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  (EN) 3D printed project: a glider!

  Posted April 26, 2018 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  This article is about our latest 3D printed project - a glider. With short "step by step" guide lines, we will show you how it was done. Hope you like it!     1. After we collected all available info, 3D modeling was the first step needed for this project. It was quite easy job to do considering it is a simple model. https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/partcloud/index?route=part&name=Glider&model_id=67339     &nbs...

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  (EN) Springtime is a time of growth – 3D CAD downloads of PARTcommunity achieve a record of over 25.9 million in the month

  Posted April 24, 2018 by Caro Risinger

  

  March continued the increasing trend of users and numbers of downloads With the first rays of sunshine in spring, plants begin to sprout everywhere. Very similar to the CADENAS 3D CAD models download portal PARTcommunity: In March 2018 for the first time within a month, over 25.9 million 3D CAD models were downloaded by engineers and purchasers. Bright prospects for 2018 The 3D CAD models download portal PARTcommunity c...

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  (EN) PARTcloud.net member: Martin Boillat

  Posted April 18, 2018 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  We would like to introduce our most active members on PARTcloud.net every two weeks. The goal is to find out more about them, but also to show our appreciation for their contribution. April 2018: Martin Boillat   https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/profile/644593       1. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your background? I am a French student (mechanical engineering) and I am 21 years old. I...

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  (EN) Intelligent Finding instead of Part Safari – Track hidden components with CADENAS

  Posted April 17, 2018 by Caro Risinger

  

  How the search methods of the Strategic Parts Management PARTsolutions support engineers in their daily work Endless expanses, pure wilderness, fascinating animals: A safari is a unique experience. Equipped with binoculars and camera, you set out in search of those shy animals. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that you will actually find any of them: In the worst case, you could travel around for a week without spotting a whole lot...

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  (EN) Mencom Serial Device Servers for legacy-devices integration to a new network infrastructure

  Posted April 16, 2018 by Eddie Choi

  

  Mencom Serial Device Servers are specifically designed to allow industrial devices to be directly accessible from the local network or even the Internet. Available in field-mount, din-rail mount or rack-mount versions from 1 up to 16 ports along with different Operation temperature/EMC variants, these serial device server series covers all the needs that end-users may have in converting Ethernet to Serial port (RS-232, RS-485, RS-422). In additio...

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  (EN) 2017 was no doubt the year of Industry 4.0 – The CADENAS year of success

  Posted April 13, 2018 by LiNa

  

  Exciting projects, awards and new things in the current CADENAS customer magazine The latest issue of the annual CADENAS customer magazine "Joint Success 2017" provides exciting insights into successful projects with customers and partners. The customer magazine also includes innovations in CADENAS software solutions as well as reviews on numerous events of the past year. "With our customer magazine, we not only want to show our technologi...

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  (EN) Harley Davidson Skull Keychain

  Posted April 11, 2018 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  In this article, we will show how you can use 3D printing technology to create something funny and cool - a skull keychain. Harley Davidson came up recently with a new logo where they included a skull in it:   So, the owner of this Harley Davidson Sportster 883 wanted to have the same keychain, considering his motorcycle was custom painted and had the same skull on the gas tank.     So, 3D modeling was done and it was qui...

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  (EN) RK Rose+Krieger product catalog receives "Golden Catalog Seal" & now offers new spindle linear units "E"- configurator

  Posted April 10, 2018 by LiNa

  

  CADENAS awards the manufacturer's product catalog for linear units with the quality seal for an optimized offer of digital engineering data RK Rose+Krieger has been a customer of the German software manufacturer CADENAS since 2001. Since February of this year, engineers not only have access to the extended Electronic Product Catalog of RK Rose+Krieger but also to the new interactive product configurator of Move-Tec “E” assemb...

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  (EN) SGH25 - Wire-actuated encoder as integrated position sensor for hydraulic cylinders up to 2.5m

  Posted April 5, 2018 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  The new SGH25 wire-actuated encoder from SIKO is characterized by a measurement range up to 2.5m and an extremely long service life. The variety of interfaces meets the very highest requirements, even in applications that are critical for safety. With this performance profile, the wire-based position sensor is suitable for applications in mobile machines such as dumper trucks, excavators and agricultural machinery, where it measures the positio...

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  (EN) PARTcloud.net member: Jason Ohonowskyj

  Posted April 5, 2018 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  We would like to introduce our most active members on PARTcloud.net every two weeks. The goal is to find out more about them, but also to show our appreciation for their contribution. April 2018: Jason Ohonowskyj   https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/profile/625731       1. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your background? When I was 12 I used to design houses and cars back in school using a...

