CAD software for metal fabrication needs to be able to facilitate the production process, but how many 3D CAD platforms also help speed up the sales process, which some might consider even more important? More often than not, even the most skilled CAD user on a traditional CAD platform can’t move fast enough for salespeople… Read more

Going from minimal expertise in CAD design to delivering custom equipment 25% faster using IronCAD   When Edwin J. Blosser built Midwest Bio-Systems in Tampico, Illinois in 1993, he had one primary goal: helping Agriculture become healthier and less expensive. By 1991, Edwin had completed his 7.5 years of “experiential training” of The Practical Principles… Read more

Product Update for IronCAD Enhances User Experience, Improves Quality, and Increases CAD Design Productivity   (Atlanta, GA) April 10th, 2019 – IronCAD, the premier 3D CAD program of choice for machine designers, officially announces the release of the first update for IronCAD’s newest 2019 edition. Designed to improve the user experience and to increase design… Read more

IronCAD 2019 Product Update #1 Release We’re excited to announce our latest release, IronCAD 2019 Product Update #1. This update extends powerful functionality and ease-of-use improvements added in 2019 in addition to many usability improvements to increase design productivity in your design process. Listed below are more specific details about the productivity enhancements for 2019… Read more

The Start of the Student Innovator The applause. The stage. The lights, cameras and action.   Hoodies that can hold your hair. And doorbells that warn you (and your pet) when visitors are coming.   It can all only mean one thing: The K-12 InVenture Prize is back for the Annual InVenture Finals Competition. And… Read more

The question: How do you cost-effectively optimize your plant floor layout while considering adding new machinery and automation to the mix?   The answer: Thanks to virtual engineering — made possible by the IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite — you can optimize plant floor layouts while saving time, money, and angst.   Virtual engineering allows you to… Read more

A Short Introduction to the World of CAD   CAD. You’ve seen the word. Heard it. Maybe even dabbled in it.   But what is Computer-Aided Design (otherwise known as CAD)?   According to TechTarget.com, “CAD (computer-aided design) software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.”… Read more

Copyright FIRST® LEGO® League   For the weekend of February 1st, 2019, the city of Atlanta was the proud host of a championship that would go down in history. And no, we’re not talking about Super Bowl LIII. Sixty-one years ago, the LEGO® brick—classic that it is for every childhood in America–was born. And nearly… Read more

IronCAD Mechanical 2019 adds brand new features to the extensive Fabricator Utilities Catalog   (Atlanta, GA) January 31, 2019 – IronCAD, the premier 3D CAD program for machine designers and manufacturers, officially announces the release of the newest version of IronCAD Mechanical (IC Mechanical 2019), the ground-breaking Utilities Catalog for Fabricators within IronCAD’s comprehensive design… Read more

Multiphysics for IronCAD 2019 brings new technologies, enhancements and updates to FEA simulations   (Atlanta, GA) January 24, 2019 – IronCAD, the 3D CAD platform of choice among metal fabricators and custom machinery manufacturers, formally announces the much-awaited release of Multiphysics for IronCAD (MPIC) 2019, the newest version of our integrated FEA simulation tool.  … Read more