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Simulation Benchmark – a structured approach to assessing your digital simulation maturity

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Kevin Power Leave a comment

Does your organization build mutiple prototypes for physical testing and verification? Do you feel that you could leverage more CAE and simulation technology? Is getting simulation results a bottleneck in your engineering process? If the answer is yes, you could benefit from a Simulation Benchmark. The Simulation Benchmark assessment captures the opinions of senior and knowledgeable personnel in your organization

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PLM Analytics – A comprehensive approach to PLM efficiency

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Kevin Power Leave a comment

According to a PLM Foresight Opinion Poll conducted by CIMData, 70% of Senior Executives in manufacturing companies saw little or no value in PLM. This is a troubling statistic as it shows that PLM is not as widely adopted and embraced as it should be. PLM can bring huge efficiency gains to an organization and prevent a lot of errors.

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Trophic Level Energy Transfers, or Why Specialize?

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Larry Louzon Leave a comment

“To specialize or not to specialize, that is the question.” The question of specializing vs. generalizing has arisen in so many aspects: biology, health, higher education, and of course, software. When one has to decide between the two ends of the spectrum, the benefits and risks must be weighed. As environments have changed over time, animals have had to make

Between Scylla and Charybdis; or, the Customization Dilemma

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Larry Louzon Leave a comment

There they were, sailing along their merry way. Toward the horizon, a narrow strait approaches. As the boat gets closer, they notice a couple of strange characteristics; to one side a cliff and the other a whirlpool. Upon arrival, it becomes apparent that this is the cliff where the monster Scylla dwells. Looking to the other side, the monster Charybdis,

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PLM – CAD-Centric or Process focused?

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Ben Curtin Leave a comment

When we talk with customers that may have a need to enhance their PLM technology or methods, there are commonly two different schools of thought regarding the subject. Generally companies start the conversation with one of two different focuses: either CAD-focused or process-focused. CAD-centric companies are the ones who rely heavily on design and engineering work to support their business.

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Your Network folders: the best ARG yet

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Larry Louzon Leave a comment

This quote embodies a phenomenon in today’s entertainment media culture: the Alternate Reality Game, or ARG. These ARGs aim to bring the audience deeper into the product experience, to rev up the hype. The game’s producers build an elaborate web of interconnected “plot points,” for lack of a better term. These plot points are not overt, not communicated outright. The audience

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Preparing for Eternal September

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Larry Louzon Leave a comment

Back in the day… There it was, one of the first internet communities, Usenet, about to undergo a sea-change unlike any it had seen before. It was 1993, September, a month that would never end. It started much like the years had before; an influx of new people coming into the universities, getting online for the first time. The community

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