How you can help: Join the GrabCAD ventilator challenge
This just came in from Stratasys -- can you help? A dozen Boston area anesthesiology residents have launched an eight-week hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19-related...
Hexagon’s take on 2020? Less confident than in February
Just yesterday I posted a quick note on Nemetshek's muted optimism for 2020 and RIB's lack thereof. Then, later in the day, Hexagon announced that it plans to delay a decision on paying a dividend, in an effort to keep cash on hand in case it's needed. What does THAT...
At least in AEC, 2020 looks … OK
European companies report preliminary results for a financial year in February and then follow up with a final report at the end of March. Nemetschek and RIB Software reported on schedule (see the reports here and here, respectively) --and 2019 was a very, very good...
How you can help: print PPEs with Carl Bass
I'll add this to the master list in a moment, but don't want this to get lost (and I haven't figured out how to make that post stay on top, and and and): Ray Kurland emailed me to say that Carl Bass (former CEO of Autodesk and maker extraordinaire) is printing...
How your tech skills can help in the pandemic
The world may be a sucky place right now, but people are (mostly) awesome. Protocol just published a list of projects that can use your/my/everyone's tech wizardry. That inspired me to go through my inbox and pick out all of the other ones I've been emailed about so...
AVEVA adds production accounting toolset
AVEVA just announced that it has acquired accounting software from MES Enter to, as the company puts it, "complete AVEVA’s value chain optimization solution". The new AVEVA Production Accounting (fka MES ENTER ErrorSolver) becomes part of AVEVA's Value Chain...
ESI on the impact of Covid-19: “It’s a 3-month event”
ESI Group held an investor update today, in which they expanded on the 2019 results reported last month. (You can read my recap here.) I'll write more about the company's vision, strategy, etc. as discussed in today's session, but I wanted to share one very important...
Totally OT: Capybaras balance oranges
I could (and probably should) write something PLMish but let's save that for later. Instead, I'm going to share a moment of zen, courtesy of HIRO@sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUqCWkPlLLc If you speak Japanese, you can understand the naturalist's explanations;...
Funny & wise from Mel Brooks’ family as we all try to flatten the curve
Last one for today, I promise. Too good not to share: https://twitter.com/maxbrooksauthor/status/1239624352305303552 The title image is of a much younger Mel Brooks, in the classic movie, Spaceballs. So goofy.
PLMish ideas on whiling away social isolation
Right up front: I'm not qualified to give medical advice so you won't see any of that here. Go to cdc.gov, who.int, or another reputable source for the protocols that will ensure your safety and that of elders and those with compromised immune systems. That said, why...