The Jim Heppelmann interview
PTC has shocked many in the industry with its recent rebranding and relaunching of its flagship product, Pro/Engineer under the…
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Z Corp’s recycling smarts
The Z Corp machines remove the initial large quantity of unused powder under negative pressure. 3D Printing has been through…
The art of parts
Kramski, one of the world's leading tooling and parts manufacturers, optimised its product development processes and improved product quality with…
IT standards – shake it up!
When developing new IT standards, a committee-based approach is important for the greater good, but having multiple competing standards can…
SpaceClaim Engineer 2011
Al Dean looks at the latest release from SpaceClaim, a purveyor of direct modelling design tools that are increasingly special…
Siemens Mechatronics Concept Designer
Siemens PLM Software's new Mechatronics Concept Designer software works inside NX 7.5 and looks to bring together the three key…
Comsol Multiphysics 4.0
While the heavy simulation tools used for FEA or CFD have been widely adopted, systems simulation is still a relatively…
Biomimicry – naturally inspired design
Biomimicry, the use of nature to solve human problems, has become a major influence on new product design. This month…
Automatic for the people
2011 is the ten-year anniversary of DriveWorks, the specialist developer of design automation software. Al Dean talks to CEO Glen…
Paving the way for customisation
Construction equipment manufacturer Guntert & Zimmerman was able to take control of its complex SolidWorks assemblies and AutoCAD drawings by…
