Randall Newton Editorial Contributor

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• Enabling the Designer Material Era of Additive Manufacturing
  October 1, 2019
  The consensus: It’s a long path from defining the science to delivering the technology.
• Clouds Without Silos are the New Frontier for the Open Design Alliance
  September 17, 2019
  Open Design Alliance targets CAD interoperability in the cloud with new SDK, development platform, and other tools.
• Budget Workstations for Engineers
  September 1, 2019
  Tasks, not price, define today’s entry-level engineering workstation offerings.
• The Rise of Data Science Workstations
  August 1, 2019
  NVIDIA’s new hardware is making it easier for organizations to process data right on the desktop, as engineers are being drafted into data science roles.
• Enabling the Designer Material Era of Additive Manufacturing
  October 1, 2019
  The consensus: It’s a long path from defining the science to delivering the technology.
• Clouds Without Silos are the New Frontier for the Open Design Alliance
  September 17, 2019
  Open Design Alliance targets CAD interoperability in the cloud with new SDK, development platform, and other tools.
• Budget Workstations for Engineers
  September 1, 2019
  Tasks, not price, define today’s entry-level engineering workstation offerings.
• The Rise of Data Science Workstations
  August 1, 2019
  NVIDIA’s new hardware is making it easier for organizations to process data right on the desktop, as engineers are being drafted into data science roles.
• Bringing the Cloud into CAD and Product Data Management
  July 1, 2019
  Even as vendors create cloud-based PDM, organizations still face security and interoperability concerns.
• HP Makes its Case for Digital Manufacturing 
  June 25, 2019
  HP uses the grand opening of its new 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona to show off technologies and partnership. 
• The New Age of GPU-Driven Product Design
  June 1, 2019
  Software companies are finding ways to accelerate CAD with GPUs beyond graphics and rendering.
• Plugging GPUs into the Metal AM Workflow
  April 1, 2019
  When it comes to metal-based AM, organizations are looking to harness the power of graphics processing units.
• Bringing Order to AI Chaos with Blockchain
  March 1, 2019
  Investigating the use of blockchain to democratize artificial intelligence.
• Exploring Digital Transformation as an Evolutionary Journey
  February 22, 2019
  SolidWorks World 2019 presentation advises to forget about specific products and work on themes that match your digital transformation agenda.
• Ruggedized Electronics Require Special Attention
  February 1, 2019
  Meet the challenge of designing sensitive electronics for harsh environments.
• Coming up ACES
  January 1, 2019
  Automated, connected, electric and shared (ACES) vehicles present new design challenges.
• Digital Product Design and Development Predictions
  December 17, 2018
  To explore how new digital technologies will affect product development in 2019, we sought input on how data, connectivity, embedded design and human factors will shape the future of design engineering.
• Artificial Intelligence Beyond the Hype
  December 1, 2018
  Advancements in computing and research are making AI applications much more feasible.
• Formnext 2018 Pinpoints Anticipated Disruptions to Additive Manufacturing
  November 27, 2018
  Additive manufacturing hardware vendors shift from optimization for quality to optimization for speed and face competition from open-system material manufacturers.
• Graebert Technology Enables Dassault Systemès DraftSight to Advance Interoperability
  November 13, 2018
  Graebert sees itself as the arms merchant for the war to liberate CAD from the desktop. It sells a three-part portfolio of DWG-based CAD software under the ARES brand name for desktop (Commander), mobile (Touch), and cloud (Kudo). It also develops CAD software for other vendors, and it offers extended features to simplify enterprise deployment.