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Manish Kumar

From day dreaming designs at IIT, Delhi lecture halls to building his own furniture, this avid woodwork artist knows design like the back of his hand. In his more than two decades at SOLIDWORKS, Manish Kumar has led early development of translators, surfacing, modelling, sketcher, assembly, weldments, sheet metal, drawings and more.

In his current role as CEO, Manish spearheads the synergy between R&D and the brand’s vibrant community of users and helps in accelerating the adoption of the expanding SOLIDWORKS portfolio. As the Vice President of SOLIDWORKS R&D, he has played a key role in the development of SOLIDWORKS product and technology strategies

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    AutoQuiz: What is the Average Human Response Rate to Signals?

    ISA's CAP certification provides a non-biased, third-party, objective assessment and confirmation of an automation professional's skills
    By: Joel Don
    07 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for SWaP Old VME Power Supplies For New Power-Packed Models

    SWaP Old VME Power Supplies For New Power-Packed Models

    The SWaP-optimized VME650-series power supplies were released this week from Aegis Power Systems, Inc. to immediately replace previous models -- giving VME embedded application developers in military and industrial markets more power while maintaining competitive pricing.
    07 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for TT Electronics introduces LCS series of thin film resistors

    TT Electronics introduces LCS series of thin film resistors

    Aimed at designers of power supplies, battery monitoring, process control and point of load converters, the LCS resistors will find acceptance for use in market sectors such as industrial, medical, instrumentation and IT.
    06 October, 2016
  • CSIA announces SAGE's Adrian Fahey as new board member

    Fahey is CEO of SAGE Automation, a CSIA Certified control system integrator in Melrose Park, Australia. He will finish the term vacated by board member Diane Trentini (Optimation), who resigned as the result of a career change.
    06 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Global PLC market to return to growth in 2017, after two-year contraction

    The Asia-Pacific market will grow the fastest over the next five years, driven by the Indian and Southeast Asian markets and a recovering Chinese market . The American region is expected to be the second-fastest growing market, with a strong recovery starting in 2017.
    06 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Micro-Epsilon releases confocalIDT 2471 chromatic controllers

    Micro-Epsilon releases confocalIDT 2471 chromatic controllers

    The confocalDT 2471 chromatic controllers are designed for high speed distance and thickness measurements of mirrored, transparent, shiny and diffuse surfaces.
    06 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for NEXCOM EtherCAT Master Controllers Accelerate Real-Time Control to Push Production to Full Throttle

    NEXCOM EtherCAT Master Controllers Accelerate Real-Time Control to Push Production to Full Throttle

    Targeting high-speed real-time motion control systems, NEXCOM EtherCAT master controller series can accelerate the execution of complex automation schemes, intricate robot control, and sophisticated image processing, allowing deterministic control and machine vision integration of advanced motion control applications.
    06 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for ADLINK announces SEMA v3.5 embedded management tool

    ADLINK announces SEMA v3.5 embedded management tool

    ADLINK’s SEMA 3.5, which is able to monitor and collect system performance and status information from devices and control system functions, now supports operating systems (OSs) such as Windows 10, and supports the latest x86 and ARM SoC generations.
    06 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Schneider Electric launches Serialization Suite for pharmaceutical industry

    Schneider Electric launches Serialization Suite for pharmaceutical industry

    This serialization suite is designed to provide consistent data, unified reporting and analysis and standardized best practices to enforce collaboration, compliance and data consistency across multi-site implementations.
    06 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Okuma introduces GENOS M560-V vertical machining center

    Okuma introduces GENOS M560-V vertical machining center

    A 30 hp spindle with 146 ft. lbs. of torque allows this machine to cut challenging metals such as titanium and Inconel as well as stainless steel and aluminum.
    06 October, 2016
    Sponsored By Okuma America Corporation
  • Rockwell announces education presentation schedule for PACK EXPO 2016

    Rockwell will host an educational session at their booth on each day of the event. Located in Booth N-4570, Rockwell Automation presentations will focus on track and trace, remote monitoring and smart machines.
    06 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Paradox Engineering works with SPEL to enable smart parking in Czech Republic

    Connected into a PE.AMI wireless mesh network, B4-L sensors allow to collect data about parking spaces and elaborate them through an exclusive parking management software, which SPEL implemented for this specific project.
    06 October, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Huffman Engineering joins Kepware's System Integrator program

    The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires technology that solves the interoperability challenges of device connectivity. Kepware's Connected System Integrators implement and optimize the portfolio of industrial connectivity software developed by Kepware.
    06 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for How to Avoid Common Tuning Mistakes With PID Controllers

    How to Avoid Common Tuning Mistakes With PID Controllers

    The success of advanced control depends on the basic control system foundation. The PID controller is the common key component of all control loops.
    By: Gregory K. McMillan
    05 October, 2016 | 15 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Hengstler introduces ACURO AX73 rotary encoder

    Hengstler introduces ACURO AX73 rotary encoder

    Hengstler ACURO-AX73 carries ATEX and IECEx certification for gas and dust explosion proof requirements. It is designed for use in applications such as winches, cranes, drills and other oil and gas industry equipment.
    05 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Deeter Group announces LKC-1500 leak controller

    Deeter Group announces LKC-1500 leak controller

    The LKC-1500 comprises a leak detector controller in a DIN-rail mounting enclosure and up to 1500m of leak sensing cable. The controller is able to detect a leak and indicate its position as a distance along the cable from the controller.
    05 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for CEL announces Cortet IIoT wireless connectivity platform

    CEL announces Cortet IIoT wireless connectivity platform

    Cortet is designed for OEMs and developers to radio enable their appliances, devices and sensors, and also integrate them into an intelligent solution complete with local and IoT based controls, analytics and application software.
    05 October, 2016
  • Dataiku and Cloudwick announce technology partnership for cybersecurity

    By partnering with Dataiku and enabling the Dataiku DSS advanced analytics software platform on CDAP, teams can explore, prototype, build, and deliver their own data-driven solutions, including threat analysis, reporting, and more.
    05 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Eaton introduces Power XL DG1 Frame 6 frequency drive

    Eaton introduces Power XL DG1 Frame 6 frequency drive

    The PowerXL DG1 is a 250hp general-purpose drive that incorporates an energy control algorithm, onboard industrial communication protocols and built-in harmonic reduction
    05 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Schneider Electric launches Prometheus configuration tool for industrial control systems

    Schneider Electric launches Prometheus configuration tool for industrial control systems

    Prometheus is a configuration tool for defining, programming and documenting all components in an industrial control system, from the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to the I/O.
    05 October, 2016
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