Author: Jennifer Herron Semantic PMI is used in commercial and government industries to describe the annotations added to a 3D model. These annotations include information about the product design and the manufacturing processes. Hence, the acronym PMI which stands for Product and Manufacturing Information. However, I have a few problems with the words traditionally used […]
Why we need to stop using drawings.
Author: Duane Hess As someone who is a trained and degreed draftsperson, it’s ironic that I advocate against drawings. Drawings are representations of 3D objects The very first thing to keep in mind is that a drawing is a 2D representation of a 3D object. It takes training and a certain cognitive ability to translate […]
2021 Insights, Lessons and What’s On the Horizon for 2022
Like many companies, our end-of-the-year insights were intended to go out at the end of 2021. Also, like many companies, we found our team taxed from the throws of the holidays, wrapping projects up, end of the year tasks, and of course dealing with uncertainty and fluctuations of life due to each new COVID variant. […]
Action Engineering Developed a Solution That Will Improve 3D Model Use in the Automotive Industry
Golden, CO, January 19, 2022 – Action Engineering has recently announced the development of a model that will improve the way models are used in the automotive industry. The company has gifted this solution to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC). These templates represent 120 hours of donated time […]
Understanding the Challenges of Today’s Digitized Supply Chain
It seems that the pandemic has presented more challenges to the supply chain than we’ve ever seen before, but why? To help unpack the challenges of today’s supply chain, today Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Jennifer Herron, founder and CEO of Action Engineering. Jennifer works to help manufacturers build resilient futures centered on connected, […]
Jennifer Herron featured on WBSRocks Podcast
Jennifer Herron, founder & CEO of Action Engineering, joined Sam Gupta on the WBSRocks podcast to discuss 3D Digital Data in Manufacturing Processes. What are the advantages? How rich is the 3D data over 2D drawings? What industries does it apply to? What are the challenges? Jennifer notes how the growth in using CAD data has […]
Jennifer Herron Represents ASME at Additive Manufacturing Forum
Jennifer Herron has been invited to represent the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Forum at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This special program will discuss the current state of standards needed to advance the use of additive manufacturing and explore identified gaps and priorities with particular focus […]
Gearing Up for MBD
I typically start my work day sitting on my butt, coffee in hand, reading emails, writing emails, determining where the cultural barriers lie to adopting Model-Based Definition. My thoughts today are on the family dynamic. Since we all know that your company is like a family (dysfunctional or highly functioning), consider how MBD (CAD model […]