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Volume 4, No. 5,
May 2003
Features
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Using
Surfaces with Projected Curves
by
Adrian Fanjoy, Technical Services Manager, CATI This
article
shows a method of creating some seemingly simple
geometry that in actuality is rather complex.
It will show a method of modeling a fan cover,
specifically the bracket features that are used to mount the cover to
the fan’s casing.
For
complete article, click here
---------------------------- TASysWorks
Demonstration TASysWorks
is a Computer Aided Tolerance (CAT) System that allows product and process
engineers to evaluate the effect of individual component tolerances in a
whole assembly. Therefore they can discover at the design stage potential
problems that may occur during the assembly process. Click
here to view a TASysWorks Demonstration
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From the
President
Quantifying
the Un-Quantifiable
by Richard Werneth, President
In a recent meeting
with a customer, a colleague and I were asked to help create a business
case for implementing a product data management (PDM) solution for an
engineering department. Of course there exist a number of return on
investment (ROI) methods that can be utilized to measure the success or
failure of a new tool using valid metrics such as reduced scrap and time
to market. However, this organization was looking beyond just ROI
arguments, they desired a way to visually communicate why it made sense to
move toward a PDM tool to non-technical upper management. After some
head-scratching, we came to the conclusion that measuring the value of
such a tool, outside of conventional ROI methods, was difficult.
For
complete article, click here.
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News
from the CTO Beyond
3D; Part 1
“Going For The Banana!”
By Robert A. Konczal, Chief Technical Officer As
a reader of the CATI newsletter, one expects you and your company have
adopted 3d design methodologies to some extent in your product development
process. With this assumption
in mind, there are several questions you are ready for while reviewing
your current investment. I
will help you summarize these questions into the one common denominator:
Is your company leveraging the engineering corporate assets to their full
potential in order to see the best return on investment (ROI)?
If not, there are many opportunities for improvement throughout
your business to leverage this initial investment. It
also reminds me of a story one of my mentors recently sent me. With all
due respect, read the following story to understand what may be causing
the lack of ROI!
For
complete article, click here.
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Tale - A Customer Success Story
Lamplight - Menomonee Falls, WI
At Lamplight
(formerly Lamplight Farms), they “Create the Moment.”
Lamplight produces a wide range of oil lamps, lamp oils, and candle
products for indoor and outdoor use.
Carefully crafted, their collection of over 100 distinctive oil
lamp styles and scented candle products combine beauty and function to
provide unequalled value in natural flame lighting – the hallmark of
Lamplight.
For
complete article, click here.
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