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Solid Edge Student Edition

Solid Edge Student Edition

Students at Polytechnical College of San Sebastian (Spain) designed and fabricated a prototype of a 125cc racing motorcycle using Solid Edge Everywhere you look in the last couple weeks, you se…

Conics in Geometric Constraint Solving

Conics in Geometric Constraint Solving

As their name implies, conic sections (or just “conics”) are curves that are created by intersecting a conical surface with a plane. They are usually divided into three types:   &…

Engineer Versus Designer (the blog about the podcast)

Engineer Versus Designer (the blog about the podcast)

I had a bit of fun with the Engineer Vs Designer podcast folks this week.  If you have not checked them out, they are Josh  Mings and Adam O’Hern, one a clever engineer and the other an ove…

Greetings from the GMA Executive Conference

Greetings from the GMA Executive Conference

The Siemens team is here in beautiful Colorado Springs at the GMA Executive Conference.  The past few days have provided excellent opportunities to speak with the industry leaders in food & …

Extend Surfaces to Connect Mesh – Femap Tips & Tricks

Extend Surfaces to Connect Mesh – Femap Tips & Tricks

See how you can use the Meshing Toolbox in Femap to extend surfaces and corresponding meshes to fill any potential gaps in the geometry and create a continuous finite element model. Alastair

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: CH2M Hill

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: CH2M Hill

Lee McIntire, Chairman and CEO of CH2M Hill brings a slightly different perspective to the discussion.  His company is one of the world’s largest EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, & Const…

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: Kroger

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: Kroger

Dave Dillon, Chairman & CEO of Kroger will also be a participant in the sustainability panel, “Practical Industry Strategies for a Sustainable Future”, Monday, August 22 at 2:15 p….

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: Cargill

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists: Cargill

Following my post yesterday which included a video from Siemens President and CEO Eric Spiegel on sustainability, here is a video interview with Cargill Chairman and CEO Greg Page.  The pri…

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists

Countdown to the GMA Executive Conference… Meet the Sustainability Panelists

It is less than a week before the GMA Executive Conference, the annual gathering of the elite in the food & beverage industry – looking forward to a great event.  Yesterday, GMA ho…