Posts by Adam Beck
Native CAD Content: CADENAS Expands Manufacturer Catalogs with New Formats
CADENAS has completed the yearly update to eCATALOGsolutions portals, enabling engineers and architects to download native CAD content in the newest versions of popular CAD and BIM tools. This update is done seamlessly to the underlying structure of the portals,…
More3D Part Download Stats: Record Year for Manufacturer CAD Delivery (2022 Stats)
644,018,189 manufacturer CAD, BIM, and PDF files were downloaded from CADENAS portals in 2022. This corresponds to slightly more than 1,764,433 downloads per day, or 20 CAD, CAE and BIM models per second. This data shows the continuous growth of…
MoreDimensioned 3D Previews Deliver Enhanced Customer Experience for Manufacturer Components
Industrial component manufacturers are streamlining the process of finding, configuring, specifying, and purchasing products by including dimensions directly within their 3D product previews. This feature helps engineers quickly determine the scale of a product, as well as critical dimensions like…
MoreBIM vs. CAD – What’s the difference?
BIM vs. CAD: Today’s engineering and architectural space is a thriving ecosystem of software, tools, and terminology. Among the most often confused are BIM and CAD. These two terms are closely related, yet quite different in form and function. …
MoreHow Much Time do Engineers Spend Recreating Parts?
Auto manufacturers assemble thousands of cars every week, with most vehicles using identical standard components. For instance, virtually any OEM automaker uses many of the same door hardware and body clips across brands, as well as the same brake pads,…
MoreDoes your internal part library contain duplicate or obsolete parts?
Through no fault of their own, most engineering design teams are on a hamster wheel of creating and recreating standard parts. Unable to find the part they need in their internal libraries, the same part is often created multiple times…
MoreEngineering the Bubble Wrap Jukebox With Simone Giertz [VIDEO]
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This inventor created the “Bubble Wrap Jukebox” to make sweet music out of bubble wrap! Simone Giertz is affectionately known as the “Queen of the $#!tty Robots.” I think this is an unfair title. Who else could have created the…
MoreDoes Your Engineering Department Work in a Multi-CAD Environment?
Regardless of your industry, chances are most players in your supply chain use CAD systems. Which is great! Technology is a beautiful thing. However, as with my Dell not being compatible with your Mac, most of these companies use different…
MoreMoeller Precision Tool Launches 3D Tooling Configurator
Global manufacturer of precision tooling components accelerates design process for engineers with new online features. Cincinnati, OH and Wixom, MI – Moeller Precision Tool, a predominant American manufacturer of standard and special precision tooling components, has unveiled a new version…
MoreMetaphase Technologies Launches Configurable Catalog of LED Illuminators
Engineers can now customize LED components to fit designs through a new, online configurator catalog. Metaphase Technologies, a nearly 30-year-old, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of LED illuminators and lighting solutions, has recently launched an all-new catalog of configurable LED products. Built by…
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