Tuesday, June 30, 2015

LFM Launches LFM NetView 4.0, Server 4.3 for 3D Laser Scanning

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MANCHESTER, UK, Jun 30, 2015 - LFM Software announced that it is launching major enhancements to its laser scan technology portfolio with new releases of LFM NetView and LFM Server. The introduction of new 3D mark-up functionality to both products allows users to add, access and share asset intelligence in the form of tag identifiers, attributes and comments as well as links to associated documents and information. Alongside these new capabilities also comes vastly improved access to massive laser scan projects, supported by cloud and tablet enablement. These deliver the as-operated asset conditions to the desktops and mobile devices of all asset stakeholders allowing for secure global collaboration across multiple project teams and partner companies.

 

LFM NetView 4.0 provides secure, on-demand access to laser scan data via company networks or the internet. The simple, intuitive BubbleView interface has been designed using the latest web technology allowing in browser, ‘plug-in free’ global access to visualize on-site conditions and quickly add or extract reliable intelligence. Tablet enablement and the facility to take data ‘offline’ and synchronize later enables remote use for inspection tasks and on-site reviews. LFM Server 4.3 provides the data backbone for LFM NetView 4.0 by providing a live link to a master dataset ensuring all data is up-to-date and accurate.

This co-product launch also sees the introduction of cloud technology to the LFM suite. In addition to standard and client tailored implementations, LFM can utilize the Microsoft Azure cloud platform as an option for deploying LFM NetView 4.0 offering trusted and secure global access to laser scan project data.

'The latest releases of LFM NetView and LFM Server deliver a significant milestone in LFM’s vision to provide a Trusted Living PointCloud to our clients', said Gary Farrow, VP Business Management, LFM Software. 'We have dramatically improved the accessibility to laser scan data by allowing tablet access to projects, supported by our adoption of cloud computing utilizing the Microsoft Azure platform.'

'The new mark-up functionality allows users to ‘fast-tag’ their laser scan data with attributes and hyperlinks. Coupled with the ability to take data offline and refresh when back online will create huge opportunities for the use of laser scan data across the lifecycle of an asset. These advances provides our customers the ability to maintain their laser data as part of their digital asset and utilize its value throughout operational life. Combined, the new products deliver the most intelligent laser scan data to the fingertips of engineering, construction, design and operational teams in a single dataset.'

For a demonstration project of LFM NetView 4.0, visit www.lfm-software.com/netview.

About LFM Software

LFM provide powerful 3D laser scanning software solutions to deliver a Trusted Living Poincloud relevant throughout the laser scan data and asset life cycles. LFM is hardware and software vendor neutral. It accepts data from all 3D laser scanners and interfaces to to 3D integrated plant design, CAD, visualization and Review platforms. For more information, visit www.lfm-software.com.

Vero Alphacam 2015 R2 Compatible with 64-bit PCs

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK, Jun 30 2015 - Vero Software announces the launch of Alphacam 2015 R2. The latest release of the game-changing Alphacam CAD/CAM software ensures that users can exploit the full power of their PC.


Alphacam 2015 R2 is 64-bit compatible, meaning its programs can utilise all the available memory. “With 32-bit computers only able to work with 2GB, irrespective of how much memory is onboard, some large files are extremely difficult to work with,” says Alphacam Technical Manager Paul Green. “We gave a high priority to this development, as it means end users can now process large files without any issues arising.”

Amongst the full array of new and enhanced functionality in Alphacam 2015 R2:

The GUI includes a new fully customisable radial menu. “It means users can set up as few or as many commands as they need.”

For Advanced 5-Axis Machining, while the previous release of Alphacam introduced surface machining, considerable enhancements in 2015 R2 give many more advanced options, including wire frame machining for effective trimming, and multi-axis roughing which allows roughing to the actual contour, removing any unnecessary fresh-air machining. Side Wall Axial Relief Feed (SWARF) machining reduces 5-axis cycle times and gives a better surface finish through effective side-of-tool machining. The strategy is to finish the part in one cut, through constant cutting conditions giving increased material removal and a constant low cutting force, along with simultaneous 5-axis vector orientation providing full access to machining areas.

Enhanced Feature Extraction makes it easier to find features on orthogonal panel faces. “There is now the option of finding holes and contours on any panel face at the same time, speeding up panel processing.”

Another major aspect of new functionality has been added to Part Management, with full associativity between a part and its copy. Whenever an original part is amended on Alphacam 2015 R2, there is the option to automatically update the copy.

Improved on-screen realism is achieved through Rendered Z-Level Geometries and Material Textures. “By rendering Z-level parts we’re making them visually clearer to the user,” says Paul Green. “And users can now apply any texture, whether it be metal, wood, granite, plastic or composite, so that it looks on-screen how it will look on the machine. Rendered clamps and fixtures can also be shown on a full machine configuration.”

A command in the Rough Finish cycle – Previous Tool Profile – automatically uses the profile of the previous tool to generate the new tool path to machine corners where form and shaped tools have left material there.

A new function in Nesting now identifies parts by name, rather than number as in previous releases. “As well as the part names showing in the nest on-screen, they also appear in reports. It helps to make in formation more relevant – users can see at a glance which part is on a nested sheet.”

Solidworks Assembly Support considerably speeds up processing. While Alphacam has been able to import Solidworks files of individual parts for many years, one click now brings in a full assembly file containing all the parts.

Subtle changes to Part Modeler give higher quality image previews, along with commands for part manipulation including rotation around a specific point or axes, and zoom to a cursor.

For more information, visit http://www.verosoftware.com.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Pointwise Let's Talk Meshing Webcast on Jun 30, 10AM

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FORT WORTH, TX, USA, Jun 27, 2015 - Pointwise will premiere a Let's Talk Meshing webcast entitled, “Grid Extrusions & Boundary Conditions: What's New?” on 30 June at 10 a.m. Afterwards from 11 a.m. - noon, our Pointwise engineer, John Dreese, who created the video and John Steinbrenner, vice president of research and development, will be available online to answer your questions.

The latest Pointwise release has several new features. Among these are updates to extrusions and extrusion boundary conditions. The boundary conditions in particular are now more similar to NASA's HYPGEN code. Other updates help you extrude off a complicated geometry. In this video, we will demonstrate how each can make your life easier and save you time.


This grid showcases our new ability to extrude from wingtips with poles

In this Let's Talk Meshing webcast, you will learn about
  • Floating X BC
  • Floating Y BC
  • Floating Z BC
  • Extrusions from Domains with Poles
For further details on the webcast and Q&A participation, click here.

The event will be hosted by John Dreese from our Technical Support team and John Steinbrenner, our vice president of research and development.

Let's Talk Meshing events encompass various communication channels, including interactive forums, webinars and webcasts, that inform and equip Pointwise users. To find out about our current events or to peruse recordings from past events, please go to www.pointwise.com/LetsTalkMeshing.

About Pointwise, Inc.

Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) today - reliably generating high-fidelity meshes. The company's Pointwise software generates structured, unstructured and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers, such as ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS CFX, OpenFOAM, and SU2 as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), and Mac, and has a scripting language, Glyph, that can automate CFD meshing. Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution. For more information, visit www.pointwise.com.

Delcam Announces 2015 ArtCAM User Group in Nashville

http://www.delcam.comBIRMINGHAM, UK, Jun 27, 2015 - Delcam is pleased to announce that the 2015 ArtCAM User Group will be held at Inn at Opryland in Nashville from October 1st to October 3rd. The format has changed this year to include foundation training prior to ArtCAM user group workshops, Table Top Exhibits, Technical Round Robins and a Development Round Table.


Kicking off the event will be a Network Social and all attendees are invited. At the event guest are able to pick up registration credentials while they mingle with industry professionals and other attendees.

Attendees are encouraged to book hotel accommodations early with the Inn at Opryland to receive the special rate of $137.00 which is only offered until August 28th. To make reservations, guests are asked to call the Marriott reservations line at 615 – 889 – 0800 or 855 – 584 – 3466

As at previous ArtCAM user group meetings, the team plan to offer as much information as possible through the vast experience and expertise of Delcam’s ArtCAM development team and support engineers.

Commenting on the event, Mary Shaw, Marketing Manager for Delcam North America, said, "We are very excited about this year’s ArtCAM User Group Conference. This year the format has changed so that we can bring together more industry leaders as well as people from the ArtCAM team. The new format will give attendees a chance to learn more about ArtCAM but also more about trends that will affect their business from industry professionals.”

All attendees to the User Group will receive a booklet with presentation material and a DVD of all material with videos and step by step instructions. This material is excellent to use as hands- on tutorials to work through as a refresher or for new employees to learn more. To ensure that a DVD is ready for attendees at the conference, Delcam is asking delegates to register before August 28th.

As well as learning about ArtCAM, probably the best reason to attend a User Group is to meet other users and learn from them. Like the online forum, the User Group is an opportunity to catch up with friends, find out about other equipment and materials, and be amazed and inspired by the different uses and applications for ArtCAM customers. Delegates will learn a lot about what it is possible for them to achieve and be motivated when they return to their businesses to make ArtCAM an even more productive part of it.

For more information and how to register, visit the AUGC web page www.delcam-na.com/artcamug/.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

MSC, Ingeciber SA Release CivilFEM 2015 with Marc

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA, Jun 25, 2015 - MSC Software Corp., and Ingeciber S.A., a specialized civil engineering CAE company with more than 28 years of experience in civil engineering announced the first release of CivilFEM 2015, powered by Marc.

CivilFEM 2015 is a unique simulation solution that provides sophisticated system-level structural simulations of large commercial buildings, bridges, tunnels, nuclear power plants, and other structures. Miguel Angel Moreno, CEO of Ingeciber, said "CivilFEM is powered by the advanced nonlinear finite element capabilities provided by MSC's Marc solver, which enable robust, efficient, and accurate simulations for the infrastructure, energy, construction and mining industries."

CivilFEM 2015 has its own user friendly multi-language GUI, extensive pre- and post-processing capabilities, is easy to learn and use, and is designed with the civil engineer in mind.

John Janevic, MSC's Vice President of Strategic Operations, said "CivilFEM 2015 powered by Marc can dramatically improve the efficiency of the structural design and analysis process, identify better solutions earlier, and reduce the risk of innovative construction processes." Key enabling capabilities include design verification according to international reinforced concrete and structural steel standards, as well as other civil engineering standards, all of which are built in to CivilFEM 2015 powered by Marc. Specific civil engineering structural analysis output such as load path history, automatic response spectrum for seismic analysis, and nonlinear time history analysis are fully supported.

Model generation is highly efficient because of the library of materials and hot rolled structural steel sections, included in CivilFEM 2015. Highly accurate solutions are possible because all material properties are time-dependent, and allow the definition of true stress-strain diagrams and advanced nonlinear behavior.

CivilFEM 2015, powered by MSC Software's Marc nonlinear FEA solution, is available exclusively from Ingeciber and its distributors worldwide. For more details about the new release, click here.

About Ingeciber S.A.

Ingeciber is a CAE specialized company developer of CivilFEM and supplier of simulation software from international global leaders and related services like technical training, support and consulting. As a pioneer CAE company Ingeciber technologies are used by a wide range of worldwide companies, academic and professionals. For additional information please visit: www.civilfem.com and www.ingeciber.com.

About MSC Software

MSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC's technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,100 professionals in 20 countries. For additional information about MSC Software's products and services, visit www.mscsoftware.com.

CD-adapco Releases STAR-CCM+ v10.04

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NEW YORK, USA and LONDON, UK, Jun 25, 2015 - CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD-focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, announced the release of STAR-CCM+ v10.04, the second release in 2015 of its flagship simulation tool. The latest release represents a major step forward in the company’s vision of allowing its customers to “discover better designs, faster” using Multidisciplinary Design eXploration (MDX).


The highlight of the v10.04 release is an entirely new Finite Element Based Solid Stress Solver, enabling Computational Solid Mechanics from within STAR-CCM+. This engineering breakthrough makes STAR-CCM+ the first tool on the market to offer both Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Solid Mechanics from a single and easy-to-use fully integrated environment. STAR-CCM+ offers the most efficient way of modeling Fluid Structure Interaction problems.

“The introduction of Computational Solid Mechanics in STAR-CCM+ is a very important step in terms of the future direction of engineering simulation,” said Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, Senior VP of Product Management, CD-adapco. “Engineers can now easily bridge the gap between the fluid and structure disciplines within one single user interface and environment. Previously, this was only possible using multiple tools and different skill sets across several teams. STAR-CCM+ users are now able to expand their applications scope and be effective immediately. The new Computational Solid Mechanics capability is using the same interface and does not require an additional license.”

STAR-CCM+ v10.04 continues the v10 theme of providing enhancements to make customers infinitely more competitive and effective in their marketplace through the pillars of technology, experience and productivity.

Technology: In addition to the introduction of Computational Solid Mechanics in STAR-CCM+, another major step forward in v10.04 is the implementation of the Adjoint Solver for Coupled Solid Energy, enabling sensitivity analysis of solid conduction problems. This solver can be used in conjunction with the adjoint flow solver for performing sensitivity analysis and optimization for problems involving conjugate heat transfer. This is a unique capability that will enable engineers to speed up their design process while including the effects of conjugate heat transfer. For further information, click here.

The introduction of reference geometry transfer through the STAR-CAD clients now allows the user to pass more data from their CAD package to STAR-CCM+, including transfer coordinate systems and reference planes and these are automatically synchronized during updates. This functionality enables easy boundary condition creation and post-processing based on CAD references while leveraging the strengths of STAR-CCM+. Click here.

