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Hansen Protection, a leader in protective clothing and life jackets for seafarers, has chosen Gerber Technology’s YuniquePLM® product lifecycle management solution to manage the design, development and manufacturing of its product lines. Frithjof Kylstad, vice president of Operations at Hansen Protection said, “As our business is growing, we needed a…

ZW3D today announced that it has been selected by Dongguan Aiceed Moulds CO., LTD. Featuring intuitive and versatile 3D CAD capabilities, along with integrated CAM functionalities, ZW3D helps Aiceed to upgrade their design pattern from 2D to 3D with enhanced  productivity. Aiceed Mould, a China based mould maker, mainly specializes…

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.  Cadence reported first quarter 2014 revenue of $379 million, compared to revenue of $354 million reported for the same period in 2013. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $33 million, or $0.11 per…

Rand Worldwide today announced its Rand 3D division will have a significant presence at the COE 2014 PLM Conference and TechniFair. Rand 3D experts will showcase their complete Dassault Systèmes design engineering solutions including software, training, support and consulting services as well as lead a training session on SIMULIA non-linear analysis. The conference…

Smart2Market and intrinSIM announced today a collaborative agreement that will allow both firms to expand services and deliver greater expertise to companies in the high tech industry. Smart2Market is a marketing services firm specializing in the high-tech industry, and intrinSIM is a business development firm specializing in engineering software. The collaboration brings together…

GRAPHISOFT Partners from across the world descended upon Budapest this week for its 2014 International Partner Conference (IPC). The event was the biggest yet, with over 400 people representing 175 Partners over its 3 days. Each year the Graphisoft International Partner Conference (IPC) is capped off with an Awards evening…

MecSoft Corporation, the developer of computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software solutions, has announced VisualXPORT 2014 for Inventor. VisualXPORT for Inventor is a direct plug-in for Inventor, letting users export their parts in VisualMILL formatted files (.vcp). The solution provides an enhanced workflow for companies that design in Inventor and use…

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products announces the release of Columbus III™ version 1.2, a powerful CAD/CAM programming and nesting software optimized for plasma, oxy-fuel, laser and waterjet cutting. This latest version of Columbus III offers many new features and updates to make programming easier and more efficient, improve material utilization,…

Datakit announces a wide range of new plug-ins for SolidWorks conversion. CATIA V5 3D to SolidWorks Overview Enables accurate and convenient CAD data transfer from CATIA V5 to SolidWorks. Does not require a license of CATIA V5. Converts part and assembly files: .CATPart and .CATProduct files Data can be filtered…

FEA Training Consultants Inc., a licensed engineering company and authorized SolidWorks value added reseller specializing in SolidWorks 3D CAD design, SolidWorks Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and SolidWorks Fluid Flow (CFD) Analysis, is pleased to announce hands-on training session for SolidWorks Electrical 2014 in collaboration with SolidWorks Corporation. The two day…