While drafting boards and vellum are either a distant memory or a perplexing Wikipedia look-up for the younger set, most engineers are still handling design changes like chain smoking and... read more →
Engineers are an analytical bunch. Function always comes before form. Take street signs, for example. Virtually all of these signs were written in all capital letters. This didn't change until recently... read more →
The venerable Engineering Change Order (ECO) has certainly had its day in the opulent halls of classical change management, but thanks to technology, ECOs might very well be on the... read more →
When it comes to design, sometimes what works in the uninhibited realm of solid modeling (where just about anything is possible) doesn’t make a bit of sense in the real... read more →
If there’s one engineering expert who knows a bit about productivity, it’s Frank Bunker Gilbreth. The man known as the “Father of Management Engineering,” along with his wife Lillian, introduced... read more →
Engineering is not art. There's much more to product development than welding on whatever you find lying around, Mad Max style, as long as it fits and functions. Engineering must... read more →
In the constant battle to improve CAD data quality, a vigorous CAD modeling standard is an effective remedy and the bane of bad modelers everywhere. The right modeling standard drives... read more →
Yes, overseeing complex product design across a multitude of disciplinary dimensions, interfaces, requirements, and testing strategies, can be difficult. And for the longest time, CAD has been a domain that... read more →
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 →
