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Marketing Director at PTC | Twitter: @PeterDSutton

Marrying for Money… and a Better Product Design

By Peter Sutton | Published: January 17, 2012
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“Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of PLM and ERP, to join eBOM and mBOM in a profitable union. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together – then perhaps it’s time to upgrade our systems.“ eBOM + mBOM = betterBOM. This isn’t tough math (although admittedly, I did just …

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Mind Reading No Longer Required Coursework for Engineering Students

By Peter Sutton | Published: January 3, 2012
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Let me read your mind! Think of a number between one and 1,000,000. Square your number. Now add the original number to it. Now divide your total by the original number. Now add… oh say, 17. Now subtract the original number. Now divide the total by six. What you are left with is… Three! (yes, I’m in your head). Ok, …

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Warning! Engineers Escape Cubicles to Interact With Other Departments

By Peter Sutton | Published: December 8, 2011
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“Throw it over the wall!” Whether or not we want to admit this collectively, you hear a lot of that in the product development world. In many cases this is related to an inability to effectively communicate with each other through our systems or due to bad processes inhibiting face-to-face interaction. Either way, tearing down these “walls” to enable communication …

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4 Reasons to Keep Engineering in a Box

By Peter Sutton | Published: November 15, 2011
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To get the most out of your design process, it is important to optimize how your company utilizes its engineering staff. As a former engineer in the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) world I have four tips on how to (or how not to…) “maximize” your engineers’ time while improving the skills of your workers and generating additional revenue …

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