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MSC Software Corporation and e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and developer of Digimat, the nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform, today announced the new release of Digimat 5.1.1. Understanding composite material behavior in product design is essential to product manufacturing industries that incorporate advanced materials into the design process for lightweighting and quality improvements. The Digimat 5.1.1 release addresses this issue by introducing new capabilities that help engineers, material suppliers, and material users reduce the cost and time to engineer innovative materials and products. Highlights of this release include: Material engineering End-to-end FE analyses of Material RVE Digimat-FE includes an FE meshing technology and solver enabling a complete tool for the end-to-end investigation of composites Representative Volume Element (RVE), based on finite element modeling. Generation of RVE has made tremendous gains in robustness & speed. Meshing (conforming & voxel), FE meshing, solution and post-processing have been integrated, and MSC Software's Marc Nonlinear FEA software was added to the external solver

Dassault Systèmes today announced SOLIDWORKS 2015, the latest release of the company’s successful portfolio of 3D design software applications. With SOLIDWORKS 2015, users gain access to cloud-based capabilities and a wider range of choices for improving productivity, work processes, operating costs. SOLIDWORKS 2015 covers all comprehensive aspects of the product development process with an intuitive, integrated 3D development environment that includes 3D design, simulation, electrical design, product data management and technical communication. In addition, starting with the new Collaborative Sharing feature, SOLIDWORKS 2015 enables access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its cloud-based capabilities. Designers and engineers can span multiple disciplines with ease, shortening the design cycle, increasing productivity and collaborating to deliver innovative products to market faster. “We’ve listened to our users and noted how, as their business success grows, their design needs rapidly expand,” said Bertrand Sicot, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes. “This is why we are so attentive to our users’

AVEVA announced today that Vodokanal Engineering, an important provider of water supply and wastewater projects in Russia, has chosen AVEVA PDMS as its 3D design modelling solution. AVEVA PDMS will provide much greater design efficiency while allowing Vodokanal to meet the increasingly high standards demanded by key clients. ‘AVEVA technologies are advanced and powerful,’ said Alexander Terentyev, Chief Engineering Officer, Vodokanal-Engineering. “Our customers’ design standards are getting increasingly more sophisticated which was a problem for our current software. One such client is KINEF LLC, which operates the largest oil refinery in North-West Russia. As part of its project management framework, KINEF encourages its contractors to invest in the most advanced technologies to create more efficient project deliverables.  This is particularly true for projects involving 3D design and modelling software, where AVEVA’s PDMS solution has long been the industry standard. ‘In the past, we were never required to check the model for clashes,

CD-adapco today announced its new partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing. The America’s Cup team will be utilizing the CD-adapco simulation tool, STAR-CCM+® in the design of its racing boat. Ben Ainslie Racing team just announced its participation in the 35th America’s Cup taking place in 2017. The focus of the 35th edition of the America’s Cup is sustainability, the set of restrictive rules means this is likely to be the most challenging America's Cup ever from an Engineering Simulation point of view. The introduction of much tighter design specifications, including "one design" components such as a common wing for all contenders, reduces the scope for large design differences between the boats and will likely mean that victory is decided by the smallest of margins. Since the rules will likely prohibit actual sailing of the boats until about 5 months before the competition, most of the important early design decisions will have

The AMB - International exhibition for metal working - is considered as the leading industry event with more than 1,300 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors. AMB will present the latest developments in machine tools, precision tools and associated products for metal working. The fair takes place from 16 to 20 September in Stuttgart. Along with its German distributors (AdeQuate Solutions, Moldtech and NCDATA), Missler Software will be running, on the stand 4C46, live demos to showcase the new features of TopSolid'Cam 7.8. Let’s introduce the main advantages of TopSolid'Cam 7.8: Reduce machining times by 50% with VoluMill TopSolid Edition Missler Software has chosen to integrate Volumill machining strategies into TopSolid’Cam 7.8 to be able to offer its customers the best algorithms on the market for toolpath calculation. VoluMill toolpaths use smooth, flowing motion, eliminating sharp directional changes and variances in tool load. Using VoluMill in place of traditional roughing routines will reduce your cycle times, extend

