Aras® today announced that Infor has licensed the Aras PLM platform and solution suite. Infor will offer Aras rebranded as Infor PLM Innovator – powered by aras, integrated with the Infor 10x platform and industry-leading ERP systems. Infor PLM Innovator goes beyond the capabilities of standalone PLM products to unite the entire product lifecycle for a single view of the truth, enabling global enterprises to accelerate product realization from design and manufacturing to purchasing, quality, the supply chain and beyond. “This relationship is a real win for everyone,” said Peter Schroer, CEO of Aras. “Infor is able to get to market quickly with a highly scalable and flexible PLM offering, we are able to expand the Aras community and reach a wider range of customers with our technology, and global enterprises are able to take full advantage of a seamlessly integrated experience.” Infor PLM Innovator – powered by aras: Advanced - A single, modern

Rohit Tangri, Vice President, Teamcenter Product Management, Marketing & Business Development, Siemens PLM Software Rohit Tangri is the global lead for the Product Management, Marketing, and Business Development function for Lifecycle Collaboration Software at Siemens PLM Software, where he is responsible the product strategy and direction for the Teamcenter brand within the Siemens PLM product portfolio. Prior to his current position, Rohit served as Executive Director in the Siemens PLM Products Strategic Planning group and was responsible for portfolio planning, acquisition strategy/M&A analysis, and partner NPI identification. Prior to joining Siemens PLM, Rohit spent eight years at MatrixOne Inc., as a Director in Product Management and Marketing roles. At MatrixOne he was responsible for several PLM products, industry solutions, and key customer deployments including NPI of Sourcing and Product Cost solutions. He also spent eight years in the automotive industry at TRW safety systems, where he was responsible for engineering analysis/CAE & CAD

Today, QuadriSpace™ announced the immediate availability of Pages3D™ 2014, Publisher3D™ 2014 and Document3D™ Suite 2014. (www.quadrispace.com/products/). The updated products are now available in full 64-bit, empowering users with more robust support and performance when working with large 3D CAD files. In addition, this new release adds support for Solid Edge® 3D CAD files. Consistent with previous versions of the software, SolidWorks®, Autodesk® Inventor, Creo®, Pro/E®, Rhino®, SketchUp®, DWF™, STEP, IGES and other exchange formats are also supported. QuadriSpace products and cloud services enable companies to rapidly: Author compelling technical documents for instructions, catalogs and training materials Publish highly informative technical illustrations and distributable content Optionally, distribute online content and collaborate using 3D in the cloud Pages3D, the QuadriSpace flagship product for creating multiple page documents from 3D CAD files, uniquely enables users to create complete printed or interactive documents from 3D CAD files using patented technology. Pages3D software enables the use of 3D data for document

Infor today announced Infor Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Innovator - powered by Aras. Delivered in partnership with Aras, Infor PLM Innovator is a highly scalable, flexible and secure cloud-based solution for Infor customers around the world. Available now in limited release, Infor PLM Innovator will provide the Infor 10x user experience and be integrated through Infor ION® with Infor SyteLine and Infor LN. Infor PLM Innovator goes beyond the capabilities of standalone PLM products to unite the entire product lifecycle, helping to provide a comprehensive view that enables enterprises to accelerate product realization from design and manufacturing to purchasing, quality, and supply chain. Capturing data flow between Infor enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, Infor PLM Innovator supports strategic business processes including product development, new product introduction, systems engineering, quality compliance, and global manufacturing. Infor PLM Innovator - powered by Aras is: Advanced - A single, modern Web framework with an open architecture and a comprehensive PLM solution suite that

ASCON Group is pleased to announce the release of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for KOMPAS-3D V15. This service pack contains improvements and several new functions designed to allow our customers to carry out 3D modeling more effectively. The most important new functions in SP1 are these: Additional thread fitting options Third-angle projection method Setup dialog box for exporting models in STL format Additional Thread Fitting Options The Cosmetic Thread command has been improved with additional fitting options. When a thread is fitted to a conical or spherical surface (with an axis common to another element), then SP1 enables additional types of fittings. These apply to examples like threaded rods with chamfers or fillets (see figure below), or threaded holes with conical bottoms. The benefit to users is that they can move the upper border of the thread to preserve the height of the chamfer or fillet; similarly, the bottom border can be moved to retain the length of the