Experience: STAR-CCM+ v10.04 delivers 22 new colormaps to further streamline the visualization workflow and help users gain a better understanding of their simulation results through high impact scientific visualization. Click here.

For improved monitoring and control during a design exploration cycle, v10.04 delivers a brand-new tab in the Optimate interface, giving users the ability to get live updates of simulation progress during the design process. This feature helps save engineering time by offering instant feedback on how the design is progressing and enables troubleshooting if required.

STAR-CCM+ v10.04 also adds enhancements to Custom Summary Reports, allowing the creation of well-formatted, customized summaries of specific objects within the simulation. This helps an engineer to quickly review simulation file content without opening the file and facilitates comparing results from different simulations.

Productivity: A unique productivity improvement in v10.04 is the introduction of Boundary Data Export for Simulation History. This capability reduces the size of the simulation history files and increases the overall performance by delivering the ability to save results for boundaries only.

Another new capability in v10.04 to significantly improve productivity is the Equilibrium DFBI Motion Type for sink and trim calculations in the Marine Industry. This feature is suitable for scenarios where a force and moment balance can ultimately exist in equilibrium and drastically reduces computational expense compared to a time-accurate unsteady free motion simulations. Click here.

STAR-CCM+ v10.04 possesses many new features drawn from suggestions submitted through IdeaStorm, the innovation forum exclusive to CD-adapco customers. The company is committed to three major releases each year to ensure it is delivering on its vision for the software and, at the same time, supporting the ongoing needs of its customers.

About CD-adapco

CD-adapco is the world's largest independent CFD-focused CAE provider. Our core products are the technology-leading simulation packages, STAR-CCM+ and STAR-CD. The scope of our activities, however, extends well beyond CFD software development to encompass a wide range of CAE engineering services in fluid dynamics, heat transfer and structural engineering. Our ongoing mission is to "inspire innovation and reduce costs through the application of engineering simulation software and services."

A privately owned company, CD-adapco has maintained 15% organic year-on-year growth over the last 5 years. CD-adapco employs 900 talented individuals, working at 40 different offices across the globe. For more information, visit www.cd-adapco.com.

GRAPHISOFT Ships ARCHICAD 19

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jun 25, 2015 - GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced that ARCHICAD 19’s global rollout process has begun.

Shipping starts with the US, UK/Ireland and International versions on June 24, followed by the German version on June 30 - the first four of 27 local versions, which - according to a busy release schedule - will all reach the market by the end of Q3 2015. For specific shipping dates in the various markets, contact your local ARCHICAD reseller.

For more information about ARCHICAD 19, visit www.graphisoft.com/archicad.

About GRAPHISOFT

GRAPHISOFT ignited the BIM revolution in 1984 with ARCHICAD, the industry first BIM software for architects. GRAPHISOFT continues to lead the industry with innovative solutions such as its revolutionary BIMcloud, the world’s first real-time BIM collaboration environment, EcoDesigner, the world’s first fully BIM-integrated “GREEN” design solution and BIMx, the world’s leading mobile app for BIM visualization. GRAPHISOFT has been a part of the Nemetschek Group since its acquisition in 2007. For more information, visit www.graphisoft.com.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Hong Kong's Able Tech Selects ZW3D

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GUANGZHOU, China, Jun 24, 2015 - ZW3D, one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced that it has been selected by Able Tech industries Ltd. (Able Tech) for improving the efficiency of precision mold making.

Able Tech, a Hong Kong invested enterprise, specializes in mold making, plastic part injection and secondary processing. 85% of their clients are from Japan and Japanese enterprises in China, like Panasonic, DAKIN, Canon and Sony etc.

The Need

Able Tech focuses on precision mold making and invests heavily on their overall production lines. To maximize flexible capital operation and enlarge their market share, they needed a fully functional 3D CAD platform for designing high-tech craft of molds at affordable prices.

The Solution

Having advantages in price and function, ZW3D was finally chosen by Able Tech to be fully applied in the enterprise, tremendously alleviating the pressure of finance and strengthening the flexibility of procurement.

“ZW3D has many unexpected functional advantages such as unique hybrid modeling which can flexibly realize the interchange between solid and surface. The proper price greatly eases our company's internal financial pressure. The price of foreign software is five times that of ZW3D. Moreover, local services can quickly respond to our requirements, and give sufficient technology supports as well as training services,” said Mr. Huang, IT Manager at Able Tech.


Plus, with the powerful data interface and repair capacity, ZW3D is able to collaborate with the former 2D design software. Besides, the direct edit function makes modification more flexible and convenient, shortening the products’ design cycle immensely.


Huang added,“In the future, we would very much like to be in close contact and progress together with ZW3D.”

About Able Tech

Able Tech Industries Ltd. is a Hong Kong invested enterprise established in 1999 focusing on mold making and plastic part injection. Now they have built integrated production line including mold making, injection molding, auto-spray, printing, secondary operation, in mold lining and part assembly.

About ZW3D CAD/CAM

ZW3D is cost-effective CAD/CAM software for 3D modeling, mold design, and machining, which takes engineers from concept to finished product in one easy-to-use, single collaborative environment. For more information follow ZWSOFT on Facebook or visit http://www.zwsoft.com/ZW3D/

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Zuken Opens Office in Bengaluru, India

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MUNICH, Germany and WESTFORD, MA, USA, Jun 23, 2015 - Zuken has announced that it has established a local subsidiary, Zuken India Private Limited in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore, Karnataka State), India.

India, a country with a population of 1.25 billion people, has a policy of expanding employment by encouraging foreign investment, building social infrastructure, and nurturing industries. The goal is to enable rapid economic growth by encouraging the expansion of industry. Aggressive measures to nurture industries focused on manufacturing are counted on to create a bright future in India, not only as a market, but as a research and development center. It is predicted that increasing numbers of domestic and foreign companies that develop products employing advanced electronics technologies will be established. Zuken has, until now, supplied electronic design automation (EDA) software to customers centered on advanced technology companies in India through its local agencies. By establishing Zuken India, Zuken will be able to offer its customers the most advanced electronic and electrical design solutions, with an even more personal level of service.

Jinya Katsube, COO and Representative Director of Zuken stated, "India is an important market for Zuken, where many advanced companies and research institutes involved in the aerospace and automobile fields operate. We will use not only our resources in Japan, but also our global Zuken network, to support Zuken India in meeting the needs of our customers in India.”

Ramkumar G, the country sales manager of Zuken India, has rich experience in building relationships with advanced technology companies in India. He stated, "Zuken India aims to become the most trusted electronic design solution partner in India." 

Overview of Zuken India:

Company Name  Zuken India Private Limited 
Foundation March 6th, 2015
Location India, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)
Directors Masaaki Akahane, Director
Isao Nara, Director
Amit Sachdev, Director
Paid-in Capital 48,000,000 Rupees
Ratio of capital  Zuken Inc. 51%, Zuken Singapore Pte. Ltd. 49%
Major business Sales and servicing of engineering IT solutions, mainly  activities electronic design automation solutions.

