Henry Ford, once rather famously said, “The customer can have it painted any color he wants, as long as it’s black.” Back in 1909 that type of business model worked. Customers clamored for the low prices offered by economies of scale, rather than a more expensive product that fit their unique needs. Ford was able […]
7 Career Advancement Tips for Engineers
There’s more to being a successful engineer than being good at math and science. Regardless of whether you graduated in May or 20 years ago, there are tips and strategies you can employ to increase your chances of career advancement, some of which might be surprising. So let’s take a look at some of these […]
GrabCAD Announces Integration with PTC Creo and Workbench Summer 2014 Release
It appears the folks at GrabCAD have been quite busy. The Cambridge-based startup is making two significant announcements today: the integration of its Workbench cloud-based file management platform with PTC Creo CAD software and the release of Workbench Summer 2014. Since PTC Live Global was just held this week in Boston, we’ll start with that […]
Creo 3.0 Announced at PTC Live Global
Amid the excitement of users, partners, analysts and members of the press–along with hundreds of Boston-based employees, PTC announces the release of Creo 3.0. Among the most impressive of its enhancements and feature upgrades is what PTC has dubbed Unite Technology. Designed to help its customers overcome the struggles of dealing with CAD data in […]
Dassault Ships Mechanical Conceptual
Though it was announced back in January at SolidWorks World, Dassault Systemes today announces that Mechanical Conceptual is now available. The first SolidWorks application on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Mechanical Conceptual has already been hard at work in production environments at numerous customer sites. Touted to be more social and conceptual, the software is expected to […]
News from the 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Congress
There are only two well-known annual events addressing CAD interoperability in the United States, and only one—the Collaboration and Interoperability Congress (3DCIC)—is open to all comers. It’s a bit surprising, considering how deeply rooted and expensive CAD interoperability problems are. At 3DCIC, which I’ve attended over the last few days, on the order of 100 […]
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