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How to Generate Manufacturer Sales Leads by Providing Online CAD & BIM Downloads
The marketing world spent 2020 in a holding pattern. We went week-to-week with little information to build and execute our marketing strategy. This hit the “trade shows” area particularly hard. People couldn’t gather to meet and share ideas or learn…
MoreNo trade shows? No problem. Crush 2021 with this little-known webinar hack.
2020 was a doozy, am I right? All of our lives were upended on a personal and professional level last year. And If I hear the word pivot again, I’m going to pull out what little hair I have…
More3D Part Download Stats: Record Year for Manufacturer CAD Delivery (2020 Stats)
More than 666 million CAD model downloads in 2020: Manufacturer catalogs powered by CADENAS accelerate (Update: January 15, 2021) The 800+ manufacturer catalogs utilizing the CADENAS eCATALOGsolutions technology have seen explosive growth in 2020, with 666,192,881 CAD & BIM models…
More3DfindIT.com: CADENAS Search Engine Honored with 2020 Design World LEAP Award
Online 3D Search Engine Recognized for its Innovative Ability to Help Engineers Find and Source Design Components Cincinnati, OH – October 15, 2020 – CADENAS has been awarded a 2020 silver LEAP award for 3DfindIT.com, by Design World Magazine and…
MoreCADENAS technology simplifies access to planning data for mechanical engineers using Siemens industrial products
CADENAS GmbH, a software specialist for digital CAD product catalogs, now provides planning data for automation and switching technology products from Siemens via its platform for 3D CAD models. Users of Siemens PLM solutions will now have direct access to…
MoreCase Study: Digital product catalogs by CADENAS optimize development process for production lines
Reducing the number of new purchased parts with PARTsolutions Augsburg, Germany ─ October 24, 2019. For the design of technical production lines, engineers and designers require a variety of digital product information about standard and purchased parts from diverse…
MoreDemocratizing MBE: Key Takeaways from the MBE Summit 2019
Moving from “Why is MBE Important?” to “How do we deploy MBE?” By Jennifer Herron, Founder & CEO, Action Engineering I recently returned from the MBE Summit 2019 that took place April 1-4, 2019 at the National Institute of…
MoreA Big Year for MBD: Key Takeaways from SOLIDWORKS World 2019
I recently returned from my last SOLIDWORKS World in Dallas, Texas. I say last because starting next year, what has been known as SOLIDWORKS World will be known as 3DEXPERIENCE World, a renaming prompted by parent company, Dassault Systemes. This…
More4 Takeaways from 3D CIC – How Organizations Achieve Enterprise Accountability through MBE
Taking a look at the challenges, culture changes, and downstream benefits of the MBE journey. How does Enterprise Accountability take shape in your organization? This was the question that all organizations represented at 3D CIC (Collaboration Interoperability Congress) were…
More6 Insights for Manufacturers from IEEE GlobalSpec’s 2018 Pulse of Engineering Survey
In order to build a better relationship with customers and capitalize on their needs and pain points, manufacturers must understand the engineering workforce of today. To deliver the solutions engineers need, sometimes all you have to do is ask.…
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