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Centric Software® is pleased to announce that the sports brand JOOLA has selected their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, Centric PLM™. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Founded in 1952 in Germany, JOOLA is a globally recognized indoor and outdoor table tennis equipment brand that has sponsored 3 Olympic Games. JOOLA designs and manufactures both hardline goods such as tables, rackets and balls, as well as softline products such as apparel, footwear and accessories. Since 2022, JOOLA has embraced the fast-growing sport of pickleball and expanded into a range of products for pickleball players. Now headquartered in the US, JOOLA is working hard to grow the brand internationally and wanted a PLM

Siemens and Mercedes-Benz have collaboratively developed a Digital Energy Twin to facilitate the future of sustainable factory planning in the automotive industry.  Designed to support the ambition to run all fully owned production sites of the automaker worldwide on 100 percent renewable energies by 2039, the innovative Digital Energy Twin enhances, simplifies and speeds the early phase factory energy planning process for both brownfield and greenfield sites, reducing planning time significantly.  The collaboration combines the decarbonization and energy twin domain know-how of Siemens with the deep automotive knowledge of our renowned partner, to create a scalable tool for the automotive environment. Siemens will provide training and support, maintain and continuously develop the Digital Energy Twin, as it is positioned for broad implementation across the Mercedes-Benz global production network.  Based on behavioral models of buildings, technical equipment and energy generation, the Digital Energy Twin which was designed and tested in Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, Germany,

Copperleaf® Technologies Inc. (“Copperleaf” or the “Company”) announces the selection of its decision analytics solution by Vancouver International Airport (YVR). As Canada’s second largest airport and winner of the Skytrax award for Best Airport in North America in 2024, YVR connects 24.9 million passengers and more than 315,000 tonnes of cargo annually to destinations around the world. The airport terminal is B.C.’s largest building with infrastructure that extends to the airfield and surrounding commercial facilities. To support its near- and long-term strategic objectives, YVR recognized an opportunity to improve its capital investment planning process. Through a more consistent and transparent capital evaluation, prioritization, and planning process, YVR will better understand where, when, and what to invest in to mitigate risk and achieve its strategic goals in the most cost-effective manner. A key component of YVR’s Strategic Plan is related to asset management—ensuring assets are in a state of good repair, improving the

SprutCAM Tech is excited to announce the launch of Update 17.0.14 for SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot featuring more than 100 changes. This update enhances various functionalities: Profile Mode for Lathe Operations Enhancement In Job Assignment for lathe operations, users can now adjust the chamfer angle in Profile cycle based on the 3D model, an improvement from the previous limitation of only being able to change the chamfer size. User Experience Enhancements: Updated pop-up hints for Lathe machining, Engraving, Pocketing, and Chamfer machining operations. Improved functioning of pinned Snapshots when clicking Clear All in Project Snapshots manager. Enhanced overall performance of SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot. New feature, which allows users to save tutorials on post processor development as an archive file, enabling offline access. Added Machine setup template for Swiss-type machines. Technical Improvements: Significant improvements have been made in the recent update, addressing some challenges across the software. Notably, enhancements include fixing spline handling issues and refining the

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of PRESTO System – an innovative modular suite of automated robotic inspection cells revolutionising the landscape of 3D measurement for automotive and aerospace manufacturing. PRESTO System builds on the foundation of its turnkey PRESTO quality inspection cell to provide manufacturers a future-proof system that sets a new standard for scalable, versatile, and seamlessly integrated automated quality inspection. PRESTO System empowers manufacturers to become more agile with automated robotic programming that enables a single quality control specialist to create, test and deploy robust robotic inspection in hours. The deployed cells are highly flexible and accessible to all levels of expertise – an operator can safely load and inspect one part then another simply by selecting the correct part to inspect from the control panel. At a time where skills shortages are impeding daily operations for many manufacturers, the integrated robotic system eliminates repetitive manual setup and

