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How 3D Printing Is a Billion-Dollar Industry & What You Can Do Today
Technology has a way of making things better — it speeds up processes, streamlines workflows, and turns the impossible into the possible. The manufacturing industry has seen the impact of innovation...
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Why CATIA’s Surfacing Capabilities Drive Precision in Automotive Design
In the automotive industry, design is more than just aesthetics; it’s about engineering precision. From the sleek contours of a sports car to the aerodynamic efficiency of an electric vehicle, every...
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Supply chain disruptions over the past few years have been a headache for manufacturers and machine shops. From material shortages to new tariffs to unexpected transportation delays, businesses...
View ArticleThe Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions on Manufacturing
You might not be able to see them, but supply chains are at the heart of all manufacturing operations. They connect suppliers, distributors, and customers. So, what happens when things go wrong?...
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Streamlining PCB & Mechanical Design: The Power of OrCAD X and SOLIDWORKS
If you’re a SOLIDWORKS user, you’re probably used to having total control over mechanical design. From assembling complicated products to designing detailed plastic parts, SOLIDWORKS CAD makes complex...
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How Design Can Impact Supply Chain Downstream
When you think about a product reaching your hands—from the spark of an idea to that final, tangible item—there’s a whole network working behind the scenes. As engineers and technical professionals,...
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Food-safe 3D Printing Material: Nylon White FS from Markforged
3D printing is an extremely useful technology for spinning up bespoke tooling for the manufacturing line. As always, things get complicated once you start to look at regulatory requirements, and the...
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How to Avoid Shortages in Plastic Production with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
When it comes to the world of consumable products, most experts know that economies of scale are everything. Whether they be food containers or medical supplies, producing these items quickly and...
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3 Ways to Fight Rising Costs and Labor Challenges in Manufacturing
Manufacturing costs are escalating partly due to material prices, supply chain breakdowns, along with labor cost increases and shortages. When adding shop personnel, we’re often faced with the...
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How to Efficiently Manage the Supply Chain Process with 3D Printing
Supply chains are a necessary evil. You can’t get a product to the consumer if you don’t have the right materials, suppliers, producers, distributors, and assembly mechanisms. But each of those...
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6 Easy Steps to Benchmarking and Improving Your SOLIDWORKS Performance
Getting optimal performance in SOLIDWORKS is a must for those of us who use it day to day. When SOLIDWORKS runs more smoothly, so do the rest of our CAD-related design processes. While there are...
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How to Fix the Most Frustrating Import Issues with 3D Mesh Files
Having problems with your mesh? A few simple adjustments during the export process or minor post-processing steps can prevent major headaches for CAD designers. When you prepare your files before...
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How to Use CFD Results as FEA Inputs for Multiphysics Analysis
For many real-world scenarios, multiphysics simulation is essential to achieve accurate results. Multiphysics refers to the analysis of multiple interacting physics domains and is critical whenever...
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Why Companies Use SOLIDWORKS to Design High Tech
If you’re designing cutting-edge tech products, you need tools that keep up with the demands of modern engineering. SOLIDWORKS isn’t just a CAD program — it’s a full-fledged design, simulation, and...
View Article3 Actionable Strategies for Manufacturers Dealing with New Tariffs
Tariffs are a tool in a long game for politicians, but for engineers and manufacturers, they are a pain in one’s posterior geometry if you know what we mean. In February 2025, President Trump...
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How I Designed and 3D-Printed Sturdy Paddleboard Cup Holders
It all started with a text from my sister: “Hey, I have this idea for my paddleboard.” I could not help but be intrigued. She had been paddleboarding for a while now, exploring lakes and rivers, and...
View ArticleJust Add MaaS: Building Your Perfect D2M Ecosystem with Hawk Ridge Systems
You probably already know that Hawk Ridge Systems has an impressive portfolio of manufacturing hardware, software, and services to help you more easily build your prototypes, parts, and products. What...
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How to Configure and Manage the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox
The SOLIDWORKS Toolbox can be a powerful tool for working with assemblies. As discussed in previous blog posts, the Toolbox can be a valuable asset for automating the usage of standardized components...
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Validate Your 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Parts with Markforged Simulation
Even though FEA tools are a huge part of the product development cycle, they are very rarely used in conjunction with 3D printed parts. Variables such as layer heights, sparse infill geometries, and...
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SCANTECH: Next Generation Handheld Laser Scanning
What Sets SCANTECH Apart?SCANTECH is a global provider of 3D scanning systems, tackling the unique challenges companies face when digitizing products for inspection or reverse engineering. By...
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