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KeyShot, the global leader in advanced 3D visualization for the product design industry, announced a change in leadership. Søren Abildgaard has been appointed as the new CEO, succeeding Claus Thorsgaard, who has chosen to pursue an exciting new opportunity outside the company. Under Claus Thorsgaard’s leadership, KeyShot has undergone a significant transformation. Building on a groundbreaking rendering technology that redefined the 3D design industry, KeyShot is now the leading business technology platform within the product design industry, enabling seamless collaboration from initial design concept through to market launch.  We are very proud to welcome Søren Abildgaard as CEO of KeyShot. We are confident that his industry, strategic, and product expertise will enable him to lead the fantastic KeyShot team and ensure that the KeyShot product suite will remain market-leadingLars Lunde With a product-centric mindset, domain expertise, and deep insight into the company, Søren Abildgaard is uniquely equipped to guide KeyShot successfully on its
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Trimble® announced Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc. as the newest Trimble Technology Outlet. Based in Park City, Kansas, Murphy Tractor is the first John Deere dealer to become an authorized Trimble civil construction reseller. As a Trimble Technology Outlet, Murphy Tractor will now sell Trimble machine control, site positioning systems and correction services technology directly to customers using Deere and Hamm earthmoving equipment, including dozers, excavators, motor graders, soil compactors, mini-excavators and compact track loaders. Murphy will initially begin selling Trimble technology in Ohio and parts of Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. It will then expand across its entire footprint, which includes all of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Western Missouri. Trimble Technology Outlets are a new and important part of Trimble's evolved civil construction distribution strategy. By adding authorized resellers representing a wide variety of manufacturers to the Trimble distribution channel, it becomes easier for users of all machine types to purchase, install and utilize Trimble technology for improved jobsite productivity and profitability. Dedication to Customer Success"We are excited to announce Murphy Tractor as our newest technology outlet
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PROS Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of AI-powered SaaS pricing and selling solutions, announced that its Board of Directors has named Jeff Cotten as President and CEO effective June 2, 2025. Following a search assisted by a nationally recognized executive search firm, Cotten succeeds Andres Reiner, who previously announced his intention to retire. Reiner will serve in a senior advisory role for one year following Cotten’s appointment to ensure a successful transition. Cotten is a dynamic, customer-focused executive with over two decades of experience in enterprise technology companies. He has a proven track record of driving growth and leading complex transformations across both Fortune 2000 organizations and VC-backed companies. Cotten currently serves as Chairman and previously served as CEO of Alvaria. Prior to that he served as CEO of Tenfold and held multiple senior leadership roles at Rackspace, including President and CRO, where he led global operations for an over $2 billion business.
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Lantek, a global leader in sheet metal software solutions, will showcase its latest release—Lantek v44—at Lamiera 2025, Italy’s premier trade show for the manufacturing sector. From May 6–9, visitors can explore the company’s newest innovations at Hall 13, Booth C01. Smarter Manufacturing Among the standout enhancements in Lantek v44 is real-time connectivity between production machinery and MES/ERP systems, ensuring seamless integration between planning and execution. Through the WOS Live module, machine signals are validated automatically, minimizing manual input and increasing data accuracy. Additionally, the cloud-based Control Panel feature allows production managers to remotely monitor machine status, diagnose issues, and optimize maintenance. This smart link between CAD/CAM, MES, and cutting equipment improves overall efficiency and supports data-driven strategic decisions. Smarter 3D Model Import for Faster Nesting Lantek v44 also introduces significant improvements to the Assembly to Nesting (A2N) module. This evolution streamlines the import of 3D CAD models directly into the nesting process. The system automatically detects the structure of assemblies—whether sheet
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From 26–30 May 2025, woodworking and technology come together at LIGNA 2025 in Hannover – celebrating 50 years of innovation and progress at the industry’s leading trade fair. Our vision is clear: to enable efficient, intelligent and environmentally responsible production across the woodworking industry. At LIGNA 2025, we’re unveiling major innovations, including our new GPU-Accelerated Simulation and the latest breakthroughs in 5-axis technology, all built on our proven toolpath and simulation components. GPU-Accelerated Simulation As processes and toolpaths become more complex, high-performance simulation is key. This new feature harnesses the power of your workstation’s GPU to deliver precise, high-quality simulations in a fraction of the time, boosting productivity and streamlining verification. Fully compatible with existing CAM systems, it’s a powerful upgrade for manufacturers and solution providers. 5-Axis Routers ModuleWorks offers a comprehensive suite of toolpath cycles for 5-axis routers, designed to maximize performance and precision across a wide range of applications. From basic 2D pocketing and 3D machining to
