Trimble announced today the latest version of Tekla® Structural Designer software that enables structural engineers to analyze and design steel and concrete buildings efficiently by combining analysis and design into a single, seamless process. Building on its sophisticated loading and analysis functionality, fully automated design, high-quality documentation and seamless Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration, this release brings engineers new features for more efficient and cost effective building design. Enhancements to Trimble's Tekla Structural Designer include expanded seismic analysis and design features that automate accidental torsional effects and the required seismic design combinations, allowing engineers to use one product all the way through to code-compliant design. Other time saving features include the automation of tedious and complex tasks such as wind loading calculations, floor vibration checks and floor loading. In addition, Tekla Structural Designer now offers expanded beam design options and integration with cellular beam provider, ASD Westok, and its proprietary Cellbeam software that simplifies design

Synopsys, Inc.today announced a new, breakthrough ATPG and diagnostics technology that delivers 10X faster run time and 25 percent fewer test patterns to shorten schedules, accelerate silicon debug and reduce test time and cost. Innovative, memory-efficient engines for test generation, fault simulation and diagnosis execute finely segmented threads on all available server cores, maximizing throughput while minimizing the number of patterns required to achieve targeted test coverage. Combined with Synopsys' DFTMAX™ compression, this new test technology will enable design teams to meet their test quality, time and cost goals with unprecedented speed. "Increasingly complex SoC designs and shrinking schedules require fast turn-around for generating high-quality manufacturing test patterns," said Roberto Mattiuzzo, SoC integration and DFT methodologies manager in STMicroelectronics' Digital and Mixed Processes ASIC division.  "Working with Synopsys on their new ATPG technology should produce faster ATPG run times and significantly fewer test patterns to help us test first-silicon samples sooner and minimize

Dassault Systèmes will host a webcast and a conference call on Thursday, October 22, 2015, to discuss its operating performance for the third quarter 2015 ended September 30, 2015. The management of Dassault Systèmes will host the webcast at 8:30 AM London Time - 9:30 AM Paris Time and will then also host the conference call at 9:00 AM New York Time - 2:00 PM London Time - 3:00 PM Paris Time. Both the webcast and the conference call will be available via the Internet by accessing Dassault Systèmes’ website at http://www.3ds.com/investors/. Please follow the directions on the main page to link to the audio and connect to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the webcast or conference call to register, download and install any necessary software. The webcast and conference call will be archived for 1 year. To view the original press

Visual 2000 International Inc., the leading end-to-end software solutions provider for apparel businesses, is the official platinum sponsor for the Apparel East Summit, to be held on October 29, 2015 at the Roosevelt Hotel, in New York City. The one day event features keynote speeches and panel discussions involving industry leaders in the fields of product development, business intelligence, and enterprise management for fashion companies. The conference sessions cover a wide range of topics including assortment planning, leveraging free trade agreements, and providing the best omni-channel customer experience. Vice president of research and development, Charles Benoualid said, “It's a great opportunity to meet with our peers and customers to discuss the current state of the industry, and how it may evolve in the next few years. Beyond meeting new professionals in the industry, we see it as an important forum for discussion, and to ensure our apparel software maintains its position at the top of the

Roboris Srl, developer of Eureka Virtual Machining, an innovative software application for simulating CNC machine tools and programming robots, and MCM Spa, leading company in designing and manufacturing machining centers, flexible automation systems and customized manufacturing processes, are pleased to present the result of a joint development at EMO 2015 in Milan, Italy. At the MCM booth at EMO (Hall 5, Booth D05) a Deburring Application powered by Eureka, especially optimized for MCM will be on display. Visitors will have the opportunity to see side by side both the actual robot performing the deburring process on a workpiece,  and the simulation on a computer screen of the same operations on the same workpiece. The deburring toolpath is completely programmed off-line using Eureka Virtual Machining, customized in order to achieve the maximum productivity of the MCM robotic cell. Intuitive and easy to use tools are provided to create the toolpath directly on the