Altair today announced a new release of HyperWorks®, the most comprehensive version to date of its computer-aided engineering (CAE) software platform, which has set the global standard for enabling its users to create more durable and efficient products. HyperWorks 13.0 increases engineering productivity in four distinct areas: Performance optimization. Through a wide array of solvers and multiphysics solutions, engineers are able to quickly predict and optimize product performance. Lightweight design. Tailored simulation and optimization tools help reduce weight while meeting design goals through the use of effective geometries, new materials, and advanced manufacturing methods. Lead-time reduction. Process automation, efficient modeling algorithms and advanced visualization capabilities help to dramatically increase simulation throughput to help bring products to market faster. Access to new technologies. Simulation accessibility has been extended to new categories of users for design and optimization, including open access to specialized third party software from members of the Altair Partner Alliance (APA) and HPC, cloud-based

C3D Labs is pleased to announce that its geometric kernel is being integrated into software from Dynamics & Structures Lab of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. The research laboratory is developing Belinda Structure as an environment for engineering analysis. Thanks to the intelligence of the C3D geometric kernel, the software gains capabilities in creating and analyzing data, and in importing geometry models from other CAD systems. Dynamics & Structures Lab specializes in software for calculating the strength of structures like bridges, and is a specialized research center into the dynamics of structures, buildings, and facilities. Belinda Structure is their software that designs and analyzes deformable systems by taking into account dynamic loads, such as on railway bridges that carry high-speed trains. When the dynamics of deformable systems are calculated, it is crucial to take into account the geometry and inertial characteristics, and contact conditions of the structure accurately. ”This is why we decided to use

Scotch & Soda, the Dutch fashion company, has selected Centric Software to provide its product lifecycle management (PLM) software. The Amsterdam-based fashion brand will implement the Centric 8 PLM solution throughout its women’s wear, men’s wear and children’s wear product groups. Users will include styling, product development and sourcing teams. The company also will extend Centric 8 to its agents and suppliers. Scotch & Soda will use the Centric 8 PLM software for retail, apparel and footwear companies to support its growth and geographical expansion, according to Duco Habbema, head of sourcing. “Centric 8 will help to expand the product range, streamline the product development process, increase productivity, and improve collaboration within and between internal and external teams.” “Centric provides a solution that allows the design staff to remain creative while providing improved insight into the upcoming collection for buying and production teams,” Habbema says. “Additionally, Centric 8 will improve our ability to collaborate with agents

RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc. is welcoming three popular fashion brands to the fast-growing list of apparel, footwear and accessories companies that have selected the cloud-based FashionManager™ software solution to manage their concept-to-consumer operations. Thom Browne, a men's and women's wear design house based in New York, started in 2003 with traditional made-to-measure suits that have evolved into designs that have drawn attention from the fashion and design industries worldwide. The company launched men's ready-to-wear in 2004; followed by a women’s RTW collection in 2011. The designer has been honored with the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award in 2006 and 2013, GQ Designer of the Year in 2008, and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in 2012. Thom Browne collections are available through his flagships stores in NY and Tokyo as well as at designer specialty stores around the world. Inspired by contemporary art, fashion, music and film, Modern Vintage

Zuken Inc. has announced that major Taiwanese Design and Manufacturing Services (DMS) company has built a new design environment centering on CR-8000 Design Force based on a technical partnership with Zuken. Pegatron adopted Zuken's CR-8000 in 2012, and through technical cooperation with Zuken they integrated advanced automated design functions into CR-8000 Design Force based on design, verification and manufacturing know-how cultivated through many years of experience. As a result, remarkable achievements have already been made in terms of shortened project lead times and quality improvements. Based on these results, Pegatron has determined that their new PCB design flow based on CR-8000 exhibits performance far superior to that of other existing design systems and, moving forward, the company plans to accelerate full-out deployment efforts. Pegatron is now offering contracted design and manufacturing services to its customers through direct utilization of CR-8000 and CR-5000 data. They will exchange design data with their customers in CR-5000/CR-8000 data format. In