In my last post, I tried to describe how drawing comics taught me about applying discipline and the understanding of process to my engineering work – and actually to my life... read more →
It may be cliché to say that the possibilities of 3D printing are endless by now, but recent advancements in nanomedicine are giving this tagline more credence than ever. What... read more →
My family immigrated to United States from the Soviet Union in 1978 when I was just 11 years old. I don’t know if my experiences are defined by being a first... read more →
If necessity is the mother of invention, then you could argue that CAD and 3D printing are at least close cousins. (more…)
The debate around part number systems is often reduced to a pitched battle of absolutes, pitting the cold simplicity of the Generic Numbering Coalition (GNC), against the historically focused Confederacy of... read more →
For many entrepreneurs, manufacturing in high volume is a new journey. In turn, how do you know if your contract manufacturer (CM) is performing up to snuff with no basis for comparison?... read more →
Theodore Levitt, a legendary professor of marketing at Harvard, once said: "People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole." Drills or software, it doesn’t really... read more →
What's in a part number? That which we call a part by any other number should assemble as easily? Every company struggles with defining part numbers. Should you use an... read more →
Looking at the profile and size of engineering companies using PDM software, especially as advertised by mainstream PDM and PLM vendors, one might easily reach the conclusion that these systems... read more →
