Applying the Digital Thread to Sustainment and Decommissioning Words by Rhiannon Gallagher We’ve been diving into the tail end of manufacturing data lately, looking at how 3D data and the digital thread can change the story for sustainment and decommissioning teams. We think the potential for real improvement at this end of the product lifecycle […]
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 […]
Ryan Talks Digital Consumption
Our unofficial Professor of Model-Based Design, Ryan Gelotte, sat down recently to chat about digital consumption of MBD data. To digitally consume MBD data, you first need to understand the four parts of MBD: Geometry Annotations Presentation states Metadata (Or properties, attributes, whatever you want to call it) Digital consumption of MBD data involves consuming one or more of the three components that can be machine-readable, which is geometry, annotations, and metadata. CNC Machining CNC machines have been able to use 3D model geometry for a long time, 20 or 30 years. It’s the annotations that those programmers have either […]
Been challenged this year? Work smarter, not harder.
By Jennifer Herron This weekend I read ASME’s Mechanical Engineering magazine issue No. 01/143. They published a survey regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on engineering businesses. The results are relevant to Action Engineering’s business operations over this year. So many of you have asked how we are doing; it’s always nice to know our […]
Touch Points Along the Digital Thread: A PMI Workflow from Process Analysis to Design
Watch the Recording See the digital thread in action and learn how it can boost throughput in Inspection, Manufacturing, and Design. Jennifer Herron, Founder & CEO of Action Engineering, will join this live panel demonstration & discussion. Every manufacturer in the SOLIDWORKS community strives to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Whether you’re just starting your […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T Goes Virtual with 33% Discount
In the midst of a global pandemic, the immediacy to “evolve or dissolve” becomes very apparent. Just a few months ago, less than 7% of workers in the U.S. could choose to telework; today, telework is the only option for much of the world. COVID-19 has forced all of us to think differently, and we’ve […]
Is Dimensioning Still Essential to Spell GD&T?
Where does your company stand when it comes to the big “D” in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)? Is Dimensioning still essential to spell GD&T? Is it necessary when it comes to Model-Based Definition (MBD) implementation? Maybe you have evolved to a little D by leveraging your 3D geometry to manufacture and still have a […]
Trust the Digital Force: A Cisco QIF Story
Presentation Trust the Digital Force: A Cisco QIF Story by Benny Yap, Cisco Learn Cisco’s MBE story of long long ago and why QIF is the chosen one. Come along on the Cisco Model-Based Enterprise /MBE Digital Transformation story and learn how the Quality Information Framework/QIF is progressing to becoming the overall digital product quality […]