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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.

December 2, 2019

What to Print with a Markforged 3D Printer

The possibilities are endless when it comes to 3D printing. Whether on land, sea, over even Mars - designers are finding new innovative ways to help make our world a better place. Discover the amazing parts people are creating with 3D printers.

November 5, 2019

HP Comparison Guide 4200 series and 5200 series

HP 3D Printer Guide: Speed Comparison

How do you know which HP 3D printer guarantees repeatability, reliability, and above all, is right for you? We have compared and contrasted the HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D Printing Solution with the HP Jet Fusion 5200 3D Printing Solution for you.

October 30, 2019

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Markforged 3D Printer Guide: Industrial Series

Interested in Markforged's Industrial Series, but can't decide which printer is right for you? We have a guide that can help. Discover the diverse capabilities and groundbreaking attributes of the X3, X5, and X7 with this comprehensive printer guide!

October 14, 2019

HP 3D Printed Medical Ankle Foot Orthosis Story

With Multi Jet Fusion Technology, we are able to design and print out directly the final product. The process is faster, and the product is lighter and more comfortable.

September 18, 2019

A-Dec Uses HP 3D Printing Throughout Dental Equipment Production

A-Dec is a worldwide provider of dental equipment. We’ve been printing parts for over a decade but we soon found that there were really some limitations that we had. I learned about the HP Multi Jet Fusion and it was very appealing.

September 18, 2019

HP & Fast Radius Help Satair Repair Planes Faster w/ Full-Color 3D Printed Parts

Watch this video to learn how HP & Fast Radius helped Satair repair planes faster w/ full-color 3D printed parts.

July 12, 2019

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FEMAP Freebody Tool

FEMAP’s Freebody tool is essential for users that have large models but at the same time have to analyze more localized structures. With this tool, users can quickly create a load from a global model analysis set and insert that load into a local model for a more detailed and finer mesh analysis.