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Origin International Inc. is proud to announce the release of CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS®. The availability of the CheckMate suite of CAD based dimensional metrology software on the SOLIDWORKS® platform further pushes the envelope of the “art to part” concept of product development and process improvement on a common CAD platform to unprecedented levels. Quality professionals and manufacturing engineers whose companies use SOLIDWORKS® can now implement CheckMate dimensional metrology functionality on the CAD platform of their choice, eliminating the pitfalls of “islands of automation” and benefiting from the common interface to which they are accustomed. Origin has chosen SOLIDWORKS® as the platform of choice for the CheckMate suite of CAD based dimensional metrology software based on the quality of the product, its level of penetration in the manufacturing sector and the level of excellence of the SOLIDWORKS® reseller channel. CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS® will serve to enhance our customers metrology experience and increase their

A new online resource for mechanical engineers is now available on the COMSOL website. The Analyzing Mechanical Systems & Designs showcase is a comprehensive online resource featuring content about applications, physics, and industries pertaining to the modeling of mechanical designs. Using the resource, engineers from all disciplines can gain insight into applications that include mechanical effects and that require multiphysics simulation for their successful design. Explore information about modeling thermal stress and deformation, acoustics, multibody dynamics, nonlinear materials, and much more at: www.comsol.com/showcase/mechanical. Modeling Mechanical Systems with Real-World Accuracy The COMSOL Multiphysics software allows for a unified simulation that couples physics phenomena in a way that accurately replicates their interactions in the real world. The mechanical showcase was created as a resource to demonstrate the powerful modeling capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics for simulating the physics involved in mechanical systems, depicting how mechanical phenomena can be accurately captured and analyzed. It contains rich content

Luxion is pleased to announce, from this year’s Siemens PLM Connection Conference, KeyShot integration for the users of the Siemens NX™ software. KeyShot integration with NX is a plugin that provides direct transfer of NX models to KeyShot and includes LiveLinking to capture updates in geometry. Luxion continues to expand the integration of 3D modeling and surfacing software with KeyShot, building on the widest support of 3D file formats across any 3D rendering and animation software. Users of Siemens NX now have the option to import their models into KeyShot from NX with the transfer of all assembly structure, color information and camera views. A streamlined workflow is maintained across the interfaces with the option to send any model changes made to the NX model directly to KeyShot through Luxion’s LiveLinking™ technology, without the need to re-apply materials or redo animations. With KeyShot 5, NX users also gain the option of importing their models

Tech Soft 3D announces today that its HOOPS Exchange toolkit now connects developers with even more precise access to original CAD data with its 7.2 release. Targeted enhancements build on its reputation as the go-to solution for fast, comprehensive and highly accurate data translation. Highlights of HOOPS Exchange 7.2 include:   Full import of B-Rep data from Autodesk Inventor files, critical when completely accurate conversions are required. A variety of improvements to visual PMI within JT, CATIA and NX files. Advancements in healing techniques with a particular focus on adapting non-Parasolid-based models for use with the Parasolid modeling kernel. “It’s the small details that enable translation to run smoothly,” says Gavin Bridgeman, Tech Soft 3D VP of Products. “Our object is to provide as much value to our customers with each format we support – and a huge part of that is enabling access to a model’s full data attributes, from B-Rep to PMI.”  “By integrating HOOPS Exchange

Aras® today announced that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI), a premiere manufacturer of equipment for the aerospace, energy, industrial equipment, power, rolling stock and shipping industries has selected the Aras solution suite for enterprise PLM. KHI will leverage Aras as a unified service platform to streamline new product development and optimize costs within and between the company’s multiple business units. Kawasaki Heavy Industries will implement Aras Innovator® as a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for maximum business agility. KHI chose Aras because it needed a single scalable, flexible PLM system that would enable the company to respond faster to business environment changes and accommodate the unique processes used by the many different KHI business units. “The challenge for our PLM system was to shorten the construction period and reduce costs in the whole KHI group,” said Yutaro Mishima, Information Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division of KHI. “With Aras, our business units can share process innovations

