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.

VW commit to Teamcenter

Posted by - February 26, 2008
Siemens PLM Software came up with some interesting news, that it recieved a major order from Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft for Teamcenter and its implementation. VW will use Teamcenter throughout its vehicle…
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Starck @ TED

Posted by - February 27, 2008
Philippe Starck.. if you’re into design, then you know monsieur Starck. Phil, a good friend (Champ, not Starck), a close advisor on all things design and a man I rely…
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DEVELOP3D goes public

Posted by - April 25, 2008
Well, we finally got to the point where we wanted to tell everyone about what we’re doing – many knew already, a few didn’t. Whatever the case was, they do…
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Siemens PLM steps up its game..

Posted by - April 25, 2008
If you haven’t seen these videos, watch them. They’re pretty amazing. I’d make comments on this technology, but I want you to see it before I do. There are two…
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Icona takes on Bunkspeed

Posted by - April 26, 2008
If you haven’t come across Icona Solutions before, it develops a system called Aesthetica which allows both quality engineers and stylists to gauge the effect of manufacturing variation; but does…
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Back Up – Back Up – Back Up

Posted by - April 27, 2008
Time for a public confession; I’m hoarder of digital stuff. I’ve keep all those MP3s that I never listen to, I’ve keep all my research that I’ve done for 10…
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Autodesk to acquire MoldFlow

Posted by - May 2, 2008
News of Autodesk’s intent to acquire MoldFlow came as a bit of a surprise. Considering Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping plan over the next few years, to enable users to take a…
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Autodesk to maintain MoldFlow partnerships

Posted by - May 6, 2008
Courtesy of RalphG at WorldAccessCAD, Autodesk’s Buzz Kross has confirmed at the company is planning no change with regards MoldFlow’s partnerships with other vendors. I heard you were wondering if…
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