Every manufacturing company has the same problem: how to utilize CAD data in the most efficient ways in the larger product development process. Teams need the CAD component and assembly-level designs to flow into complete finished goods bills of materials (BOMs). Most teams depend on a brute force method of data entry. Or my favorite term, “stare and compare.” This can lead to many...

There’s an old phrase some say originated in the rural South, and others attribute it to Thomas Bertram Lance, (Bert Lance), Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” While that ideological phrase and thinking may hold water in some situations, —it’s detrimental in a world where time, speed, convenience, and ubiquity...

From electric vehicles and portable off-grid battery systems to smart solar trackers and air quality monitoring solutions—sustainable technologies are leading the way in innovation. It’s no surprise as rising temperatures, harmful chemicals, air contaminants, and other hazards continue to wreak havoc on our health and planet. With tightening environmental legislation and shifting consumer...