We’re pleased to announce our second MBD Using Modern GD&T course for 2020. This class has proved highly valuable to engineering professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). MBD Using Modern GD&T will take place May 19-21, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action […]
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 […]
Chronicles of the MBD Journey: A Tale of 4 Companies
Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, attended 3DEXPERIENCE® World (formerly SOLIDWORKS World) held February 9-12, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. She participated in the MBD User Group session, a panel discussion spotlighting the expanding MBD/MBE implementation success stories across many sectors of manufacturing. Following are excerpts from Jennifer’s presentation: The Chronicles of The MBD Journey, A […]
Reflections on the 2020 PTC/USER Winter Forum
The annual PTC/USER Technical Community Winter Open Forum took place January 28-30, 2020 in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. No offense Boston, but I’ll take Scottsdale in January any day over Beantown. This event just keeps getting better with this year’s attendance reaching a whopping 460 including sponsors and PTC employees! The weather of course was much […]
MBD Using Modern GD&T Course: March 3-5, 2020
We’re pleased to announce our first MBD Using Modern GD&T course for 2020. This class has proved highly valuable to engineering professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). MBD Using Modern GD&T will take place March 3-5, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Ryan Gelotte, CTO of Action […]
How to leverage Inventor MBD and become a success!
Rhiannon Gallagher, Chief Social Scientist at Action Engineering presented on Leveraging Inventor MBD for Success at Autodesk University 2019 in Las Vegas. Approximately 40 new and aspiring MBD practitioners from the engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and quality sectors gained insights into MBD adoption from our Social Scientist’s perspective. We started with a hand-poll around this question: […]
Trust Digital with the QIF
Presentation Trust Digital with the QIF by Curtis Brown of DMSC The QIF ANSI standard is an information model for the manufacturing quality enterprise. The Quality Information Framework is an ANSI Standard that is being harvested as an ISO standard via the ISO / TC 184/SC 4. The QIF is an information model for the […]
The Leap of Faith
Presentation The Leap of Faith by Philip Jennings of Newport News Shipbuilding Forget what you’ve learned about improving the business; how one company is learning to Trust Digital. Abstract to follow. Presenter Philip Jennings Engineering Manager Newport News Shipbuilding | a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Philip Jennings is a licensed engineer leading a diverse […]
