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by Snigdha Sarkar, April 15, 2022

CFD Modeling in Vehicle Design

It’s the day you’ve been waiting for: you’re going to buy a new car. On the lot, you eye different models. You already know the performance specs you want, so right now you’re all about style. When it comes to the look of the vehicles, a…

by Thomas Fitzgerald, April 13, 2022

How Product Configuration Software Creates a Digital Thread

Product configuration, pricing, and quoting processes are fraught with risk for most manufacturers. Every handover of information is a potential point of failure; every person involved a possible delay; and every keystroke a potential…

by Anthony Rodriguez, April 11, 2022

The Transformation Cycle: Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

Disruptive markets require innovative solutions, and the market has never been more disrupted than in recent years. According to the IMF, in 2020, the global economy shrunk by 4.4%, the worst decline since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But the…

by Thomas Fitzgerald, April 7, 2022

Keep Deals from Dying With Automated Proposals

Slow proposals kill deals and push customers towards competitors. But for manufacturers selling complex configurable products, creating proposals is a slow, arduous process. It’s rife with opportunities for delays, which means long sales cycles,…

by Thomas Fitzgerald, April 4, 2022

What Is a Product Configurator to You?

What is a product configurator? It’s a tool for configuring complex products. Manufacturers that use product configurators typically experience a 30% increase in sales volume, 34% increase in efficiency, and, most crucially, a 20% increase in…

by Anthony Rodriguez, April 1, 2022

Digitalization of Manufacturing: Success Trends and 6 Red Flags

Digital transformation is rocket fuel for manufacturing, promising instant access to data-driven insights, automation, and a stake in global digital value chains. But there’s no guarantee that your digitalization of manufacturing will succeed;…

by Anthony Rodriguez, March 25, 2022

Digital Manufacturing: How to Connect Your Digital and Environmental Goals

If there’s a silver lining to the dark clouds of COVID-19, it’s that manufacturers have the opportunity to reassess their digital objectives and embed environmental sustainability into their value chains. The pandemic might feel like the shock…

by Alex Alvarez, March 14, 2022

Subtractive Manufacturing: Past, Present, and Future

Subtractive manufacturing has long been a foundation of modern industrial production—but that doesn’t mean it’s old school. Tools, processes, and possibilities have been evolving to keep pace with the needs of manufacturers—and that pace…

by Snigdha Sarkar, March 10, 2022

Overcome Material Handling Challenges with Particle Simulation

Equipment manufacturers in various industries recognize the power of particle simulation and modeling in engineering to develop energy-efficient and cost-effective designs. One key principle is to apply virtual engineering at the beginning of the…

by Anthony Rodriguez, March 7, 2022

What’s Really Driving Digitization In Manufacturing?

91% of companies in the manufacturing sector have increased their digitization investments over the past two years, spending a total of $270 billion in 2020 alone. Digital supremacy in the manufacturing industry has arrived, and it’s making and…