Excerpt from Women in Manufacturing: It’s the season finale of Women in Manufacturing Trailblazers and the beginning of a new year. For the final 2022 broadcast of Women in Manufacturing, celebrate and rejoice with special guest Rhiannon Gallagher, Chief Business Psychologist at Action Engineering. An expert on framing change in a way that builds a […]
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. Question: In our very large organization, we are at various levels of maturity depending on the program. Does […]
Jennifer Herron of Action Engineering Releases Second Edition of Re-Use Your CAD: The Model-Based Handbook
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Golden, CO, February 22, 2021 – Action Engineering announces the 2nd Edition of Re-Use Your CAD: The Model-Based CAD Handbook. Seven years have passed since Jennifer Herron, founder & CEO of Action Engineering, wrote the first edition of Re-Use Your CAD: The Model-Based CAD Handbook, and things have changed in the world […]
Jennifer Herron Presents at IMTS spark
Jennifer Herron, founder & CEO of Action Engineering, will present “Foundational Supply Chain MBD Capabilities” at IMTS spark 2021. To realize the benefits of Industry 4.0, the Digital Twin, and Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) in the supply chain, foundational Model-Based Definition (MBD) capabilities are required. MBD adds machine-readable Product Manufacturing Information to 3D CAD models to create […]
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 […]
Democratizing the Implementation of MBE Through Digital Workforce Development
Action Engineering’s CIO, Duane Hess discusses how his limited expectations for the 2019 MBE Summit opened unlimited possibilities for the future of MBE. My expectations for this year’s MBE Summit held April 1-4, 2019 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland were limited primarily because going in I felt that this would be similar to the other […]
Technical Enterprise Content Management & The Connected, Collaborative, Information-Rich Digital Enterprise
Presentation Technical Enterprise Content Management & The Connected, Collaborative, Information-Rich Digital Enterprise Manufacturers across all industries are embracing Digital Transformation strategies to remain viable and competitive in the 21st century. This discussion will cover trends such as Industry 4.0, Digital Thread, and 3D MBE, and how they empower OEMs and suppliers to create a connected, […]