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Author: Anthony J. Lockwood

Anthony J. Lockwood

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Anthony J. Lockwood is Digital Engineering's founding editor. He is now retired. Contact him via [email protected].

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One Last Diatribe

Editor’s Note: Tony Lockwood, DE’s Editor at Large, is officially retiring from a career in technology journalism that spans 39 years and includes co-founding this magazine in 1995.

Editor’s Picks: February 14-15, 2019

One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Editor’s Picks: February 7-13, 2019

One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Get Sheet Metal Design Feedback and Pricing Quotes Fast

The complimentary eRapid SolidWorks add-in can help you design your parts for manufacturing and cost-effectiveness before you haggle with a shop.

Editor’s Pick: New ANSYS Release Unveils Motion Body Dynamics Line

ANSYS 2019 R1 also sees new noise-vibration-harshness workflow, multiple fluids enhancements and new metal additive manufacturing solutions.

ANSYS 2019 R1 Launches

New multibody dynamics, NVH capabilities and a new ANSYS Fluent user experience release headliners.

Editor’s Picks: January 31-February 6, 2019

One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Detailed Design Reinvented by Graphical Computing

A re-engineering of design workflows is underway as visualization and simulation move into product development's earliest phases.

Editor’s Pick: Advanced Particle Simulation Software Extends Modeling Features

Rocky DEM 4.2 debuts enhanced particle collision analyses as well as spring and damper motion capabilities.

Advanced Particle Simulation Software Updated

Highlights include enhanced particle collision analysis, fiber modeling improvements and expanded ANSYS Workbench integration.

Editor’s Picks: January 24-30, 2019

One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

How to Convince the Boss It’s New Workstation Time

Here's how to get the numbers that show the estimated investment in a new workstation to run high-end simulations is worth the expense.

Editor’s Pick: Electric Motor Design and Analyzer Updated

Simcenter Motorsolve sees new performance efficiency maps and connectivity for systems-level simulation.

Simcenter Motorsolve Sees Big Update

Performance maps, demagnetization predictions and connectivity for systems-level simulation highlight release.

Less Complex Workflows for More Complex Designs

Product complexity is getting, well, complex. It requires reimagined design engineering workflows. Here's how you can change your ways.

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