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Manufacturing is changing in the United States

December 6, 2009 in CAD, Kubotek


We all know that recessions can be devastating to companies and more so to the people, but there are some good things that come out of it as well.

  • Businesses become more creative and efficient
  • People become more creative and efficient
  • New opportunities appear
  • Survival mode kicks in and we make it past the tough times

Manufacturing in the United States has seen plenty of devastating events during this recession, but I see some hope.  There are new companies sprouting up in the manufacturing world that are taking advantage of our strengths.  Much like the wave of micro brewers, we are seeing micro manufacturing companies.  Check out this company (www.local-motors.com), they have the right idea.  Of course, I think they should use our KeyCreator 3D Direct CAD software and other engineering tools, but that’s not my point.

I see a great future for manufacturing in this country, but we need to work real hard to get there.  Let’s fight our way outside the normal business habits of today and inspire new and better ways of doing things.  Here’s a hint, think about humanity and not about profits, and a better world will follow.

Don’t forget to come visit us at www.kubotekusa.com and we’ll show you some engineering software that will blow you away!

Source: CAD Freedom and Precision – Views and News from KubotekUSA – Manufacturing is changing in the United States
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New Online Resource: GIS Skills for Engineers

August 4, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Over the last several months, I have had the pleasure of facilitating a number of seminars in Canada and the United States aimed at demonstrating the six crucial GIS skills needed by Engineering and CAD professionals. I have blogged about this seminar series in the past. This time I want to call your attention to a great resource entitled GIS Skills for Engineers that is now available via the web. This resource is part of Autodesk’s help documentation for AutoCAD Map 3D and highlights a number of important GIS skills including:

Data Preparation
Data Conversion
Data Access
Data Editing
Data Management
Styling and Theming Features
Analysis
Sharing Data with Others
Map Layout and Cartography
Printing, Plotting, and Publishing

The best part of GIS Skills for Engineers is the accompanying animations which demonstrate the skills in action. For example, if you wanted to know how to perform a polygon overlay analysis to determine which parcels in a city fall within zones classified as “Retail”, check out this animation.

Source: geoExpressions – New Online Resource: GIS Skills for Engineers
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