Delcam will launch the 2015 version of its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining at IMTS 2014 in Chicago from 8th to 13th September on booth E3222, the largest CAM software booth at the show.  The new release will include improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, improved collision checking to also cover near misses, and more efficient raster finishing. For more information on PowerMILL, please go to www.powermill.com The Vortex area-clearance strategy produces safe toolpaths with a much deeper cut by using a controlled engagement angle that maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the whole toolpath.  As a result, higher feed rates and material-removal rates are possible, making the cutting time shorter by as much as 70%.  In addition, cutting is undertaken at a more consistent volume-removal rate and at a near constant feedrate, so extending tool life and protecting the machine.  Two enhancements in PowerMILL 2015 will give even greater

Lantek has appointed a reseller for its Lantek Expert and Lantek Integra software for the sheet metal and structural steel industry in India. The company, Translanteck Nesting & Automation India Pvt. Ltd, is based in Bangalore, which is one of the major industrial regions of the country. Lantek already has some major customers in India including JCB Manufacturing India, Thyssen Krupp Industries India p.t., Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which manufactures gas turbine engines, helicopters and military aircraft, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Indian Railways and Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd which produces around 95 buses per day. The reseller will be responsible for building on the key accounts which Lantek has in the subcontinent, providing technical support for existing users and increasing market share. As a leader in the sheet metal and structural steel industry, Lantek has powerful software solutions which optimise the performance of its customers’ machinery and maximise material utilisation through highly efficient automated nesting. The company also offers software which delivers accurate

ModuleWorks have confirmed their partnership with Biesse S.p.A, the manufacturer of CNC routers for the woodworking industry. The agreement between the two companies will see ModuleWorks 5-Axis machining and Simulation components built into the Biesse CAD/CAM solution, bSolid. Biesse bSolid is an innovative CAD/CAM solution designed specifically for the Biesse range of machining centers and woodworking routers and simplifies the manufacturing process by combing the three steps to successful manufacturing (design, simulate and realize) in a single, easy to use application. ModuleWorks will provide Biesse with powerful 5-Axis toolpath generation and Simulation technology to power the bSolid CAD/CAM solution. Biesse bSolid offers customers state-of-the-art 5-Axis toolpath generation and simulation of the manufacturing process, providing instant and accurate feedback to the customer and ensuring right first time safe and optimal toolpaths. Both material removal and full machine kinematic simulation are provided. Biesse join the growing list of more than 50 CAD/CAM vendors who have partnered

3D Systems announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.(Konica Minolta) to distribute its complete 3D printing product portfolio through Konica Minolta’s nationwide network of dealers and authorized resellers, as well as its direct sales channel. This relationship marks Konica Minolta as the first original equipment manufacturer to sell, support and service 3D printing products through the traditional printer and office equipment channel in the United States. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is a leader in enterprise content management, technology optimization and cloud services with solutions that help organizations improve their speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity. With this alliance, Konica Minolta will enter the rapidly emerging 3D printing market to provide its customers access to additive manufacturing solutions, complementing and expanding its product and services portfolio distributed through its network of dealers in the U.S., as

Viewpoint Construction Software® has furthered its commitment to increase and scale its SaaS-based project collaboration solution throughout the Asia-Pacific Region with the availability of Viewpoint For Project Collaboration and the opening of a new data centre in Australia. This data centre will provide Viewpoint's Asia-Pacific project collaboration customers improved performance as well as additional flexibility on their data hosting options. Viewpoint For Project Collaboration is a new solution providing project and BIM collaboration tools that extend and expand the abilities of traditional project management solutions and provide improved communications and collaboration among multiple project stakeholders on both internal and external teams, including owners, architects, engineers, contractors and sub-contractors. Included is Viewpoint BIM Manager, an easy to use browser-based application for BIM collaboration with functionality that permits any project team member to review and interact with 3D models quickly and easily, access and update design specification and project as-built information, as well

Ideate, Inc. today announced that it has partnered with Panzura, the provider of global locking file systems, to address the critical need for cross-site CAD/BIM (building information modeling) collaboration.  Trends within AEC have prompted the demand for sophisticated global locking file systems amongst architects, engineers, and construction companies. Teams within the industry are increasingly geographically dispersed and models have grown in size and complexity. New compliance mandates and regulations (as well as project owners) are requiring the use of highly evolved solutions such as BIM. In turn, the need for advanced data storage, sharing and management capabilities has grown in lockstep. Panzura’s Global Locking File System provides enterprise-class file services that also reduces storage costs, reduces the need for expensive MPLS networks, while increasing the security of the data. Regardless of the project size or scope, Panzura's global file system provides geographically distributed enterprises with a common view of files across all

Intergraph® announces that international engineering and project management company AMEC has chosen to upgrade its investment in PDS® to Intergraph Smart™ 3D technology by transferring its existing PDS perpetual licenses to Smart 3D licenses.   AMEC is a longtime user of Intergraph solutions and is committed to establishing global expertise in Smart 3D, Intergraph's next-generation, data-centric and rule-driven 3D design tool. AMEC will implement Smart 3D across its enterprise to capture new business and support existing projects. Jacek Morawski, AMEC Americas director of engineering, said, "AMEC has been a longtime supporter of Intergraph solutions. Solutions from Intergraph are highly sought by owner operators and after identifying market trends and seeing the strong adoption of Smart 3D technology, AMEC decided to leverage our PDS investment to the new platform to capture business opportunities and establish a global offering." Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "We are very pleased AMEC recognizes that Intergraph offers

Geometric Limited announced that through usage of its solids-based CNC programming solution, CAMWorks, Godrej’s Process Equipment Division (PED) has seen quantum improvements in machining processes. Godrej Process Equipment Division (PED), part of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company, manufactures custom-built and critical equipment for the process industry. The company has embarked on a modernization drive to fulfill customer demands for faster deliveries, while improving process efficiency and quality. One of the key products that Godrej PED manufactures is pressure vessels. These gigantic equipments comprise of thick pressure vessel tanks that have multiple inlet and outlet nozzles. The main challenge lay in the accurate profiling of these nozzle-weld-profiles to fit the mating part so that the ensuing welding process would have a smoother transition. They, therefore, needed a tool that ensured consistency and repeatability. CAMWorks addressed this need, by using Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) to consistently define features and mapping them to an intelligent knowledge

Dassault Systèmes announced today that Barilla, the global leader in the pasta industry, chose its “Perfect Package” industry solution experience to improve the package labeling creation process across its worldwide organization. With “Perfect Package”’s artwork and labeling capability, Barilla has streamlined label design and approval, reduced artwork design time and improved regulatory compliance. In order to drastically reduce packaging development times and costs, Barilla needed to streamline the artwork and labeling creation process and provide all its stakeholders with secure, digital access to all the elements of the package including copy, logos and designs. Orchestrating the design of effective packaging across 1500 brands in 100 of countries is an extraordinarily complex process. It is a collective effort of various internal departments and external art agencies to ensure each of the thousands of packages sold by Barilla has the right copy, the right look and feel and adheres to consumer expectations and international regulations. “Five

Oracle Corporation announced that its fourth quarter fiscal year 2014 results will be released on Thursday, June 19th, after the close of the market. Oracle will host a conference call and live webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the financial results. The live webcast will be available on the Oracle Investor Relations website at www.oracle.com/investor.