Onshape Q1 2019 Review
Onshape has spent the last year adapting its offering to address the enterprise market. Al Dean reports on how the cloud-based system is bringing a new approach to data and…
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Al Dean
Al Dean is formerly DEVELOP3D’s editor in chief and has been writing and talking about product development technology for the last 20 years. With a technical background in product design and engineering, he still gets excited about new ways to apply a fillet.
We have yet to see true AI emerge from science fiction
We have yet to see true AI emerge from science fiction. But that’s not stopping a bunch of folks claiming their tools feature it. Beware the snake oil, says Al…
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Edgecam 2019 Review
Since Hexagon took over the Vero portfolio, things have moved on apace. Al Dean takes a look at the latest updates to its production machining-focused Edgecam
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Siemens adds Machine Learning prediction & productivity to NX
Siemens has just issued details of the latest release of its flagship NX system which sees the beginning of the development team adding some features that take advantage of Machine…
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PTC Creo Simulation Live launches with inbuilt Ansys live simulation tech
PTC and Ansys has announced a new offering in the Creo product line, Creo Simulation Live, which combines PTC’s flagship 3D product development system with Ansys’ brand spanking new real…
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How advances in compute power are impacting the ways we work
Al Dean considers how advances in computing capacity are impacting the ways we work – and why the trend is likely to continue
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Materialise Magics 23 Review
As the world of additive manufacturing becomes more diverse and complex, pre-processing software has become a hot ticket item. Al Dean takes a look at the latest release of the…
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Spares and repairs with additive at Wyedean
Wyedean is a manufacturer of military uniform regalia and accessories that has been supplying a vast range of products to the Armed Forces for over a century There is a…
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Solidworks World is no more, long live 3DExperience World
In February, Dassault Systèmes held its 20th annual Solidworks World event in Dallas, Texas, and it turns out it's the last one, at least with that name. Al Dean reports…
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Formlabs goes all out for third gen SLA Form 3 machines
Go big or go home comes to mind when looking at Formlabs’ announcements today: The Boston-based SLA and SLS machine developer has announced the third generation of its Form stereolithography…
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