Hawk Ridge Systems announces its new Digital to showcase the full line of professional and production 3D printers. With its successful partnership with 3D Systems entering its third year, the union has created a seamless one-stop shopping experience for Hawk Ridge customers. “Our customers have been asking us for an environment to test and prototype their 3D designs. With the Digital Manufacturing Lab, this is now possible. With the technological and the lower price point of entry, 3D printing has truly become the game-changer that the industry experts touted it to be," says Dale Ford, President and CEO of Hawk Ridge Systems. A series of monthly 3D Printing Open Houses are open to engineering and designing professionals who are interested in professional or production grade 3D printers. It is a place to educate yourself on the benefits of 3D printing, as well as work with the Hawk Ridge Systems team of 3D design and manufacturing experts

Construction-CAD Solutions (CCS), a full-service provider of turnkey Network Design, Project Management, Site Survey and Structured Cabling solutions to communications, cable, utility, and other related industries, announces today that it has formal certification and authorization to provide its network solutions in Canada. The authorization comes as the company continues its impressive overall client growth in the US. "Our growth, year-over-year, has been strong for many years, but 2015 is set to break even our own goals," comments Pervis Conway, President of CCS. "On top of outperforming ourselves here in the States, the amount of international interest we've received has been nothing short of astounding. We're authorized to provide services in Canada now and have already begun work with Swisslog's Canadian operations; providing our Building Information Modeling (BIM) services for their HCS unit." CCS is the preferred 3D modeler and designer for the Swisslog TransLogic® and its Pneumatic Tube System -- both in the

 PDF Key takeaways: Siemens PLM Software’s annual Analyst event highlighted the progress they have made integrating some key acquisitions like LMS and Camstar, and leveraging Siemens AG’s intellectual assets They introduced a new drawing tool, Catchbook, designed to enable casual users to easily create drawings and capture their ideas and/or highlight issues Demonstrations showed integrations between product development and product realization and illustrated how Siemens PLM Software’s investments in modeling, simulation, and production can be used to achieve virtual products and virtual production environments that can be validated before capital investments are made CIMdata recently attended Siemens PLM Software’s (Siemens) Analyst Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts September 8th through 11th. For the first time, the PLM event was linked with one of Siemens AG’s Building and Energy Management events, sharing a joint keynote address on the 8th delivered by Dr. Horst J. Kayser, Siemens AG Chief Strategy Officer on “The digital change constant.” Dr. Kayser discussed

Key takeaways: Siemens PLM Software’s annual Analyst event highlighted the progress they have made integrating some key acquisitions like LMS and Camstar, and leveraging Siemens AG’s intellectual assets They introduced a new drawing tool, Catchbook, designed to enable casual users to easily create drawings and capture their ideas and/or highlight issues Demonstrations showed integrations between product development and product realization and illustrated how Siemens PLM Software’s investments in modeling, simulation, and production can be used to achieve virtual products and virtual production environments that can be validated before capital investments are made CIMdata recently attended Siemens PLM Software’s (Siemens) Analyst Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts September 8th through 11th. For the first time, the PLM event was linked with one of Siemens AG’s Building and Energy Management events, sharing a joint keynote address on the 8th delivered by Dr. Horst J. Kayser, Siemens AG Chief Strategy Officer on “The digital change constant.” Dr. Kayser discussed

The latest Publish 3D V18.3 is now available from Theorem Solutions with new and improved product features and enhancements for the CATIA Composer user needing to work with JT data. The Publish 3D range provides interactive, batch and command line interfaces for CATIA Composer users to directly access JT data independently of any JT products, is self-contained and version independent for improved ease of use. Composer users can now open JT data including geometry, assemblies, product structure, metadata and product manufacturing information. The system is very quick and easy to learn and use with functionality driven from a pull down menu aiding the creation of assembly procedures, technical illustrations, interactive 3D product experiences, training materials, marketing materials, sales tools and more. Working within the Dassault Systèmes’ Composer architecture, there are two additional ways for the Composer user to incorporate JT data; multiple batch processing of JT is accommodated by using a “Sync” interface and a

