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Design Data announced the availability of SDS/2 Connect 2015, an add-in for Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2015 software that automatically designs connections within the Revit environment. The combination of Revit Structure with SDS/2 Connect helps make it possible for structural engineers and fabricators to design, conduct code check analysis, and extend steelwork designs to fabrication within a BIM workflow. "Connecting with Revit through SDS/2 Connect 2015 gives engineers more control over sending their BIM model downstream," said Doug Evans, Design Data's vice president of sales. "In this highly competitive market, it is imperative to collaborate with the Revit model. SDS/2 Connect is one of the most efficient ways to convey design model information from engineer to detailer." By bridging the gap between design and fabrication, SDS/2 Connect helps deliver constructible "as built" connections within Revit Structure, while shortening design time and reducing project timelines and costs. Revit Structure users who have installed SDS/2

Autoliv Europe will use DELMIA Apriso to manage and continuously improve manufacturing logistics operations across their enterprise. Now a part of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA brand, Apriso solutions can help Autoliv Europe to cut waste by reducing idle inventory and enhancing operational agility, as an extension to their SAP ERP. “Autoliv Europe will implement a DELMIA Apriso solution as a standardized template to improve operations and logistics performance. One of our anticipated benefits is to ease the standardization and sharing of best-in-class processes across more than 30 locations,” explained Gilles Bridon, senior AEU IT director at Autoliv Europe. “As an enterprise solution, DELMIA Apriso can help Autoliv Europe respond faster to change through a broader integration with a next generation of mobile devices across operations.” Implementing Apriso with ERP gives Autoliv Europe a unique combination of shop floor performance and centralized planning for a best-in-class deployment. The benefit of implementing an Apriso Logistics

Singletree Technologies has announced it will sponsor Gerber Technology’s software conference called Ideation2014. Singletree will unveil its latest software application named Intellimas® Reporting, a business intelligence tool that takes the mystery out of report development. They will also showcase the latest release of Intellimas®, a grid based application that helps enterprises eliminate inefficient functions in legacy systems and reduce their dependence on spreadsheets for core business functions. Singletree will show how Intellimas® Reporting can help companies better achieve user acceptance with their PLM implementations, by leveraging the wealth of available data and turning it into actionable intelligence. In addition, Singletree will demonstrate how Intellimas® can improve the user experience of nearly any software implementation. Customers have used Intellimas® to manage business functions such as Comprehensive Product Costing, Sample Tracking, PO generation, Work in Process Tracking, Quality Management, and Vendor Compliance. Vincent Candela, President of Singletree Technologies said, “We now have two strategic tools that

Aras® today announced that GETRAG, Imperial Tobacco Group, Consilium, Titan X, Kinnerton Confectionery, Hydrocontrol and several other Aras customers will present at the 2014 European Aras Community Event (ACE) in Frankfurt, Germany. Speakers representing a wide range of industries, including automotive, mechanical engineering, food, consumer goods and medical technology, will share their PLM strategy and demonstrate the success of their global Aras PLM initiatives. Agenda, Details and Registration at http://www.aras.com/ACE2014Europe ACE Presentations Include: Imperial Tobacco Group, the world's fourth largest tobacco company, will share its PLM selection process and strategy for a successful product life cycle introduction with agile methods. GETRAG International, one of the world’s biggest gearbox manufacturers, has been using Aras Innovator since 2010 and will show how the company is successfully optimizing processes in product development across the enterprise. Kinnerton Confectionery, one of Britain’s biggest confectionery producers, will present “Sweet PLM” and illustrate how the company accelerates the development of new

COMSOL Multiphysics Pvt. Ltd. is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Pune, India. The office will help to establish added COMSOL operations in Western India by providing software sales, exceptional technical support, comprehensive training sessions, hands-on workshops, user conferences, and customer events. The opening of this office in Pune, the third COMSOL office in India, comes in response to the growing demand for COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software in the Indian market, demonstrating the rapidly growing high-tech community and engineering industries in this region. “We are very excited to open this office in Pune,” says Pankaj Nerikar, Branch Manager of the Pune office. “This new location will go a long way in spreading the reach of COMSOL to the growing number of modelling and simulation users in Western India.” Pune is a research and development hub located near several of India’s successful automotive research centers, and the city’s engineering

 PDF Key takeaways: Autodesk held their first ever Autodesk PLM 360 user event, Accelerate 2014, in Boston, MA, a fitting location Customers showed their delight with the solution, supporting many varied use cases, some traditional for PLM and many extending to new areas Autodesk is transforming their company and their offerings to respond to overarching trends in products, and means of production and consumption Autodesk is thinking differently about enabling product development, and is addressing longstanding technical and usability issues in PLM in innovative ways On September 16 and 17, 2014, Autodesk held their first ever Autodesk PLM 360 user event, Accelerate 2014, in Boston, MA. This was a fitting location for several reasons, as outlined by the event host Ron Locklin from Autodesk. Most notable is the fact that almost exactly three years ago Autodesk changed course and formally announced their entrance into the PLM market at an analyst event in Boston. The company and

Fourth Module of the 2014 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 25 September 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2014 PLM Geography report, the fourth of five modules of the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2013. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is packaged as five modules: The CIMdata 2014 Executive PLM Market Report provides an overview of CIMdata’s complete global analysis. It includes key charts on PLM market investment statistics through 2013, forecasts of investments for 2014 through 2018, and a summary of PLM solution providers’ performance in 2013. The CIMdata 2014 PLM Industry

Flow International Corporation announced today an upgrade to the FlowXpert™ Software Suite, FlowXpert 2015. This release introduces significant new capabilities for 3D pathing and cutting which allow waterjet users to work more effectively in 3D, with less complexity. FlowXpert 2015 is a robust 3D CAD/CAM software platform that expands on the 2D FlowMaster® intelligent Software Suite. The platform includes Design powered by Spaceclaim, an integrated 3D CAD/CAM programming tool with Flow Sequencer. With this release, the integrated CAD/CAM capabilities give users a seamless pathing experience. The integration with Flow Sequencer adds flexibility to users and is designed specifically for waterjet cutting, resulting in faster waterjet programming. "FlowXpert was already a leading programming tool in the waterjet industry," says Alex Chillman, software and cutting platform manager at Flow International Corporation. "By integrating these platforms we are providing users even greater flexibility in designing and pathing; which will have great benefits for both basic

Today, a significant amount of work goes into managing supply chain traceability for compliance and often results in increased costs in time and effort. With rising pressures from the government agencies and human rights groups, companies must collaborate with suppliers to get the required data that indicates whether their products contain specific ingredients that are restricted in certain countries and regions. For instance, the Dodd-Frank Act in the United States that now requires retailers to report traces of tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding nations (known as conflict minerals) in their products. Brands and retailers are finding it difficult to get their suppliers 100% on-board with this conflict-free compliance program due to the overwhelming costs and commitment that is required. Sending requests to hundreds of suppliers while keeping track of responses, accuracy of their feedback, commitment deadlines, and regular updates can quickly become a logistical

AMC Bridge has released the Drawing Diagnostics 2.0 plug-in for Autodesk AutoCAD 2015. Drawing Diagnostics is an add-in application for AutoCAD that helps find and fix violated geometric constraints. The new release includes functional enhancements and bug fixes including: New supported constraints Mid-point Tangent Overlapping entities Bug fixes Issue with multiple users Concentricity for arcs End-points upper tolerance