Materialise, a global leader in medical 3D printing and planning solutions, has launched Mimics Enlight CMF, a 3D planning software that improves in-house planning for surgical applications through increased automation and enhanced accuracy capabilities. Mimics Enlight CMF offers automated planning and design tools that increase speed, ease of use, and precision for many aspects of cranio-maxillofacial surgical preparation, including soft tissue simulation, bone intersection computations, impaction and osteotomy visualization, and anatomical model creation. This allows surgeons to focus on predicting final outcomes and making informed clinical decisions for orthognathic and reconstruction surgeries that range from routine to challenging cases. “Our Mimics Enlight CMF software is an innovative yet intuitive technology solution that offers the automations, workflows, models, and applications needed to streamline 3D surgical preparation, regardless of the complexity of the case,” said Katrien Plessers, Software Product Manager at Materialise. “This software offers robust and efficient planning capabilities, empowering surgeons and medical

At the Hannover Messe in Germany, users will be able to get a first glimpse behind the scenes of the upcoming EPLAN Platform 2025. The software, which will be available starting this summer, offers numerous new features for even more ease of use and speed for electrical engineering – with a new macro preview, device-specific properties displays and an expanded Comments Navigator. Users can also expect clever connections for machine cabling as well as terminal strip planning with ClipX Engineer. Specialists in production and service can further expect reduced workloads with innovations for mechanical cable routing as well as QR codes and images on symbols on the schematics.  With the upcoming version of its platform, EPLAN is focussing on making the software even easier and more efficient to use. Faster data availability and more depth of data at key points in the schematics creation process make it possible – for instance in the

We are delighted to announce the release of ELEMENTS 4.2.0, an open-source CFD software suite for vehicle design applications distributed by Streamline Solutions LLC — a joint venture between ENGYS and Auto Research Center. This release introduces several new capabilities and enhancements aimed at streamlining CFD simulations and improving user experience. These enhancements also provide engineers with more accurate and realistic simulations, allowing them to make informed decisions during the automotive engineering design process. What's New in ELEMENTS 4.2.0 ELEMENTS 4.2.0 introduces several new capabilities and improvements, including: Advanced Automation: enhanced Python Journaling system and Macro Library for seamless automation of simulation tasks. Improved External Aerodynamics: enhanced Aero Wizard with high-fidelity external aero template and refined configuration options. New Geometry Tab: simplifying geometry preparation and manipulation for a smoother workflow in vehicle design applications. Improved Mesh Generation: new Multi-Meshing interface, enabling the creation of multiple grids effortlessly in a single process. Full GUI support for Non-Conformal Coupling (NCC)

CIMdata’s Ken Amann published an article on Engineering.com titled "Delivering Value-Added Service for Business Advantage”. Ken says, “SLM encompasses a holistic process of service from request to delivery to maximize value over the life of an asset including defining and coordinating the service resources, service offering, process, and execution. It alsoaligns service parts management, technical communication, asset performance management, field service management, product design and development, and product support operations as part of comprehensive SLM.” Read the full article about Service Lifecycle Management here: https://www.engineering.com/story/delivering-value-added-service-for-business-advantage To view the original press release, please click here.

Hexagon, the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, announced the acquisition of Xwatch Safety Solutions. Xwatch provides machine control hardware and software technologies designed to enhance safety protocols on construction sites. This includes height control, slew control, and rated capacity indication (RCI) for heavy machinery, allowing operators to limit an excavator's height and set side boundaries to define a working zone, significantly increasing safety around a machine. Xwatch has previously partnered with Hexagon’s Geosystem division to develop the 3D Avoidance Zone system, an integral part of the digital construction product suite. “Safety is an increasing focus for our construction customers,” said Paolo Guglielmini, President and CEO, Hexagon. “Technologies like Xwatch’s solutions are already mandatory in public contracts within the UK, and we see this trend extending further in future. The team at Xwatch have developed an impressive array of OEM agnostic solutions which address a real