MakerBot announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of MakerBot Europe. This is a major step in leading the desktop 3D printing industry not only in the United States, but in practically every major European country. As part of this expansion effort, MakerBot is acquiring certain assets of its Germany-based partner, HAFNER'S BÜRO, which has been a MakerBot reseller in Germany for several years. Effective immediately, MakerBot Europe will continue to manage the large network of MakerBot resellers throughout Central and Eastern Europe. MakerBot's current resellers will transition into working with MakerBot Europe, and the new organization will be led by Alexander Hafner, who will be general manager of the new division. Hafner has been owner and president of HAFNER'S BÜRO since its founding in 1988. "We are so excited to officially launch MakerBot Europe and expand MakerBot's global reach with the creation of MakerBot Europe," noted Jenny Lawton, president of MakerBot. "Alexander Hafner and HAFNER'S BÜRO are

3D Systems announced today an extension of its highly successful worldwide seminar series designed to inform, educate, train and inspire local businesses, entrepreneurs, designers and other professionals worldwide on the new paradigm of 3D printing-powered design-to-manufacturing technology. The seminars, which have currently reached over 7,000 attendees, include demonstrations from the company’s 2014 product line spanning more than 20 new printers, design solutions and advanced materials, all of which are at the core of 3DS’ 3DPRINTING 2.0 initiative. This expanded seminar series will consist of approximately 300 total events between July and October 2014 at 3DS reseller locations throughout the globe from North America and Europe to the Middle East and Asia. It will give attendees a firsthand look how 3DS’ newest technologies can benefit the full spectrum of high-end manufacturers down to prosumers. 3DPRINTING 2.0 represents the exponential advancement in speed, capacity and performance materials that the company’s new roster of products brings to

Viewpoint Construction Software® is pleased to announce that Yates Construction, celebrating its 50th anniversary and ranked among the top construction services providers in the USA, recently purchased Viewpoint For Project Collaboration’s browser-based review system, BIM Manager. Looking for collaboration and visibility that goes beyond traditional project management, Yates Construction, a Viewpoint customer since 1985, purchased and implemented Viewpoint For Project Collaboration in 2013 and most recently purchased BIM Manager to effectively share project information models with all key project stakeholders. Traditionally, as with most contractors, Yates Construction was challenged when sharing large volumes of data and running into software compatibility issues with internal and external stakeholders. Built on an Open BIM platform, BIM Manager was selected for its ability to simplify the real time flow of Building Information Models and the drawings, documents and project data derived from them, for a team who is looking to better utilize BIM. “Viewpoint has proven to

The Nemetschek Group increased its revenues in the first half of 2014 by 15.6% to EUR 102.3 million (previous year: EUR 88.5 million). On a quarterly basis, revenues rose to EUR 51.3 million, a growth of 14.6% compared to the previous year's quarter (EUR 44.8 million). Again, there was an above-average increase in earnings from operative activities compared to revenues. With a plus of 25.5%, EBITDA rose to EUR 25.6 million in the first six months of 2014 (previous year: EUR 20.4 million). The EBITDA margin improved by 2 percentage points to 25.0% (previous year: 23.0%). From a quarterly perspective, EBITDA grew in the second quarter to EUR 12.4 million, an increase of 29.2% compared to the previous year's quarter. Net income for the year (Group shares) improved considerably in the first half of 2014: at EUR 14.4 million, it was 38.8% higher than that of the previous year (EUR 10.4 million). Accordingly, the

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it will broadcast its second quarter fiscal 2015 financial results conference call live via its website Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Autodesk will host a live webcast call atwww.autodesk.com/investors. An audio replay webcast and podcast will also be available after 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on our website at www.autodesk.com/investors . For more information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705.

Agilent Technologies Inc. will release third-quarter fiscal 2014 financial results after the stock market closes on Aug. 14. The company will host a live webcast of its investor conference call in listen-only mode. Date: Thursday, Aug. 14 Time: 1:30 p.m. PDT Web access: www.investor.agilent.com Listeners may log on and select “Q3 2014 Agilent Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call” in the “News & Events – Calendar of Events” section. The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days. In addition, a telephone replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 4:30 p.m. PDT on Aug. 14 through Aug. 21 by dialing +1 855 859 2056 (or +1 404 537 3406 from outside the United States) and entering pass code 65641706.

Aras® today announced that JAMCO and Murata Manufacturing will present at the 2014 Aras Community Event (ACE) in Tokyo, Japan. JAMCO will present successful strategies for multi-CAD product lifecycle management with Aras Innovator™. Murata will share best practices for addressing challenges in electronic circuit design and manufacturing. ACE 2014 Japan takes place October 7, 2014 in Tokyo and October 10, 2014 in Osaka. Details and registration at http://aras.com/plm/002515 ACE 2014 Japan Free to Attend - No Fee (Space is Limited - Registration Required) Details and Registration: http://aras.com/plm/002515 Expanded to two locations, Tokyo and Osaka, ACE 2014 Japan provides attendees an opportunity to learn about next generation product lifecycle management and collaborate on PLM best practices for addressing the complex challenges of global product development. Attendees will see and learn how leading companies around the world have transformed their business processes with Aras, network with peers who are working on advanced PLM initiatives, and meet

Delcam will launch the 2015 version of its FeatureCAM CAM system at IMTS 2014 in Chicago from 8th to 13th September on booth E3222, the largest CAM software booth at the show.  FeatureCAM 2015 includes a range of enhancements in three-axis milling, two-axis and five-axis drilling, turning and turn-mill, and wire EDM to make the software even more powerful and easier to use.   FeatureCAM was the world’s first feature-based programming software when it was launched in 1995.  Constant development since then has ensured that the system has retained its leadership in programming speed and ease of use, while an increased range of strategies has been added to provide more efficient toolpaths that give greater productivity on a wider range of machinery, including mill-turn machines, five-axis mills and wire EDM equipment. In FeatureCAM 2015, programming of complex parts has been made easier and more reliable with the addition of automatic collision checking of

“We are pleased to welcome FS Soluções Tecnológicas into the growing worldwide SURFCAM Reseller network”, say Surfcam General Manager Peter Marton. “As a complete solutions provider, relationships with CNC machine tool distributors and a diverse customer base ranging from job shops to leading machining companies, FS Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda. ME was a natural choice in representing SURFCAM in Brazil”. “SURFCAM is the right fit into our Vero Software product portfolio”, says Sidnei Fraga of FS Soluções Tecnológicas. “The addition of SURFCAM will enable greater diversity in the type of CAD/CAM solutions we can now provide to our customers and the Brazilian machining market”.

Stratasys Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd., is pleased to announce the opening of 3D Printing Experience Centre at its new office located in Toa Payoh, Singapore, providing local support to serve the growing needs in South Asia and Pacific region. The establishment signifies Stratasys’ commitment to the region, offering accessible 3D printing solutions to the market. The new 3D Printing Experience Centre was inaugurated on 30 July, 2014 at an exclusive grand opening event with customers, channel partners and alliance partners in attendance. Mr. Chang Chin Nam, Executive Director of Precision Engineering at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will be the Guest of Honour officiating the opening ceremony. “Singapore’s manufacturing industry needs to master disruptive technologies like additive manufacturing to strengthen its global competitiveness. The EDB will work with companies to acquire additive manufacturing capabilities to develop innovative value-added products and to build an additive manufacturing ecosystem in Singapore,”