To get the most out of rapid prototyping, it helps to understand the different methods available for quickly producing a physical model from 3D CAD data. You can also improve... read more →
With modern software, you can create a part in 3D CAD, perform digital analyses, and then send it directly to manufacturing for tooling and production. So why does anyone prototype... read more →
IT departments famously serve as the butt of workplace jokes and complaints. On TV, the computer guys always present as arrogant, impatient, and obtuse. Magazine articles call them the “no”... read more →
It’s easy to understand the need for a data management system if you’ve ever spent hours searching for misplaced product files or overwritten somebody else’s 3D designs. But can you... read more →
Last summer, we talked on this blog about when to hire new CAD help. A reader, Jason Thompson from Sparta Engineering, sent me a note with this observation: As you... read more →
Brian Neville-O’Neill recently sent me this Reddit conversation in which an engineer complains that he is consistently reprimanded by his boss “for over stepping my bounds.” As the sole engineer... read more →
Great teams are creative and collaborative. You don’t need an engineering blog to tell you that. In fact, if you’re like me, your social media sites are full of management... read more →
Here’s an all-to-familiar scenario. You update a model and send it to manufacturing — only to learn that the floor doesn’t build the old version according to the approved drawings.... read more →
Ask the Internet about the job outlook for people in ME, and two things become clear. First, we are alarmingly short of mechanical engineers in this country. Second, mechanical engineers... read more →
