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Read about the latest development in software and product development
May
19
2023
PTC Creo 10 is here
Creo 10 is here with a wide variety of improvements to help make every day more productiveThese include…
May
15
2023
Connected products extend the digital thread
Digital Thread
PDSVISION supports manufacturing companies in their digital transformation by enabling the…
Apr
1
2023
Leaving Information Island
Democratizing information is a cornerstone for a successful Digital TransformationIn projects that aim to…
Mar
30
2023
Mathcad Prime 9
Solve your most complex problems with the new and improved Mathcad Prime 9
Mathcad Prime 9 has finally…
Mar
27
2023
The undoubted benefits of implementing a PDM system
For any product development company, the PDM System (Product Data Management) is an essential component as it…
Mar
22
2023
PDSFORUM – An event that inspires digital transformation
An event that inspires digital transformation
Every step in the value chain — from product engineering to…
Feb
17
2023
Creo combined with Ansys Mechanical – Your Competitive Advantage In Product Design
The challenge of designing winning products is getting more difficult by the day. The choices made in the…
Jan
6
2023
KeyShot 11.3 for Apple Silicon – Speed Gains and Improved Performance
Keyshot 11.3 is the latest version of Luxion’s powerful 3D rendering and animation software designed for…
Nov
29
2022
Materials make the world go round
The meaning of the word “material” conjures up different ideas for different people. For some, the look…
Nov
10
2022
Contextual Data for IoT
Meaning of data from IoT sources
If you have ever read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you would know…
Aug
31
2022
Using Functional Safety and Reliability for a competitive advantage
Functional Safety and Reliability is a hot topic that stimulates many discussions, depending on the…
Aug
30
2022
PDSVISION and Renholmen extend their collaboration
Thoroughness drives innovation, and no detail is insignificant. Work hard to make the customers satisfied and…
Aug
15
2022
Getting Started with IoT for Manufacturing
“In the beginning … the earth was formless and empty.” – Genesis
Where to begin? That is a good…
Jul
7
2022
What’s new in Luxion’s Keyshot 11.2?
Keyshot 11.2! This version offers a range of powerful new features that allow users to create stunning…
May
4
2022
PDSVISION and PTC have together helped further Electrolux Professional’s digital transformation
As a highly profitable, customer-centric business trusted by over half of Europe’s Michelin-star…
Apr
27
2022
PTC Creo 9 is here – Available via PDSVISION
Creo 9 has landed with a range of updates, new features, and options designed to significantly accelerate…
Apr
26
2022
PTC Creo 9 – What’s New?
There has been an addition to the PTC family of Design Solutions; PTC Creo 9 has arrived!
PTC Creo 9.0 is…
Apr
13
2022
Compliance within MedTech and the medical device industry
Today’s product development faces several challenges, and one of the biggest challenges is regulatory…
Apr
12
2022
Accelerate digitization with myPDS applications
PDSVISION launches 9 powerful applications to accelerate digitization in the manufacturing…
Apr
11
2022
Short facts about KeyShot version 11.1
This version includes several new features and improvements that will make creating amazing visuals faster…
Mar
14
2022
Getting Vuforia Engine setup in Unity in 2022
Vuforia Engine is a software development kit (SDK) for creating Augmented Reality apps.
Developers can…
Feb
25
2022
Integrate ECAD with PLM to achieve full product definition
As PLM Business Director, I meet with companies from different industries daily. It is apparent that all…
Feb
8
2022
KeyShot 11 – Now Available!
The world of visualization infinitely expanded with KeyShot 11 – now available via PDSVISION
KeyShot 11 is…
Feb
2
2022
Enterprise Visualization in the Product and Service Lifecycle Business – one unified automated publication pipeline
As part of digital transformation roadmaps, industrial companies explore enterprise visualization to enhance…
Jan
31
2022
10 useful Creo Parametric features you should be using in 2022
One of the reasons why Creo Parametric has grown in popularity among engineers is due to the software’s…
Jan
25
2022
Professional Windchill Training: What can you expect?
Enhance your skills in PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill training is the most effective way to build your…
Jan
25
2022
Professional Mathcad Training: What can you expect?
Engineering calculations for everyone – in PTC Mathcad
One of the main advantages of Mathcad over its…
Jan
14
2022
Professional Creo Training: What can you expect?
Accelerate your skills in PTC Creo
This blog post briefly explains what you should expect when coming on a…
Jan
7
2022
Professional KeyShot Training: What can you expect?
KeyShot training to accelerate creation of amazing photo-renderings and animations
KeyShot training is…
Dec
22
2021
Who needs Creo? – A look into the capabilities and benefits of Creo
Three great news in Creo 8.0
Anyone interested in 3D CAD and specifically product design should look no…
Dec
22
2021
Factors to consider when choosing a CAD system
Choosing a CAD system is an important and potentially daunting business decision.
In this article I will go…
Dec
21
2021
Creo for entrepreneurs and Start-Ups
The optimal way to jumpstart your business
Starting a new business is an exciting and challenging time –…
Dec
17
2021
BOM Management: Defining your digital products
Why is BoM Management important?
