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Tom's latest posts
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Making Connections for Digital Thread
January 4, 2021APIs and data standards help PLM move forward and break down information silos. -
Can AI Take Simulation to a New Level?
November 16, 2020Vendors explore the impact of machine learning for simulation models and processing. -
A Window Into Tomorrow’s Shop Floor
October 15, 2020The transformation to digital manufacturing requires a combination of technology, processes and people. -
A Convergence of Data in the Connected Car
September 15, 2020There’s a need to adopt and adapt new development methodologies, tools and design concepts. -
Making Connections for Digital Thread
January 4, 2021APIs and data standards help PLM move forward and break down information silos.
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Can AI Take Simulation to a New Level?
November 16, 2020Vendors explore the impact of machine learning for simulation models and processing.
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A Window Into Tomorrow’s Shop Floor
October 15, 2020The transformation to digital manufacturing requires a combination of technology, processes and people.
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A Convergence of Data in the Connected Car
September 15, 2020There’s a need to adopt and adapt new development methodologies, tools and design concepts.
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Is PLM Up to the Digital Thread Challenge?
July 31, 2020Engineers are reevaluating PLM’s role in enabling digital thread development.
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Tools that Build Sustainable Products
July 1, 2020Design solutions are emerging that can help integrate sustainability.
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Adapting AI to the Plant Floor
June 15, 2020Smart technologies enable engineers to predict failures, detect suboptimal operations and identify quality problems.
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In Pursuit of Predictable 3D Metal Printing
April 15, 2020Simulation software offers promise in the desire for repeatable, standardized 3D metal prints.
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Making Digital Thread Work for You
March 1, 2020Digital thread initiatives may require a mix of on-premise and cloud-based compute resources.
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AI Rewrites the Possibilities of Digital Twin
January 31, 2020Developers of the virtual design tool see AI as providing the catalyst for a major shift in product development.
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Get the Most from Advanced Materials
January 17, 2020The need for composite and customized materials grows within the product engineering realm, but multiscale modeling and simulation software still needs fine tuning.
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Robots Are Going Soft
December 1, 2019Materials innovations are helping create less rigid, more compliant robotic structures.
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Making Sense of Industrial Connectivity Trends
November 1, 2019Today, the industry sees M2M as a set of technologies that connect machines, devices and objects in a way that helps them exchange information without human intervention.
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Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?
November 1, 2019For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.
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With UX, the User Drives Design
October 1, 2019Market changes are causing engineers to redefine what UX design means.
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Designing Machines in the Age of the IIoT
October 1, 2019To design equipment for the new digital age, engineers are reinventing the product design process.
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