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  (EN) CADENAS wishes all customers and partners a Happy Easter and a good start to springtime!

  Posted Apr 18 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  CADENAS wishes all customers and partners a Happy Easter and a good start to springtime!#HappyEaster #poweredbycadenas

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  (EN) New PARTcommunity record claims the throne – Over 31 million 3D CAD downloads in March

  Posted Apr 16 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  The CADENAS 3D CAD download portal PARTcommunity brings manufacturers & engineers together and beats previous record With the winter behind us, PARTcommunity, along with component manufacturers, can rejoice in a great personal triumph: In the month of March, engineering data was downloaded 31,222,730 times by engineers and purchasers from over 700 manufacturer catalogs. That makes more than 1 billion CAD downloads during the past 7 years by th...

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  (EN) CADENAS guest presentation at a Turkish university gave students insights into the world of 3D CAD models

  Posted Apr 10 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  CEO of the Turkish CADENAS subsidiary gave practical tips to future engineers for their daily work routine In March 2019, CEO Akin Terzi of CADENAS Turkey gave a lecture at the Celat Bayar University in the Turkish city of Manisa near Izmir. At the invitation of Prof. Dr. Enver Atik, Akin Terzi presented to over 50 students and academics the possibilities offered by the 3D CAD models download portal PARTcommunity with its interactive searc...

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  (EN) Interview with Tim Thomas, CEO of CADENAS at Solidworks World 2019

  Posted Mar 29 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Sanjay Gangal interviewed Tim Thomas, CEO of CADENAS at the 2019 SOLIDWORKS World Conference in Dallas, Texas. SG: How has the show been going for you? SG: Show’s been really good. It’s our first time coming here. I started the business 19 years ago, and it’s been exciting, a lot of new blood and new energy. SG: Tell us about CADENAS PARTsolutions. What do you guys do? TT: We help manufacturers increase their sales and...

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  (EN) 20 years of CADENAS Industry Forum and always keeping pace with the times

  Posted Mar 29 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Record number of participants show that networking and knowledge exchange at the highest level significantly increases competitiveness The Industry Forum started its anniversary year with a record number of registrations from more than 270 international trade professionals: The convention initiated by CADENAS has been attracting participants from all over the world for 20 years now. Interested parties got together for a mutual exchange o...

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  (EN) PERI relies on CADENAS for BIM CAD scaffolding component library

  Posted Mar 20 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Architects, planners, work planners and civil engineers can now download more than 200 scaffolding components in over 150 CAD formats at no cost. At bauma 2019, the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, PERI GmbH will be presenting its new BIM CAD library for scaffolding components, which was created in close cooperation with CADENAS GmbH. As a result, PERI, one of the leading international manufacturers and suppliers o...

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  (EN) Tata Steel’s BIM DNA Profiler picks up ‘Best New BIM Product’ at this year’s BIM Awards 2019

  Posted Mar 12 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  To develop the BIM DNA Profiler Tata Steel worked with the German CAD specialist CADENAS The BIM Awards honour and recognise the world’s best BIM work and those who created it, by celebrating their exceptional and innovative use of BIM in the built environment. The BIM Awards honour and recognise the world’s best BIM work and those who created it, by celebrating their exceptional and innovative use of BIM in the built en...

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  (EN) The early bird catches the "worm" with PURCHINEERING 2.0 by CADENAS

  Posted Mar 8 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  How purchasing can come into play a lot sooner in the future with PARTsolutions by CADENAS While products are being developed, there is frequent disagreements among the departments about which component is best. Purchasing prefers the lowest-priced product, while the engineer chooses the technically best product. In practice, an early involvement of purchasing is still a rare thing. The saying, "The early bird catches the worm" truly appli...

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  (EN) 6. Engineering Newcomer 2019: Design competition offers pupils and students a unique springboard for their careers

  Posted Feb 28 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Junior inventors win attractive cash prizes with their own project work and, for the first time, bring investors on board with their pitch The successful Engineering Newcomer design competition starts its sixth round. CADENAS GmbH, together with partners of norelem Normelemente KG, Federal Working Group Technical College and MDESIGN Vertriebs GmbH, is once again in search of the best projects in engineering and design among pupils and students...

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  (EN) Digital twin supports manufacturing automation thanks to AutomationML 3D CAD download portal

  Posted Feb 25 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  CADENAS and AutomationML e.V. provide intelligent engineering data on the basis of AutomationML exchange format free of charge AutomationML e.V. and CADENAS GmbH together present the new AutomationML 3D download portal at the InspireAutomationCamp, hosted by Festo, together with other industry partners of automation technology, from 25 to 27 February 2019 in Esslingen, Germany. The goal of the new 3D data portal is to depict the digital tw...

