We are having some items manufactured in Asia, and the paint quality of the final product has issues from application to shipping. We've sorted out the shipping and packaging issues, but a VP would like us to:
"add standard reference or class call-out for the paint quality such as Class I, II...
Anyone care to give me a sanity check on this schematic? This is for a camping trailer I'm building. I want the ability to connect to shore power when it's available, and also run on solar when it's not. I also just realized that the polarities are swapped on the output of the charge...
Been using Google the past hour, but have not found any design recommendations for molded-fiber or molded-pulp packaging inserts. Seems like this information is being held tight to the chest of the suppliers. Does anyone have links to good design resources? Looking for material thickness to...
http://www.olo3d.net/
A portable 3D printer that uses your phone's screen to cure. Resolution is supposedly 42 micron.
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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New job, new workflows, new people to interact with, new responsibilities. At the new job we are getting ready to implement new/modern/web-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) and PLM (product lifecycle management) systems. I have been made a project lead and administrator for the PLM side...
OnShape is a browser-based CAD tool. It's been in Beta for the last couple of months. I was curious if anyone is using OnShape, what your thoughts are?
How well does it run through the browser?
How does internet connectivity affect OnShape performance?
How accurate are the file translations...
I need to design a vending machine for my next project, and I am unsure of their common construction. Current footprint is 7' wide x 3' deep x 7' tall. I believe most opened vending machines I have seen (snack and canned goods) are of sheet metal construction. Is this common? Is a metal...
This is the first time this I have ever had to procure a weldment outside the USA. It is comprised of 9 parts, all T304, which is required to be powder coated afterwards. W are ordering 200 weldments.
What pitfalls should I be aware of?
What are the common;y overlooked aspects regarding...
I have a molded part that has X-Y and Y-Z flatness, where Y is close to the middle of the part, and X and Z are the opposite ends. Can I (or how do I) call out a X-Z "overall" Flatness as well?
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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Every time I try to insert a forming tool in a sheet metal model the program tries to create a derived part. I can have someone else insert a forming tool in my model and it works as expected, and I can edit the feature afterwards. What would cause my installation of SW to not recognize a...
Due to the prevalence of desktop 3D printers available, and there use in home offices and cubicles, I thought the following article was an interesting read.
http://www.uproxx.com/technology/2013/07/3d-printing-in-your-house-is-as-unhealthy-as-smoking/
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Will MS Office 2013 play nice with SW2011? I just found out our IT department is upgrading next week, and I'm just trying to cover my bases. I didn't see anything in the Knowledge Base, while the System Requirements on SW show "no support", that doesn't mean it won't still work... right...
SW11 Sp5.0
Sometimes we get imported geometry from our ID guys that use Rhino. We edit these files in SW for manufacturing feasibility. We recently had a part that whenever we tried to edit it we would get the "Feature Failed to Cut the Body" or "Geometry Error" messages. I went to a...
I'd appreciate a basic education here prior to me contacting our vendor on this subject. We have a 16ga frame made with individual parts that are mild steel and galvanized zinc coated. It is spot welded in the corners, with two spots at ~.30" dia in each corner. We are getting failures upon...
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I'm actually getting to go to SWW this time. I was curious who else is going? Also, I know a few are presenting, I think it would be nice to have a consolidated list here.
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
Have you...
Currently we polyester powder coat our cast products that are made of A360.0. These are typically housings for electronics, with an outdoor rated service life of 7-10 years (96hr salt spray). We are investigating some form of "base coat" that will cover the entire part for corrosion purposes...
I am looking to hear how others have benefited or not from internal hiring or promotions, either concerning themselves or others. I don't think I've seen this topic covered directly, but it has been touched on in the past by various members.
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I've been tasked with supplying BIM data for inclusion into Revit. I am wondering if our files can be some sort of neutral 3D file format, or must they be 2D .DWG files? I'd much rather supply an "exterior faces only" model of our products then having to create entirely new 3-view drawings. I...
It should be a given that the selection of PLM software shouldn't be undertaken lightly by any company. Hopefully there is a lot of discussion prior to ordering. Alas, if there was discussion, our Engineering department was left out of the loop. I've just learned that my company has selected...
