In 2017, International TechneGroup/ITI asked over 200 customers across various industries about their Model-Based Enterprise practices. The big story here is that 18% are struggling to understand MBE, and 16% identified culture change as their MBE challenge. To me this implies that over 30% of the challenge to Model-Based Definition and Model-Based Enterprise can be solved […]
SOLIDWORKS MBD: Maturing Capabilities Benefit the Manufacturing Workflow
Technology is ready for MBD, and so is SOLIDWORKS. Model-Based Definition (MBD) is the ASME Y14 series method for defining a product using its 3D model geometry as the basic dimensions in conjunction with the digitally associated 3D annotations as the geometric tolerance definition. Additional related Model-Based “X” exist (representing functional areas such as: Systems […]
Measuring Digital Thread Value: NIST MBE Summit 2016
Government and commercial entities gathered at the MBE Summit in April 2016 to discuss the digital thread and Model-Based Engineering. This annual event is hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The purpose of the MBE Summit is to identify challenges, research, implementation issues, and lessons learned in manufacturing and quality assurance where […]
STOP Re-inventing and Re-modeling Nuts, Bolts, and Washers
Attempting MBE without standard parts in your tool box is just STUPID! In order to turn your Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) or Digital Enterprise dream into reality, you must eventually come to the realization that a robust and best-in-class strategy for catalog parts is imperative. We’re talking about a certified standard parts library, not just something that […]
Using CAD Models in the Digital Thread
We see in 3D, We Should Document in 3D We are operating at a stage in design and manufacturing where 3D models are used for direct tooling, or used to generate injection molds, but still need to be supplemented by 2D drawings for PMI (dimensions, tolerances and notes). In addition to creating extra work, 2D […]