A leading French mould, die and tool maker, who uses wax model injection technology, integrates WorkNC CAM software with the WorkXplore 3D file viewer and WorkPLAN manufacturing software solution, to run all parts of its business.  Moules & Outillages de Bourgogne designs and manufactures a variety of moulds and tooling equipment for foundries which use the lost wax casting process. This manufacturing process is particularly well adapted to the most demanding markets, requiring high levels of quality and state-of-the-art engineering in sectors such as aeronautics, energy and medical prosthetics; three domains in which MOB has successfully built its reputation. Every stage of the job is managed by one of the three packages from Vero Software. The process begins when Jean Etienne Patenet, CEO, uses WorkXplore 3D to open CAD files sent by customers and makes a detailed analysis to quickly check and determine the required tooling equipment to be produced. “The comprehensive set

Oracle Corporation today announced that fiscal 2015 Q2 Total Revenues were up 3% to $9.6 billion. Software and Cloud Revenues was up 5% to $7.3 billion. Cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) revenue was up 45% to $516 million. Hardware Systems revenues were up 1% to $1.3 billion. GAAP operating income was up 4% to $3.5 billion, and the GAAP operating margin was 37%. Non-GAAP operating income was up 3% to $4.4 billion, and the non-GAAP operating margin was 46%. GAAP net income was down 2% to $2.5 billion while non-GAAP net income was down 1% to $3.1 billion. GAAP earnings per share were $0.56, unchanged from last year, while non-GAAP earnings per share were up 1% at $0.69. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $15.3 billion. Without the impact of the US dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported Q2 GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per

NAFEMS has announced that over 400 abstracts have been submitted for its 2015 World Congress in San Diego, USA – the highest response level yet for this biennial event. The call for abstracts, which closed on November 17th 2014, saw papers submitted from across the globe, covering every aspect of simulation technology from multiple industries. The biennial world congress will bring together the leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies and business processes to share relevant trends and roadmaps, explore common themes, and to address these issues in an open forum. The aim of the congress is to provide attendees with perceptive content and perspective on the best way to position their organisations to realize the full potential of CAE both now and in the future. One Registration – Two Conferences The World Congress, which welcomes SIMULIA as Platinum Sponsor, will also host the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Process and Data Management. After

Delcam India will demonstrate the latest versions of the company’s increasingly popular software PowerMILL, PowerSHAPE (including ToolMaker and Electrode), and FeatureCAM, during the IMTEX 2015 machine-tool exhibition to be held in Bangalore from 22nd to 28th January.  Delcam will be located at Booth A-103, in Hall 3C. There are a host of additions in the 2015 versions of these products including improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, improved collision checking to also cover near misses, and more efficient raster finishing in PowerMILL; improvements in direct modelling, surface modelling and reverse engineering, plus support for data from Creaform HandySCAN handheld scanners in PowerSHAPE Pro; and a range of enhancements in three-axis milling, two-axis and five-axis drilling, turning and turn-mill, and wire EDM in FeatureCAM. In addition to this, the latest release of the PowerINSPECT inspection software has a new interface with new icons that make the software more intuitive and even easier

Omnify Software today announced that it was named a 2014 Green Supply Chain Award winner for the second consecutive year. Omnify Empower PLM was recognized as an enabling technology helping its customers make sustainability a part their supply chain strategy. The Green Supply Chain Awards from Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) recognize companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains, in the areas of Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain. The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals. Supporting customer's initiatives to meet worldwide environmental compliance regulations such as RoHS, REACH, and Conflict Minerals is one area where Omnify's impact is clear. Providing a holistic view of product data and the ability to track, manage

With a soldering iron and a circuit board, Hardware hackers can turn a handful of parts into a clever, time saving smart device. But for everyday use, a smart device needs a functional case and for that, you need a whole different set of tools. So Hackster.io, the project sharing community for hackers, is teaming up with Autodesk to show just how easy 3D design can be. Autodesk Fusion 360 is a powerful 3D CAD tool that hardware hackers can use to help turn their vision into a marketable product. The Fusion 360 hub on Hackster.io will include educational activities, design challenges and live collaboration. “With the accessibility of 3D printers, it’s even easier than ever for hackers to take their projects to the next level,” said Hackster co-founder Adam Benzion. “Helping our community members master 3D CAD is an exciting step forward for everyone.”

Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) has announced the winners of the CST University Publication Award 2014, an annual event awarding university institutes and researchers for published papers related to electromagnetic simulation applications. The CST University Publication Award recognizes the importance of work from university researchers and academics by granting winners of the award extensions and upgrades to their CST STUDIO SUITE® installations. For papers to be considered in the award, they must meet three conditions: they must be authored or co-authored by university researchers, they must have been published either in scientific journals or conference proceedings, and the numerical results must be entirely or partly obtained through simulations using CST software. Submissions are evaluated on a number of criteria, including originality of application and theory, clarity of presentation, and the skillful use of CST software. A special award is also given for short papers, of four pages or less, to acknowledge the importance

 PDF Key takeaways: The global economy is undergoing fundamental changes in production, demand, and even the definition of what is a product, according to Autodesk, and their strategy is focused on democratizing the solutions needed in this evolving world Autodesk is in their third era of delivering product development solutions: documenting (Autodesk disrupting with AutoCAD), optimizing (with solutions from many other solution providers), and now in an era of connection, where that word is laden with social and technical meaning Autodesk recognizes they must, in part, sow the seeds of their own “destruction” to ensure long-term growth in support of their democratization mission The global Autodesk University (AU) series held its biggest event of the year December 2-4 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 10,000 were expected in Las Vegas, with another 12,000 attending regional AUs held at different times earlier in the year (and with still more attending online). Autodesk

This free educational webinar, dedicated to exploring the difference between PLM and ERP, will take place on January 28, 2015 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 18 December 2014 ­– CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces a free educational webinar, “PLM & ERP: What’s the Difference, and Why Should you Care?” Join CIMdata on January 28 at 10:00 (EST) / 16:00 (CET) to find out more about how to rationalize the design processes that are managed by PLM and the manufacturing activities that are managed by ERP. Based on CIMdata’s over 30 years of experience in the PLM industry, our experts have identified the potential pain points associated with supporting PLM and ERP within the enterprise: the entire budget is spent on ERP with little left over for PLM; ERP is the master for all product information, PLM is little more than an afterthought; millions have been spent

ZWCAD Design today officially announced the second generation of its mobile solution product and gave it a brand new name CAD Pockets to intuitively deliver its value. The new CAD Pockets made major breakthroughs in input and output, confidentiality, and most importantly drawing and editing functionality. Currently the new features are only available for iOS devices, while the Android version will come soon. Omni-functional Mobile CAD Solution “Mobile CAD has long been used as a viewer instead of an effective design program, due to the insufficient features,” said Daniel Huang, Product Manager of ZWCAD, “With increasing popularity of mobile devices, a CAD solution that includes relatively complete features for basic design becomes necessary. CAD Pockets not only allows designers to work anywhere they would like but also enables them to do more.” More than a viewer Create New Drawing: Unlike other CAD solutions, CAD Pockets is more than a viewer and enables designers