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Q&A with Siemens PLM Software CEO Chuck Grindstaff on LMS Acquisition

Q&A with Siemens PLM Software CEO Chuck Grindstaff on LMS Acquisition

By now you’ve probably heard the news.  Either that or the Siemens PLM Blog is your first stop every morning.  For the few of you in that latter group, here’s the scoop: Siemens is at it ag…

Local Motors’ Forge Community at the SEMA Show

Local Motors’ Forge Community at the SEMA Show

Local Motors had a big week at the SEMA show this year.  I really loved that they brought in some of their community members to work the booths.  If you stopped by, you probably picked…

Three Quick Reasons To Visit Local Motors At The SEMA Show

Three Quick Reasons To Visit Local Motors At The SEMA Show

Local Motors is in row 37000 of the SEMA Show.Its easy to find. just go south!South hall. South side.Here is why you want to visit: Cool cars – two are Rally Fighters, two …

Free Design Software at the SEMA Show

Free Design Software at the SEMA Show

If you like to mod cars or do your own specialty 3D designs for custom automotive parts, have we got a deal for you! Last year at SEMA, Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, announced a part…

Meet Future Engineer Carolyn Boos

Meet Future Engineer Carolyn Boos

Carolyn Boos is a sophomore at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). She is one of our monthly design contest winners for this prosthetic arm designed in Solid Edge software. Here i…

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – 2nd day, afternoon sessions

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – 2nd day, afternoon sessions

Dan Mekker of Siemens energy gave the afternoon keynote, speaking at length about the role of, and challenges associated with CAE for global product development.  I really liked the notion of in…

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – Day 2 morning sessions

NX CAE Symposium 2012 – Day 2 morning sessions

Ed Green of Rolls Royce kicked off the day’s program with a thought-provoking key note, focusing on CAE initiatives at Rolls.  I liked his perspective on the co-existence of test and simulation,…

Issue Management and CAPA

Issue Management and CAPA

Every manufacturer must conform to some level of product safety and quality whether driven by consumer desires, competitive pressures or government regulations.  To this end, quality practices h…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

The task of creating elements such as springs or gaps between coincident node points can present some challenges. For example, how do you pick the coincident node points individually? Femap offers a …