DEM Solutions is pleased to announce new EDEM® co-simulation solutions with three leading Multi-body dynamics (MBD) software packages; MathWorks Simulink®, Siemens LMS Virtual.Lab™ Motion and MSC Adams™ Allowing manufacturers of heavy equipment to gain better insight into machine-material interaction Providing capability to model and visualize dynamics of equipment movement and examine how loads exerted by bulk materials are distributed throughout the mechanical system Richard LaRoche, DEM Solutions VP of Engineering & Software Development commented on the new solutions: “Our customers designing heavy construction, mining and agricultural equipment have been looking to expand EDEM’s capabilities to integrate with MBD tools to gain crucial insight into machine-material interaction. Being able to predict the loads and forces acting on equipment is the key to optimising equipment performance and durability. Without EDEM, design engineers have to rely on “rules of thumb” and guesswork for the forces exerted by bulk material. EDEM-MBD co-simulation enables engineers to look at equipment interaction with

MecSoft Corporation has announced the release of a new product for the 3D printing industry, Rhino3DPRINT 2015®. In response to the current demand for 3D printing technology, MecSoft has introduced its new 3D print product as a fully integrated plug-in to the popular 3D CAD system, Rhinoceros 5.0. This new product offers efficient, easy and automatic tools for preparing 3D data that otherwise cannot be 3D printed. The seamless combination of Rhino’s powerful modeling and extensive file import functionality with Rhino3DPRINT’s data preparation tools enables the user to 3D print models from almost any input source and any major 3D format. With this announcement, MecSoft positions itself as a forerunner of CAM companies to offer software solutions not only for the traditional Subtractive Manufacturing market but also for the emerging Additive Manufacturing market. “With the launch of this new product, MecSoft is redefining CAM by offering solutions to target both Additive and Subtractive manufacturing”, stated Joe Anand,

AVEVA today announced a number of improvements to AVEVA NET, its powerful Information Management software. Customer feedback has already shown that these improvements enhance both overall user experience and productivity, enabling significant savings across engineering projects and asset operations. This latest release benefits from simpler and quicker installation and an enhanced user interface that is both intuitive and tablet-friendly. With improved 3D interaction and faster and more powerful search, visualisation and navigation capabilities, AVEVA NET 5.0 provides users with an optimal experience. It continues to maintain an open and agnostic approach to integration, accepting data from any source. In addition, AVEVA NET 5.0 is cloud ready, offering customers the benefits of greater system flexibility and scalability. 'AVEVA NET is the benchmark that other solutions are measured against for speed and ease of installation' said Derek Middlemas, COO & Head of Enterprise Solutions, AVEVA. 'Helping our customers to gain a competitive advantage has always

TiNi Aerospace, a specialist manufacturer of aerospace components based in Northern California, has moved into Swiss machining successfully with a Tornos ST-26 machine and Delcam’s PartMaker CAM software. Located in California’s Silicon Valley, TiNi Aerospace specialises in the manufacture of mechanical-release devices for the aerospace industry, based on the company’s specialist Shape Memory Alloy technology.  Its products have been used on scientific missions flown by NASA, ESA and JAXA. Underwater applications of the devices include ballast release, buoy detachment, payload separation, instrument recovery and disentanglement manoeuvres on vehicles such as Alvin, the first manned submersible capable of travelling to the deepest regions of the ocean floor. Historically, TiNi outsourced much of its machining work to shops in the Bay Area.  The company recently decided to bring some of its parts in-house.  It started with components appropriate for Swiss applications, such as titanium bolts, so that it could turn around small batch sizes

Tech Soft 3D and CadFaster announce that HOOPS Exchange powers the fast, complete and accurate data access capabilities found within the newly-released MyCadBox. Customers of MyCadBox are free to fully access, extract and reuse data from 22 file formats – including CATIA, STEP, IGES, Solid Edge, JT and SolidWorks. Rigorously updated and built for speed and accuracy, HOOPS Exchange is the established industry leader for enabling engineering applications to better reuse existing CAD data. “There are thousands of users who want a single tool to view, store and share 3D CAD models, regardless of format type,” says Ville Kukkonen, CadFaster VP of Sales. “HOOPS Exchange simply has the most comprehensive format support, conveniently available through a single API. They also offer impressive PMI support, which will be an important option for us in the future.” “Multi-CAD environments are the reality across engineering disciplines,” says Gavin Bridgeman, Tech Soft 3D VP of Products. “HOOPS Exchange provides CadFaster