Accurately managing the holistic bill of materials (BoM) across fragmented…
Dec
7
2021
Industry 4.0: Transforming Manufacturing In The UK 2021
What is Industry 4.0?
Allowing your business to transform its manufacturing means that that you’re allowing…
Oct
27
2021
Reduce CO2 emissions/environmental footprint with Augmented Reality/Vuforia
Reducing our environmental footprint with Augmented Reality and Vuforia
A hot topic for many businesses are…
Oct
18
2021
The Best Industrial Augmented Reality Platform
What is Vuforia?
Vuforia is PTC’s enterprise-level Augmented Reality (AR) product suite and one of the best…
Sep
29
2021
Importance of a Digital Transformation strategy
Research from IDC states that ‘‘The demand for Digital Transformation is coming from customers and…
Sep
27
2021
Experts in product and packaging design company Noun chooses KeyShot and PDSVISION
Noun is a design studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in product and packaging design. Noun…
Sep
14
2021
ANSYS Discovery – Introduction
After long and sunny summer, the fall starts to kick in. Now is the time to get geared up for the winter’s…
Sep
13
2021
How is Augmented Reality Changing Engineering?
Augmented Reality In Engineering
Everything we do in engineering – before we actually make anything – tends…
Sep
2
2021
Vuforia Instruct – Complementing PTC’s Industrial AR solutions suite!
Vuforia, the award-winning and leading Augmented Reality reality solution-centric…
Sep
2
2021
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #7 – Vuforia Work Instructions
To continue discussing how relevant Augmented Reality (AR) is for the industrial enterprise, in this blog, I…
Aug
6
2021
What is the ‘’Internet of Things (IoT)’’, and why is it important?
Connect products, facilities and people with IoT
The phrase internet of things or IoT is thrown around a…
Aug
3
2021
Digital Transformation is happening – Don’t get left behind
Digital transformation is here, and it will affect everything we do.
Digital transformation is happening –…
Jul
1
2021
Working on our ways of working – to support our customer projects in a better way
At PDSVISION we strive to be the best at what we do, and we have always been proud of our deliveries and our…
May
4
2021
PTC Creo 8 – What’s New?
There has been an addition to the PTC family of Design Solutions, PTC Creo 8 has arrived!
When an update to…
May
4
2021
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #6 – Capture, Edit & Author
In my previous blogs, I have shown and discussed how the PTC Vuforia family of solutions is becoming the…
Mar
30
2021
OnDosis chooses PDSVISION on their journey into improving healthcare
OnDosis develops products used for flexible and individualized dosing of oral medicines for diseases with a…
Mar
10
2021
Mathcad Prime 7.0 is here!
PTC have released the seventh version of the Mathcad Prime calculation software which includes a range of…
Mar
9
2021
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #5 – Vuforia Expert Capture – Simple, Secure and Smart
In this blog, the fifth in my series based around my Augmented Reality video series “The Handyman and The…
Feb
1
2021
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #4 – Vuforia Expert Capture
I’ve spoken recently in blogs on how AR applications (Augmented Reality) such as PTC Vuforia Chalk can…
Jan
18
2021
Creo Parametric Behavioral Modeling Extension
Design automation for various design goals with PTC Creo Parametric Behavioral Modeling Extension…
Jan
14
2021
PTC’s Vuforia – Top 5 use cases
Our top 5 Vuforia use cases from our experts
In this post our very own Vuforia Experts here at PDSVISION…
Jan
5
2021
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #3 – Working Hands Free
In my previous blog I explored with you how such a simple task as an onsite customer maintenance task or…
Dec
16
2020
The Handyman and the Christmas StARs
“How can Augmented Reality come to my aid as I face my biggest challenge since joining PDSVISION?Making…
Dec
1
2020
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #2 Problem Resolution
All business’ understand the importance of getting the work done correctly and to standard the first time….
Nov
23
2020
Keyshot 10 – Now Available
Keyshot 10 is here and available via PDSVISION.
KeyShot 10 brings unbound creative capability to help realise…
Nov
3
2020
Trimble AB Invest In Luxion Keyshot
Image: Trimble
Luxion KeyShot is the…
Oct
14
2020
The Handyman and The Gentleman – AR #1 – Getting Work Done
Imagine you’re a Field Technician, sent out to a customer to perform scheduled customer maintenance….
Oct
2
2020
Ambulansproduktion and PDSVISION continue their joint journey!
Ambulansproduktion develops the markets most innovative and robust ambulances. These ambulances create safety…
Sep
4
2020
Energy Machines and PDSVISION initiate collaboration!
Energy Machines and PDSVISION started collaboration around both CAD and PLM components, last week. This with…
Aug
12
2020
Before you can really consider AR and VR, you need to get the conversation going!
Before you can really consider if AR and VR will have a beneficial impact on your business, you need to get…
Jul
20
2020
PTC Creo Parametric ( Pro/ENGINEER) vs. Solidworks – The Second Coming
Hello, do not worry, I am not intending to discuss with you W. B. Yeat’s famous poem from 1919 today! No, I…
Jul
10
2020
How do I create a single part in the context of the assembly in PTC Creo Parametric?
