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Solid Edge Sponsor Keyshot Dominates World with Great Graphics!

Solid Edge Sponsor Keyshot Dominates World with Great Graphics!

Keyshot Metal Flakes One of my favorite partner products is Keyshot from Luxion.   I got to play with them a few years ago and really liked its ease of use.  This year, they…

Closing the Technical Workforce Gap

Closing the Technical Workforce Gap

Yesterday, I shared Bill Boswell’s Crisis in Manufacturing presentation from PLM Connection. In the middle of his presentation was this cute video on the STEM skills gap. It was a TV spot fo…

Structural Analysis of Dams

Structural Analysis of Dams

Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE) based in Milan, Italy, carries out specialized studies and research for companies operating in the hydroelectric sector. With structural analysis of dams, the sim…

Lasers, World Domination, and Solid Edge Sponsor Inforbix

Lasers, World Domination, and Solid Edge Sponsor Inforbix

To get ready for this series of posts, I went reading some other company’s blog posts on their partners.  I made it through about two before I fell asleep. I’m sure the SEO spiders were even str…

Crisis in Manufacturing

Crisis in Manufacturing

Today this tweet from Manufacturing Executive caught my eye on the #workforce Twitter stream: Chris Chiappinelli’s blog post, Attacking the Manufacturing Workforce Issue, highlights workforc…

Solid Edge University Sponsors

Solid Edge University Sponsors

We are getting close to Solid Edge University and just wrapped up signing up our sponsors.  We got back our sponsors for last year. Every. Single. One.  Then we doubled it!  And then m…

NX Hints and Tips – Creating Helical Shapes

NX Hints and Tips – Creating Helical Shapes

It’s been a while since I posted an NX tutorial video. Let’s look at a more advanced topic, using the Helix and Bridge Curve commands In this example we will create the thread on an oil fil…

Survey Highlights Data Management Challenges Faced by Manufacturers (Infographic)

Survey Highlights Data Management Challenges Faced by Manufacturers (Infographic)

Guest Blog Post by Dave Chadwick, Global Marketing Manager, data management components of the Velocity Series for Siemens PLM Software. See bottom of post for Dave’s bio. In this 3-part blog post …

Why Become an Engineer?

Why Become an Engineer?

I’ve been spotlighting future engineers to show you some of the great work student engineers are doing. At PLM Connection, surrounded by 1,800 folks who pursued careers in the engineering industry, I…