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that TetraMAX® ATPG, DesignWare® STAR Hierarchical System and DesignWare STAR Memory System®, key components of Synopsys' manufacturing test solution, are now certified for the ISO 26262 automotive functional safety standard. SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH, an independent accredited assessor, formally certified Synopsys' TetraMAX, STAR Hierarchical System and STAR Memory System following an in-depth Functional Safety Process Audit of the tool and IP development processes. Certification provides designers the highest level of confidence in the use of Synopsys' test solution for safety-critical automotive applications and accelerates functional safety qualification for automotive ICs, up to the stringent requirements for ASIL D. Automakers are increasingly deploying complex electronic safety systems, or ADAS applications, to monitor and control in-vehicle safety-critical functions. Since failures in these systems may lead to unacceptable consequences, automakers work with their suppliers to increase IC quality and reliability, and to ensure the methods and tools used during design and maintenance processes

3D Systems announced today a partnership with Pennsylvania State University to support operations in the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D). This center serves as the official Additive Manufacturing Demonstration Facility for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and is a major component of a Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Center and strategic facility for the aerospace and defense sector. This lab includes direct metal printing experts from Penn State and 3DS conducting research together on 3DS' state-of-the-art ProXTMDirect Metal Printing (DMP) technology. The collaboration has three basic goals: to develop cutting-edge, high-resolution DMP technology; to enable government agencies (including DARPA and the Navy) to sponsor projects that qualify DMP for defense companies' adoption; and to provide training in 3DS' DMP technology within the U.S. defense/aerospace workforce. 'The CIMP-3D is a great national institution and we are honored to be working with Penn State to advance American

ModuleWorks and Power Automation have been working in partnership on applying Simulation and Real-Time collision avoidance to the CNC. The results of this partnership, in particular the use of multi-touch gestures giving outstanding ease of use, will be shown at EMO 2015 in October. The solution supports the full kinematic simulation of the machine incl. 3D real-time visualization in HD, fast-forward simulation of the manufacturing process and real-time collision avoidance with preventive stop. Everything from 3-axis to complex 5-axis milling is supported. Particular effort has been put into making the most of the touch interaction available on the control hardware.  Marc Hilpert, President of Power Automation, says ‘We are delighted with this unique development of the verification and in particular the real-time collision avoidance. We can not only detect a collision but even prevent it. This geometric perspective requires computing power which only a pc-based CNC System can offer. This gives

Over the years MachineWorks has been creating alternative ways of delivering better results, for example by combining the strengths of its geometric engines or by taking advantage of computer hardware developments, such as multi-core processors through multithreading. The reduction in usage of memory and continuous optimisation have given MachineWorks a cutting edge and have contributed to MachineWorks' customers staying ahead of competition.  Meanwhile, MachineWorks' developers in the R&D department were set the challenge of looking into 5-axis simulation, analysing every technique we knew and then coming up with a solution from a completely different perspective, thinking outside the box.  After years of developing and testing possible solutions, MachineWorks has produced a revolutionary new algorithm for 5-axis swept volume generation, which has advanced MachineWorks technology to a new height.  Some of the improvements that customers will be able to benefit from are, for example, fixing the dome effect created by conventional simulation approaches, giving

Zadi Group, a leading provider and manufacturer of electromechanical components for the automotive, agricultural and industrial sectors, as part of its new software initiative to better support its business, has chosen Solair’s Platform. Engineering data management, budgeting, sharing documents and information throughout the chain of designing and manufacturing, will take place within a single platform for all corporate functions and also for external stakeholders. It integrates traditional PLM functionalities and innovative IoT features within the same environment. This choice is fully consistent with the DNA of Zadi who have made innovative technologies one of their main differentiators, and today is preparing itself to face tomorrow’s Internet of Things challenges. The three key advantages from the choice of Solair are: - integration: all the companies in the Group and their users, even if with different access rights, leverage a single platform: this facilitates interdisciplinary management of data and information. - simplification: individual tools that do not communicate across divisions are