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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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  • Thumbnail for Siemens and Evonik announce technology partnership

    Siemens and Evonik announce technology partnership

    Its aim is the development of an asset life cycle data model and its integration into the Siemens software solution Comos. The asset life cycle data model was developed by Evonik on the basis of the international DEXPI standard ISO 15956 and other internationally valid standards.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation announces senior leadership transitions

    Rockwell Automation announces senior leadership transitions

    Ted Crandall, senior vice president, Control Products & Solutions (CP&S), one of the company’s two operating segments, announced his intent to retire near the end of the calendar year 2018.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Moore Industries announces 50th anniversary celebration

    Moore Industries announces 50th anniversary celebration

    Since 1968, Moore Industries has been serving process manufacturing businesses and fortune 500 companies in oil, gas, mining, chemical, power generation, water/waste water treatment, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, semiconductor, and biotechnology industries.
    19 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
    Sponsored By Moore Industries-International, Inc.
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    Exploring the World of Virtual Commissioning

    By Robert Glass, ABB Industry 4.0 continues to open up new opportunities across food and beverage manufacturing. Virtual commissioning is one of these key technologies. This article explores the concept of virtual commissioning and how system testing can benefit the food industry.
    19 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Novotechnik introduces RFC4800 Series of touchless angle sensors with J1939 CANBus interface

    Novotechnik introduces RFC4800 Series of touchless angle sensors with J1939 CANBus interface

    Features include programmable zero point offset, measurement averaging and sign of rotational direction. RFC4800 Series has a resolution of 14-bits across 360°, repeatability of 0.36° and independent linearity of ±0.5% of full scale.
    19 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Bimba announces Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool

    Bimba announces Collaborative Robot Vacuum Tool

    Developed to meet the versatile nature of collaborative robots, Bimba’s CRVT comes off-the-shelf as a solution with no external valve required.
    19 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Fluke introduces DS701 and DS703 videoscopes

    Fluke introduces DS701 and DS703 videoscopes

    The 800 x 600 resolution DS701 Diagnostic Videoscope and 1200 x 720 resolution DS703 FC High Resolution Videoscope are built for industrial maintenance troubleshooting and quality assurance testing.
    19 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Portescap releases 35mm 22ECT35 and the 48 mm 22ECT48 22ECT motors

    Portescap releases 35mm 22ECT35 and the 48 mm 22ECT48 22ECT motors

    The 22ECT motor are powered by Ultra Coil Technology and multipolar rotor design, which provides torque of up to 41.6mNm. The 22ECT is a choice for applications such as humanoid robots, lab automation equipment, electric grippers, land surveying devices.
    19 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for How Industry 4.0 and Digitization Improves Manufacturing Responsiveness, Quality, and Efficiency

    How Industry 4.0 and Digitization Improves Manufacturing Responsiveness, Quality, and Efficiency

    Automation is essential to the implementation of Industry 4.0 and IoT strategies as manufacturers realize low labor rates are no longer a winning strategy.
    By: Bill Lydon
    18 June, 2018 | 11 minutes
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: Plotting Control Valve Characteristics

    AutoQuiz: Plotting Control Valve Characteristics

    For an equal percentage valve characteristic, each increment of valve movement provides the same percentage increase in flow.
    By: Joel Don
    15 June, 2018 | 1 minute
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    Engage in Important ISA Activities, Events and Opportunities During the Summer

    Focus on upcoming events and training opportunities, governance activities, and ISA's extensive cybersecurity training programs and resources.
    By: ISA Past-Presidents
    14 June, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • How to Leverage the ISA Ecosystem to Advance Your Career in Industrial Automation

    The automation industry is experiencing rapid changes and challenges; the diversity of ISA members is a great resource of experience, ideas, and know-how.
    By: Bill Lydon
    13 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Safe and Sound: Is your smart factory secure?

    Safe and Sound: Is your smart factory secure?

    Obtaining clear guidance for securing your smart factory isn’t easy to come by. This article discusses smart factory security and what manufacturers should consider when protecting their facility.
    12 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
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    Women in Engineering: Debunking myths ahead of INWED 2018

    By Emma Cygan, Pailton Engineering The theme for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2018 is raising the bar. However, perhaps it's time to use this bar to quash a few misconceptions instead. This article will go in depth in today's engineering environment to do just this.
    12 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Siemens and Bentley Systems announce the Process Industries Academy

    Siemens and Bentley Systems announce the Process Industries Academy

    The Academy’s aim is to share best practice for plant engineering and operations. Academies are situated in the strategic locations of Karlsruhe, Germany (Siemens Process Automation World), Houston, Texas/USA (Bentley’s Digital Advancement Academy) and Shanghai, China (Siemens Process Industry Centre for Excellence) to support the global process industry.
    12 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Automation and the Drive in Productivity

    Automation and the Drive in Productivity

    By Scott Fawcett, Essentra Components The integration of digitisation and data exchange into the manufacturing process has led to the rapid growth of what is known as smart factories. These facilities, which incorporate smart planning, smart machines and smart data, are completely changing traditional manufacturing processes.
    12 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ZW3D donates CAD/CAM software licenses to Korean university

    ZW3D donates CAD/CAM software licenses to Korean university

    Students will work to master 3D modeling skills. Moreover, CAM functions like 2-axis turning & 2-5-axis hole milling and mold functions like part library & non-solid mold parting, are all at their disposal to turn ideas into reality.
    12 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Microchip Technology introduces PL360B PLC modem

    Microchip Technology introduces PL360B PLC modem

    Designed to address PLC protocols such as ITU G.9903 (G3-PLC) and ITU G.9904 (PRIME), as well as CENELEC, FCC and ARIB compliant applications, the PL360B is the latest device in Microchip’s portfolio of smart energy products.
    12 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Siemens announces automation partnership with Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    Siemens announces automation partnership with Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    This agreement provides that Sartorius Stedim Biotech will use Siemens automation technologies, which will include industrial PCs, the S7-1500 software controller, the TIA Portal and the SCADA system Simatic WinCC, among others.
    12 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Claroty and Siemens announce strategic partnership for cybersecurity

    Claroty and Siemens announce strategic partnership for cybersecurity

    Siemens, through its global venture firm Next47, also invested in Claroty, joining a global syndicate of industrial organizations that invested $60 million in the company’s Series B round, bringing the company’s total investment to date to $93 million.
    12 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
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