Centric Software is pleased to announce the availability of Centric Cloud, a new solution specifically designed for small businesses. Centric Cloud, a cloud-based PLM solution, helps speed product development, improve costs and increase market responsiveness. Like Centric Software’s flagship Centric 8 PLM platform, developed for larger organizations, Centric Cloud packages extended PLM, including mobility and key industry learnings, but focuses on functionality tailored for small business. Centric Cloud is available on a subscription basis or software as a service (SaaS). Speaking about the announcement, Centric’s CEO and president, Chris Groves, says, “Innovation in software and implementation methods has been driven by the needs of large businesses, but the end results—innovative technologies and proven best practices—are universal and adaptable. Inspired by experience gained from more than 100 PLM implementation projects with industry-leading companies, Centric Cloud can be rapidly deployed to bring expert know-how to small businesses, and level the competitive playing field." Like their

Arena Solutions, the pioneer of cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) applications, today announced the Arena PLM Fall 2015 release, available now, which introduces a new highly visual module to the suite: Arena Analytics. Arena Analytics, is a robust business intelligence (BI) solution, powered by GoodData that enables companies to build meaningful insights into how their product-related business processes are performing and see these results refreshed at-a-glance. Unlike spreadsheets, Arena Analytics can create reports that examine data and key performance indicators (KPIs) from multiple dimensions to provide deeper insights about business processes. Once created, reports and metrics are updated and are always available within Arena PLM. This eliminates the need to re-email multiple versions of spreadsheets to stakeholders every time the data changes. Finally, Arena Analytics is fully integrated with GoodData's leading BI and analytics delivery platform. There is no need for users to invest in additional IT resources to build an on-premise BI

Infor, the cloud company, has announced that it will showcase Infor CloudSuite solutions at GITEX 2015 to be held at Dubai World Trade Center from October 18-22. Infor CloudSuite is a focused set of cloud-enabled, industry specific applications that are engineered to preserve and accelerate the value of customers’ investments by addressing the challenges of a dynamic business environment. “At Infor, we realize that each industry and more specifically each micro-vertical, has its own set of unique challenges and dynamics. Rather than take a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that puts the onus on the customer to make the necessary customizations, we are focused on delivering business applications with last mile functionality,” said Monzer Tohme, Country Manager – Middle East at Infor. “Also, we see the cloud as a critical business enabler and as more and more businesses in the region begin to make the transition, we plan on accompanying them on this journey by

Rimini Street, Inc today announced the availability of maintenance and support services to cover Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) products, and that it has already been successfully providing support services to Oracle Agile licensees. Oracle Agile PLM is used across a wide range of industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer goods, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Licensees who switch annual support of their Oracle Agile PLM to Rimini Street can achieve up to 90 percent savings in overall support costs, including the same 50 percent savings in annual support fees that all Rimini Street clients enjoy today. Rimini Street Support for Oracle Agile PLM includes all Oracle Agile products, such as: Agile Product Collaboration Agile Product Quality Management Agile Product Portfolio Management Agile Product Cost Management Agile Product Governance & Compliance Rimini Street also supports the underlying Oracle Database for Agile PLM solutions. In addition to significant savings and innovative support program features, licensees who use Rimini

Lantek, the world leader in the machine-independent software for metal industry suppliers, has seen a notable increase in its sales volume in the first half of 2015. As of the end of June, this international company has experienced growth of 14%, thus meeting their own expectations. The demand for Lantek software solutions has increased by no less than 50%. This coincides with the direction the sector will take in the coming years: increased efficiency through automation and intelligent systems that will help companies to carry out increasingly complex work processes with more flexible production to react to the changing market needs. This is especially true in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Spain, and France, where the sheet metal industry relies increasingly on the advantages of Lantek solutions that follow the "Lantek Factory" concept. "Companies are increasingly convinced that a comprehensive solution from one manufacturer increases productivity, efficiency and quality," says