By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Siemens PLM Software will appoint Tony Hemmelgarn president and CEO effective October 1. Hemmelgarn is currently the company’s executive vice president for global sales, marketing and services. Current president and CEO Chuck Grindstaff will become executive chairman of Siemens PLM. Hemmelgarn, a seasoned industry executive, joined the company that […]
If you draw it, can you print it?
by Jean Thilmany, Contributing Editor 3D printing enables you to reduce part weight, raw material used and cut total energy used in production. But to truly take advantage of 3D printing, engineers need updated, intuitive, easy-to-learn CAD tools. To keep pace with advances in 3D printing, CAD technology must move into the cloud, become easier […]
New Technologies Ushering in the Maker Movement
by Barb Schmitz, Senior Editor Over the past several years, there’s been a confluence of new technologies that have given birth to a trend referred to as the “maker” movement, or the democratization of design. Members of this movement, the so-called “makers,” are people who can conceive, design and build products, with a healthy assist […]
Behavioral Changes Needed to Switch from History-based to Direct Modeling
Participants in yesterday’s “The Pros and Cons of History-based and Direct Modeling Paradigms” webinar heard from three leading experts on the strengths and weaknesses of both modeling approaches as well as where each modeling approach shines throughout the product development process. We learned that both tools are useful though some are better suited for particular […]
CAD Goes Social
Are engineering software developers pushing the collaboration envelope so that distributed users can edit complex 3D models at the same time? Ever since the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, many CAD/CAE/CAM companies have been trying to leverage online technologies so users in distributed environments can “get more social” to improve their […]
7 New Year’s Resolutions for CAD Users
As we approach year’s end and begin looking towards a brand-spanking new year, many of us will make New Year’s resolutions. These are often health-related (eat less, exercise more, drop a few pounds, quit an unhealthy habit or two) or family-related (yell at my kids less, be more considerate of my significant other, walk the […]
Siemens to acquire TESIS PLMware, further enhancing its industry software portfolio
Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire TESIS PLMware, recognized in the integration of product lifecycle management (PLM) software with other enterprise applications. The acquisition will further enhance Siemens’ industry software portfolio. TESIS PLMware helps customers improve IT costs and efficiency by providing a proven solution for the integration of Siemens’ Teamcenter® software with […]
Taming the Upfront Cost of CAD
By Evan Yares, 3DCAD Editor About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article for 3D CAD World, asking the question “Should you buy your CAD software—or rent?” The thing that piqued my interest in the subject at the time was the release of a version of Solid Edge called Design 1, available […]
More on Steve Triplett, Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Winner
By Evan Yares, 3DCAD Editor Recently, Judges from the Design World editorial staff, Siemens and Microsoft selected Steve Triplett, Owner of Trinity Frame & Fabrication in Dallas, as the winner of the Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest. More than 60 submissions were received for this online competition. We asked our readers: Do you have an […]
Winner chosen for Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest
By Paul Heney, Editorial Director What if CAD’s barriers to entry could be lowered? What if the reach of professional CAD tools could be extended, to a larger community of users? Those questions gave rise to the Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest. We asked our readers: Do you have an engineering dream? Something you’ve thought […]
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