Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
The Third Industrial Revolution: An IT Perspective
May 17th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Third_industrial_rev._cropped.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="77" />The next industrial revolution, which is now underway, is going to have a profound effect on IT. The new paradigm may bring unexpected results. Paul Ingevaldson explains.
New Software Licensing Terms are Key to Adoption of HPC Cloud Services
May 16th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/cloudcomputing.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="68" />For at least the past couple years, High Performance Computing (HPC) has been more easily and financially accessible to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) via cloud technology. At least in theory. Remarkably, ...
Vision with Action: A Report from the NCMS DM SIG meeting
May 16th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/street_signs.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="62" />NCMS's Jon Riley reports on the latest meeting of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) Digital Manufacturing Strategic Interest Group (DM SIG). The SIG is making great strides in its efforts ...
Video: Sink Your Teeth into Metal Additive Manufacturing
May 14th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/DentWise_bridge.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="78" />Tooth technology marches on. A European organization, DentWise, is using innovative selective laser melting technology developed by its parent company, LayerWise, to create metal bridges and overdentures. Additive manufacturing comes to a ...
Irrational Numbers: The Promise of a Commodity Computer
May 14th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Raspberry_Pi_top_small.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />I mentioned the Raspberry Pi a while ago, and it continues to fascinate me. Particularly in light of recent remarks by NCMS’ Phil Callihan about how making stuff is not necessarily an ...
Where Is The “Planning” In Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)?
May 11th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/abstract_with_chart.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="78" />You may need more than one of these disciplines to manage your inventory and your business – Just in Time Inventory (JIT), S&OP (sales & operational planning), Lean, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), ...
The Topic of Lean Manufacturing: Part 2
May 10th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Limited_Flexibility.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="70" />Lean manufacturing can deliver, but the process is complex and potential pitfalls are many. In this second installment, Tim Egloff provides some pointers for making the most of the approach, including enlisting ...
Mother’s Day Gift Idea: For the Cook in Your Life
May 9th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Vortex_sale_and_pepper.jpg" alt="" width="103" height="76" />Here's a unique salt and pepper shaker set created using digital manufacturing techniques – including 3D printing and laser sintering. High tech comes to the table.
Get your Mojo with the Industry’s Newest Desktop 3D Printer
May 8th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Mojo_Engineer-removing-part_2.jpg" alt="" width="69" height="49" />Company unveils the market’s lowest-priced professional-grade 3D-printing system. Be sure to check out the introductory video.
Cartoon: DMR DIGITS
May 7th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/DMRdigits_May12_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="73" height="64" />Technology brings a whole new dimension to cloud gazing...for better or worse.
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