Engineering managers have a tricky job. They have to keep many people satisfied while balancing contradicting goals: quality and speed. Because they're managing many people and many priorities, every engineering manager hears a lot of annoying or problematic things throughout their day. These five common phrases cause unending stress. Dilbert... read more →
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The broad diversity of CAD technologies available today offers more choice and capability than ever before. All that variety presents a unique problem, however. Given any moderately complex design involving different engineering disciplines, design partners, and/or suppliers, chances are you'll be wrangling multiple CAD platforms. We call it – wait... read more →
May
29
Agile hardware development ensures engineering teams remain flexible in a quick-changing global market. But to keep waste down, experts say, lean product development is still your best bet. Here’s a quick intro to lean, where it comes from, and what you’ll likely need to get started. (more…)
May
28
The product development team at Paul Hammerstrom Design needed a better way to manage PTC Creo data, but traditional PDM was too expensive. They also wanted an easy way to share externally, but low cost file sharing options couldn't cope with their complex assemblies. (more…)
May
27
When a product cost is too expensive, it makes it impossible to grow and sustain your business. We recommend honing in on five key areas- beginning with the easy stuff and moving into the more invasive. (more…)
May
23
Jonathan is the best kind of GrabCADr. He offers advice on designs, creates models that help others join design and engineering challenges, and shares his CAD knowledge. We got the chance to learn about his project, Dirt Force Motorcycles, and how he got started with CAD. (more…)
May
21
You don't have a lot of free time - it takes a lot of energy to bring in a product on schedule and budget. So, we put together a few posts every engineering manager must read to make their jobs easier. Structural Engineering Capabilities from Gurit from Flickr (more…)
May
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. As you probably know, Parasolid is a leading 3D modeling kernel, used by CAD systems like SolidWorks, NX, and Solid Edge (for more on kernels and why they’re important, see this earlier blog post). You may be wondering... read more →
May
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Agile product development isn't new, but it is still foreign to most teams building physical products. Should your team make the switch from Waterfall to Agile hardware product development? There's nothing better than a pros and cons list (and lots of resources) to help you decide. Pictured: Poppy Beta by The... read more →