About Zuken

Zuken is a global provider of leading-edge software and consulting services for electrical and electronic design and manufacturing. Founded in 1976, Zuken has the longest track record of technological innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) software industry. The company’s extensive experience, technological expertise and agility, combine to create world-class software solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and integrity in all aspects of business produce long-lasting and successful customer partnerships that make Zuken a reliable long-term business partner.

Zuken is focused on being a long-term innovation and growth partner. The security of choosing Zuken is further reinforced by the company’s people—the foundation of Zuken’s success. Coming from a wide range of industry sectors, specializing in many different disciplines and advanced technologies, Zuken’s people relate to and understand each company’s unique requirements. For more information about the company and its products, visit www.zuken.com.

Edge-Team A/S to Sell Edgecam in Denmark

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK, Jun 23, 2015 - Vero Software Limited UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Edge-Team A/S, Egaa Denmark as the main distributor in Denmark for the Edgecam suite of Computer Aided Manufacturing software solutions.

“The re-structuring of our distribution channel in Denmark will allow for greater co-operation between Edge-Team A/S and the other long standing Edgecam reseller Masentia A/S” commented Mr Simon Lee, Vero Regional Sales Director.

“There are a number of recognised business synergies we wish to exploit” added Mr Flemming Hjort Managing Director of Masentia A/S, “the new distribution model allows for more opportunities for joint marketing, sales and support activities, benefiting both companies, but most importantly benefiting our valued customers”

Edge-Team A/S with its focus on implementing integrated CAD/CAM solution and Masentia A/S business philosophy of turnkey supply of machine tools, engineering services and systems makes this new opportunity very exciting for everyone concerned” said Mr Ken Ingstrup Managing Director of Edge-Team A/S.

The combined forces of Edge-Team A/S and Masentia A/S will represent the largest concentration of CAD/CAM users in Denmark and opens up new opportunities of even wider collaboration with the extended network of authorized Edgecam resellers across the Nordic region.

Denmark’s existing Edgecam users will continue to receive the same, high level of valued added services from their current Edgecam provider avoiding any unnecessary change or disruption.

“Both companies offer their very own unique product offering to their respective customer base, however, there are many areas where working together makes great business sense” concluded Mr Ingstrup. 

For more information, visit http://www.verosoftware.com.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

ANSYS to Acquire Gear Design Solutions

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PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, Jun 18, 2015 - ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Gear Design Solutions, Inc., a provider of big data analytics. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter 2015.

Gear develops and markets a purpose-built big data platform to solve problems confronting next-generation semiconductor and electronic system designs. Gear's system elastically scales across common compute fabrics for rapid feedback toward meaningful high-impact design changes.

On-time and on-schedule delivery of robust, low-power, high-performance devices is key to the success of mobile, high-performance computing, automotive and Internet of Things electronic platforms. The combination of ANSYS' proven technologies for low-power designs and Gear's big data analytics will provide ANSYS' semiconductor and electronic system customers with a best-in-class simulation platform that provides measurement validated accuracy for design sign-off and accelerate early design closure decisions.

"ANSYS is leading the industry in providing a next-generation simulation platform that leverage state-of-the-art software engineering and compute infrastructures. Big data analytics will be increasingly important for our industry-leading semiconductor and electronic system customers to achieve faster time to market for their complex multi-core design platforms created using advanced manufacturing technologies," said Jim Cashman, ANSYS president and CEO. "Gear is an exciting addition to ANSYS that will complement our industry-standard offerings for low-power design simulation."

"System-on-chip and associated electronic systems are naturally big data problems – the interrelated nature of the billions of unknowns align with the core technologies inherent in Gear's simulation and analytics platform," said John Lee, Gear CEO. "We are excited to become part of the ANSYS family with its rich 45-year history of helping customers realize their product promise. We look forward to adding great value to the ANSYS simulation platform and to ANSYS customers."

About ANSYS, Inc.

ANSYS brings clarity and insight to customers' most complex design challenges through fast, accurate and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology enables organizations - no matter their industry - to predict with confidence that their products will thrive in the real world. Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs over 2,750 professionals, many of them experts in engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, and design optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. For more information, visit www.ansys.com.

About Gear Design Solutions, Inc.

Based in San Jose, California, Gear develops and markets a purpose-built big data platform architected to solve the problems confronting next-generation semiconductor and electronic system designs. Gear's innovative big data system scales elastically across any high performance compute fabric enabling rapid feedback towards meaningful high-impact design changes. Founded in 2012, the company employs more than 10 professionals in San Jose and Austin, Texas.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

3D Systems Offers iSense 3D Scanner for iPhone 6

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ROCK HILL, SC, USA, Jun 17, 2015 - 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced that the popular iSense 3D scanner is now available for the iPhone, making it more portable than ever. Designed with an exclusive 3D printed case from Cubify users can simply snap the iSense case onto their iPhone and immediately begin to transform real life people or objects into digital three-dimensional scans anywhere and anytime. Watch a video here to see the iSense in action.


The new iSense also includes a major upgrade for the iSense app, available for both iPhone and iPad users for free. The new app upgrade offers enhanced tracking, increased speed up to 3 times faster than previous versions, and full-color vibrancy via texture mapping. Improvements made to the tracking and speed deliver a smoother and easier scanning experience, quicker average scan times of 5 to 30 seconds, and an enjoyable user experience. This major app update is available for free to all existing iSense owners in the iOS app store.

The iSense is the only 3D scanner that provides easy, quick, precise, instant physical photography in full color that works with an iPhone or iPad. The versatile scan volume allows for iSense users to capture objects in a variety of sizes with ease and quality. The intuitive interface makes it simple to edit 3D files and prepare them for 3D printing, making it easy to convert the physical world into digital before returning it to physical again.

The iSense 3D Scanner uses a scanning engine by Occipital for its capture technology, and the 3D Systems iSense software app for processing and editing the data as part of a collaboration between 3DS and Occipital to innovate and optimize mobile 3D scanning for 3D printing.

“Working with 3D Systems has let us bring the latest improvements to our 3D scanning engine from the iPad to the iPhone for the first time ever,” said Adam Rodnitzky, Vice President of Marketing for Occipital. “The iSense for iPhone and iPad brings the powerful and unique capabilities of content optimization for 3D printing designed for consumer use.”

