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Jack and Microsoft Kinect for Windows delivering innovations for the nuclear industry

Jack and Microsoft Kinect for Windows delivering innovations for the nuclear industry

Last November, we revealed how we used Microsoft Kinect for Windows to develop a natural user interface for Jack; our human simulation software. It was an exciting time for us as Kinect for…

How Jim Wright Went From Finance to the Shop Floor

How Jim Wright Went From Finance to the Shop Floor

There were two things I knew about Jim Wright before I met him. He lives in the country and is passionate about CAM. Both of these came through various Twitter conversations before we ever met in rea…

Optimize robotic palletizing using Tecnomatix

Optimize robotic palletizing using Tecnomatix

The use of robots for packaging automation is one of the fastest growing applications of robotics. Especially in the consumer products and shipping industries, Robots are increasingly used for packin…

The Topic of Lean Manufacturing: Part 3

The Topic of Lean Manufacturing: Part 3

When I think of lean and how to communicate it to others, I tend to gravitate toward the simple.  Ok, I need a bit more complexity than “the elimination of waste”, but not much more.  I nee…

Welcome David Chadwick to the Blogsquad

Welcome David Chadwick to the Blogsquad

We are on a role with adding new members on the Siemens PLM Blog Squad. Please join me in welcoming our newest blogger David Chadwick. You probably recognize Dave from several of his guest posts on o…

Why Mark Burhop Became an Engineer

Why Mark Burhop Became an Engineer

For those of you who only know Mark Burhop by his avatar (above), below is a rare exclusive video so you can see what he really looks and sounds like. Why did he become an engineer? Because he was…

Solid Edge University: It’s a Wrap! #SEU12

Solid Edge University: It’s a Wrap! #SEU12

Now that Solid Edge University is behind us (2 weeks seems like forever), we’ve put together a “storify” that highlights all of the event’s activities. If you have a moment, either find yourself in t…

NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches WITH Keyboard Shortcuts

NX Hints and Tips – Rapid Sketches WITH Keyboard Shortcuts

Last week, I highlighted a video showing how to rapidly create sketches.This time, we’ll use a number of NX shortcuts. As you can see, by adding the shortcuts you can be much m…

Jack Human Simulation: anthropomorphic databases and task analysis tools

Jack Human Simulation: anthropomorphic databases and task analysis tools

One of the biggest strengths of our Jack human simulation tools is the range of human performance analysis tools we provide in the software. Whether it is to analyze forces on lower back or load carr…