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KORE Group Holdings, Inc. ("KORE" or the "Company"), the global pure-play Internet of Things ("IoT") hyperscaler, and provider of IoT Connectivity, Solutions and Analytics announced that on May 15, 2025, following the U.S. market closing it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. KORE will host a live webcast, followed by a question-and-answer period the same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss the financial results. Date: May 15, 2025Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time)Webcast Event:link U.S. dial-in: (877) 407-3039International dial-in: (215) 268-9922Conference ID: 13753735 To view the original press release, please click here. Search for KORE on CIMdata.com
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Xometry, Inc., the global AI-powered marketplace digitizing manufacturing and driving greater supply chain resiliency, announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. “Our AI powered marketplace continues to gain significant share, deliver record revenue and strong enterprise growth,” said Randy Altschuler, Xometry’s CEO. “Customers are increasingly turning to Xometry to procure manufacturing as our marketplace was purpose-built to provide sourcing options domestically and in 50 countries across the world.” “In Q1, we delivered strong marketplace revenue growth and positive Adjusted EBITDA,” said James Miln, Xometry’s CFO. “As our marketplace continues to grow, it drives increasing operating leverage demonstrated by our $7.5 million year-over-year improvement in Adjusted EBITDA.” First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Marketplace revenue for the first quarter of 2025 was $136 million, an increase of 27% year-over-year. Marketplace Active Buyers increased 22% from 58,504 as of March 31, 2024 to 71,454 as of March 31, 2025. Marketplace Accounts with Last Twelve-Months Spend
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Centric Software® is pleased to announce that BEARPAW has selected Centric PLM™ to drive efficiency and streamline operations. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and related goods like cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Headquartered in California, BEARPAW leads the market with fashionable, yet comfortable footwear. Known for carving out a unique niche in the footwear landscape, BEARPAW operates primarily as a wholesale business while also offering products through e-commerce platforms, dropship partnerships and its own website, BEARPAW.com. The brand’s reach spans 46 countries globally, bringing the comfort and style of BEARPAW boots and shoes to millions. After years of managing product data through complex manual processes and Excel, BEARPAW recognized the need to adopt a robust PLM solution to
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The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has selected Woolpert to implement the Trimble Unity Maintain™ enterprise asset management system for San Diego International Airport (SAN). Under the contract, Woolpert will provide implementation, configuration, training, maintenance, and technical support services. The system will use the airport's existing GIS data to improve operational efficiency and asset performance, and support Part 139 Inspection Reporting and Safety Management System best practices. "We will be significantly streamlining San Diego International Airport's asset information management by utilizing their existing GIS system to seed Trimble Unity Maintain with the necessary information to support operations and maintenance," Woolpert Program Director of Technology Services Scott Yates said. "Our approach will align the project delivery with the San Diego International Airport's enterprise vision for establishing a centralized, integrated and efficient computerized maintenance management system, while ensuring that the building blocks for success—optimized GIS, reduction of systems overlap, simple yet powerful workflows and staff training—are in place." Yates
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 PDF Key Takeaways Applying AI techniques to requirements’ engineering and management throughout product development and use enables OEMs to enhance knowledge application and establish end-to-end traceability that speeds product development and upgrades. Modern virtual engineering ecosystems need integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) and PLM environments enabling AI to improve visibility of regulations and safety standards and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the complete product lifecycle. PTC’s enterprise ALM solution portfolio (Codebeamer, Pure Variants, Modeler, and RV&S) powers model-based systems engineering, requirements management, product line engineering, variant management, test management, and engineering workflows. PTC’s ALM solutions are integrated with their PLM system (Windchill) to help shorten time to market while improving product quality and regulatory compliance. Introduction CIMdata’s definition of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) addresses the complete lifecycle of a product including related data and processes—from idea inception to requirements definition, to planning and development, to supply chain management, and then mass production and in-service performance and product upgrades.
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