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THE CAMBASHI VIEW: Engineering a Sustainable Economic Recovery

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Randall Newton

Engineering technologies can significantly contribute to a sustainable economy, argues Cambashi’s Tony Christian. But don’t expect government or the boardroom ...

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PDM Will Be a Growth Market in 2010

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Randall Newton

PDM software sold better than expected in 2009, especially the products aimed at smaller manufacturers. We estimate less than 30% ...

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The Outsourcing Trap: Eppinger Takes a Second Look at Global Product Development

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Randall Newton

One of the authors of the highly influential 2006 article “The New Practice of Global Product Development” has updated it ...

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Delcam Reports Second-Best Year Ever in 2009

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Randall Newton

A boost in R&D spending helped the British CAM software vendor move up one spot in the CIMdata rankings. British ...

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Autodesk Grant Powers Biodiesel Initiative

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Randall Newton

Springboard Biodiesel moves from SolidWorks to Autodesk Inventor to design new Intelligent Local Production biodiesel processor. April 2, 2010—When Springboard ...

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Realistic Simulation Proves New Defibulator

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Randall Newton

Medical device manufacturer InnerPulse takes advantage of MCAD and FEA to bring to market a pioneering technology to treat Sudden ...

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THE CAMBASHI VIEW: The Software Challenge for 21st Century Networks

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Randall Newton

Pent-up demand for enterprise manufacturing software is causing a rise in budgets, says Mike Evans. But the challenge for the ...

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Solving the Twists and Turns of Race-Car Brakes

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Randall Newton

Pratt & Miller Engineering uses sophisticated fatigue analysis software to solve a brake pedal issue in a world-class race car. ...

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THE CAMBASHI VIEW: Embedded Software Requires New Processes

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Randall Newton

Manufacturers and their engineering software tool makers have yet to catch up with the embedded software revolution. Cambashi’s Bob Brown ...

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Autodesk Down 26% In 2009, 7% In Fourth Quarter

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Randall Newton

Quarter-to-quarter results saw nice gains, but looking only at sequential results would hide just how hard Autodesk was hit by ...