Zuken has launched an entry-level schematic and PCB design bundle as part of the CADSTAR family of products. CADSTAR Essential is a complete schematic and PCB design tool suite that allows PCB designers and engineers to download software, learn the basics and start designing as quickly as possible. Priced at $999, CADSTAR Essential offers a single design environment with a common GUI for core PCB design activities such as schematics, library creation, routing and export for manufacturing. The complete schematic to PCB design flow supports up to 1,000 pins on four layers with an effective cost of $1 per pin. The CADSTAR Essential purchase price can be applied to any CADSTAR family upgrade, preserving the initial investment and providing the scalability required by many companies. “We identified a need among lean, fast-moving innovators who want to get started on their PCB designs as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. This could be entrepreneurs,

Viewpoint AEC customers across the globe will now have access to a new productivity tool focused on easily publishing critical BIM information from Autodesk's Revit into Viewpoint's 4Projects and Viewpoint for Project Collaboration project management systems. The Viewpoint Revit Plugin will streamline the ability to export Revit design information into the 4Projects and Viewpoint For Project Collaboration environments. The plugin also addresses the challenge of creating IFCs from Revit models, as well as improving the quality of the exported IFC file, refining the way entire project teams collaborate on the right data, when they need it. "Today Viewpoint expands its integration capabilities to help the AEC sector move toward improved BIM interoperability and collaboration. By integrating Viewpoint's globally scalable project management and collaboration products with Revit, one of the world's most widely used BIM authoring tools, we are further demonstrating our commitment towards BIM workflow integration and the value of scalable

American Vintage has selected Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) software. The fast-growing French fashion company will use the Centric 8 PLM software for retail, apparel, footwear, luxury and consumer goods companies to support growth, improve communication throughout the product development lifecycle, and speed elapsed time between product ideation and launch. “The Centric 8 PLM will help ensure that we maintain alignment throughout the organization without losing creativity,” says Michaël Azoulay, founder and CEO of American Vintage. The Centric 8 PLM solution will replace extensive use of spreadsheets at American Vintage. “Relying on ‘a single version of the truth’ about each product will streamline processes as we scale for growth,” says Azoulay. Moving to PLM will increase efficiency, decrease staff time spent on low-value data entry and administrative tasks, and reduce iterations for samples and prototypes. The PLM software also will help formalize the phases of product development and clarify task assignments,

Infor announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss Q1 fiscal year 2015 results for current holders of Infor securities and other interested parties on Friday, September 12, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Materials and dial-in details will be available at www.infor.com/company/investor-information/after 8 a.m. Eastern time Friday, September 12.

Anark Corporation today announced the release of Anark Core™ 4.3.2 this week at the GPDIS 2014 Conference in Phoenix Az., hosted by Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Parker Aerospace. The latest release of Anark Core will be demonstrated at Anark Booth #37 and will be discussed at the breakout session entitled "Deploying a Common Model Based Enterprise in an Uncommon CAD & PLM World" on Wednesday September 10th at 1:20PM in the Geronimo Room. In addition to demonstrating the latest version of Anark Core, Anark will present the following capabilities at GPDIS: Publish model-based engineering release documentation from popular 3D CAD applications (like CATIA, CREO, NX and SolidWorks) stored within multiple PLM/PDM databases like Enovia, Teamcenter or Windchill; Combine MBOM and EBOM data stored in separate ERP and PLM databases into synchronized "graphically rich" 3D MBE documents; Transform native CATIA and NX 9 part and assembly-level 3D model-based definition data into "pixel perfect" 3D PDF and

As engineering students across the globe return to the classroom, more and more of them will learn to harness the power of ANSYS simulation software – the same tools that they'll be expected to use in their future careers. A growing number of schools – including the University of Bath, the Technical University of Hamburg, Georgia Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the University of Tulsa, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Iowa State University, National Institute of Technology Rourkela and North Carolina State University – are offering all of their engineering students access to ANSYS technology through a campus-wide solution. With campus-wide solutions, access to ANSYS® software is centrally procured at a university. It replaces individual department licenses with a broad, multi-user one, so most universities are able to increase license capacity and access to all necessary physics, while leveraging the cost advantages of a volume purchase. The arrangement creates an ideal academic environment for broader adoption

Tata Consultancy Services announced the completion of the company’s sixth and most successful year of its goIT Student Technology Awareness Program, with a national expansion that now includes 11 cities across the U.S. and a launch in Toronto, Canada, this October. Founded in 2009, goIT aims to inspire students to pursue education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) fields, by deploying TCS employee volunteers to teach computer science and programming concepts. Covering career awareness workshops, hands-on technology education, teacher training, and parent orientation, the program is offered free of cost to middle and high school students through in-school, after-school, and out-of-school formats. “Today’s digital economy and new technologies, such as big data and analytics, robotics and artificial intelligence, cloud computing, mobile and pervasive computing, and social media, are increasing the importance and demand for STEM skills. To succeed on tomorrow’s stage, students must today have a solid STEM foundation and

SPRING Technologies announces its partnership with Machining Cloud GmbH.  Through this new partnership, users of NCSIMUL Machine (CNC machining simulation) and NCSIMUL Tool (cutting-tool management) will have direct access to highly accurate cutting-tool data and product knowledge (3d models, cutting conditions, tool parameters) from the world’s leading cutting-tool manufacturers. “This partnership is a major step forward in our agenda to deliver the NCEXPERIENCE® vision, and a key enabler strengthening the competitiveness of our customers, on both short and long term,” says Philippe SOLIGNAC, Corporate Marketing Director, SPRING Technologies. Through the Machining Cloud, the manufacturer's descriptive, usage and geometric information and application knowledge is always up-to-date and readily available from any location and, or device. “By utilizing cloud technology and industry standards for data - including ISO 13399, GTC, STEP and MTConnect – SPRING and the Machining Cloud will provide a smooth flow of data from the cutting-tool manufacturer to the customer’s

Monolithic PLM systems will in future be replaced by modular platforms like CONTACT Elements that are easier to introduce, extend and customize. CIMdata is convinced that this trend is what will make it possible to move from product data management to product lifecycle management. According to Peter Bilello, CEO of the international consulting and market research company, there is now considerably more interest in open digital platforms. Companies are looking for ways to expand their PDM installations so that they become comprehensive PLM solutions without having to invest excessive amounts of time and money. CIMdata has identified many areas in which action needs to be taken to support the virtual product and the virtual product engineering processes from initial conception right through to end of life, starting with ideas and innovation management, through requirements management, systems engineering and portfolio management, right up to enterprise BOM management and digital manufacturing. What is needed

Trimble and Frank Gehry announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to collaborate to transform the construction industry by further connecting the office to on-site construction technologies. As part of the alliance, Trimble has acquired Gehry Technologies, the software and consulting services business that has been instrumental in delivering Frank Gehry's visionary designs while keeping cost and schedule in line for his clients. The alliance combines deep Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry experience with advanced construction technology to empower visionary designers such as Gehry Partners to build groundbreaking projects on time, under budget and without change orders—enabling designers, builders and operators to collaborate more efficiently.  "This merger is a dream for me. In Trimble, we find a partner who has like-minded ambitions and goals to create efficiencies in the AEC industry that allow the creativity of the architectural profession to flourish and deliver value-added creative solutions within the realities of