Concurrent Engineering Blog

“…no wonder it is so popular with American students and teachers.”

  Each year, the NESEA – the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association – conducts the Junior Solar Sprint Program, where middle-school students from the north-eastern part of the United States design and build a model solar car for competition.

Read a very interesting and informative commentary by Jeff Rowe, Contributing Editor of MCADCafe.com, on Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 :

MCADCafe Weekly : Overview/First Look: Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 -

Are you considering introducing a 3D CAD tool to improve your product design work?

Make sure you read this Benchmark Study and gain insight into the performance of Pro/ENGINEER, Inventor and SolidWorks in three different cases.

Fabrizio Calandro is a Mechanical Draftsman working for CROWN Closures Italy S.r.l – Divisione C.o.E.

He has been working with Pro/ENGINEER for eight years. Prior to Pro/ENGINEER, he was able to experience other 3D packages, such as Mastercam and SolidEdge, but he says that “Pro/ENGINEER has proved to be more powerful and stable than its competitors.”

Straight Talk from CAD Designers 

Hear what designers are saying about Pro/Engineer®

“Pro/ENGINEER is so capable and flexible these days. It does much more than cut design time – it enables us to design quickly, interface with suppliers and customers, and share design intent efficiently.”

“The scalability of Pro/ENGINEER enables us to use a single system for all of our processes, which greatly simplifies administration and maintenance.”

Thomas Bichler works as a CAD administrator in the construction area of the research and development department at FRONIUS International GmbH, a leading manufacturer of welding technology, solar electronics, and battery charging technology.

Tips & tricks on creating high-quality illustrations using photo tracing by Bert Witsmeer, B/E Aerospace