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November 3, 2022

Kenesto rolls out PDFBilt as a Service

Automatic splitting and linking multi-sheet construction PDF documents with Kenesto PDFBilt is now available as a web service.  No need to download and install any software, just upload your PDF for automatic processing.  We’ll email you a link when your file is ready for download.  The service is free (limitations apply).  We won’t share your data with anyone else and we delete it after you’ve downloaded the results.

Get started with Kenesto PDFBilt as a Service here.

 

October 25, 2022

Kenesto Drive and HP Anyware

In the good old days, before the virus, when most of us worked in an office and we all shared data served up on a device attached to our local area network, we didn’t worry about overwriting each other’s work or having access to the current version of our data.  Automatic file locking and version control were two of the dividends for commuting to the office.  Centralized data – yeah, we took that for granted. Engineering and architectural data is special; it is chaos to have team members editing CAD geometry at the same time – don’t do it.

It’s a new dawn, isn’t it.  Today we work from home, from a client’s office, from a trailer, from a subcontractor or supplier’s conference room, from an airport lounge – we might even go into the office a couple of days a week.  VPN anyone?  Sorry, too slow. Sluggish VPN doesn’t match the cadences of creative design and collaboration.  Is there a better way? Check this out.

HP Anyware lets creative professionals work with secure digital workspaces – private or public clouds, workstations et al — without a VPN.  Your data never leaves the network.  And now you can provision HP Anyware workspaces with Kenesto Drive ensuring that all team members are current, safe, and not overwriting each other’s work with centralized data or a single source of truth – call it what you like. Kenesto Drive delivers cloud-based document management with automatic file locking, vaulting, and version management – these are the new good old days.

Try Kenesto and HP Anyware at Develop3D Live 

Develop3D Live is coming up in Sheffield, UK, November 1. We hope to meet you there where you can try Kenesto (booth A2) and HP Anyware (booth B54) in person.

September 20, 2022

Kenesto Announces PDFBilt Connect Integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud to Boost Efficiencies for Construction Workflows

September 20, 2022 — Boston, MA:  Kenesto announced today the integration of Kenesto PDFBiltTM Connect with Autodesk Construction Cloud, a portfolio of software and services that combines advanced technology, a builders network and predictive insights for construction teams.

PDFBiltTM Connect allows contractors to import and export drawing sets with Kenesto’s PDFBilt application to split, link, mark up, slip-sheet, and share multi-sheet construction documents for use with Autodesk Build, Autodesk Docs, or BIM 360. Documents can be saved to Autodesk Construction Cloud applications as a bound set or in a directory of the component sheets. PDFBilt facilitates annotations, team markups and issue reports in a web-based environment, to use within Autodesk Construction Cloud. Other features include automatic table extraction from PDF documents to Microsoft Excel for log creation and real time register tracking.

“Users who are currently using multi-step (OCR, label, split, link) semi-manual workflows running on their local PCs and laptops, will find speed improvement and efficiencies through automatic processing in PDFBilt.  Security teams will sleep better knowing access to documents is both controlled and monitored.  Project leaders will benefit from all team members having access to a comprehensive record set,” said Kenesto CEO Mike Payne.

“Construction firms need a central repository for their project documents and data that connects them to the processes and workflows that drive their businesses,” said James Cook, director, partner integrations at Autodesk Construction Solutions. “Integrating the document tools of PDFBilt with Autodesk Construction Cloud further enhances the value and usefulness of the documents in key construction workflows.”

For more information about Kenesto’s PDFBilt Connect for Autodesk Construction Cloud, please visit kenesto.com/pdfbiltconnect or call +1 781 780 7400.

PDFBilt Connect for Autodesk Construction Cloud is also available in the Autodesk® App store.

August 30, 2022

Mike Payne Awarded ASME Leadership Award (CIE) 2022

NIST’s Paul Witherell presents ASME Leadership Award (CIE) to Mike Payne, CEO, Kenesto

Kenesto CEO Mike Payne was honored with the ASME Leadership Award (CIE) at IDETC-CIE 2022 in St. Louis, August 14-17. Established in 1987, award recognizes individuals for outstanding leadership in advancing the use of computers in engineering practice. The pantheon of previous awardees includes Joseph F. Gloudeman, MacNeal Schwendler Corp. (now Hexagon); John Swanson, Swanson Analysis Systems (now ANSYS); Jon Hirschtick, PTC; and Richard Riff, Ford Motor Company.

 

Hats off to Mike for this! Every day millions of engineers use the software he developed.

August 30, 2022

Kenesto sponsors Georgia Tech's Ramblin' Rocket Club

Kenesto is proud to sponsor Georgia Tech’s Experimental Rocketry Club for 2022-2023. Kenesto will provide its cloud-based document management solution and support for the club. To say the club has high ambitions is an understatement. According to Donovan Nichols, club member and sophomore mechanical engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the 150-member strong club aims to be the first collegiate team to send a two-stage rocket to space. We’ll keep you posted on their progress.

June 12, 2022

CyberNews: "the cloud is the proper place for the single source of truth for your data"

CyberNews interview with Kenesto COO Tom Greaves

August 6, 2021

Kenesto releases construction PDF splitting, linking and collaboration app.

