February 2008 - Posts

• Live from the Cleveland Auto Show

  We just visited the Cleveland Auto Show. All-in-all it was a disappointment. The show only had a few concept cars, for example. And the Explorer concept car we saw made us shrug our shoulders and say, “So what??” We could see no reason for the car, even Read More... Posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:31 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments

• Want a free computer?

  Userful says it’s giving away its Desktop Multiplier software, which turns one computer into several. The company says all you need do is connect an extra monitor, USB keyboard, and mouse to a computer box, and the software lets more than one user work Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:01 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments

• How to get business? Make outrageous claims

  One way to stir up business is make outrageous claims that get you plenty of notice. Perhaps that's why Roger Spielman, vice president of direct manufacturing at Tangible Express, says European manufacturers are quickly closing in on their American counterparts Read More... Posted Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:34 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 1 Comments Filed under: direct manufacturing, 3D printing, technology

• "Digital prototyping for innovation in manufacturing"

  That is the title of a workshop I am attending, the morning of day two of Autodesk World Press Day, 2008. Of course, we have to wait on several laggard journalists who are too busy eating breakfast and yakking to bother with work. Autodesk says it has Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:09 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments

• Live from Autodesk World Press Day 2008, San Francisco

  Day one brought announcements about new capabilities in Autodesk's 2009 releases. But all that later. CEO Carl Bass spoke on trends on CAD. An interesting example, he says, is the bar for engineering and design has been raised by the gorgeous graphics Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:19 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments Filed under: CAD, manufacturing, Autodesk

• Everything you ever wanted to know about FEA

  John Dunec at COMSOL recently explained the various kinds of analysis. He says: There are different classes of analysis. A large structure such as a bridge can be done with all of them. The most basic is the so-called "back of the envelope" analysis. Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:52 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments Filed under: FE, CAE, loading, FEA, analysis, COMSOL

• An outsourcers dream -- Costa Rica

  A few days ago, at the big MD&M 2008 show in Anaheim, Calif., we attended a Roundtable Discussion in which lead medical-manufacturing experts discussed topics such as outsourcing, material innovations, and recent manufacturing trends. Participating Read More... Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 9:16 PM by Leslie_Gordon | 0 Comments Filed under: manufacturing, design, MD&M, medical manufacturing, medical