Greenfield recently shared Reasons for U.S. Manufacturing’s Upswing, insights from a Kiplinger report. He noted that industries that require more advanced technology and&nbsp...

Academic and Future Workforce

Tecnomatix Tech Tip Webinars

Learn how to use specific Tecnomatix® software capabilities in these live 20-minute webinar demonstrations. Stay online after each demonstration for Q&A and to chat online with ...

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The Industry Forward Podcast

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The future of batteries for humanoid robots will depend on close collaboration across the entire battery ecosystem.

Empowering Engineering Educators

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In this thought-provoking episode, host Joe Hanson sits down with guest, science educator Leonisa Aridzzone, to explore the critical importance...

Empowering Engineering Educators

Episode 7: The Engineering Design Process

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Join host Joe Hanson and MIT Associate Professor Amos Winter for an enlightening exploration of the engineering design process and...