Read AEC Magazine article by Martyn Day here.

Download Kenesto press release here.

May 7, 2021

Bionic Invests in Digital Infrastructure to Support Secure, Remote Collaboration

Case study showcasing how Bionic Landscape Inc. utilised the Kenesto platform. Read here

April 11, 2019

Interview with Tom Greaves, Chief Marketing Officer at DotProduct

Interview with Tom Greaves, Chief Marketing Officer at DotProduct. View @MCADCafe

April 3, 2019

Article: Manufacturing Technology Insights

Kenesto provides real time access to data in the field. Read @Manufacturing Technology Insights

March 12, 2019

Video: MCADCafe interview with Leslie Minasian, Kenesto VP, Partnerships and Alliances

MCADCafe interview with Leslie Minasian, Kenesto VP, Partnerships and Alliances: watch@MCADCafe.com

September 14, 2018

Interview with Leslie Minasian, VP, Alliances and Partnerships of Kenesto Corp. at IMTS 2018

Interview with Leslie Minasian, VP, Alliances and Partnerships of Kenesto Corp. at IMTS 2018 Watch @ MCADCafe

September 4, 2018

Six Benefits of Storing Your Data in the Cloud

Read @ blog.grabcad.com | September 4, 2018

February 16, 2018

Jeff Rowe interviews Mike Payne, CEO at Kenesto Corporation at 2018 SOLIDWORKS World.

Watch @ www.mcadcafe.com| February, 16 2018

November 13, 2017

L&H Design Werks Migrates and Benefits from Kenesto’s True Cloud Vault

Read Jeff Rowe’s blog @ www.mcadcafe.com| November, 13 2017

May 15, 2017

Develop 3D - Review: Kenesto

Read the Article @ www.develop3d.com | May, 15 2017

March 29, 2017

Apollo Engineering Takes Amusement Park CAD for a Ride in the Cloud

Read the Article @ www.engineering.com | March, 29 2017

February 20, 2017

WILL KENESTO ESCAPE FROM PDM RED OCEAN?

Read the Blog Post by Beyond PLM @ beyondplm.com | February, 20 2017

February 17, 2017

Jeff Rowe interviews Mike Payne, CEO of Kenesto at SWW17

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View the interview @ mcadcafe.com

February 11, 2017

Goldilocks Would Approve of This Document Management

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Read more: Article @ www.engineering.com | February 11, 2017

February 07, 2017

Kenesto Introduces Kenesto Drive 2.0

Kenesto Delivers Secure Simple Product Document Management for CAD and other Applications

Read more: Press Release | February 07, 2017

Previous news

March 30, 2016 Design World: Product development insights

March 23, 2016 Case study: Quick design sharing using cloud based document management software

February 1, 2016 MCAD Café interview of Mike Payne CEO of Kenesto at SolidWorks World 2016

September 16, 2015 Kenesto Enhances its Cloud-Based Virtual LAN Drive

September 15, 2015 An Alternative to General Purpose Cloud Storage Tools

September 7, 2015 CAD, CLOUD PDM AND SPECIAL CLOUD SYNC

August 21, 2015 Kenesto Updates Its Cloud Drive Package

August 18, 2015 Kenesto Drive to include features traditionally only available through physical LAN mounted drives and Product Data Management (PDM) systems

July 28, 2015 Kenesto Drive Positioned as Dropbox for Engineers

July 15, 2015 Kenesto Introduces an Alternative to General Purpose Cloud Storage Tools for Engineers and Designers

April 6, 2015 What cloud CAD data management is right for me?

April 2, 2015 Develop3D Live – Kenesto

March 24, 2015 Engineering.com: A Cloud Storage, Versioning and Vault Tool Built Specifically For CAD by Kyle Maxey

February 9, 2015 Kenesto Announces Drive Program

February 9, 2015 Kenesto® Transforms Engineering Network Files with an Innovative Desktop ↔ Cloud Drive for File Management and Collaboration

February, 2015 The future is cloud-y for engineering data management

December 16, 2014  Kenesto: A Cloud (PLM) Collaboration Platform for SMBs (Commentary)

November 12, 2014  Editor’s Pick: Document Management, Sharing and PDM Merge in the Cloud

 

 

 


Previous Events
  • POT-SWUG | August 29,2019 | Clearwater, FL

  • AECNext with DotProduct | May 21-23, 2019 | Anaheim, CA

  • Develop 3D | Sheffield, UK | April 17, 2019

  • Laney Solidworks User Group | March 14, 2019 | Laney College, Oakland, CA

  • BACoN SWUG | March 20. 2019 | Alamance Community College, Graham, NC

  • Central Iowa SWUG |March 7th, 2019 | DMACC, in Ankeny

  • SWW 2019 | February, 2019 | Dallas, TX

  • BACON SWUG | February 7, 2019 | Graham, NC

  • SE Michigan and NW Ohio SWUG | October 16 2018 | Monroe County Community College

