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    On Location: What We Saw at PTC Live Global 2014 Last Week

    June 24, 2014
    Live Global is the annual event of software company PTC — to give engineers a chance to network and get training. Here's some of what we saw at the show — including presentations of the new version of Creo and another tool called ThingWorx.

    Live Global is the annual event of design-software company PTC — to give engineers a chance to network and get training.  (More specifically, PTC bills Live Global as a place for engineers to discover product capabilities; learn tips, tricks, and best practices from other Creo and Windchill users; and devise ways to address problems that slow down jobs.) Here we show you some of what we saw at the show — including presentations of the new version of Creo and another tool called ThingWorx.

    The main theme of this year's event: How connected and "smart" machines and products are changing manufacturing. Here's the second day's keynote that emphasizes that trend:

    About the Author

    Elisabeth Eitel

    Elisabeth Eitel was a Senior Editor at Machine Design magazine until 2014. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Fenn College at Cleveland State University.

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