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  (EN) Pictograms make life easier!

  Posted April 5, 2018 by LiNa

  

  A picture is worth a thousand words: With the help of pictograms in your Electronic Product Catalog, you can support engineers all over the world without any knowledge of foreign languages. More at: https://bit.ly/2GBC93X

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  (EN) Shadow plays in engineering: How was the innovative 2D sketch search invented?

  Posted April 4, 2018 by LiNa

  

  CADENAS supports engineers with easy search methods in daily work routine The phenomenon is surely familiar: The engineer has a design in front of him and needs a certain component to complete it. He pictures the shape and color in his mind – but he just can't think of the name or doesn't know it. Moreover, diverse manufacturers describe the component differently or only in a language the engineer might not know. Then it's hard to know...

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  (EN) ARCHLine.XP integrates BIMcatalogs.net content library powered by CADENAS

  Posted March 26, 2018 by LiNa

  

  Teaming up allows both companies to reach their common goal: allowing AEC professionals to freely access high-quality BIM content and tools. CADLine is a Hungary-based software company, developing CAD and BIM solutions for an audience of international AEC professionals. Its flagship product, ARCHLine.XP is a BIM software, targeted for architectural and interior design, with a heavy emphasis on collaboration and on the multi-disciplin...

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  (EN) The design competition Engineering Newcomer for pupils and students goes into the 5th round

  Posted March 22, 2018 by LiNa

  

  Junior engineers can show once again what they are made of CADENAS GmbH, norelem Normelemente KG, the Bundesarbeitskreis Fachschule für Technik (Federal Working Group Technical College) and Solidpro GmbH have been offering a platform for 5 years now for pupils and students from technical subjects of universities and technical colleges in order to demonstrate their talent. With their project designs created as part of a student...

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  (EN) Fiber connectivity is no longer a problem in industrial networks with Mencom Media Converters

  Posted March 20, 2018 by Eddie Choi

  

  Mencom offers a wide range of Media Converters from entry-level media converters to smart media converters that support redundant-power and automatic speed negotiation, so the transitions from copper-based networks to fiber-based networks can be smooth and trouble-free. Mencom Media Converters and Smart Media Converters provide reliable solutions to all conversions between Single-mode or Multi-mode fiber optics to Ethernet/Serial and they are sui...

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  (EN) Viessmann goes online with 3D BIM product catalog by CADENAS

  Posted March 20, 2018 by LiNa

  

  3D BIM engineering data of hot water boilers, gas condensing boilers, block heat and power plants, etc. is now available for download Viessmann Group is a leading international manufacturer of heating, industry and cooling systems and provides its digital catalog on the CADENAS 3D CAD models download portal PARTcommunity. Architects, planners & civil engineers can download 3D BIM CAD models of diverse Viessmann products such as hot water ...

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  (EN) Industry Forum 2018 presented itself as an ideal platform for trends and innovations around Industry 4.0 & IoT

  Posted March 16, 2018 by Annika Litzel

  

  Over 200 international participants used the CADENAS convention for the exchange of ideas and effective networking The 19th Industry Forum of CADENAS GmbH this year was all about the current topics of Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digitalization. On the 7th and 8th of March in the Augsburg WWK Arena, Germany, the international convention offered over 200 participants the opportunity to find out more about IT trends and t...

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  (EN) PARTcloud.net member: Juan Fernando Arroyave Salazar

  Posted March 16, 2018 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  We would like to introduce our most active members on PARTcloud.net every two weeks. The goal is to find out more about them, but also to show our appreciation for their contribution. March 2018: Juan Fernando Arroyave Salazar     https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/profile/651435       1. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your background? I am a design enthusiast and I try to design wh...

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  (EN) BIG DATA OPPORTUNITY AND PLM INTELLIGENCE

  Posted March 14, 2018 by Beyond PLM

  

  For the last year, I’ve been sharing my thoughts about something I call new PLM paradigm. PLM started few decades ago from controlling data of engineering department. It grew up, especially in a large companies as a discipline to control business process and to transform organizational performance. The last turned PLM is over-complicated and usually oversold paradigm that requires first to transform organization before even thinking about...

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  (EN) Brother Gearmotors launch new online 3D catalog of digital part models built by CADENAS

  Posted March 6, 2018 by LiNa

  

  Electronic Product Catalog provides industrial equipment manufacturers with intuitive, step-by-step guide for determining ideal gearmotors/reducers Brother International Corporation has launched an all-new online catalog of digital part models for their popular line of gearmotors and reducers. Built by CADENAS, this powerful new tool places the power in the hands of Brother’s customers. Users can now quickly configure, preview ...