  • POT-SWUG Meeting | November 13 | Tampa, FL

  • Develop3D Boston | Oct 2,2018 | Boston University | Booth 21

  • PCBSWUG | August 21 2018| Panama City

  • CMA SWUG | July 18 2018 | Worcester, MA

  • PIRATES OF TAMPA BAY SWUG | June 27 2018 | Brandon, FL

  • New Orleans and Baton Rouge SWUG | June 27 2018 | New Orleans , LA

  • PCBSWUG | May 22 2018 | June 26 2018| Panama City

  • NC SolidWorks User Group | May 10, 2018 | June 7, 2018 | Burlington-Alamance Co

  • CMA-SWUG | May 31 2018 | Worcester, MA

  • BACONSWUG  | June 7 2018 | July 12 2018 |September 6th | October 4th | November 8th | December 6th | Graham, NC

  • Central Iowa SWUG | April 24, 2018 | Indianola, IA

  • BACONSWUG | May 3 2018  | Graham, NC

  • Great Lakes Bay Region Solidworks User Group – featuring Josh Adams of Apollo Engineering  | Apr 12, 2018 | MI

  • SE Michigan and NW Ohio | Apr 17, 2018 | Monroe County Community College

  • Develop3D LIVE UK 2018 | March 20, 2018 | Warwick University

  • NH SWUG | March 20 2018 | Rivier university Nashua NH

  • Randy Adams SWUG | March 26 2018 | Miami Valley SolidWorks User Group Meeting

  • Rhonda Jacogs | April 3 2018 | St Joseph SOLIDWORKS User Group Meeting

  • Central Iowa SWUG | January 23 2018 | Des Moines, IA

  • SOLIDWORKS World 2018 | 4th – 8th February 2018 | Los Angeles, CA

  • Tech Valley SWUG | November 30th, 2017 | Troy, NY

  • AUTODESK UNIVERSITY 2017 | November 2017 | Las Vegas, NV

  • Central Iowa SWUG | November 15, 2017 | Pella, IA

  • SLUGME New England | November 15, 2017 | Dassault Systèmes Waltham, MA

  • PCB SWUG | November 15, 2017| Panama City

  • Develop3D LIVE Boston 2017 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY| October 23-24, 2017

  • INLAND EMPIRE SWUG | October 24, 2017 | Corona, CA

  • North Vermont SWUG | September 28, 2017 | Burlington, VT

  • North Carolina SWUG | October 5, 2017 | Hickory, NC

  • New Mexico SWUG | October 11, 2017 | Albuquerque, NM

  • North Carolina SWUG | September 21, 2017 | Hickory, NC

  • Central Iowa SWUG | September 14, 2017 | Ankeny, IA

  • PCB | September 19, 2017| Panama City

  • Virginia SWUG | August 30 ,2017 | Daleville, VA

  • BANSWUG | August 31, 2017 | Bedford, MA

  • SOLIDWORKS Purdue User Group | September 5, 2017 | West Lafayette, IN

  • BACoN SWUG | September 7, 2017 | Burlington-Alamance County, NC

  • COSUG | September 7 | WestmInster, CO

  • CMA-SWUG | September 13, 2017 | Worcester, MA

  • ONSWUG | August 24, 2017 | Omaha, NE

  • SWUG Kansas city | August 29, 2017 | Kansas City, MO

  • New Mexico SWUG | August 9, 2017 | Albuquerque, NM

  • WNC-SWUG | July 20, 2017 | Asheville, NC

  • NHSWUG |  July 20, 2017 | Nashua, NH

  • Treasure Valley SWUG | June 29, 2017 | Boise, ID

  • BACoN SWUG | June 29, 2017 | Burlington-Alamance County, NC

  • Develop3D Live 2017 March, 2017

  • SOLIDWORKS World 2017 February, 2017

  • Solid Edge University 2016 October , 2016

  • Webinar: Cloud-based document management for manufacturers. October , 2016

     http://www.designworldonline.com/webinar-cloud-based-document-management-manufacturers/

  • SWUG / Boston Area North Group sponsorship September , 2016

  • Develop3D / Boston USA September , 2016

  • SWUG / GE Group sponsorship September , 2016

  • Develop3D Live March, 2016

  • SOLIDWORKS World 2016 February, 2016

  • Solid Edge University 2015 October, 2015

  • COFES April, 2015

  • CIMData Vendor Forum March, 2015

  • Develop3D Live March, 2015

  • SOLIDWORKS World February, 2015

  • Design for Manufacturing Summit October, 2014

  • Solid Edge University February, 2014

  • COFES April, 2014

  • CIMData Vendor Forum March, 2014

  • Solidworks World February, 2014

  • COFES April, 2013

  • CIMData Vendor Forum March, 2013

  • Solidworks MA Regional User Group 2012

  • Social Virtual PLM Conference 2012

  • COFES April, 2012

  • Solidworks World February, 2012

NXT BLD

June 11, 2019 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE

 

 

Kenesto Sponsored SWUG Events

  • OCSWUG | May 15, 2019 | Orange County
  • Elise Moss SWUG | May 16, 2019 | Oakland, CA

  • BACoN SWUG | June 6, 2019 | Graham, NC
  • Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts (RISOMA-SWUG) | TBD