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Arena Solutions PartsList and PDXViewer
Published on 2012-05-14 03:00:52
Ask some folks in the industry what comes to their mind when you mention concept design, and most would probably start talking about the new 2D sketching and 3D direct... Related posts: Point Solutions, Integrated Solutions and the Granularity Value Proposition Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects
Closing the Loop on Engineering Notebooks
Published on 2012-05-14 03:00:46
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Can SDM Be Effective without CAD PDM?
Published on 2012-05-07 03:00:58
A little while ago, I started writing a good bit more about simulation topics. In particular, I’ve been looking closely at Simulation Lifecycle Management, both in general as well as... Related posts: The Pitfalls of Multi-Disciplinary Simulations: Divergent Model Abstractions The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design?
Brave New World: PLM without PDM
Published on 2012-04-30 08:00:00
Is PDM and requisite part of PLM? That’s the question we took at a recent roundtable discussion at this year’s COFES. You see, in the past year, there have been... Related posts: PDM-less PLM: Is It Pragmatic or Just Problematic? Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects What Wasn’t Said at SolidWorks World 2012
Oracle’s Fourth Evolution of PLM?
Published on 2012-04-26 05:00:27
A few weeks ago, I came across a tweet that caught my eye. I thought that looked pretty interesting. I hadn’t heard from the Oracle folks in a while. So... Related posts: PDM-less PLM: Is It Pragmatic or Just Problematic? Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects What is the Killer App for the Modern Engineer?
Is PDM Disruption Ready?
Published on 2012-04-24 03:00:29
What’s it take to get some love? At one time, PDM was the bleeding edge of the software industry for product development. After trying to manually manage the complex interrelationships... Related posts: Is CAD Still Disruption Ready?
Inforbix: Access to Enterprise Information for the Engineer?
Published on 2012-04-19 03:00:23
It seems like in the last couple of years, we’ve seen a resurgence in startups in the engineering software space. Maybe it’s been necessity due to the economic recession. Maybe... Related posts: What is the Killer App for the Modern Engineer?
Calculations and the Engineering Notebook
Published on 2012-04-16 05:00:37
Beginning back in January, I’ve been writing a series of posts about the engineering notebook. I started off pointed out how the engineering notebook has been forgotten in the advancement... Related posts: The Forlorn Engineering Notebook Digital Sketching and the Engineering Notebook Digital Notebooks for Engineering?
A Look at Kubotek’s KeyCreator Analysis and SEFEA Technology
Published on 2012-04-12 03:00:13
It’s always nice to get a little love. For a long time, it seems as if experts at using software like simulation analysts and CAD designers were getting all the... Related posts: Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design? Siemens PLM and Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge Design Engineer Aaron Solet on Transitioning to Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge
The Many Faces of Product Data Management
Published on 2012-04-09 03:00:53
As I’ve said before and I’m sure I’ll say again, terminology in this industry can be a source of confusion. And even though it’s been around for quite some time,... Related posts: Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management The New Management Forum at the CIC Conference
Altair’s OptiStruct: Functionally Driven Concept Design
Published on 2012-04-05 03:00:09
Do you remember when the first simulation based optimization tools hit the industry? From what you might have read, it might have seemed as if nirvana had been found. All... Related posts: The Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design? Design Engineer Aaron Solet on Transitioning to Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge
Tetra4D: Leveraging the Adobe Ecosystem
Published on 2012-04-02 03:00:53
What are your first thoughts when you hear the words “pdf” and “product development?” When I first heard them together, I have to admit that I wasn’t buzzing with excitement.... No related posts.
Digital Sketching and the Engineering Notebook
Published on 2012-03-29 03:00:02
You didn’t think we were done talking about engineering notebooks, did you? In all seriousness, I have talked about this subject a couple times fairly recently. In a post titled... Related posts: The Forlorn Engineering Notebook Digital Notebooks for Engineering? Rebalancing Engineering’s Physical and Digital Work
The Second Incarnation of MSC Software’s SimManager
Published on 2012-03-26 03:00:07
A few weeks ago, I published a post titled The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management to kick off a longer and deeper look at the current state of these types... Related posts: The Pitfalls of Multi-Disciplinary Simulations: Divergent Model Abstractions Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design? The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management
The Long and Winding Road of 3D Visualization
Published on 2012-03-22 03:00:24
I will never forget my first exposure to 3D visualization. It was back in 1996 or so. I was assisting on the development of a Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) program... No related posts.