Product Features:

Physical photography for iPhone and iPad
  • Discover the power of mobile 3D scanning on your iPhone, iPad, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 or iPad mini with the new iSense. Its integrated design makes it easy to capture every dimension of your favorite moments on your Apple device. Scan your family and friends, everyday events and adventures, all on your iPhone or iPad, all in 3D.
Big or small, scan it all
  • From shoes to SUVs, iSense has the most versatile scan range in its class with auto-optimized settings for objects large and small.
Edit with ease
  • With quick cropping, enhancement and solidifying tools, iSense can prepare 3D printable files within minutes.
Scanned for 3D printing
  • Physical to digital, and back again. Fully integrated with Cubify.com and your Cube 3D printer, iSense allows you to upload scans directly for 3D printing, either at home or through cloud printing.
Zero in on what matters
  • Automatic object recognition extracts precise targets from the busiest of backgrounds.
Upgrade your iPhone or iPad and get inspired on the go
  • The compact snap-on design of iSense instantly transforms your Apple device into a 3D scanner, giving you the freedom to scan spontaneously wherever you are. Purchase multiple brackets to fit all your iPad and iPhone sizes. Take it with you and allow your physical world to spark your creativity. 
Availability:

The iSense for iPhone is immediately available for pre-order on Cubify with commercial shipments expected to commence July 7, 2015. Priced at $499, the iSense for iPhone and iPad will be available on Cubify as well as at retailers B&H Photo and BestBuy.com .

About 3D Systems

3D Systems provides the most advanced and comprehensive 3D digital design and fabrication solutions available today, including 3D printers, print materials and cloud-sourced custom parts. Its powerful ecosystem transforms entire industries by empowering professionals and consumers everywhere to bring their ideas to life using its vast material selection, including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles. 3DS’ leading personalized medicine capabilities save lives and include end-to-end simulation, training and planning, and printing of surgical instruments and devices for personalized surgery and patient specific medical and dental devices. Its democratized 3D digital design, fabrication and inspection products provide seamless interoperability and incorporate the latest immersive computing technologies. 3DS’ products and services disrupt traditional methods, deliver improved results and empower its customers to manufacture the future now. For more information, visit www.3dsystems.com.

ODA 2nd Annual Teigha Developer Conference on Sep 7-8, in Prague Czech

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PHOENIX, AZ, USA, Jun 17, 2015 - Open Design Alliance (ODA) announces its second annual Teigha Developer Conference will take place September 7-8, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Designed to assist ODA members as they create innovative engineering applications, the conference will provide members with technical guidance and code-level assistance for all aspects of Teigha development. It is suitable for both experienced members and new Teigha based application developers.

“The Teigha platform is constantly being improved to meet the changing needs of the industry,” said ODA President, Neil Peterson. “The developer conference provides an opportunity to preview our new technology, focus on member needs and gain valuable input from our members.”

Conference delegates will have direct access to development and management teams at the ODA. Through one-on-one consultations and small group discussions they will be able to cover any aspect of integrating Teigha technology within their applications and obtain immediate assistance with real-world issues.

Sergey Vishnevetsky, Development Manager at the ODA, said, “We will be highlighting the latest features and capabilities of Teigha. These include improvements in the Teigha Core; use of the new Teigha Cloud framework for web-based applications; and the new Teigha PRC (3D PDF) toolkit for storing and sharing 3D information.”

There is no cost for ODA members to participate in the conference sessions. For more information, click here.

Italy's Hinowa Selects MSC Apex

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Jun 17, 2015 - MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services, announced that Hinowa, an Italian company in the field of lifting equipment, earth-moving and tracked undercarriages, has chosen MSC Apex, the new simulation platform from MSC Software, to improve and optimize their products.

Hinowa has chosen MSC Apex Modeler to manage the process of creating finite element models from CAD, combining it with MSC Nastran for FEM analysis. With MSC Apex Modeler, the mid-surfacing extraction process in a CAD model can be completed in a very short time, to quickly arrive at an accurate FEM model in shell elements; furthermore the computational model is automatically updated based on changes in the CAD model, making even quicker checks on design changes. MSC Apex was chosen following a benchmark that highlighted speed and ease of use compared to other alternatives.

"MSC Apex will further improve our design process by significantly reducing product development time compared to more traditional design methods used so far," says Zeno Poltronieri, Hinowa Technical Director. "Our customers face increasingly competitive markets and need a partner to support their product design initiatives. Hinowa intends to confirm its position as a technology pioneer and forerunner in new technologies, and that is the reason we selected MSC Apex."

"MSC Software is a long-time engineering technology partner to companies who recognize the benefits of investing in research and development," says Massimo Montenegro, Country Manager of MSC Software, Italy. MSC Apex, in particular, thanks to its ease of use and innovative features designed to accelerate the CAD to mesh process, becomes a key factor in helping companies achieve business competitiveness."

To learn more about MSC Apex or request a free trial, visit www.mscapex.com.

About Hinowa

Hinowa S.p.A. was founded in 1987 with a long history in the manufacturing of construction equipment. From the beginning, the goal was to develop machines on the rubber tracks, creating applications in various sectors including agriculture, gardening, plant engineering, construction, and the shipbuilding industry. Hinowa has rapidly grown while successfully maintaining pace with market developments as well as the creation of new ideas. For more information, visit www.hinowa.com.

About MSC Software

MSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC's technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,100 professionals in 20 countries. For additional information about MSC Software's products and services, visit www.mscsoftware.com.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Cadig Releases AutoField for AutoCAD 2016

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, Jun 16, 2015 - Cadig Inc., announces the release of AutoField for AutoCAD 2016. 

AutoField adds many efficient fields to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You can import the cells of Excel spread sheet as fields or attributes. And you can use field to count blocks (including AutoCAD dynamic blocks) or calculate the area and length of multiple objects. Also you can create the field based on a specific cell of AutoCAD native table and reference mtext, text or attribute of another drawing. With AutoField, you can use some Excel functions in AutoCAD fields.

To download AutoField for AutoCAD 2016, click here.

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

Cadig Releases AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, Jun 16, 2015 - Cadig Inc. announces the release of AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016.

AutoAttribute is designed to link, import, insert the AutoCAD Attributes from Excel spreadsheet. It can make quick changes to the AutoCAD attributes of the block references in the multiple drawings. It can also insert the AutoCAD block references from Excel worksheet and import the AutoCAD attributes by a key attribute containing the unique values.

To download AutoAttribute for AutoCAD 2016, click here.

About Cadig Inc.

Established in 2005, Cadig Inc. is dedicated to providing effective and efficient AutoCAD Excel, MicroStation Excel Add-ons. For more information, visit http://www.cadig.com.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max

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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jun 14, 2015 - Chaos Group announces V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max, a free update to V-Ray 3.0. Now compatible with 3ds Max 2016, V-Ray 3.2 adds VR rendering capabilities and multiple V-Ray RT GPU enhancements. This free update also includes improved volume rendering, distributed rendering, and global illumination.


“VR is one of the most exciting things to happen to CG in the last decade,” said Vladimir Koylazov, Chaos Group Co-founder and Lead Developer of V-Ray. “Now V-Ray artists can easily view their designs in VR.”

VR Cameras – V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max adds two new VR camera types to render stereo cube maps and spherical stereo images for VR headsets such as Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR.

"Our clients are constantly expecting more sophisticated and immersive experiences to differentiate their projects," said Erik Altman, Managing Director at Steelblue. "The next evolution is and will continue to be VR experiences, so it's incredibly exciting that Chaos Group is supporting this progression at such a high level."

