[Editor’s Note: The following email interview with CADENAS PARTsolutions CEO Tim Thomas was finished right before leaving for the Planet PTC User conference. While there, I heard from more than one speaker about the need for greater emphasis on controlling design…

Operational efficiency continues to be the mantra of today’s manufacturers. Companies perpetually seek out new methods and technologies to save time, reduces costs, and enhances customer service–all while increasing lead generation. Consequently, companies large and small are turning to CAD-native…

We’ve come a long way since the days of the drafting board, when engineers and designers spent the bulk of their time with pencils in-hand. With its clear structure, this method was — for many years — the only proven…

January 31, 2011 — Over the last two years there has been a fundamental shift in the way engineers are designing products. The need for lower product costs and faster time to market has placed a great deal of demand…

By Tim Thomas, CEO, PARTsolutions We all have a jar of nuts and bolts in the garage, and most of us can recall an instance when we unsuccessfully sought out a specific nut, bolt or fastener. And while we have…

PARTsolutions’ configurable catalog technology, as deployed in Misumi’s site. Twenty years ago, when you needed a standard part (a screw or a fastener, for example), you’d reach for one of the 2-inch-thick paper catalogs, published and distributed by your preferred…