Is CAD Still Disruption Ready?
Published on 2012-03-19 07:00:09
Over the past year, CAD has seen some major changes. We went from incremental improvements spread across suites of CAD applications to new ways of modeling, opening up the application... No related posts.
Rebalancing Engineering’s Physical and Digital Work
Published on 2012-03-15 03:00:16
Sometimes, it’s interesting to sit back and look at how much things have changed. Lots of commonly held perceptions about engineering has changed over time. I’ve written about the evolving... Related posts: The Hero Work of an Engineer is Knowing Where to Put the X The Engineering Minefield and Unplanned Work Digital Notebooks for Engineering?
Nuage: The First Social PLM System?
Published on 2012-03-14 03:00:36
Well, looks like we’ve got PLM systems coming out of the woodwork nowadays. We had Autodesk launch PLM360. We also had Kenesto preparing theirs for for release. And yet, now... Related posts: Vuuch: A Unique Approach to Social Computing in Product Development My Role on the Spike Awards Judging Panel: Spotlighting Social Computing in Product Development Mechatronic Management (Part 4): Integrated System Engineering Aspects
Digital Notebooks for Engineering?
Published on 2012-03-12 03:00:14
A little more than a month ago, I published a post titled The Forlorn Engineering Notebook. My point in it was that while certain activities in engineering like the creation... No related posts.
A Look at Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA SLM
Published on 2012-03-08 03:00:11
Earlier this week, I published a post titled The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management. There I covered some definitions of both Simulation Data Management (SDM) as well as Simulation Lifecycle... Related posts: The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation
Stay Late or Go Home: Do Engineers Have a Choice?
Published on 2012-03-07 02:00:58
I make an effort to read up on what’s going on the engineering world. Obviously, it’s relevant to what I write here at this blog. It helps me gauge what’s... Related posts: Is the Relationship between Engineers and Their Companies Degrading? Who Builds 3D Models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters? Do Engineers Have the Broadest Reach Within The Enterprise?
NX Simulation: One Model to Rule Them All
Published on 2012-03-05 03:00:59
When you start looking at simulation software tools, you quickly realize that there is a lot there. There are tools for preprocessing. Tools to interrogate simulation results. There are many... Related posts: The Pitfalls of Multi-Disciplinary Simulations: Divergent Model Abstractions The Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation
What Wasn’t Said at SolidWorks World 2012
Published on 2012-03-01 03:00:50
A few weeks ago, I attended the spectacle that is SolidWorks World in San Diego. It was an impressive event with over 5,500 attendees. But for me, I was struck... Related posts: Engineering Executive Chris Weiss on Knapheide’s Selection of Solidworks Solidworks and Gräbert: The Promise of a New Engineering Tool?
Kenesto: A New Take on PLM
Published on 2012-02-29 03:00:27
Well, looks like Mike Payne is at it again. The man that’s notable for starting a good number of CAD companies, including PTC, Solidworks and Spaceclaim, is making another run... Related posts: Vuuch: A Unique Approach to Social Computing in Product Development Planview: A Little More than PPM? Not Quite PLM? Macro and Micro Product Development
The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management
Published on 2012-02-27 03:00:13
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when we started hearing about Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM). But blink your eyes and its five years later. When software providers... Related posts: Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design? The PLM Misnomer: What We Know It Isn’t The Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design
Elementary Lessons: Acquiring Knowledge and Nurturing Creativity
Published on 2012-02-23 04:00:38
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a small revelation I had about the lack of acknowledgement in engineering creativity at AU. In that post, I rattled on about the fact... Related posts: Turning a Blind Eye to the Creativity in Engineering People Skills in Engineering Education
PLM: The Debate Over The Troubled TLA
Published on 2012-02-20 09:40:20
It’s funny. It seems that unresolved debates come back in vogue like retro clothes. In recent weeks, I’ve found myself in a spat of conversations about the definition of PLM... Related posts: My Points in the ‘Why Hasn’t PLM Taken Over the World’ Live Blog Debate
The Forlorn Engineering Notebook
Published on 2012-01-30 05:00:01
I’ll never forget the first time I went to go see a real engineer work. During the summer between my sophomore and junior years in college, I worked for a... No related posts.
