A Conversation with Jennifer Herron at SOLIDWORKS World 2019 At SOLIDWORKS World 2019, in Dallas, Texas, Jennifer Herron, CEO and founder of Action Engineering, was interviewed regarding her thoughts on the conference, the state of the CAD industry in general, and the impact of MBD and MBE. Q: What are some of your major takeaways […]
Trusted Models and Path to MBE Maturity
Presentation Trusted Models and Path to MBE Maturity We’re all pretty familiar with the MBE Maturity Index that has been around in various forms for a number of years. This index establishes seven levels of MBE maturity starting at Level 0: Drawing Centric and ending at Level 6: Extended Model-Based Enterprise. This presentation will review […]
Future MBD Enhancements for Creo
Presentation Future MBD Enhancements for Creo Learn about the various MBD/detailing enhancements for Creo Parametric that are on the roadmap for future Creo development. Participants in this session will have to opportunity to learn about these future enhancements and provide their input to assist PTC establishing functional requirements and prioritization of these enhancements. This discussion […]
Digitizing DFM: Design for Manufacturability
Presentation Digitizing DFM: Design for Manufacturability Going from paper specs, emails, documents, and PowerPoint to a digitized DFM environment within Creo using DFMPro from HCL. Legacy Design for Manufacturability (DFM) systems involved paper specs and hundreds of rules listed in multiple documents. This is a good way to document DFM rules, but not a good […]
Enterprise Accountability: Striking a Balance through Technology & Automation
Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, recently interviewed Swadhin Bhide, Director of Products & Technologies at HCL Technologies, for this featured blog about 3D enterprise accountability. Action Engineering appreciates HCL’s generous support as a Signature Sponsor of the 2018 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress in Golden, Colorado on October 15-18, 2018. Enterprise Accountability: Striking a […]
Product Structure and Meta-Modeling: The Final Frontier
Presentation Product Structure and Meta-Modeling: The Final Frontier Product structure philosophy, data/meta-modeling, and managing variance. Maintaining product structure can be a daunting task. But, when you understand the benefits, it far outweighs the effort. The product structure and the metadata behind it are the framework upon which reusability is leveraged and in order to reduce […]
Getting to the End Game with QIF: Useable Parts
Mark Nielsen of TechAzul will present at the 2017 Quality Information Framework (QIF) Symposium. The 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3D CIC) and the QIF Symposium will be held in Golden, Colorado on October 3-5, 2017. Presentation Getting to the End Game with QIF: Useable Parts Modern manufacturing workflows stand to benefit enormously from Model-Based Definition—including the […]
William Cockrell of Raytheon – 3D CIC 2017 Keynote Speaker
William Cockrell of Raytheon Missile Systems will deliver one of the keynote addresses at the 2017 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Congress. 3D CIC and the Quality Information Framework Symposium will be held in Golden, Colorado on October 3-5, 2017. Presentation The Future Can Improve Your Past Manufacturing deals with bad designs and drives solutions to resolve […]