AVEVA today announced that, following a rigorous competitive evaluation, Kværner Verdal AS has selected AVEVA Bocad Steel™ and AVEVA Bocad Offshore™ for use at its design and fabrication yard in Verdal, Norway. Kværner required a specialised structural steel design solution that provided out-of-the box functionality and powerful integration. Through the use of AVEVA Bocad Offshore, Kværner benefits from software that is specifically created for the design, detailing and fabrication of all forms of offshore steel structures. When integrated with Kværner’sAVEVA PDMS™ deployment, these structural steel solutions provide an efficient and complete 3D engineering solution that will enable the company to execute larger, more complex structural projects with reduced risk, cost and delivery time. ‘Kværner will benefit from an unrivalled combination of tight project control and high quality design and fabrication on projects where being on time and budget are business-critical’, said Helmut Schuller, EVP Sales, AVEVA. ‘AVEVA Bocad is easy to adopt, enabling

Solidworks Partner Fisher Unitech will be hosting its Design Excellence Forum, which offers those in attendance a look at how to utilize today's most innovative technologies to achieve the best manufacturing and design results. The Forum aims to deliver insight on how CAD, simulation, data management, and 3D printing are helping product development reach new heights that the design and manufacturing industries haven’t seen. Design Excellence Forum will also offer new updates on Solidworks 2016 and what current users can expect from the new release. The Design Excellence Forum serves as a unique and complimentary resource for not just SolidWorks users, but all who are interested in the latest technologies the design and manufacturing industries are utilizing. Presentations will be given by our knowledgeable Fisher Unitech engineering staff who will be covering in detail what’s new in Solidworks 2016, along with breakout and presentations specific to simulation, PDM, and 3D

Solidworks Partner Fisher Unitech will be hosting its Design Excellence Forum, which offers those in attendance a look at how to utilize today's most innovative technologies to achieve the best manufacturing and design results. The Forum aims to deliver insight on how CAD, simulation, data management, and 3D printing are helping product development reach new heights that the design and manufacturing industries haven’t seen. Design Excellence Forum will also offer new updates on Solidworks 2016 and what current users can expect from the new release. The Design Excellence Forum serves as a unique and complimentary resource for not just SolidWorks users, but all who are interested in the latest technologies the design and manufacturing industries are utilizing. Presentations will be given by our knowledgeable Fisher Unitech engineering staff who will be covering in detail what’s new in Solidworks 2016, along with breakout and presentations specific to simulation, PDM, and 3D

 PDF Key takeaways: Autodesk’s second Accelerate event reiterated their take on the ”Future of Making Things,” acknowledging revolutions in means of production, demands, and the nature of products themselves During the event, Autodesk announced their acquisition of SeeControl, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform, a move that will help their customers respond to the IoT trend Their vision for Autodesk’s product innovation platform revolves around meeting these challenges head-on for the benefit of their varied customers On September 1 and 2 Autodesk held their second Accelerate conference at the Word Trade Center in Boston’s Seaport District. This new, bigger venue was necessary with attendance up by about 50% over the first event in 2014. Accelerate focuses on Autodesk PLM 360, their entry into the cloud product lifecycle management (PLM) market. Announced in late 2011, PLM 360 has steadily gained customers and is one of the pillars of their “360” portfolio, the number attached to their

ESI Group announces its upcoming user forums this autumn in Czech Republic, Germany and Japan. These events are an opportunity to hear from ESI Product teams about the latest software releases, and from fellow users about the benefits gained from Virtual Prototyping.    The first forum of this season, ESI's India Forum 2015 gathered over 200 participants on September 9 in Pune, India. This 1-day conference featured presentations by ESI customers ARAI, Armstrong, BARC, Bajaj, CSIR India, Jaya Hind, John Deere, Lear Corporation, Mahindra, the Indian Ministry of Defense, Tata Motors, Visteon and Whirlpool. More information can be found at www.esi-group.com/IndiaForum2015 Coming up next, two events taking place in the Czech Republic will address specifically the numerical simulation of casting processes and the multiple domain virtual testing of products. Held exclusively in Czech language, ESI's Casting User Meeting will take place on September 24 in Brno, Czech Republic. During this meeting, local

According to a new report on 15 European markets for dental prosthetics and CAD/CAM devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), the CAD/CAM block market in Europe is developing new materials that are constantly being introduced and tested. One new trend is the introduction of translucent zirconia blocks, which are more tooth-like and pre-colored. These blocks are significantly more expensive than their non-colored counterparts for aesthetic and durability reasons. However, lithium disilicate blocks such as the IPS e.max® by Ivoclar Vivadent, are dominating the block market due to high demand. More competitor products are also emerging in this field, including VITA ENAMIC® by VITA, which is the first hybrid ceramic crown made part-polymer, part-ceramic. Due to this competition, the price for ceramic blocks is expected to decline, whereas the price of zirconia blocks has already reached a plateau. In 2014, the market for CAD/CAM blocks in Europe surpassed EUR88 million, representing a 10%

Granta Design (Cambridge, U.K.) announced a wide-ranging series of free web seminars on topics related to materials information and materials engineering for engineering enterprises and university-level educators. More than 20 new webinars will be provided over the next four months, offering key insights into how enterprises can better manage and use vital materials information, and sharing ideas about how to enhance the teaching of materials in the engineering curriculum. For example, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, Granta’s collaborative project team will share experiences of supporting leading industry projects in areas including additive manufacturing and restricted substances in a webinar titled: ‘How to manage vital materials information for collaborative projects." On Thursday, Sept. 24, the group will demonstrate the newly-launched CES Selector 2016 software, showing how to use new features to estimate part costs at an early stage in the design process. Then on Wednesday, Nov. 4, Cambridge University Professor Mike Ashby

Atos today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, it has been selected as an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). In 2015, the Atos performance was recognized both in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe. As a result, Atos is the only multinational IT Services company this year to be part of both the World & European DJSI Indices. The DJSI World tracks the performance of the top 10% of the 2500 largest companies that lead the field in terms of sustainability. The DJSI Europe focuses on the top 20% of the 600 largest companies in Europe. This latest recognition follows a series of awards granted to Atos including the highest qualification by the Global Reporting Initiative with the GRI G4 comprehensive option for its 2014 Corporate Responsibility Integrated Report. Atos also received Gold Recognition Level based on its EcoVadis CSR

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Project Management Best Practices for PLM Success.” The webinar will take place on October 21 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will show attendees how they can benefit from using a project management methodology in a PLM implementation. According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, "The best PLM deployments are more and more about the implementation process itself. A process that includes: harmonized corporate goals, as part of a phased PLM implementation; multi-level governance; identified, measured, and realized ROI; and managed, not avoided, risk. Project Management best practices are the keys to all these. This webinar will help you learn from past mistakes and ensure PLM Success." Chris Gregory has over 30 years of experience with major PLM solution providers, with broad experience and cross functional roles in services, product marketing,

Free educational webinar, focused on showing how Project Management Methodology can yield benefits in a PLM implementation, will take place on October 21, 2015. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 15 September 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Project Management Best Practices for PLM Success.” The webinar will take place on October 21 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will show attendees how they can benefit from using a project management methodology in a PLM implementation. According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s Practice Lead for PLM Success, Chris Gregory, "The best PLM deployments are more and more about the implementation process itself. A process that includes: harmonized corporate goals, as part of a phased PLM implementation; multi-level governance; identified, measured, and realized ROI; and managed, not avoided, risk. Project Management best practices are the keys to all these. This webinar will help you learn from past mistakes and