V-Ray RT GPU Improvement - 
  • Displacement
  • Anisotropic highlights 
  • Composite map 
  • Output curves
  • Texture baking
  • UDIM support (MARI)
  • QMC sampling on NVIDIA CUDA
“Customers are going to love V-Ray RT with QMC, the first commercial licensee of our Quasi-Monte Carlo sampling technology,” said Phillip Miller, Senior Director of Advanced Rendering Products at NVIDIA. “We worked closely with Chaos Group to help bring our mutual customers a new level of rendering speed and interactive quality when running on NVIDIA GPUs.”

Other New Features in V-Ray 3.2:

Volume rendering
  • New V-Ray Volume Grid adds support for OpenVDB, Field3D, and Phoenix FD volume grid formats. This allows users to import and render data from popular effects applications like Houdini and FumeFX.
Distributed rendering
  • Add or remove distributed rendering nodes on the fly
Global Illumination
  • Updated Light Cache algorithm removes light leaks and improves animation
Geometry
  • New preview types for proxy objects – includes mesh simplification for optimized proxy display
  • Faster rendering of hair and fur
  • Intel Embree support for 3ds Max Hair & Fur and V-Ray Fur
3ds Max 2016
  • Full support for new Physical Camera – co-developed with 3ds Max team
  • Support for new Physical Camera Exposure Control
  • V-Ray Lens Analysis Utility adds support for the 3ds Max Physical Camera
Availability:

V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max is a free update for all V-Ray 3.0 customers. For users that downloaded V-Ray 3.20.01 last week, a new build coincides with this release – V-Ray 3.20.02. Login at chaosgroup.com to download.

GRAITEC Advance 2016 Suite Features Two New Products

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BIEVRES, France, Jun 14, 2015 - GRAITEC, an international BIM and CAD software developer for AEC and all round structural industry specialist, is pleased to announce the launch of its new GRAITEC Advance 2016 suite featuring 2 new products: a new powerful extension for Autodesk Revit and a new cutting edge steel production MIS system.

Advance Workshop 2016 – NEW!

GRAITEC is excited to launch Advance Workshop, its new Steel Fabrication Management Information System (MIS) designed to give steel fabricators complete control over every stage of production. This easy to use, purpose-built software manages stock, traceability, labor and CNC processes, making it adaptable to the needs of steel fabricators of all sizes and maturity. With direct links to Autodesk Advance Steel, Advance Workshop offers a perfect complement to GRAITEC customers in the steel sector including full support for NC data from all major 3D steel detailing systems. Advance Workshop empowers steel fabricators with complete control of their business, it deciphers and visualizes production-rich data in a way that relates specifically to the services and capabilities of individual facilities, enables business owners to optimize fabrication sequences, increases production capacity and minimizes overheads. For more information on Advance Workshop, click here.

Advance PowerPack for Autodesk Revit 2016 – NEW!

Advance PowerPack for Revit is a dynamic new application, dedicated to Autodesk Revit users of all disciplines, offering an extensive set of unique, every-day productivity tools for faster modeling, simplifying and controlling annotations and dimensions, creating exploded 3D views of models as well as a number of utilities for direct importing of data from Excel and exporting directly to .dwg files. Another major offering is the integrated BIM Connect utility, which allows the seamless sharing of BIM models between Autodesk Revit and Advance Design which supports the transfer of building performance and analytical results data, promoting a more intelligent BIM workflow between engineers and designers. GRAITEC is now an Autodesk Platinum Partner and with much more planned for future versions, Advance PowerPack for Revit will deliver significant value to its Revit customers worldwide. For more information on Advance PowerPack for Autodesk Revit 2016, click here.

Advance PowerPack for Autodesk Advance Steel 2016

This new version of GRAITEC's Advance PowerPack for Autodesk Advance Steel significantly expands the exclusive functionality and unique customer-centric toolkit offered by GRAITEC to its maintained users, whilst integrating bi-directional links with Advance Workshop and introducing cloud connectivity. Advance PowerPack 2016 for Autodesk® Advance Steel 2016 adds a wealth of localized manufacturer profiles and default settings, as well as new tools for creating splines of complex helical stair stringers, tools for automatic creation of floor coverings to standard grating sizes, improvements to many of the existing tools with new functionality and strategically, the introduction of a bi-directional link with Autodesk® Advance Steel and Advance Workshop that allows users to retrieve and graphically display production data in real-time, which can be published to the cloud for access in the field. For more information on Advance PowerPack for Autodesk Advance Steel 2016, click here.

Advance Design 2016

GRAITEC's Advance Design 2016 comes with a brand new ergonomic ribbon-based user interface making it easier to navigate and access tools more efficiently. This version also introduces US, Canadian and Polish design codes together with a EC8 German appendix expanding the reach of Advance Design to additional global markets. New design tools were added for rigid diaphragms for slabs and reinforced concrete ribs design. To support an even more intelligent BIM workflow, the bi-direction link between Advance Design and Autodesk Revit was updated to enable the sharing of BIM models containing building performance data, including support for transferring the actual FEM results to the Revit environment. For more information on Advance Design 2016, click here.

Francis Guillemard, GRAITEC CEO, comments: "GRAITEC has evolved to become one of the largest Autodesk Partners in the world. We strive to deliver professional BIM technology and related expert services that meet our customers ever changing needs. GRAITEC Advance 2016 releases not only deliver more country design codes and better integration with Autodesk Revit but also see two brand new products being launched; PowerPack for Autodesk Revit and Advance Workshop. These new products offer our customers more choice, better value and improved technological solutions to everyday challenges, which is of paramount importance to our long-term future success." 

For more information about GRAITEC and its products, visit http://www.graitec.com.

AutoFormplus R6 to Support Digital Sheet Metal Process Chain

http://www.autoform.comWILEN B WOLLERAU, Switzerland, Jun 14, 2015 - AutoForm Engineering GmbH, the leading supplier of software solutions for the sheet metal forming industry, has unveiled the latest software version, AutoFormplus R6. This release offers a new set of powerful functionalities to support users along the entire digital sheet metal process chain.

AutoFormplus R6 allows users to expand the digital process chain through a new set of powerful functionalities. Several new options included in this release, such as for drawbead modeling, blank definition, enhanced springback compensation, systematic process improvement as well as the fully integrated hemming solution, further demonstrate and emphasize AutoForm’s continuous efforts to streamline and accelerate the entire engineering process of sheet metal forming.

AutoFormplus R6 expands the digital process chain with a new set of powerful functionalities.
Evaluation of hemming defects and roll-in

One of the major innovations in AutoFormplus R6 is the so called drawbead reduction strategy used in combination with the adaptive line bead. The main idea behind this innovation is to support users with an easy-to-use and realistic model when determining and optimizing the drawbeads. The reduction strategy defines the order, the measures and the ranges in which a drawbead shape is modified, such as bead height, bead radius or groove radius. In this model, all of the defined measures are combined and made available to the user through one single parameter. Instead of dealing with all kinds of measures and geometries, the user can focus on this single parameter only, which allows for efficient process engineering even when complex parts are analyzed. With this model, drawbead handling in engineering is aligned with the real tryout and very easy to use. This model is now also available for multiple simulations by AutoForm-Sigmaplus.

