Engineering an Architectural Masterpiece: The Garcia House by John Lautner
Things you’re not likely to hear in 2023 and beyond: “Please design me a cliffside home. It needs to be on stilts. The property it will be situated on is simultaneously known for earthquakes and mudslides. Also, please make it…
MoreWest Tool Enclosures Launches Stainless Steel Enclosure Configurator
West Tool Enclosures has recently launched an all-new configurator to provide customers with a “virtually infinite” amount of custom enclosures. Built by CADENAS PARTsolutions, the online tool provides on-demand access for civil and electrical engineers to find, configure and download the…
MoreEngineering a Run-Flat Bicycle Tire from Tennis Balls [VIDEO]
See this creative engineer improve on the wheel by fabricating a run-flat bicycle tire from tennis balls! Since the invention of the bicycle in 1817, engineers have been searching for ways to improve it. Among the key improvements was the…
MoreBuried Under CAD Files? Relieve Pressure with Strategic Parts Management Software
It’s like he hits me with a lead brick, piling me under work with a dozer… He’s got me buried under CAD files, that seem siloed by a farmer… He’s got me under PRESSURE! Ever feel like you can’t catch…
MoreIndustrial Marketing Tip: Experimentation is the Key to Growth
We recently talked to the top minds in the industrial marketing world and asked them for their best advice, and we’ve curated it here now! Learn how the following industry experts handle content creation, consumer insights, and everything between. Curt…
MoreGet to Know Your CADENAS PARTsolutions Team: Brian Zwick
Meet Brian Zwick, our Account Executive! Brian has joined PARTsolutions as an Account Executive and will help with the expansion of PARTsolutions products. Brian has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, technology, and business development, including working with ERP…
MoreWhat Is a 3-Part Specification?
Building product manufacturer specifications are essential to construction projects. They serve as directives from the product designers to construction teams in order to communicate the product design intentions. It’s critical for product manufacturers to ensure their guide specification sections are…
MoreEngineering Mardi Gras Floats With a CNC Machine
About two miles South of New Orleans’ buzzing French Quarter, in the city’s Lower Garden District on the banks of the Mississippi River, sits a giant warehouse that most would deem unassuming. However, inside is a Willy Wonka-esque studio filled…
MoreNative 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…
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