If your organization is taking the next step and investigating automated inspection using the Renishaw EquatorTM, then come to the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium booth (#E-5000) at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) on September 12-16, 2016. See firsthand how an MBD-enabled model is used in a “hands-off” automated inspection process. Using a QIF-enabled format, […]
Quality Information Framework Demos at IMTS 2016
The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) is geared up and ready for the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago on September 12-17, 2016. DMSC is hosting Quality Information Framework (QIF) demonstrations at the DMSC booth (#E-5000). Jennifer Herron of Action Engineering, a member company of DMSC, will emcee these daily demonstrations. Stop by Booth #E-5000 in […]
MBD & Design Documentation Survey – Share Your Pain and Triumphs
Are you and your organization going through the pain of implementing Model-Based Definition (MBD) in a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE)? Have you already been-there-done-that? The older I become, the more I realize that life is about the process rather than the product. In learning, it means you have to drudge through a bit of pain before […]
Jennifer Herron Recognized in SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series
Our very own Jennifer Herron garners the much-deserved spotlight in the latest installment of the SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series! Jennifer’s recognition article discusses the beginnings of her interest in engineering and later starting her own business. Although she founded Action Engineering in 2003, model-based topics became her focus more recently, in 2010, before Model-Based […]
MBD ROI Research Needs Your Crowdfunding Support
return on investment financial ratio intended to measure the benefit obtained from an investment (source) Do Model-Based Definition (MBD) initiatives pay off? In our trainings and workshops, we talk about the importance of return on investment (ROI) for MBD initiatives. Without an expectation of good ROI, your case for MBD to upper management may be […]
Attention PTC Creo Users: ModelCHECK Book Hot Off the Press!
Hot off the press this month! The second book in the “Re-Use Your CAD” series, Re-Use Your CAD: The ModelCHECK Handbook by R. L. Astheimer, de-mystifies ModelCHECK so PTC Creo (and Pro/ENGINEER) users can verify the quality of their 3D CAD models to support their organization’s model-based initiatives. Have you tried to implement ModelCHECK in […]
Michelle Nordwald, PE, PG Named Action Engineering COO
We are growing! We’re excited to announce that Michelle Nordwald, PE, PG has joined the Action Engineering team as COO. Michelle is responsible for maintaining business systems, managing client relations, and enhancing Action Engineering’s advancement of Model-Based Definition and Model-Based Engineering across the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, and other product development industries. “I’m thrilled to […]