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August 14, 2020

BigRep Live Virtual Large-Format 3D Printing Demo

Since many of us are at home and can’t travel, Saratech and BigRep are bringing large-format 3D printing to you. Join for a live demo to see BigRep’s large format 3D printers in action, including the STUDIO G2, ONE, and PRO. Also hear from experts on how additive can help you, especially during these uncertain times.

August 14, 2020

How to Master HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D Printer

Introducing the HP Jet Fusion 5200 series. HP's most advanced Plastics 3D printing solution made up of a printer build unit processing station and HP’'s First Natural cooling unit.

August 11, 2020

Important Announcement: Fix for Windows 10 update v2004 Causing Errors in Siemens Simcenter, NX, Teamcenter, and Tecnomatix software

Fix for Windows 10 update v2004: KB4568831 (OS Build 19041.423) addresses the previously mentioned issues for Windows 10 v2004. Microsoft released KB4568831 (OS Build 19041.423) on July 31, 2020.

August 7, 2020

Sending Data to Workflow in Active Workspace in Teamcenter

This video describes how to create a new item in Active Workspace, send the Item Revision to a workflow, and have a separate user sign-off on the workflow.

August 3, 2020

How HP 3D Printers Helps with COVID-19 Shortages

HP is committed to assisting the medical community in the fight against COVID-19. Together with their customers and partners combined, HP and their 3D printing line is helping to produce critical parts using additive manufacturing to aid essential workers on the front lines.

July 22, 2020

Markforged’s Response to COVID-19

Markforged understands that the 3D printer is one of the most powerful and flexible tools an engineer can bring to the fight against coronavirus. That is why Markforged is pledging to support the creation of 20,000 face shields around the globe by providing material to qualifying organizations.

July 16, 2020

Teamcenter: Part Numbering and Management

During this session, Andrew will present on part and part revision numbering; intelligent part numbers; and using parts to categorize data.

July 10, 2020

Revision Counter on Datasets in Teamcenter

This video shows you how to turn off an “out of the box” feature to customize a dataset’s revision counter. This will keep the item revision and dataset’s Revision ID the same. Useful for identifying what revision a dataset is, at a glance. The biggest change from this will be a display name on the dataset, it won’t affect any of the properties or attributes on it, and is a reversible process.

June 11, 2020

HP 3D Printers and Face Masks for Medical Personnel

HP Multi Jet Fusion technology helps deliver critical protection equipment to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and keep medical staff safe. HP is coordinating with government, health, and industry agencies and experts in numerous countries to identify the parts most in need, validate designs, and begin production.

June 9, 2020

Important Announcement: Windows 10 Update v2004 Breaking Siemens Software

The latest Windows 10 update v2004, released May 2020, has a bug that prevents NX1884, Simcenter 3D 2019.2 (v1884), and all prior releases from launching; this includes the interactive launch in native, managed mode as well as invoking any NX session using external custom NXOpen applications.

May 9, 2020

Editing and Creating RAC/AWC Stylesheets in Teamcenter

This video goes over how to edit existing stylesheets and how to add new ones to Teamcenter. Stylesheets control the display of RAC and AWC alike, and by manipulating stylesheets you can decide what attributes appear when creating new items or datasets and what appears in the Summary or Overview. I will be using Tc 12.1 and using primarily RAC to perform these tasks, with a one example using AWC.

April 24, 2020

Unit Effectivity in Teamcenter

In this short tutorial, we will discuss Unit Effectivity in Teamcenter.

April 1, 2020

Engineering Change Order: Process Flow

The process flow for an ECO requires stages that ensure the company receives the most value for making the change. Let's explore the various steps of an ECO process flow.

April 1, 2020

Engineering Change Order: Approval Process

It is essential to obtain permission from critical stakeholders in all departments before implementing an Engineering Change Order (ECO). Here are some tips to keep in mind for an optimal ECO approval process that will reduce change order cycle times in a low-cost manner.

March 26, 2020

Continuous Filament Fabrication (CFF)

Engineers highly value fibers for their strength to weight ratio, but when used alone, however, fibers can often break by being bent, compressed, or sheared. Continuous Filament Fabrication (CFF) is a process of binding fibers with matrix materials to help them take shape, yielding incredibly lightweight, robust structures

February 19, 2020

Common Attributes of Successful Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Implementations

While the needs of each company going through a PLM implementation are unique, Saratech has identified success factors for all implementations, whether small, large, national, or multinational.

February 19, 2020

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HP 3D Printer Application for the Dental Industry

HP Multi Jet Fusion helped enable Biotech Dental to transform the dental prosthetics industry by adding 3D printing technology to its manufacturing process.

February 18, 2020

The Customer Engagement Process

At Saratech, we have been performing PLM implementations for more than 10 years. We have proven our process at companies in all industries and on projects of all sizes and complexities.

February 18, 2020

HP 3D Printer Application for the Medical Industry

Whether it's educating staff with 3D printed models or appealing to a patient's creative side with a custom-colored prosthetic, HP Multi Jet Fusion delivers tailored assistance.

December 2, 2019

Markforged 3D Printer Guide: Nylon vs Onyx

Markforged Nylon and Markforged Onyx are two plastics with excellent heat resistance, surface finish, and chemical resistance. Both materials can be stiffened with any of Markforged's continuous fiber options. For printing white colored parts, both Nylon and Onyx are interchangeable; however, Onyx is slightly stronger.