In the first nine months of 2014, CENIT AG was able to increase sales over the same period last year by 2.4%. The PLM segment grew by about 5% on-year, while the EIM segment reports a sales decline. The result after nine months has increased significantly compared to the previous year. Also encouraging is the increase in sales of third-party soft-ware, which grew by 10.4% to EUR k 41,360. During the first nine months, CENIT group generated sales revenues of EUR k 91,364 (prior year: EUR k 89,206/2.4%). Sales revenues in CENITs consulting and services segment decreased by 2.8% to EUR k 40,422 (prior year: EUR k 41,580). Sales of third-party software increased by 10.4% to EUR k 41,360 (prior year: EUR k 37,447). Sales from CENIT’s proprietary software decreased from EUR k 10,007 to EUR k 9,220 (-7.9%). The gross yield (operating output less cost of materials) amounted to EUR k

3D Systems today announced it plans to unveil several new design and manufacturing products and services at EuroMold 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 25-28, 2014, at the Messe Frankfurt. 3DS’ comprehensive design and manufacturing portfolio will be on display in full force in booths D69 and F90 in hall 11. Underscoring its deep commitment to education the company plans to sponsor the TCT Bright Minds Program where students and tomorrow’s engineers can experience its Cube 3D printer and design creation tools, located in hall 11. “We are bringing to EuroMold 2014 our most advanced design and manufacturing products ever, including a completely new generation of Direct Metal Printing (DMP), Stereolithography (SLA®) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS®) printers and materials,” said Cathy Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer, 3DS.  “We are also debuting the full power of our design-to-manufacturing digital thread with cloud and desktop functionality and utility.” 3DS’ technology is the driving force behind significant

Theorem Solutions have taken to the road demonstrating the very latest interoperability products, publishing and CADverter solutions to major user events at numerous locations across the US and Europe. Spanning nearly 8 months during 2014, the Theorem team organised supplier days and seminars to help to inform and educate users from the engineering, manufacturing and design communities who use CAD and Visualization tools. The common theme was how users can simplify everyday tasks and processes to reduce costs, improve quality and compress timescales using the latest Theorem technology. Kevin Levy (Theorem’s head of marketing communications) explained “as a totally independent software solution provider and partnering with all major PLM vendors, Theorem’s technology is robust and integrates seamlessly with all major systems. Whether a CATIA, Siemens or PTC Creo user, a product or tailored solution exists to suit almost any requirement. Theorem’s CADverter v17.2 software continues to be built upon the API’s and

Rand Worldwide, Inc. announces the appointments of Mr. Philip B. Livingston and Mr. David Schneider to its board of directors. In addition, Mr. Peter Kamin, a current Board member and the managing partner of 3K Limited Partnership, was named as Chairman of the Board of the Company.  On November 7, 2014, following the completion of the Company’s Tender Offer, Messrs. Marc Dulude, Richard Charpie, Charles Yie and Manu Parpia, resigned from the Board as part of a planned transition that follows the Company’s recapitalization and a major investment by 3K Limited Partnership. In addition, Mr. Dulude resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Rand Worldwide, Inc. and Mr. Lawrence Rychlak was named as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rychlak was previously the President and Chief Financial Officer and Mr. John Kuta, the Company’s current Vice President and Controller, will be assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer. “The changes in

Accenture’s application of new technology and processes to help clients with the complexities of product innovation and development has been recognized by industry analysts CIMdata for its ability to enable customers to improve business performance. In a new commentary, “Accenture Unveils Digital Product Development Framework: Every business is a digital business,” CIMdata examines how new technologies can be applied to transform operating models and new revenue streams for product manufacturing companies. The report assesses Accenture’s Digital PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Development Network and the range of technologies and processes that this can apply to products throughout the lifecycle. As product complexity has increased, manufacturing companies have been investing in automation, analytics and collaboration tools. PLM technologies and processes are at the core of this as they support the data and information for a product’s design and manufacture throughout its lifecycle. Accenture’s Digital PLM Development Network provides companies with the capabilities required to manage

