Tag: Mathcad

The Power of Engineering Analysis Standardization

The strategic value of standardization and process control in product development processes has long been recognized. Its initial value was documented in the production phase of product development, which was popularized by Ford’s Model T assembly line system. Six Sigma and Lean Engineering methods popularized by General Electric and Toyota saw the value of standardization and process control extended to …

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Statistics in October

'Boston Red Sox' photo (c) 2011, Keith Allison - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

As a Boston native, I was quite disappointed with the recent collapse of the Boston Red Sox in September.  For those of you who don’t follow baseball, the Red Sox went 7-20 in September and gave up a nine-game lead in the American League wild-card race.  Now add to that the release of the movie Moneyball (based off of the …

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Predictive Engineering with Mathcad

Mathcad won’t tell you who’s going to win the next World Cup or World Series, but it can give you some valuable clues about the future of your newest mechanical design, clues that can potentially save you time and headaches in getting your product out the door. Here are five ways you can look into the future with Mathcad: During …

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Wikipeaks: Santa Uses Mathcad to Make Naughty or Nice List

Just searching the web for silly Christmas videos to watch on a quiet day. The search Mathcad Santa brought me straight to an unusual website called Wikipeaks. I’d never heard of it before and apparently it is now off the internet. There is a rumor that the entire organization disappeared — only a sleigh bell was found in their now …

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Mathcad Demo Series – Engineering Calculations Done Smarter

Hi folks, We’re getting ready to kick-off a series of demo videos in the next few weeks.  The intent here is to create and provide content for engineers who are generating calculations related to their specific role and industries they work in.  For instance the first of the series of videos coming out discusses using Mathcad to perform and document …

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