Technological innovations in 3D CAD software has allowed designers to become magicians as they create products out of thin air. This year at SOLIDWORKS World, that magic was literal as the conference kicked off in Los Angeles with death-defying illusions. Illusion Projects INC partners Justin Flom and Tim Clothier challenged Gian Paolo Bassi, “would you…
The Return of Manufacturing in the United States
In 1965, manufacturing in the United States accounted for 53 percent of the economy. For over half a century, American manufacturing dominated the globe. However by 1988, manufacturing only made up 39 percent of the American economy, today only 9 percent. What happened? Will the United States ever be the leader in manufacturing again? The…