ZW3D today announced the global availability of ZW3D FastBlank Lite. FastBlank Lite is a module of ZW3D which delivers powerful new functionalities for developing complex 3D sheet metal part geometries into manufacturable 2D flat pattern developments with high accuracy and efficiency. Partnering with Forming Technologies Incorporated (FTI), ZW3D developed ZW3D FastBlank Lite to help users in various sheet metal industries, such as Tool & Die, Consumer Product, Machinery, Automotive, Aerospace, etc., to quickly and accurately develop optimal blank shapes or unfold flanges from complex geometries and to calculate material utilization and blank costs. This integration is a giant leap forward for ZW3D’s sheet metal capabilities. ZW3D FastBlank Lite, based on FTI’s industry-leading metal forming simulation technology, utilizes advanced FEA methods to determine accurate, fully-developed blank shapes for any type of sheet metal parts, from simple brackets to complex metal stampings. Plus, the seamless unification of FastBlank and ZW3D eliminates the risk of

Today’s manufacturing leaders are constantly assessing their ability to become more flexible, more sustainable and competitive, but this requires the determination to continually assess production capability in the most efficient means possible. At Siemens PLM Software we understand these concerns, and that is why they provide continual updates to our market-leading Tecnomatix digital manufacturing solution suite. With the Tecnomatix 10.1 release, they’re taking on the complexity of planning global production strategies, improving the ability to assure worker productivity and safety, and driving higher-value solutions for optimizing production and improving quality. Here are just a few of the latest release highlights: PLM for Manufacturing Standardization and re-use of assembly manufacturing processes and plant operations are key components of a successful global strategy. Each or your plants has unique characteristics that must be accounted for, yet every plant must share common best practices. A new, Advanced Assembly Planning product on top of our Teamcenter-based process authoring tool,

Gstarsoft launched its new platform GstarCAD 2015 on 31 October 2014. Users will take full advantage of unlimited design possibilities with more valuable features, including cloud storage, barcode & QR code, PDF underlay .net framework support and many more. GstarCAD 2015 new features are meant to work simple and flawlessly when creating documentation, detailing, or even sharing drawing data to accomplish your design. Three important drafting solutions combined with a collaborative capability and innovative features is what this version offers to CAD user. Drafting Workflow Solutions User Interface Enhancement Start GstarCAD2015, you can see a more attractive interface. This version offers a new theme interface supplied by a customized ribbon with lighter icons that provides clearest interface, improving drawing space visualization. Furthermore users can link to our website to get information and directly download the GstarCAD mobile application through the new tab called (Applications) that has been added to the ribbon. PDF Underlay You can reference

IronCAD announced the release of their highly anticipated 2015 IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite (DCS). Customers will benefit from an improved user experience, enhanced design capabilities and new collaboration tools. Simplifying the user experience is a key objective for the IronCAD development team and the 2015 release delivered upon this by extending its Configuration Based Design capabilities such as its unique catalog interface. IronCAD DCS catalogs allow design elements to be stored as basic elements or intelligent elements and then dragged & dropped onto any new object. With the added intelligence, components can automatically configure position, orientation, size, and can give access to business information such as quoting, procurement and more. Extending upon the catalogs, IronCAD DCS 2015 adds the ability to create catalog groups, which makes it even simpler to organize data and find the best fitting element. Additional intelligence is accessible to automatically constrain elements for not only fit but

3D Systems announced today that its third quarter revenue grew $31.2 million, or 23%, from the prior year to $166.9 million on strong demand for its design, manufacturing and healthcare products and services, resulting in third quarter GAAP earnings of $0.03 per share and non-GAAP earnings of $0.18 per share. For the nine months ending September 30, 2014, revenue grew $107.6 million, or 30%, to $466.2 million, resulting in GAAP earnings per share of $0.09 per share and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.48 per share. The company’s order book increased by $14 million, or 44% sequentially, to $46 million and included a $4 million increase in printer orders in hand compared to the second quarter order book, further reflecting the robust demand for 3DS' products and services. Strengthening demand for the company's design and manufacturing products was not enough to overcome the revenue shortfall that resulted from the company's continued manufacturing constraints