Aras® today announced expanded operations in Europe with the opening of its French office in Lyon, France. The expansion is in response to growing demand for the Aras Innovator suite of PLM solutions from companies with operations in France. Stephane Guignard is the new Vice President of Aras France. Mr. Guignard was formerly founder of PCO Technologies, a leading French PLM systems integrator acquired by Accenture. “Aras Innovator’s unique model-based architecture and subscription business model enable companies to deploy PLM across the enterprise much faster and cost effectively than was previously possible,” said Stephane Guignard, VP Aras France. “Aras enables end-to-end digital process support that’s been unachievable or unaffordable with the other major PLM systems.” “The response to Aras has been strong in Europe, and we are pleased to increase our investment in France,” said Peter Schroer, President of Aras. “Companies throughout the region are recognizing the value of the Aras platform

The OpenFOAM Foundation is pleased to announce the release of version 2.3.1 of the OpenFOAM open source CFD toolbox. The release coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the first release of OpenFOAM (version 1.0) by the project founders: Henry Weller, Chris Greenshields and Mattijs Janssens. Version 2.3.1 consolidates the major version 2.3.0 release through a large number of bug fixes and code improvements, included in over 400 code commits and over 800 file changes. OpenFOAM v2.3.1 is distributed under the General Public Licence by the OpenFOAM Foundation as: Deb packs created for Ubuntu Linux; source code for compilation on other Linux systems. Version 2.3.1 also contains small, new developments, some of which are listed below. See the version 2.3.0 release announcement for information about the new features in the 2.3 series of OpenFOAM software. Pre-processing A new fixedNormalInletOutletVelocity boundary condition (BC) has been added in 2.3.1; the pressureInletOutletVelocityBC now optionally includes a specified tangential component for velocity. Meshing snappyHexMesh includes some feature enhancements including allowing empty refinement surfaces and improved feature refinement with

Materials related to the Infor investor conference call Friday, December 12, 2014, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, are provided on the Investors section of Infor's website. Dial-in details for the December 12th investor call are as follows: US/Canada Dial-in #: (800) 850-6928 Int'l/Local Dial-In #: (706) 758-2754 Conference ID # 48252576 A digital recording of the conference will be available for replay two hours after the call's completion. To access the recording, guests will use the Dial-In Number and the Conference ID listed below: Encore Dial In #: (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 Encore Dates: 12/12/2014 14:00 EST - 12/26/2014 23:59 EST Conference ID # 48252576

A demonstration of Delcam’s Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy was one of the highlights of a two-day Grand Opening Open House hosted during November by the Montreal division of EMEC Machine Tools at the company’s new, expanded showroom. The demonstration was carried out on an Okuma GENOS vertical machining centre using the Vortex strategy in Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining.  Other live demonstrations during the event were performed on an Okuma horizontal lathe and a Tsugami 5AX lathe. The Vortex strategy gives the fastest safe metal removal from solid carbide tooling, in particular designs that give deeper cuts by using the full flute length as the cutting surface.  It can be used for two- and three-axis roughing, three-plus-two-axis area clearance and for rest machining.  It gives benefits when machining all types of materials, including titanium, tool steel and alloys such as Inconel. Vortex produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle

Sigma Labs, Inc. announced that it has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Additive Industries B.V. Based in the Netherlands, privately-held Additive Industries is at the forefront of developing next-generation 3D printing equipment. Additive Industries utilizes a shared “AddLab” with a number of industrial partners to design improved, integrated, and functional additive manufacturing applications. "Teaming with Additive Industries will bring Sigma Labs closer to other companies working towards the goal of improved, reliable, high-volume additive manufacturing,” said Mark Cola, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Labs. “The technology agreement serves to increase collaboration around shared objectives in the 3D printing space, and our PrintRite3D® quality assurance software will be tested with equipment currently being developed by Additive Industries. We look forward to working hand-in-hand with them to continue advancing the 3D printing revolution.” “Cooperating with Sigma Labs allows Additive Industries to improve the predictability of the 3D print process, which is