The Blog all about Software and Hardware for Design, Engineering and Rapid Prototyping. EngineeringSpot is a German blog that revolves around all aspects of the digital product development. The portfolio of software tools featured in the blog ranges from the generation, simulation, and visualization of 3D models to the management of product data to manufacturing. Additional focus is on the fascinating topic of 3D printing and 3D scanning in the whole range from open source devices to high-end rapid manufacturing and automated measuring machines. Coverage of industry events plus exclusive software and hardware tests comprise the wide range of articles on EngineeringSpot. Ralf Steck is the founder and main author of the EngineeringSpot blog. He studied mechanical engineering and works as a freelancer journalist. He has more than 20 years of experience in CAD, CAM, PLM, mechanical engineering applications, 3D printing, and computer technology. The target audience of Engineering-Spot are designers, engineers, and all other participants of the product development process. Germany is a world leader in engineering which makes the readers of the EngineeringSpot blog a really valuable audience. Blog posts expressing insight and competence, recent news and easy-to-read background texts highlighting new technologies keep readers coming back regularly. Facebook page, Twitter account, and e-mail subscription indicate the availability of new posts to the readership. Typically, two new articles are posted per week. In the last year, almost 5.000 visitors per month found their way to EngineeringSpot, accounting for next to 9.000 page impressions. The average reader stayed nearly two minutes per page, documenting that the blog posts are read intensively. Just contact me for more information about articles and advertising.