MSC Software Corporation announced that LIXIL, manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment, has selected MSC Software's Actran acoustic analysis software to predict sound insulation performance and improve the quality of next generation window sashes. Recently, diversification of open-close design and the type of glass used in the design and development of window sashes has made the evaluation and experimental testing of sound insulation performance in products difficult. As a result, the cost of product testing has increased. For this reason, LIXIL is now relying on numerical simulations for further validation and testing leading to a reduction in the number of physical tests, lower costs, and a shorter development process. Actran was selected because of the highly reliable support and expertise provided by the FFT team which delivers deep acoustic application knowledge and technological skills. LIXIL is also working on high-precision prediction and control of sound insulation performance through the calculation of sound transmission

JETCAM international s.a.r.l. announced the successful installation of JETCAM Expert and CrossTrack composite manufacturing suite at Connova AG, Switzerland, a leading marketer of high performance composites. The five-day installation, performed by JETCAM Composite GmbH, took place in April 2014, covering installation of JETCAM Expert and CrossTrack, plus training for three staff. CrossTrack AMS (Advanced Manufacturing Station) was installed to provide real-time tracking and control of materials, plies, kits, orders and nests. JETCAM Expert, in conjunction with its High Performance Nesting module was configured in ‘RCP’ (remote control processing) mode to completely automate the import, ‘cleaning’, profiling and nesting of CAD files - all controlled remotely via CrossTrack. Users are also able to interact at any stage to deal with ‘real-world’ scenarios. CrossTrack AMS provides a common interface covering all composite material handling and manufacturing processes, including material delivery, transferring stock, allocating materials to the machine, scheduling nests to be cut and kitting

GRAPHISOFT® will showcase the latest version of its BIM software solution for architects and designers, ArchiCAD 18, at this year's AIA National Convention in Chicago, IL at booth #3048, June 26-28. As the world's brightest architects, designers, innovators and thought leaders come together in Chicago – the heart of America's architectural epicenter – the GRAPHISOFT team, joined by GRAPHISOFT CEO, Viktor Varkonyi, will demonstrate the new solutions and key customer- focused initiatives found in ArchiCAD 18. Varkonyi says it is an exciting time to be in Chicagoand participate in showing off the software. "Without a doubt, ArchiCAD 18's laser-like focus delivers solutions for the most important user requests related to workflow issues," said GRAPHISOFT CEO, Viktor Varkonyi. "By keeping the clear goal of providing our users with a tool that supports them in the creative design flow with as little disruption as possible, we've delivered a software that will enhance productivity without interference of the creative flow." ArchiCAD 18 streamlines the

Polarion Software, creator of one of the world’s fastest enterprise scale 100% browser-based unified Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution, and MDS Technology today announced the signing of a reseller agreement. The agreement allows MDS Technology (http://www.mdstec.com), to market, sell and locally support Polarion Software’s solutions in South Korea. “At MDS Technology, for many years we have exhaustively researched the market for requirements, test and application lifecycle management for embedded solutions. We have selected Polarion Software foremost for their advanced technology and focus on the mechatronics and embedded software market, which is a perfect match for our business in Korea,” said MDS Technology CEO, Sangheon Lee. “With our triple digit growth across the world, especially in the mechatronics and embedded software markets, we are glad to have MDS as our strong and capable partner in South Korea. As a result of this agreement, Polarion strengthens our long term business commitment in South Korea by working

Arun Ramaratnam, Engineering Systems Project Leader, PLM and Engineering IT, Cummins Filtration Arun Ramaratnam has worked in the PLM and Engineering IT group at Cummins Filtration for the past three years, leading projects to improve productivity by enhancing functionality of engineering tools and processes. Arun is also involved in implementing global systems like PLM and Simulation Data Management for Cummins. Before joining Cummins, Arun worked as a PLM Consultant for six years with an engineering consulting firm based in Atlanta. He implemented PLM solutions for more than 10 companies during his consulting career. Arun has experience working with many clients on a wide variety of Engineering and IT projects related to CAD, CAE, Design Automation, PLM implementation, and Enterprise Systems Integration. Arun holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India.