Knovel: Modernizing the Engineering Library
Published on 2012-01-24 08:00:37
When it comes to enabling technology, it seems as if all the talk is about CAD, CAE, PDM and PLM. Just based on that, you might think that all engineers... Related posts: Rapidform: Modernizing Reverse Engineering
Turning a Blind Eye to the Creativity in Engineering
Published on 2012-01-20 10:00:20
A few months ago, I wrote a post here at engineering-matters that talked to multiple intelligences and how they relate to the engineering field. That topic struck me as important... Related posts: The Best Domestic Talent Pool for Engineering? Research on CEO’s Priorities: What it Means for Engineering Apprenticeship as the Future of Engineering Education
Let’s Play A Guessing Game: Who’s this Engineer?
Published on 2011-12-19 10:00:45
Here at engineering-matters, we’ve taken on some serious topics. And rightfully so. There’s a lot going on with the engineering profession. But as we approach the holiday season, I feel... No related posts.
The Devil Must Be Cold: Autodesk Launches PLM Product Nexus
Published on 2011-12-13 10:00:14
I remember the day Carl Bass went on his “rant.” While what Carl was saying was eyebrow-raising, I distinctly recall finding the reactions of those around me just as interesting.... Related posts: Inventor Fusion: Direct Modeling the Autodesk Way Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation Does the Product Record Include More Than Just Form, Fit and Function?
How Many of Today’s Products Are Truly “Engineered?”
Published on 2011-12-12 15:00:34
Curious question, right? For those that are in engineering and have been exposed to the development of various types of products, you might have pondered this question before. It’s hard... Related posts: The Subtle Distinction Between Designing and Documenting Products Agile Development for Mechatronics Products? The Engineering Minefield and Unplanned Work
Low Spatial Intelligence as an Impediment to 3D CAD
Published on 2011-10-31 15:00:39
If you’ve been following the engineering-matters blog for a while, you know I’ve written a good bit about CAD over the past year or so. And why not? It’s been... Related posts: Multiple Intelligences and the Engineer The Importance of People Skills for Engineers Who Builds 3D Models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters?
The Pitfalls of Multi-Disciplinary Simulations: Divergent Model Abstractions
Published on 2011-10-18 10:37:55
For the past few years, most of the simulation and analysis industry has been abuzz about multi-disciplinary (MD) simulations. And rightly so. MD analysis offers a far more realistic view... Related posts: The Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation The Intersection of Engineering IT and the Cloud
Multiple Intelligences and the Engineer
Published on 2011-09-14 10:00:39
Have you ever heard someone describe intelligence in different ways? I remember while growing up, someone might be called ‘book smart’ if they were good at school studies or ‘street... Related posts: The Hero Work of an Engineer is Knowing Where to Put the X The Importance of People Skills for Engineers Learning and the 10,000 Hour Threshold to Become an Expert Engineer?
The Impact of Reshoring Momentum on Engineering
Published on 2011-09-08 12:00:12
I remember when the initial trends towards offshoring started. Manufacturers were exploring and pursuing it behind the scenes because, as you might imagine, it was terribly unpopular. The thought of... Related posts: A Glimpse into Reshoring Engineering in the U.S.? VISTAGY and the Impact of Developing a More Complete Product Definition Engineering Executive Chris Weiss on Talent Management in His Organization
Modeling with Creo: Diving into the Details
Published on 2011-06-20 08:00:18
It seems like 2011 is bound to be the year of CAD. There are numerous updates by so many software providers in terms of introducing new capabilities to their CAD applications. And none may be more anticipated than PTC’s Creo due to their public
Do ‘In-the-Trenches’ Engineering Managers Get More Respect?
Published on 2011-06-16 08:00:33
Do you know of any engineering project that is overstaffed? Yes. That was a serious question. But I’ll take that as a no nonetheless. In that context, I’ve seen increasingly that engineering managers, even though they have taken on more r
Actify Centro and Microsoft Sharepoint: The 3D Mashup
Published on 2011-06-13 08:00:52
It’s no easy task being an engineer today. While designing a product you have to take into account a huge variety of information like costs, inventory, preferred suppliers and much more in addition to form, fit and function. We talked at length
Mechatronics Management (Part 3): Software Aspects
Published on 2011-06-10 08:00:41
This series of four posts looks at the management of items, data and bills of material for mechatronic products. It is split into mechanical aspects, electrical aspect, software aspects and integrated aspects. When you think about it, managing the so
A Glimpse into Reshoring Engineering in the U.S.?
