Design Software - An introduction to managing your product development team’s most valuable design assets and preventing costly manufacturing errors

Design Software - Our data is constantly exposed to the danger of being intercepted or stolen as it wends its way over global data networks. Data security measures and measures for protecting intellectual property should not, however, first be implemented when data is exchanged – companies must lay the foundation for these measures within their own organization.

Design Software - The influence exerted by the Internet of Things (IoT) means that there is a steadily growing need for collaboration in industry. Partners from new industries and areas of application need to be integrated in cross-company business processes to ensure that the lifecycle of smart, connected products can be managed from end to end.

Design Software - There is cross-company collaboration - and then there is cross-company collaboration. Large-scale corporations and joint ventures need different mechanisms to protect intellectual property from those required for communication between different company locations with heterogeneous IT landscapes.

Design Software - The service business is not only a high-margin source of revenue for companies in manufacturing industry but also enables them to differentiate themselves better from their competitors. If, however, they are to fully exploit this potential, they must integrate their service processes more tightly with other business processes.

Design Software - What role does the digital twin play in the development of new digital business models? How can companies systematically digitalize their business processes and information flows?

Design Software - Traditional views of large enterprise development see information siloed throughout different departments. A change occurring in the design can have significant impact on time and costs if not reflected throughout the product's lifecycle. Integrating, synchronizing, and managing development data throughout the product development process becomes difficult from the ever-growing, complex environments comprised of siloed systems.

Design Software - Industry 4.0 offers companies considerable opportunities but also presents new challenges. Without smart connected products, there can be no digital factories and no digital transformation of business process and business models. The development of smart products requires the intelligent linking of engineering processes across different companies and across different domains.

Design Software - In the world of movies and television, 3D is the new buzz word. In the field of engineering, the 3D representation of products has been a reality for some tie. What were once physical models are now virtual models and these models are being using in a myriad of novel ways.

Design Software - Complex data migrations require strategic planning, process know-how and the right toolset for execution. Because migration can involve multiple parties and departments, you’ll want to understand the right migration strategies for your specific use case. Whether you are going through a divestiture, planning mergers/acquisitions or centralizing your systems, your choice of migration strategy and toolset is critical to your business success.

Design Software - Multiple computer systems and authoring programs are part of the collaboration within companies and their extended supply chains. If development costs are to be reduced and time-to-market shortened, both internal and external communications flows must be improved.

Design Software - The service business is not only a high-margin source of revenue for companies in the manufacturing industry but also enables them to differentiate themselves better from their competitors. Efficient spare parts provisioning is a prerequisite for first-time-right service, short downtimes and satisfied customers.

BIM - In this year’s AEC technology survey, we measured the acceptance of technology by structural engineers, architects, civil engineering professionals, designers and people working in the construction and building trades.

3D Printing - While the basic methodologies of traditional manufacturing remain the same, there are many efficiencies and levels of automation that have augmented modern machinery over the past decade.

3D Printing - 3D printing is developing fast. With ever-evolving technologies and materials, the range of addressable applications across industries has never been so varied or offered such huge opportunities.

PLM/ERP - Product Data Management (PDM) exists to keep track of the many design documents produced during product development. But not all engineering companies use PDM equally.

PLM/ERP - Digital transformation (DX) is a technology-enabled philosophy, but it is the corporate vision which provides the purpose and direction which DX should support.

PLM/ERP - If digital transformation (DX) is a technology-enabled philosophy, then the success of DX will rely on people undertaking activities in line with its principles.

3D Printing - Today, the pace of innovation in the manufacturing industry is faster than ever before, but at the same time engineers are under increased pressure to get concepts to market quickly. Development teams must make fast and accurate decisions during the conceptual stage of design.

Advanced Manufacturing - In the components business price can often be the determining factor as to what product the manufacturer uses. For a great many mass-market products and applications, the low-cost off-the-shelf, one-piece stamped receptacle fits the bill. The price is right, the performance is adequate.