Altair will host a technical seminar on simulation and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions for the oil and gas industry next Wednesday, September 24 in Houston.  Scheduled customer presentations from Chevron, Wood Group Kenny, ConocoPhillips, Baker Hughes, and Sundrop Fuels will provide an overview of computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods and best practices for mechanical earth modeling, subsea and offshore design and analysis, reliability-based design optimization, equipment performance simulation, and more. The oil and gas industry faces a myriad of challenges, including exploration and operations in some of the harshest environments in the world.  Economic viability is dynamic and continually scrutinized, while safety and reliability remain critical to every aspect of product and system design.  These factors, along with the rising cost and complexity of physical tests, are making up-front numerical analysis more important than ever. Accurately representing reality for oilfield production analyses involves a variety of disciplines.  Altair HyperWorks®, with its comprehensive CAE

Simpleware is pleased to announce a new distribution deal with Componentes Electrónicas Ltda. for the Colombian market. Simpleware offers high-quality solutions for converting 3D image data (taken from MRI, CT, micro-CT...) into robust computational models suitable for Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), CAD and 3D printing. The software includes comprehensive image processing, analysis and mesh generation capabilities, enabling a straightforward route from scan data to simulation-ready 3D models. Componentes Electrónicas Ltda. have over 25 years of experience in providing engineering and technical services to clients, and represent a number of prestigious hardware, software and electronic companies and products. The company has strong relationships with both industrial and academic clients within Colombia, and has developed an excellent understanding of how to market and sell advanced software. The partnership with Componentes Electrónicas increases Simpleware’s reach in South America, and follows a number of important distribution deals for the company this year in

Lectra is pleased to announce the appointment of Edwin Ingelaere as Director of Lectra Northern Europe. Based in Destelbergen, Belgium, Edwin Ingelaere is in charge of a team of 35 people spread across nine countries: Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands), Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). A truly transnational company, Lectra has developed privileged relationships with numerous customers in more than 100 countries over the past 40 years. It contributes to their operational excellence, in the fashion and apparel, automotive and furniture industries, as well as a wide variety of others. Lectra Northern Europe is composed of a mosaic of countries with a large variety of cultures, languages, industries and markets. Such diversity is an exciting challenge for Edwin Ingelaere. With help from his team, he will support Lectra customers in the region with their production optimization, quality improvement, cost reduction and go-to-market acceleration. “Lectra recently invested 50 million

BuildIT Software announced that it will now offer solutions from Siemens PLM Software: NX CMM—a programming, inspection and analysis solution for Coordinate-Measuring Machines (CMMs)—and Dimensional Planning & Validation (DPV)—a solution for Statistical Process Control (SPC) from the Tecnomatix® portfolio, the industry-leading digital manufacturing software. BuildIT brings extensive expertise in the field of 3D metrology to the table.  Their years of experience developing and deploying their inspection solutions for the advanced manufacturing industry make them an ideal distributor for Siemens Quality Control products.  “The addition of the NX CMM and DPV products from Siemens PLM Software is complementary to our existing software solutions,” said Vito Marone, Vice President. “We are very pleased to be able to offer this leading PLM technology to our current and future customers.  It is now possible for our customers to use the same industry-leading technology that top manufacturing companies throughout the world depend on every day.”

Boston Engineering announced today that it has been selected by PTC Inc. as its new reseller for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The expanded PTC sales territory makes Boston Engineering the Northeast’s largest PTC® ChannelAdvantage™ reseller with service throughout New England and the Middle Atlantic. “Boston Engineering has an impressive track record providing PTC services, and has the expertise that customers need to optimize their product development teams and unlock new business opportunities,” said Corey Pratte, senior director of channel sales, North America, at PTC Inc. “Companies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania can now partner with Boston Engineering to accelerate the pace and precision of their new product initiatives,” said Bob Treiber, president and co-founder of Boston Engineering. “We are excited to expand our PTC services into the Middle Atlantic and to provide organizations in this area with measurable results,” said John Driscoll, general sales manager for PTC products and services at