ITC Infotech’s PLM RUNTEAM is an all-encompassing support service for PTC Windchill and PTC FlexPLM product lifecycle management (PLM) installations. It is rapidly gaining popularity with PLM teams across the globe because it takes away the burden of keeping complex PLM systems running at maximum efficiency, allowing product design teams to experience the system better and use these systems well to get their products to market quicker. By taking away the burden of support and user adoption from internal IT teams and placing it in the hands of qualified PLM professionals with deep cross-functional experience, organisation IT Management can concentrate on other priority areas with peace of mind, secure in the knowledge that their vital software tools and systems performance are being well taken care of and are in experts hands. Windchill is PTC’s flagship PLM system, complementing its Creo CAD tool, while FlexPLM addresses the specific lifecycle management challenges faced by

The latest release of the Alphacam CAD/CAM software suite incorporates a range of new and enhanced functionality, including aspects relating to solid tools, multi-processing and CAD to CAM. Amongst the updates in Alphacam 2014 R1: Solid Tools Cutting tools can now be defined from solids which are displayed during solid simulation and the lathe module now supports turrets, including revolver and platen type configurations. This gives the added benefit of enhanced graphical simulation; and improved collision detection within lathe, which is especially useful when using multiple spindles and turrets. Multi-Processing Alphacam is now making full use of multi-core hardware technology. Multi-processing allows users to calculate multiple toolpaths at the same time. This eliminates the need for the user to wait for one process to finish before starting the next, dramatically reducing part processing time.  Improved CAD to CAM Alphacam’s nested based automation tool, CAD to CAM, now supports the processing of solid models. Using style layer processing

ZWCAD Design announced that MP Ingenieros Ltda, a professional construction consulting company in Chile, has selected ZWCAD+ to enhance construction project outcomes. With the ability to handle large files flexibly, the fast running speed and easy revision functions, MP Ingenieros Ltda is able to review design projects in a more efficient and time-saving way. Founded in 2002, MP Ingenieros has taken part in several important projects for companies in the areas of industry and real estate. It provides consulting services for structural calculation, residential, commercial, industrial and institutional building projects. It also develops software for specific applications and provides project inspection and administration services. The Need Construction designs are usually larger in file size because of their greater complexity. Working with large drawings for a long time will not only burden the operating system, but cause problems such as slower response and longer lag time. Therefore, the flexibility in handling large drawings is a

PTC® today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. Rail Systems has selected the PTC Global Product Development Solution based on proven PTC Windchill® technology as its single enterprise platform for global product development throughout its railway vehicle engineering and manufacturing business. Hitachi, the only railway systems integrator in Japan, designs, manufactures, and services railway vehicles, traffic control and signal systems, and railway facilities/equipment for railway companies. Hitachi’s strategic alignment around the PTC solution will help the company drive product development innovation and success in an intensifying global competitive landscape. After being awarded a contract to deliver 600 railway cars and well over two decades of maintenance support for the Intercity Express Program in the U. K., Hitachi decided to build a production facility in the U.K. to produce the vehicles locally. Hitachi recognized that it needed a world-class PLM solution that would provide a unified, consistent view of all product data to meet its innovation and quality goals

AVEVA today announced that EMS-CHEMIE has moved to the new AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) software for the design of its chemical facilities. The EMS-SERVICES business unit of EMS-CHEMIE has successfully used AVEVA PDMS since 2004. Now it will benefit from the advanced functionality and improved design efficiency provided by AVEVA E3D; for example, the integrated drawing production that is exceptionally easy to use and produces deliverables much more quickly. This was just one of the drivers behind EMS-CHEMIE’s decision to move to the next-generation AVEVA design software. "We switched over right in the middle of an ongoing project,” said Marco Derungs, AVEVA E3D Administrator, EMS-SERVICES. “Thanks to its intuitive functionality, AVEVA E3D can be mastered quickly and the migration to productive operation took place rapidly. This smooth transition was due to the fact that AVEVA E3D and AVEVA PDMS are fully compatible and can be used simultaneously across the same project.” "The

An agreement-in-principle has been reached between Altair and EMSS, pursuant to which Altair will acquire 100 percent of EM Software & Systems – S.A. (Pty) Ltd and its international distributor offices in the United States, Germany, and China.  The agreement is expected to close early in 2014. Altair is a global leader in the solver market, offering OptiStruct®, RADIOSS®, MotionSolve®, and AcuSolve® within the HyperWorks suite of engineering simulation software.  The addition of EMSS' comprehensive electromagnetic solver FEKO® will enhance the capabilities of the Altair offering, enabling further solver functionality for customers, particularly in the aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding industries. "This agreement reflects Altair's resolve to continue to bring world-class technology to our customers, and demonstrates our long-term objective of organic growth, with strategic partnerships and acquisitions where it makes sense.  We are very pleased to integrate EMSS into the Altair family given its cutting-edge technology and knowledge of the electromagnetic (EM)

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Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week introduced its “SolidWorks - Kinematics Tutorial,” an introductory course teaching SolidWorks' palette of tools for modeling motion with load-bearing models. SolidWorks is a computer aided design program that uses a parametric, feature-based assembly system for building mechanical models. By learning the kinematics tool palette, users can master SolidWorks’ capabilities for analyzing load and motion dynamics in mechanical models. Infinite Skills’ SolidWorks - Kinematics Video Training provides a focused training guide to allow experienced SolidWorks users to begin using these powerful features in a matter of hours. Course author Matt Perez is a certified expert in SolidWorks who has worked in training and private training consulting, helping companies develop strategies to improve efficiency in using SolidWorks since 2011. A SolidWorks user since 2009, Perez has been recently recognized by SolidWorks for a tutorial that focused on designing a Chevrolet Camaro. After a brief introduction to the kinematics

MSC Software Corporation, today announced the new release of MSC Nastran 2013.1, augmenting the groundbreaking capabilities like solver embedded fatigue, optimization for fatigue life and poroelastic material modeling introduced in the previous 2013 release. The new capabilities in 2013.1 provide engineers with faster performance for large models, ease of use, and nonlinear analysis improvements. ACMS Improvements for Faster Simulation Run Times Automated Component Mode Synthesis (ACMS) in MSC Nastran has shown performance improvements over the past several releases to enable users to perform modal analysis of large models. The new release delivers further speed enhancements with 10% to 30% time reductions in the ACMS portion of large scale simulations reducing the time and cost of modal and automotive NVH simulations. In particular, overall run times dominated by I/O are mostly impacted. Axisymmetric Rotordynamics for Improved Accuracy Gas turbine and aircraft engine manufacturers can achieve more accurate prediction of the rotordynamic performance of structures with rotating components

Cimatron Limited today announced the results of its 2013 North America Tool Shop Benchmark Survey. "One of the first studies of its kind, Cimatron's 2013 North America Tool Shop Benchmark Survey highlights the performance levels and challenges faced by tool shops as they seek to ensure their success in an increasingly competitive marketplace," said Mr Bill Gibbs, Cimatron's President North America. The survey reveals that while almost three-quarters of tool shops (73%) plan to hire additional employees in the coming year, over half of the respondents identified finding qualified workers as the top challenge they face. "Cimatron continues to invest in simplifying our CAD/CAM software and in driving automation to promote tool shop standardization," said Mr Gibbs. "This assists shops in making the assimilation and training of new staff easier." Additional key survey findings include: Healthy industry growth: Half the shops surveyed saw an increase in the number of quotes they issued in the past year,