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Jack @ GM

Jack @ GM

Kenneth Wong wrote a great article called “GM Puts Digital Humans to Work” which was published in Desktop Engineering. This is based on an interview with Bob Tilove, a technical fellow at General Mot…

IMTS and the Digital Manufacturing Symposium

IMTS and the Digital Manufacturing Symposium

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, IL will be a great event. Siemens will be present on several booths. And more, the Digital Manufacturing Symposium will tak…

Food Safety tracking and tracing

Food Safety tracking and tracing

A critical topic for the CPG Food & Beverage industry is food and product safety. Any number of recalls over the past 18 months to 2 years, peanuts, toys, spinach, and most recently eggs makes th…

Wanted: Passion and champions

Wanted: Passion and champions

Our task was to assemble a panel discussion for the GMA Executive Conference with executives from outside of the CPG F&B industry to give their prospective on successful innovation. And what…

Improving Eco-design in Retail with PLM

Improving Eco-design in Retail with PLM

Working for a company like Siemens, which is a big supporter of Earth Day, World Water Day, and other important sustainability initiatives, combined with some quality beach and mountain time this sum…

Win an iPod® Touch … if you use Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Win an iPod® Touch … if you use Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

OK, one more thing: you need to be a student. In this case you might be interested in the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation Student Contest and get the chance to win an Apple iPod® Touch. What to do for…

There is never a bad time to innovate

There is never a bad time to innovate

The winners of the CPG Award for Innovation and Creativity was presented today at the GMA Executive Conference. There are 2 winners according to market cap size, a winner for small to mid-size compan…

Hello from the 2010 GMA Executive Conference

Hello from the 2010 GMA Executive Conference

The conference is underway today, and attendance is up from last year. Executives from the world’s leading CPG, F&B companies are here to network, and to learn the latest from peers and…

Are you buying FEA for the Pretty Pictures?

Are you buying FEA for the Pretty Pictures?

I saw a couple posts this week on the growing trend of CAD designers using FEA tools (BTW, this post has a lot of links so check them out). Roopinder Tarajust sat through the laste…