Another important novelty in this version are the additional options for the blank definition. AutoFormplus R6 offers complex blank types and combinations of patchwork, tailor-welded and tailor-rolled blanks, which results in optimized material usage and cost performance. Chevron blank shapes for embedding provide additional options for material cost optimization. In addition, AutoFormplus R6 provides the best nesting layout while taking into account the variation in costs of different coil widths. The user can calculate the optimal layout of the blank on the coil based on the minimization of material costs as well as the minimization of material usage.

In addition, users of hemming processes will benefit greatly from a fully integrated hemming solution provided by AutoFormplus R6. This integration offers all the advantages of an efficient workflow and a newly enhanced graphical user interface. AutoFormplus R6 supports state-of-the-art hemming technologies, such as roll and table hemming as well as combinations of these. With this version, the user can validate the design of the clamping fixture, check if the spring supported roller follows the predefined trajectory, evaluate potential hemming defects as well as predict full assembly springback. This information forms the basis for compensation of inner and outer parts as well as any adjustments of the hemming equipment. With AutoFormplus R6, depending on the selected hemming process, a hood can be simulated in just two to six hours. This remarkable speed is another tangible benefit for AutoFormplus R6 users.

Dr. Markus Thomma, Corporate Marketing Director of AutoForm Engineering, stated: “In line with the motto of this latest release, ‘expanding the digital process chain’, our users are invited to join us at more than twenty roll-out events all over the world during which they will expand their knowledge and learn how to benefit most from AutoFormplus R6. This new software release enables our users to take further advantage of AutoForm’s continuous efforts to streamline and accelerate the entire engineering process of sheet metal forming.” 

For more information about AutoForm and its products, visit http://www.autoform.com/.

Pointwise V17.3 R2 Released for CFD

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FORT WORTH, TX, Jun 14, 2015 - Pointwise announces the latest release of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) meshing software with enhanced overset grid generation capabilities. Also, the software is now compatible with the Leap Motion Controller and customers have the opportunity to win one of these devices.

“Building on the integration of overset grid assembly in our previous release, we have enhanced Pointwise's ability to generate structured overset grids,” said Dr. John Steinbrenner, Pointwise's vice president for research and development. “Our customers now have a wider variety of boundary conditions with which to control extrusion of hexahedral grids and more topologies into which they can be configured.” These new features are based on Pointwise's unique hexahedral extrusion method based on the solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations. 


Pointwise Version 17.3 R2 includes support for the Leap Motion Controller.

This new release of Pointwise is also compatible with the Leap Motion Controller. This compact USB device from Leap Motion senses your hand gestures and can be used with Pointwise to pan, zoom, and rotate your mesh. The first two customers to register and add a Pointwise license in the three months following the release of V17.3 R2 will receive a Leap Motion Controller for free. Registration for this promotion is at www.pointwise.com/leap where you can also find a video of the device in action.

Other features in Pointwise Version 17.3 R2 include new or improved support for AERO-F from CMSoft, ANSYS Fluent, Exodus-II, and Thermal Desktop from C&R Technologies plus several user experience enhancements.

About Pointwise, Inc.

About Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) today - reliably generating high-fidelity meshes. The company's Pointwise software generates structured, unstructured and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers, such as ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS CFX, OpenFOAM, and SU2 as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), and Mac, and has a scripting language, Glyph, that can automate CFD meshing. Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution. For more information, visit www.pointwise.com.

Hasbro Selects PTC Windchill FlexPLM

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NEEDHAM, MA, Jun 14, 2015 - PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) announced that Hasbro Inc., a global company committed to Creating the World's Best Play Experiences, has chosen PTC Windchill FlexPLM as its product development solution. With PTC Windchill FlexPLM, Hasbro will be able to better streamline and centralize its product development processes and data, as well as gain greater visibility into product data during all phases of design, development and sourcing.

Because Hasbro is a global company with numerous product lines, it needed a product development system that would allow it to more effectively centralize its processes throughout the product lifecycle. By leveraging the PTC Windchill FlexPLM proven architecture for hardline and soft goods management, Hasbro will have a single platform, with engineering data managed in PTC Windchill.

“Our consumers are at the heart of everything that we do, and we’ve been successful in delivering compelling and engaging experiences by listening to our consumers” said John Frascotti, President, Hasbro Brands. “In order to both minimize product’s time to market and increase our team’s productivity and focus on innovation, we needed an efficient way to manage the planning, design, and delivery of all of our consumer products. We found the ideal solution with PTC’s Windchill FlexPLM platform.”

“We are pleased that Hasbro chose PTC, and particularly that they selected us now with our latest version of PTC Windchill FlexPLM. PTC Windchill FlexPLM unites PDMLink and FlexPLM technology, aligning our retail and engineering technologies to specifically meet the needs of Consumer Products companies,” said Kevin Wrenn, divisional general manager, PLM segment, PTC. “With PTC Windchill FlexPLM, Hasbro will be able to keep product development processes, engineering changes, and visualization all in sync, creating value for Hasbro - integrating processes and workflows, changes and approvals, and cross-functional visibility between engineering and retail stakeholders at the enterprise.”

PTC Windchill FlexPLM harmonizes engineering data and processes with retail-related data and processes, bringing together typically disparate disciplines across the enterprise to improve understanding and collaboration: streamlining processes to boost productivity, and reducing costs to improve margins – all while driving new opportunities for innovation.

About Hasbro 

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global company committed to Creating the World's Best Play Experiences, by leveraging its beloved brands, including LITTLEST PET SHOP, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MONOPOLY, MY LITTLE PONY, NERF, PLAY-DOH, TRANSFORMERS, and premier partner brands. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive lifestyle licensing program, Hasbro fulfills the fundamental need for play and connection for children and families around the world. The Company's Hasbro Studios creates entertainment brand-driven storytelling across mediums, including television, film and more. Through the company's commitment to corporate social responsibility, including philanthropy, Hasbro is helping to build a safe and sustainable world and to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families every year. For more information, visit www.hasbro.com

About PTC

PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) is a global provider of technology platforms and enterprise applications for smart and connected products, operations, and systems. PTC’s enterprise applications serve manufacturers and other businesses that create, operate and service products. Led by its award winning ThingWorx application enablement platform, PTC’s platform technologies help companies deliver new value emerging from the Internet of Things. An early pioneer in Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, PTC today employs more than 6,000 professionals serving more than 28,000 businesses worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.ptc.com.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

AVEVA Opens Office in Norway for Owner Operators

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STAVANGER, Norway, Jun 13, 2015 - AVEVA announced that it is opening a new Centre of Excellence for Operations Integrity Management Solutions for Owner Operators (OOs) in the oil & gas, process plant and power industries. The new facility, based in Stavanger, offers global OOs and Duty Holder EPCs software solutions to create and maintain their Digital Assets. The Digital Asset approach is helping these customers to manage complex facilities to save on cost while delivering a safer and more efficient operating asset. Additionally the new office enables greater customer engagement by being able to offer an expanded training curriculum and larger training facilities to meet increasing customer demand.