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  (EN) Bel Fuse launches all-new catalog of electronic 3D component models powered by CADENAS

  Posted Feb 13 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Industrial electronic component manufacturer streamlines process to access digital product data for design engineers Bel Fuse Inc. a leading global manufacturer of products that power, protect and connect electronic circuits, has recently launched an interactive catalog of 3D component models for their most popular products. Built by CADENAS, the new online catalog will enable design engineers from a variety of industries to quickly find,...

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  (EN) How should manufacturers share their BIM information?

  Posted Feb 8 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  This is a question that is still being asked throughout the industry... Tata Steel may have an answer Tata Steel and CADENAS are working closely together to meet the requirements of the BIM industry perfectly. In 2018 Tata Steel launched their pioneering,  BIM Tool the "DNA Profiler" granting engineers and architects easy access to configurable products and instant BIM CAD data, directly from Tata Steel’s website. Now Alex Small, BI...

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  (EN) GEOsearch by CADENAS makes sure that engineers don't leave a cuckoo's egg in the nest

  Posted Jan 29 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  The geometric shape search in PARTsolutions finds and compares components based on the respective CAD geometries Some components look deceptively similar at first glance, but do they serve the same purpose? It's not long before a "cuckoo's egg" sneaks into a design it doesn't belong in, causing a lot of additional work. So as to leave nothing to chance, CADENAS invented the Geometric Similarity Search GEOsearch. Beginning with a reference...

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  (EN) 20 years Industry Forum: On 20 & 21 March 2019 CADENAS again invites to the event all about current trends of the industry

  Posted Jan 24 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  The Industry Forum has been a meeting place for specialists from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plant construction and architecture for two decades "A platform where various sectors join forces and make a difference together": It was under this motto that Jürgen Heimbach, Managing Director of CADENAS GmbH, invited to the "1st Industry Forum for Product and Standard Catalogs" in 1999. At that time, the one-day event offer...

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  (EN) 20+ Best Practice Presentations you shouldn't miss! Register now for the Industry Forum 2019

  Posted Jan 17 by St Be

  

  #TheIndustryForum presentation list just keeps building and building. Look forward to MISUMI, WABCO, Balluff, PTC, Festo, ZUKEN, Harting, Uhlmann, ERO Führungen, Wienerberger, ARGE Neue Medien and KSB amongst others. And better yet, book your ticket now and benefit from the early bird price! https://bit.ly/2iGY9jN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Die Liste der Vorträge für d...

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  (EN) PARTcloud.net member: Mehmet Atalay Bicer

  Posted Jan 16 by Dalibor Pejicic

  

  We would like to introduce our most active members on PARTcloud.net once a month. The goal is to find out more about them, but also to show our appreciation for their contribution.   January 2019: Mehmet Atalay Bicer     https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/profile/472009         1. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your background? My name is Mehmet Atalay Bicer and I was bo...

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  (EN) Record year 2018 for PARTcommunity: Nearly 300 million 3D CAD model downloads within one year

  Posted Jan 16 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Component manufacturers who use the Electronic Product Catalog by CADENAS can be pleased with a steady increase in the number of users and downloads The rapid increase of 3D CAD model downloads of the PARTcommunity in the past years continues unabated. In 2018, engineers and purchasers worldwide downloaded 297,111,618 CAD engineering data from more than 500 PARTcommunity manufacturer catalogs – more than ever before with nearly 300 milli...

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  (EN) Parker Hannifin Corporation launches the free Parker T-Slot Aluminum Design Architect Tool built by CADENAS

  Posted Jan 9 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Revolutionary software that gives professionals the ability to design and create products from Parker T-slot aluminum framing components Parker’s Electromechanical and Drives Division North America is pleased to announce the release of the Parker T-Slot Aluminum Design Architect, which enables users of any skill level to quickly and easily design products from Parker T-slot aluminum framing components. The software takes the challenging...

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  (EN) IronCAD expands its design solution with 3D CAD manufacturer catalogs powered by CADENAS

  Posted December 18, 2018 by Presseservice CANVAS

  

  Millions of configurable 3D CAD models from renown international manufacturers are now instantly available to users in IronCAD format IronCAD offers its customers a completely new service: Engineers and designers can now access millions of 3D & 2D CAD models from over 500 parts catalogs. This manufacturer certified content is based on CADENAS’ eCATALOGsolutions technology and offers millions of configurable parts directly accessible in I...

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  (EN) Mencom manufactures an expansive portfolio of industrial circular connectors for the harshest environments

  Posted December 12, 2018 by Eddie Choi

  

  A circular connector is a coupling device built with a circular interface and cylindrical contact housing which comes with a huge variety of materials, sizes, contact layouts & types, and coupling designs. These circular connectors are commonly utilized for data, signal and power connections in the automation, manufacturing, military, aerospace and transit industries thanks to their rugged mechanical performance and ease of connectivity. They a...