By Admin | Published: May 13, 2013
Technology company PTC pledged a record-setting in-kind donation of $18.8 million Friday to help Boston University officials develop BU’s new Engineering Product Innovation Center, officials said. The center, which will open in the fall 2013 semester as part of the College of Engineering, will serve as an educational tool related to engineering and manufacturing, said […]
Managing challenges is part of your everyday role but it’s great when you can connect with your peers and hear from industry experts to help you get a competitive edge. There’s no other event that delivers as much quality PTC Creo-focused training and unparalleled networking as PTC Live Global 2013. Held in Anaheim, California, […]
By Admin | Published: May 9, 2013
By Rich Nass Mike Campbell is an executive VP for CAD at PTC. He’s also a member of the Design News Advisory Board. When I met with Mike a few weeks ago (oddly, we live/work fairly close to each other, but met in Germany), he sent over a few links to videos that PTC had […]
By Admin | Published: May 8, 2013
For more than a decade, larger manufacturers have come to rely on product lifecycle management (PLM) to help deal with increasing design and manufacturing complexity, but the software tools have traditionally been expensive and difficult to deploy, keeping smaller companies at bay. PLM vendors have struggled to break into the SMB market, but their approaches–mostly […]
The world needs design more than ever. In part, because we face new problems, like limited resources in a world where demand just keeps growing. And in part because technology is now opening doors we hadn’t even considered before. Luckily, some rather brilliant young minds are already addressing these challenges. One shining example is the […]
By Admin | Published: Apr 30, 2013
This week, more than 10,000 students from around the globe travelled to St. Louis, Mo., to put their engineering skills to the test at the annual FIRST®(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, held at the Edward Jones Dome. The three-day event, April 24-27, came down to a heart-pounding conclusion Saturday night in […]
By Admin | Published: Apr 24, 2013
Focusing on art and design is critical for businesses to innovate and gain a competitive advantage, says John Stuart, senior vice president for education at Boston-based software company PTC. PTC develops computer-assisted design software for product design. Clients include Microsoft (MSFT) and agricultural machinery maker Deere (DE). Europe — particularly the Netherlands — is ahead […]
We’ve been talking recently on this blog about the headaches that come from working in a multi-CAD world. Your engineers are happy with their CAD system, but it’s not the same system that many of your legacy files were created in. Add partners and clients to the mix, and the cornucopia of file types that […]
Mass customization rocks. It’s the reason my computer is just like yours, but with a different graphics card. It’s why our cars look the same on the outside, but yours has a manual transmission. And it’s why I can finally eat candy that has the Green Bay Packers logo. Vive la variant! Of course, if […]
PTC Live Global 2013 brings engineering-focused training and unparalleled networking to Anaheim, California on June 9-12. Registration recently opened and members are invited to browse more than 300 sessions. To better understand this event and the benefits it offers PTC Creo users, I talked with Jennifer Martinson, Event Manager for PTC Live Global. KS: For […]
