Finnish Baltic Yachts was founded in 1973 on a radical philosophy: to create boats that incorporated the very latest thinking in yacht design and new technology. In short, they design and build boats that are faster, stronger, and lighter. They utilize high-tech materials and are constantly pioneering new construction techniques. Combining the latest carbon fiber… Read more

Many designers working on large assemblies sometimes encounter strong disconnects between how they’d ideally like to handle their CAD assembly file and how their chosen CAD platform encourages them — or even forces them — to work. With traditional CAD design systems, which construct assemblies out of separate part files, it’s nearly impossible to make… Read more

How a Small Business Thrives with a CAD Solution That Manages Everything from Concept to Production With more than 20 years of design and manufacturing expertise, Silicon Valley–based SmartTribes provides services from proof-of-concept, prototype, and production ID designs to prototyping and manufacturing in Asia (soup to nuts). Most of SmartTribes’s clients come from the consumer electronics,… Read more

With a combined work experience of almost 200 years, Checkpoint has done just about all there is on a job site: erecting steel racks, TIG welding warehouse equipment, general construction, carpentry, drywall work, electrical installation, plumbing, machining and mechanical assembly, carpet installation, painting, demolition, cabinetry and fixtures. Somewhere along the way, Checkpoint was inspired to… Read more

For countries like Egypt, sand is a serious issue. Much of the sand ends up on the roads, which can lead to hazardous driving conditions. How can this and other debris be effectively taken care of, swept up, and placed on a truck? That’s where Broddson comes into play! Broddson AB in Motala, Sweden, is… Read more

“To sum up my experience of IronCAD, it exceeded my expectations and left me wanting more.” –Phil Foley, Contributor to Design World IronCAD is an MCAD product that is unique in its intuitive design philosophy incorporating drag-and-drop functionality, push-and-pull shape modification, and a non-restrictive history-based design process. New users find IronCAD a bit strange at… Read more

For over 25 years, U.S.-based van Geldern Machine Company, Inc. has been providing mechanical engineering and design services, specifically custom machinery and tooling design, to a variety of industries. At its inception, like the majority of design companies at that time, the CAD softwares of choice were 2D. Van Geldern soon began to look into… Read more

IronCAD, LLC, the leading provider of design productivity solutions, released the latest version of its fully integrated Multiphysics for IronCAD (MPIC) Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Design Extension, which focused on strengthening the quality of the solver and applied analysis queries results. Key updates in this release include: Improved equation solver to better handle models with… Read more

IronCAD officially announced its latest service pack release devoted to addressing key quality reports that improve the overall experience of our products. Below you will find the link to download the service pack and a list of the latest improvements included in this update. Access the IronCAD 2018 Product Update #1 Service Pack #1 Get… Read more

“IronCAD is a remarkable product that’s been leading the industry for two decades.” —Ralph Grabowski, Design Engineering IronCAD 2018 continues to place advancements in productivity as it primary objective and strives to change the way design in 3D is done today. Ralph Grabowski’s article for Design Engineering captures IronCAD’s history of innovation and highlights the… Read more