This is a guest post by Daniel Herzberg about his experience over that last few months of going through open-heart surgery and what he found out about a company that is changing the lives of people everywhere. You can follow Daniel on Twitter, view his models on his GrabCAD portfolio and check out his blog with more of his story.
Were you at SolidWorks World 2011? If so, do you remember the second General Session, when Jon Hirschtick introduced us to the founders of MAKO surgical? This company is using visionary robotic techniques to revolutionize joint surgery. How about SolidWorks’ continuing support of Design that Matters, the nonprofit company that designs medical devices for use in the developing world? I’d like to introduce you to another medical device company, which is using SolidWorks to improve the lives of patients around the world, as well as right here in your favorite blog.
Large-format digital printing offers a wide range of products for a wide range of industries, from image advertising to durable signage and decorative production. With the growing demand for high-quality prints, choosing the right file format is becoming a key element in the production of advertising graphics. In this context, vector-based PDF files are considered the preferred format, offering a number of advantages and making them the optimal format for saving graphics intended for large-format digital printing. Scalability without Loss of Quality One of the biggest advantages of vector PDF files is their ability to be scaled without loss of quality. Vector files are based on mathematical formulas that define…
For decades, out of home advertising has become a playground that is reserved almost exclusively for enterprise brands with massive budgets and months of lead time. Buying a billboard also tended to mean lengthy negotiations, long-term contracts and a complete lack of performance tracking in the future. That era is officially over. Today, digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising has undergone a massive programmatic revolution. Thanks to automation, real-time bidding and advanced audience data, digital screens in the physical world are being bought, optimised and measured similar to Facebook or Google Ads. Marketers can now launch location-based campaigns totally on the fly, adjusting creatives based on weather or even time of day.…
Debt Is More Than A Number Most people look at debt as one big total. They add up the balances, stare at the number, and decide whether it feels manageable or terrifying. That reaction makes sense, but it does not tell the whole story. Two people can owe the same amount and be in completely different situations depending on the type of debt, the interest rate, the payment schedule, and who controls the terms. Looking at debt through a structural lens means asking better questions than “How much do I owe?” It means asking how the debt is built. A person comparing options like Indiana debt relief may gain more…
The India point-of-sale terminal market is forecast to grow by USD 3.03 billion between 2025 and 2030, according to Research and Markets. This signals how quickly checkout infrastructure is becoming central to retail planning, not just payment acceptance. Stores now expect every transaction to support sharper decisions across sales, stock, staffing and customer behaviour. A modern PoS terminal helps retailers view sales, top products and staff activity during business hours. This matters because commercial decisions often need to happen while customers are still shopping. Faster access to reporting supports smarter stock planning, quicker promotion changes and clearer team coordination. Let’s explore how built-in reporting helps retailers act faster with greater…
SCADA was the last serious software category to stay off the web. That era is ending. For three decades the operator station looked the same – a Windows workstation, a thick client installed per seat, a license metered per tag, and a screen almost no one outside the control room ever saw. The rest of software moved to browsers, APIs, and version control. The software that runs the physical world stayed frozen. Web-native SCADA is where that gap closes, and the shift is easy to misread. It is not a nicer dashboard. It is supervisory software finally adopting the engineering practices the rest of the stack took for granted twenty…
As security and privacy expectations continue to grow, compliance has become a business necessity rather than a nice to have. Whether you’re pursuing a SoC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, or other certifications, demonstrating strong security practices is often essential when closing enterprise deals, attracting customers, and building trust. The challenge is that compliance can be time consuming, expensive and difficult to manage manually. Fortunately, compliance automation platforms have emerged to simplify the process through integrations, monitoring, evidence collection and workflow automation. To help businesses evaluate their options, we’ve reviewed 8 of the leading compliance automation platforms available in 2026. Comp AI Best for AI Powered Compliance Automation Comp AI…