For historical reasons, PDSVISION Germany has many customers who use Creo Elements / Direct Modelling….
Jun
12
2020
AR – Meeting the Industrial Enterprise needs in manufacturing
My clients ask, “How can AR make our production staff and manufacturing process more efficient?”
Is there a…
Jun
9
2020
The Need of Digital Twins to Support Circular Economy
PDSVISION has recently participated in the EU Commission funded Horizon 2020 project studying circular…
Apr
20
2020
Whats new in PTC Creo 7.0?
Here in Finland, Spring returns and brings new sprouts from the ground, leaves to trees and endless sunshine…
Apr
15
2020
PTC Creo vs SOLIDWORKS
Rivalry between Creo vs SolidWorks. As a senior consultant for PDSVISION I spend a lot of time with…
Apr
14
2020
Getting things done remotely, in a world that almost changed overnight
Vuforia Chalk – The solution to the collaboration challenges we face within 3d design
With people’s…
Apr
2
2020
Ansys – More Than Just Simulation
We at PDSVISION have supplied solutions around Ansys portfolio of products for some years, especially Ansys…
Feb
26
2020
5 Reasons to invest in KeyShot
Create 3D renderings, animations and interactive visuals.
KeyShot is Luxions globally known stand-alone…
Jan
17
2020
PDSFORUM – time well invested
PDSFORUM – time well invested“4.5 out of 5 in the score for our workshops”
Participant survey“The most…
Sep
12
2019
Delivering value with Augmented Reality
A conference room filled to the breaking point was the scenario when we hosted a breakfast seminar together…
Sep
5
2019
Getting started with PTC Creo Simulation Live now easier than ever!
PTC Creo Simulation Live is one of the first results to come form the partnership between PTC and Ansys. It…
Sep
4
2019
BoM Transformation – Product Lifecycle Data is Created in Engineering
BoM Management in PTC…
Aug
22
2019
Change Management – A Cornerstone
“….most design is a variation from or modification to, an already existing product or machine”.(Cross,…
May
16
2019
PTC Creo – The best CAD software on the market today
Religion, politics, what football team you cheer for, some topics can generate emotions instantly when…
May
14
2019
Creating Inheritance Models for Manufacturing with Creo Parametric (Formerly Pro/ENGINEER)
In design, the question often arises as to how you can design so that you do not have any problems later on,…
May
9
2019
The benefits of using myPDS Configurator
I find PTC Creo Parametric as an excellent 3D CAD solution for large, configurable assemblies. Creo…
Mar
12
2019
Different Product Configuration Approaches
Product Configurators gives companies a possibility to manage product variants in an efficient way, for PTC…
Jan
8
2019
Windchill 11.1 – PLM in the modern web
Windchill 11.0 has been around for the last two years. With its release PTC started a journey to renew the…
Dec
30
2018
Creo 5.0 Update
The PTC Creo 5.0 release is jam packed with new features, Topology optimization studies, built in flow…
Dec
21
2018
Saving Heat Treatment Steps Means Saving Costs
Cut manufacturing costs with MAGMASoft
Many of our customers ask me if we can help them to cut manufacturing…
Jul
18
2018
3D printing with Creo Parametric
3D printing or, a bit more technically phrased, Additive Manufacturing, may be on everyone’s lips and…
Nov
17
2017
myPDS Apps – What problem do they solve?
PDSVISION has been developing for years add-on solutions for PTC software users. I am regularly asked why are…
Nov
3
2017
Security in PTC Windchill – Part 2 of 2
In my last post on the theme security in Windchill I provided some general tips for creating a safer server…
Sep
6
2017
Great features in Creo Simulate
Some hints on existing functionality that one might not be so familiar with and some features from Creo…
Aug
25
2017
XML – DITA, DocBook, S1000D or Shipdex – Are you confused?
More and more, technical writers are realizing the value of XML as a format to use for their document…
May
5
2017
Security in PLM System Windchill – Part 1 of 2
Security is something we often seem to take for granted. The problem with this is when something goes wrong,…
Feb
24
2017
Take Control of your Creo Parametric modeling
Many companies are continuously expanding their utilization of 3D CAD. Both for manufacturing material but…
Feb
9
2017
Five tips from our Support
Our Support team helps our customers worldwide with our solutions, Creo (3D CAD), Windchill (PLM), Simulation…
Jan
25
2017
Life as a Support Engineer at PDSVISION Support
Working as a support engineer at PDSVISION Support is a varied job and no day is like the other as you get to…
Oct
28
2016
11 great improvements in Windchill 11 – Part 2 of 2
PTC Windchill 11 was launched 15th of November, the top highlights – Top down support of Find Numbers…
Oct
10
2016
What is your IoT strategy?
Business leaders are today aware of the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to fundamentally change…
Sep
29
2016
11 great improvements in Windchill 11 – Part 1 of 2
This is part 1 of my Windchill blog review of the improvements in PTC Windchill 11.0 (PTC Windchill PDMLink),…