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Mobile PLM: What’s the Shortest Path to Value?


Mobile Devices are a new technology platform that can make PLM data more accessible and bring new functionality. Analysts Jim Brown and Chad Jackson disagree about the future direction for mobile PLM. Be sure to cast your vote!

This Week in Engineering

World's Tallest Building in 90 Days


World’s tallest building; 1300 MPG; IKEA-style truck; predicting mechanical failure; teen creates self-driving car; and thought-controlled drone.

Product Design Show

Electronics in Mechanical Product Design


Embedding electronics demands new processes and technology for product design.

This Week in Engineering

Dark Matter Detector


World’s smallest movie; robot fly takes off; infrared checkout line prediction; dark matter detector; drone beer delivery; and bionic dog.

Tech4PD

Systems Engineering and PLM: Future or Fool's Dream?


Today's "Smart" products embody elements of mechanical, electrical and software design. That makes the requirements increasingly interdependent. Systems engineering is the integration of these functions into a unified design. In this episode, Tech-Clarity's Jim Brown and Lifecycle Insights' Chad Jackson debate whether systems engineering is ready to be integrated in the PLM system, or should stand apart using best-of-breed applications.