Without a map or even a single starting point, navigating your way on the Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) road can be downright frustrating. However, with the right navigation tools, you can absolutely reach your destination successfully. After many years of coaching clients through their model-based journeys, we have strategically developed a Strategic Program that guides you […]
MBE Maturity Index FAQs
Curtis W. Brown discusses The MBE Maturity Index: How it Establishes Top-Down Buy-In and Funding. Here are a few audience questions that delved deeper into how the Maturity Index can support organizations at any level or size. See: NSC MBE Maturity Index Issue B Question: In our very large organization, we are at various levels […]
Why Do Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Go Together?
MBD + GD&T go together like peanut butter + jelly, mac + cheese, or any other delicious duo of your choice. Dan Feighery, expert trainer, discusses why they’re the perfect pairing. It’s design interpretation on steriods.” Harmony between MBD and GD&T is a primary focus of your MBD Using Modern GD&T course. What does this […]
MBD Efficiencies for Small Manufacturers
NIST recently published Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being a Small Manufacturer, outlining a few of the unique challenges small manufacturers have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We desperately need the MEP National Network… to ensure that there’s a focus in the next year on efficiency.” That focus on efficiency, [the panelist] said, should include the […]
Getting Started with MBD Kickoff
We advocate starting your MBE journey with an MBD Kickoff. Let’s talk about the purpose of this workshop and the whys behind the success stories. What do teams learn in our MBD Kickoff workshops? It started with making sure people understand it’s not just about getting rid of the drawing, it’s actually more about reusing […]
WATCH: What is the Digital Thread? What can we do today?
The philosophy of Model-Based Definition is not just to use MBD in engineering alone, but to reuse 3D CAD data throughout enterprise functions and into the supply chain. The goal of the Digital Thread is to digitally connect trusted data with other organizational information to create a consistent, data-rich thread that provides value for the […]
CAD Hackathon: Answering Your Questions!
Intrepid GD&T practitioners sent in some excellent questions following our recent CAD Hackathon! Take a look and see what you think – do you agree with our approach, or do you have questions of your own? Missed the live events? Watch now! Part One Part Two How practical is the position callout of secondary datum […]
Why Aren’t There Basic Dimensions in MBD?
Jennifer Herron shares her thoughts on one of the questions we get asked a lot in the MBD transition: why aren’t there basic dimensions? We get asked this all the time by folks who haven’t been through our training. Typically, they think basic dimensions have to be measured, which is inaccurate. There are theoretically perfect dimensions that are used to describe […]