Published on 2011-06-09 13:00:22
When it comes to sourcing in terms of engineering, it’s interesting to watch the pendulum swing. Over the past decade, a lot of engineering work moved offshore. Either it was outsourced to companies that operated overseas or manufacturers moved
Three New eBooks in The CAD Revolution Series
Published on 2011-06-06 09:00:35
Remember back in February when I blogged about a new series of eBooks focused on the CAD Revolution? The first one was relatively broad-based, talking about the changes in the technology over the past few years a little about how those changes impact
Apprenticeship as the Future of Engineering Education
Published on 2011-05-31 10:30:13
Where’s the next generation of engineers going to come from? Longstanding question. Right? At the rate we’re going, we won’t have enough graduating engineers to fulfill the employment needs of manufacturers in the United States as w
Your Portfolio Management Strategy is Broken
Published on 2011-05-27 09:00:11
Yes. I know. I know. Kind of an audacious statement. But I’m actually not crying wolf
Z Corporation: 3D Printing and the Engineering Office
Published on 2011-05-20 08:00:40
Product Development is a completely digital world. Everyone uses digital means to engineer and validate product designs. We’ve completely turned away from the physical world until we release to manufacturing and start producing products. Right?
ST in NX: It’s not about Direct Modeling
Published on 2011-05-18 08:00:05
For me, today started like just about any other day. To get up to speed, I check my stream of tweets, LinkedIn updates and Facebook updates from people I’m following as well as the RSS feed from the blogs I follow. That’s when I saw...
CIC Management Forum Panel: How to Get the Most Out of Your Engineering Organization
Published on 2011-05-17 08:00:02
One more week and the 3D Collaborative and Interoperability Congress is here. A little while ago, I announced some details about the new Management Forum at the CIC. Then just a couple of weeks ago, I gave some insight into the Enabling Engineering D
Rapidform: Modernizing Reverse Engineering
Published on 2011-05-16 09:00:59
Does it ever feel to you like there’s a disconnect between the reality in engineering and what’s most capturing the most buzz in the industry? Based on what you hear, you might think that engineering has gone to a completely digital proce
New Publication: The Key to Recovery through NPD Productivity
Published on 2011-05-11 11:00:55
Last week, I published a post titled A Peek Inside Your CEO’s Head that looked at some findings from the PriceWaterhouseCooper’s CEO study. The biggest takeaway, at least in my eyes, was the the expectation from CEOs that the most growth
Engineering a Good Cause
Published on 2011-05-10 14:00:12
When it comes to sites that talk about the reality of engineering on the web, well, there’s not exactly an overwhelming number of them. So when I came across the engineer blogs site, I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, the authors are mostly acad
Inventor Fusion: Direct Modeling the Autodesk Way
Published on 2011-05-06 08:00:14
Direct Modeling. Seems like every other day there's another announcement about it from a software provider. Some time ago, Autodesk joined the fray when they developed something called Fusion in the Autodesk labs. Curious about what exactly it would
A Peek Inside Your CEO’s Head
Published on 2011-05-05 11:00:21
Insight is valuable. Understanding how the executives in your organizations think is important to understanding if you're aligned to their goals and objectives. And ultimately, that determines a lot in terms of your role and your engineering team's r
Solidworks and Gräbert: The Promise of a New Engineering Tool?
Published on 2011-05-02 08:00:45
Back in June 2010, Dassault Systèmes launched the beta version of DraftSight, which is actually developed by a german software provider called Gräbert. Then in February 2011, the beta ended and the general release of DraftSight was made available (
Mechatronics Management (Part 2): Electrical Aspects
Published on 2011-04-27 08:00:44
This series of four posts looks at the management of items, data and bills of material for mechatronic products. It is split into mechanical aspects, electrical aspects, software aspects and integrated aspects. In the minds of many, managing electric
The Biggest Loser of the STEM Shortfall?
Published on 2011-04-26 11:00:18
It’s now been over a week since I got back from Arizona, and COFES is still on my mind. To get an idea of what it is and what it is all about, head on over to Monica Schnitger’s Hot Topics post on COFES 2011:...
