Dassault Systèmes has announced that Ashok Leyland, India’s second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, is expanding its use of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the modular design, validation, production and configuration management for its trucks and buses. Ashok Leyland adopted “Modular, Glocal and Secure” and “Target Zero Defect,” two of Dassault Systèmes’ industry solution experiences tailored to address the business challenges of transportation and mobility companies.resentative Images As part of its customer-centric activities, Ashok Leyland looked to enhance quality control and accelerate the delivery of its trucks and buses. In addition, the company wanted an efficient cost management solution that would address the complexity of its product portfolio as it tailors a diverse range of products to meet shifting market requirements. Ashok Leyland was already using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform for data management and turned to its “Modular, Glocal and Secure” and “Target Zero Defect” industry solution experiences for powerful collaborative capabilities,

Swoosh Technologies - a Siemens PLM Software partner - recently added a variety of NX training classes in select cities, including: St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Houston, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. As a leader in providing the best educational services, the company is excited to offer NX 10 classes beginning January 2016. With experienced instructors who bring a unique approach to teaching, Swoosh Technologies' Educational Services is focused on helping students easily adapt to utilizing high-end features found in NX CAD and NX CAM software. The company has an established legacy of helping customers further understand and expand their skills set in NX while obtaining results that are designed to keep companies ahead of their competition. "We want each student who steps foot into our training class to ​not only understand the basics and fundamentals of NX but to also make the way they design or manage their processes an easier, simpler task," explains Dan Wibbenmeyer - Managing Partner

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of EcoSys Management LLC, a provider of best-in-class enterprise planning and project controls software. Asset-intensive industries, such as oil and gas and construction, demand predictability and control in order to navigate the complexities of building and operating their facilities. Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies (EPCs) and owner operators must be able to mitigate the risks associated with budget overruns and schedule delays in order to optimise their return on capital project investments. EcoSys helps customers address the time and cost challenges of capital project management on a global scale. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, with offices in New York City, Houston, London and Sydney, EcoSys has implemented enterprise planning and cost control solutions for over 250 leading organisations around the world. The acquisition of EcoSys broadens Intergraph PP&M’s enterprise engineering portfolio to include project controls. EcoSys EPC (Enterprise Planning & Controls), its flagship product, is an industry leading software

Aras® today announced the general availability of the latest release of Aras Component Engineering, which seamlessly brings electronic component data from the leading electronic component database, IHS CAPS Universe, into the Aras Innovator® PLM workflow. As the only PLM solution that provides instant access to complete electronic component data from over 4,000 leading manufacturers worldwide, Aras allows design and procurement engineers to search, find, and compare parts and approved suppliers from the design phase through to manufacturing and service. The application supports a systems development approach by providing a unified platform for managing the integration of electronic parts into complex products also containing mechanical and embedded software components.  Aras Component Engineering leverages data from business information provider IHS Inc. to streamline electronic component selection, approval, sourcing, and lifecycle management by providing engineers with current technical and compliance information, as well as part and supplier statuses — all accessible from within the

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its newest version of the industry-leading ODB++ intelligent product model, a single and open data structure for transferring printed circuit board (PCB) designs into data for fabrication, assembly and test. The version 8.1 of the ODB++ product model format provides a unique virtual documentation capability that seamlessly translates all data files, drawings, and documents from PCB design through the manufacturing flow. This open product model format eliminates the need to create and validate disparate documentation content, supporting all electronic design automation (EDA) tool flows. Users of the new ODB++ version will be able to share all the necessary manufacturing instructions as electronic data, making new product introduction (NPI) more efficient for all partners in the supply chain. The idea behind virtual documentation content is to replace a disparate set of drawings, documents and instructions with data elements that allow the recipient tool to automate the planning and execution

Swoosh Technologies - a partner of Solidscape - is offering custom jewelers the opportunity to own a Solidscape Studio printer and an exclusive-to-jewelers CAD software program at special pricing. The bundled package deal is valid only in the United States until September 30, 2015. "We want the creation of custom jewelry to be an easier process for jewelers," explains Dan Wibbenmeyer, co-owner of Swoosh Technologies. "This bundle package of the Solidscape Studio printer along with Jewelry CAD software will help those in the business thrive in custom jewelry. We want jewelry owners to embrace the technology that will allow their business to continuously grow - especially in this lucrative millennial market."  Over the past 22 years, Solidscape has been the only 3D printer company exclusively focused on the jewelry industry and prides themselves in helping jewelers grow high-end quality wax pieces made ready for investment casting. "What really differentiates us from the competition is that we use wax instead of resin. Our materials require no

Edgecam software is playing a pivotal role in assisting a precision engineering company become a growing contributor to the niche market of supplying mould tools to the UK’s rotational moulding industry. Having invested in a further two new Haas milling machines and a new high specification computer to handle the specific requirements of producing rotational mould tools, Turnell and Odell say they simply could not manufacture them without Edgecam. CNC Milling Supervisor Lee Billingham says they have recently created two-metre-long rotational mould tools for construction industry pipes which required millions of lines of code. “We needed 1.2-million lines of code just for one operation. It would be absolutely impossible without Edgecam.” The Northamptonshire company produces rotational mould tools ranging from 200mm cubes to two metres, for a number of industries including construction, medical and food. Rotational moulders create their plastic products by feeding polymer plastic granules into the mould, which is then placed

Trimble and Nucor Corporation announced a third, multi-year agreement to extend their collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) markets that began in 2009. Nucor, the largest steel producer in the U.S., will continue to build on its investment in Trimble's Tekla Structures Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, incorporating it at the core of several business divisions—including Nucor Buildings Group, Harris Rebar and Nucor Grating—and leveraging Tekla Structures as its BIM solution to deliver projects that are cost effective, accurate and constructible. Nucor's Vulcraft/Verco Group intends to standardize on Trimble's Tekla Structures across its entire in-house steel detailing process.    In addition, both companies will work together on initiatives that include educating AEC stakeholders on effective workflows from design through fabrication and construction, as well as preparing students with the skills required to contribute to an increasingly BIM-centric construction industry. The companies will expand joint training and workshops for the industry and students—with

Tech Soft 3D and Actify announce today that the newest release of Actify’s SpinFire Ultimate 11.0 was built using Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS Desktop Platform. A global leader in Product Data Intelligence solutions, Actify has long developed advanced for discrete manufacturing using technology from Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of software development tools for delivering successful applications. By integrating fast, accurate CAD data access, advanced visualization and native 3D PDF output from HOOPS Desktop Platform, Actify was able to quickly develop and deliver a strong SpinFire release. Actify first partnered with Tech Soft 3D in 2010, when it integrated the HOOPS Exchange toolkit into SpinFire to enable industry-leading data translation. “We’re happy to partner once again with a company that understands our unique software development and competitive challenges, and enables us to deliver the most robust product data intelligence solutions in the market today,” says Chris Jones, president and CEO of Actify. “Our positive experience

Estimates that the Chinese PLM Market Grew 11.8% in 2014 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 10 September 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2015 China PLM Market Analysis Report. This report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly-evolving PLM market for calendar year 2014. The report discusses the major PLM trends and issues, PLM purchase investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to China; an important and quickly expanding economic region. This report also provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region and the revenue performance of the leading PLM solution providers operating within it, both China-based and international PLM solution providers headquartered elsewhere. This report is a joint collaborative effort of CIMdata and China-based e-works Research (http://www.eworksglobal.com/ in English and http://www.e-works.net.cn in