Monthly Archives: May 2017

Data Migration and Translation – Part 1

What is data migration and translation? Here is a definition that will help: Information exists in different formats and representations. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphics are a pictorial language (representation) inscribed on stone (format) However, information is only useful to a consumer in a specific format and representation. So, Roman letters printed on paper may mean the same as an equivalent hieroglyphic text, but the

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Additive Manufacturing: Direct Metal Laser Sintering

This post was originally created in January 2017. With all the buzz about Additive Manufacturing, or 3D Printing, in the manufacturing world today, there is a lot of mystery and confusion surrounding the common practices and techniques. So, this week’s blog post will address a common type of 3D printing known as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). What is Direct Metal Laser Sintering?

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Drive Profitability through Product Cost Management (PCM)

There are great engineered products and then there are commercially successful products. Many variables factor into the profitability of a product: innovation, satisfying customer needs and delivering a great customer experience with product performance help companies to drive sales, command price premiums, and boost their topline results. While product development engineers are focused on the form, fit, and function of

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Additive Manufacturing: Laminated Object Manufacturing

This post was originally written in January of 2017. With all the buzz about Additive Manufacturing, or 3D Printing, in the manufacturing world today, there is a lot of mystery and confusion surrounding common practices and techniques. This week’s blog post will address a common type of 3D printing known as Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM). Laminated Object Manufacturing or LOM works by joining

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Mega Catia and Super Mega Catia! Introducing CATMEE and CATMSE

This is an exciting post for me! Dassault has just come out with a couple of new bundles that blow the doors off anything I have seen previously. CATMEE – Mechanical Engineering Excellence The first package is named CATMEE; this would be the “Mechanical” version of the package. In Classic terms, previously for this purpose I would have recommended an MD2 trigram. 

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Teamcenter for Service Lifecycle Management (SLM)

My last post outlined how an integrated product lifecycle management (PLM) and service lifecycle management (SLM) tool framework can benefit both Product development organizations (Brand owners) and customers (Asset owners) by  enabling higher quality service at lower cost, resulting in an increased product/asset utilization and productivity. Teamcenter as a leading PLM platform supports this vision. With Teamcenter SLM solutions, the

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