Mechatronics Management (Part 1): Mechanical Aspects
Published on 2011-04-21 08:00:06
For the past three years, I've headed out to Phoenix AZ for the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software to talk with numerous providers and users of engineering software. The discussions are always pretty forward-looking, almost bleeding edge
CIC Management Forum Panel: Empowering Engineering Decision Making
Published on 2011-04-07 13:00:25
As we inch closer to the kickoff of the 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference on May 23rd, I wanted to give all of you more insight into a few of the presentations and panels that will be part of the Management Forum track. The first...
The PLM Misnomer: What We Know It Isn’t
Published on 2011-04-04 07:30:00
Seems there's been a lot of buzz lately about what exactly PLM is. Jim Brown and I went back and forth in the comments of one of my posts. Jim also had a good post in response to one of my earlier posts. There was a good post on why you need PDM and
Are You Losing the War for Engineering Talent?
Published on 2011-04-01 08:00:18
I have to admit, I am ready to move on past all of the talk about the recession and recovery. But there’s some good news that deserves some attention. Most notably, some relatively recent research is showing that executives at manufacturers are
The Next Disruptive Wave for CAD Applications?
Published on 2011-03-30 08:00:21
The last few years in CAD have been invigorating, haven't they? Most recently, there's been a scramble to get direct modeling functionality out in front of both CAD Specialists and many other roles to expand the use of 3D. And before that there was a
Siemens PLM and Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge
Published on 2011-03-28 14:00:41
There certainly has been a lot going on in the CAD industry of late. It seems as if just about everyone has been talking about adding or integrating direct modeling into what they offer. Thinking back, direct modeling and feature-history modeling hav
The Fading Prestige of Engineering
Published on 2011-03-23 11:00:53
Thinking back, I distinctly remember my original impression of engineers. Mainly it came from TV shows about NASA engineers working on the space program. They were designing and developing amazing technology to let the astronauts survive the radiatio
Macro and Micro Product Development
Published on 2011-03-11 10:30:19
Can process really differentiate your company? I know. It's an longtime debate. In fact, thinking back several years now, I remember it almost as an ongoing joke. And the story would always be the same. Folks from a software provider would sit down w
Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation
Published on 2011-03-09 08:00:34
Five years ago, if you asked which software providers had the strongest set of design and simulation capabilities, it's safe to say that Autodesk wouldn't be the first one out of your mouth. Many would admit they've developed and provided a number of
People Skills in Engineering Education
Published on 2011-03-07 08:00:00
A few weeks ago, I wrote about The Importance of People Skills for Engineers. The basic premise is that because engineers work with people from all sorts of roles from different functional departments to resolve product issues, they need people skill
Where Lean Product Development Goes Wrong
Published on 2011-03-02 11:00:22
Surprising how time flies by isn't it. Here we are, now in March of 2011 and I'm thinking to myself "how did that happen?" Feeling the need to catch up, I called a friend of mine here in Austin and went to grab a drink. We spent a while catching up b
Sustainable Minds: Are Accurate and Early Lifecycle Assessments Truly Feasible?
Published on 2011-02-28 08:00:27
Seems everyone is talking green products nowadays. But how can you tell if the talk is greenwashing or a product that is actually better for the environment? Up to this point, any effort to honestly make a product greener has been pure brute effort.
New Report and Webinar on the Release-to-CAD Milestone
Published on 2011-02-25 09:00:38
Walking into their offices, I was preparing myself to get into the nitty gritty detailed improvements to Spaceclaim. But when I finally sat down with Blake, I have to admit, I was a little surprised when he said "we've had a lot of people love our te
Planview: A Little More than PPM? Not Quite PLM?
Published on 2011-02-24 07:30:46
We all know what Product Portfolio Management (PPM) is. Right? Is the system that let's us assess product ideas, compare them and ultimate fund a few for development. But it also let's continually assess the health of funded projects to kill those th
Simply Pragmatic: The SPLM Teamcenter and Microsoft Office Integration
Published on 2011-02-22 07:30:11
Most people that follow this blog might notice a recurring theme in my posts: engineers simply have too many lifecycle responsibilities to be come experts in any software application or system. A few weeks ago, this line of thinking led me to post so
New eBook Series: The CAD Revolution… and What It Means to You
Published on 2011-02-21 09:00:51
As most of you know, something I write about fairly frequently on this blog is CAD software. I've written about different modeling technologies. I've written about new releases and changes in strategies from different software providers. But most imp
The New Management Forum at the CIC Conference
Published on 2011-02-16 15:00:06
Although I've never been able to attend in the past, I've always thought that the Collaboration and Interoperability Congress (event website) took on some intriguing topics. CAD interoperability. PLM integration. 3D visualization. Thinking one day th
Learning and the 10,000 Hour Threshold to Become an Expert Engineer?