‘The facility in Stavanger enables AVEVA to develop and deliver solutions and services that deliver very rapid ROI to our OO customers’, said Derek Middlemas, Managing Director – Digital Asset Projects, AVEVA. ‘The Centre of Excellence for Operations Integrity Management Solutions provides solutions that are tightly integrated into the way our customers do business and a higher degree of configuration services to help our clients build, manage and maintain their Digital Assets. We are able to help our customers to effectively manage their business and access timely and accurate project and asset information. Our technology and industry expertise brings tremendous value to these customers through the efficient support of operational processes and execution of in-plant engineering projects.’

AVEVA’s technology and global sales network is extremely well positioned to help OOs meet their safety, production and uptime targets. With asset life cycles often greater than 25 years a well-established and maintained Digital Asset is as important to OPEX activities as it is to CAPEX. AVEVA provides the tools to monitor, track and control all aspects of their maintenance, repair and operate (MRO) activities and intelligently interface asset information into discipline specific applications.

The new office address is:
The Golf Tower,
Kanalsletta 2,
4033 Stavanger,
Norway.

There will be a welcome day held in August. To register your interest to attend please email sepideh.majidzadeh@aveva.com.

About AVEVA 

For over 45 years, AVEVA software has enabled the creation of some of the world’s most complex power and process plants, vessels and offshore facilities. AVEVA’s Digital Asset approach ensures there is always an accurate digital representation of each physical asset. This allows engineering contractors, owner operators and ship builders to work more safely, more efficiently and with less risk throughout the life cycle of their projects and operations. For further information, visit www.aveva.com.

Dassault Launches 'Perfect Product' for Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Jun 13, 2015 - Dassault Systems (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced the launch of the “Perfect Product” industry solution experience for consumer packaged goods companies. Based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, “Perfect Product” offers brand and contract manufacturers a digital collaborative innovation platform to discover and develop high-performing formulas that reinforce brand equity and inspire consumer loyalty.

For manufacturers of beauty, personal care and household goods, a formula’s performance determines the quality of a consumer’s product experience and the willingness to repeat a purchase. In a crowded marketplace where over 80 percent of new product introductions fail within their first year, discovering breakthrough molecules by evaluating benefits through scientific simulation in silico translates into accelerated time-to-market, increased sales and clear product differentiation.

“Perfect Product” brings together consumer insights, formula discovery and design, regulatory compliance and product specification management into a single platform. This enables multiple functions inside and outside the enterprise to collaborate together in real time, accelerating formula development, optimizing costs and virtually eliminating product recalls related to formula non-compliance.

“With ‘Perfect Product’ based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, consumer packaged goods businesses can deliver winning products with authentic performance claims and strengthen the value of their brand,” said Philippe Loeb, Vice President, Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail Industry, Dassault Systems. “Our business platform unifies fragmented people, processes and systems. This can result in improved quality, in reduced sourcing and launch costs by up to 30 percent and in shortened development time by up to 20 percent.”

“Perfect Product” is the third industry solution experience introduced by Dassault Systems that is tailored for the consumer packaged goods and retail industry, following “Perfect Shelf” and “Perfect Package.” Companies now can design the key elements of product, package and shelf in a single digital platform, with the agility to create better products for the consumer at a lower cost while reducing the risk of failure.

For more information on Dassault Systems’ industry solution experiences for consumer packaged goods and retail: http://www.3ds.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods-retail/

About Dassault Systems

Dassault Systems, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. Dassault Systems’ collaborative solutions foster social innovation, expanding possibilities for the virtual world to improve the real world. The group brings value to over 190,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.

Dassault Launches 'Passenger Experience' for Aerospace, Defense Industry

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VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Jun 13, 2015 - Dassault Systems (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced the launch of “Passenger Experience,” a new aerospace and defense industry solution experience, featuring high-end 3D visualization technology for the profitable delivery of customized aircraft cabins.

Aircraft modernization and the retirement of thousands of aircraft over the next decade have led to a strong build cycle in the industry. This is spurring innovation in cabin personalization as an effective tool for business jet original equipment manufacturers, completion centers, suppliers and airlines to differentiate themselves and build customer loyalty.

Based on Dassault Systems’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, “Passenger Experience” uses high-end 3D visualization technology and interactive content to transform engineering data into powerful, visual 3D design, marketing and sales applications that address all aspects of the cabin design experience- from initial customer interaction and design validation and verification, through to marketing campaigns.

“We are convinced that the Dassault Systems ‘Passenger Experience’ will help to better differentiate from competitors and more efficiently meet customers’ demands,” said Martin Rehmet, Product Manager, RECARO Aircraft Seating. “The results of our initial project with the sales configurator have exceeded our expectations.”

“Passenger Experience” automates cabin completion processes and personalizes cabin buying and marketing experiences with cost-effective and time-saving features:
  • Essential intelligent ‘building blocks’ capture rules, regulations, and manufacturing knowledge to automate cabin interior design, development and delivery;
  • Real-time cabin configuration and immersive cabin validation capabilities enable quick turnaround time on design configurations, reduce engineering changes and ensure that the final product meets expectations before a physical prototype is created;
  • Different forms of training and visualization content, including web-based course-ware, interactive game-based training and fully immersive 3D visualization, increase training efficiency and minimize time out of the field for cabin crews and aircraft on the ground;
  • 3D data provide marketing teams with high-end cabin images and videos to promote cabin designs that can be quickly adapted for a wide range of marketing purposes, digital channels and devices, and eliminate costly photo shoots.
“Allowing aircraft customers to experience their choices as they make them, to appreciate the beauty, effect, practicality, feasibility, cost and benefit in real time as they make these choices, is a key goal for ‘Passenger Experience’,” said Michel Tellier, Vice President Aerospace & Defense Industry, Dassault Systems. “There is a competitive advantage in bringing maximum harmony between the interior while it is being specified and what will be delivered, and ultimately marketed, to the private or commercial passenger.”

For more information on Dassault Systems’ industry solution experiences for Aerospace & Defense: http://www.3ds.com/industries/aerospace-defense

“Passenger Experience” will be showcased at this year’s International Paris Air Show (June 15-21) at Dassault Systems’ booth, F183 (Hall 2B) and Chalet B 161 (by invitation only). 

About Dassault Systems

Dassault Systems, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. Dassault Systems’ collaborative solutions foster social innovation, expanding possibilities for the virtual world to improve the real world. The group brings value to over 190,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.