Published on 2011-02-14 13:00:57
Do you consider yourself an expert at your job? Well, maybe that’s not the best question. Let’s try this instead. All tags and titles aside, do you consider yourself a professional’s professional as an engineer? Why ask the question
Every Engineer’s Dirty Little Secret? The Stigma of 2D
Published on 2011-02-08 07:00:17
A couple weeks ago, I attended Solidworks World over in San Antonio. While I was there, I got updates on several products and got to have some very frank conversations with users. Overall, it was a very good event. But the most poignant moment for me
Research on CEO’s Priorities: What it Means for Engineering
Published on 2011-01-26 08:00:24
Ever wanted to know what exactly was running through your CEO's head? Well, you're not alone. Sometimes, it can be a little difficult to discern exactly what you can do best to help the company. And gaining insight into what your CEO is really concer
Integrating Simulation and Test: From Conflict to Collaboration
Published on 2011-01-24 07:00:15
There's nothing quite like a good old war between departments, is there? As disruptive as it can be, conflict between organizations happens all too often. And engineering's had more than its fair share. But instead of focusing on how engineering's ag
Best of the Web in Engineering: Tyco Electronics, Altair Engineering and Difficulty in Hiring
Published on 2011-01-21 09:00:52
No sense wasting time. Let's get to the highlights. Related posts:Best of the Web in Engineering: Buzz About the Cloud, The Future of Engineering and End-of-Year Retrospectives Best of the Web in Engineering: AU, the Daimler Switch, STEM Issues and
The State of Paperless: More Feasible Than Ever?
Published on 2011-01-19 09:00:01
Going paperless. What a vision, right? Some ten years ago, the concept of taking product development completely electronic seemed like some far off and unobtainable goal. But fast forward to today and it doesn't seem quite so far out of reach. Rela
The Ineffectiveness of Measuring Design Effectiveness
Published on 2011-01-17 09:00:26
Metrics. It's seems as if today's business world is ruled by them. Metrics are essentially pervasive in just about every functional department in a manufacturer. Related posts:The Subtle Distinction Between Designing and Documenting Products The En
You Can Make Anything Out of Legos… Including the Antikythera Mechanism
Published on 2011-01-14 08:00:08
Looks like legos aren't just for engineers who can't keep their work at the office. In this case, these people used legos to recreate an ancient time keeping device called the Antikythera Mechanism. Check out the videos below. Related posts:You Can
The Importance of People Skills for Engineers
Published on 2011-01-12 12:30:33
What comes to your mind when you picture a stereotypical engineer? Most would say engineers have strong technical skills, high intelligence and lots of problem solving experience but typically are social introverts, personally aloof and lack interper
The Intersection of Engineering IT and the Cloud
Published on 2011-01-10 11:45:20
Seems nowadays its hard to read about engineering IT without coming across something about the cloud. And while it's definitely an interesting concept, it hasn't necessarily been explicitly clear what advantage or value it providers to designers, eng
Engineering Leadership Development is Key to Innovation Based Growth
Published on 2011-01-06 14:00:33
Not long ago, I wrote an Introduction to Talent Management post that put that topic in the context of the engineering organization. I followed that up by looking at the question of What's the Importance of Employee Alignment in Engineering? Today I'd
What is the Killer App for the Modern Engineer?
Published on 2011-01-04 08:00:16
A couple weeks ago, I asked a question that has been on my mind for a while: do engineers have the broadest reach within the enterprise? I've always thought there's been a little bit of a misconception that an engineer's sole focus is on new product
Best of the Web in Engineering: Buzz About the Cloud, The Future of Engineering and End-of-Year Retrospectives
Published on 2010-12-31 11:00:28
We're right in the middle of the holiday season and yes, there's still a lot that's been going on over the past few weeks. Take a look.
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