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The company behind the two tallest modular buildings in the world, Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers (BMCE) is a dedicated user of Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015. Founded in 1994, BMCE is a co-developer of a volumetric modular building solution, where the structure of the building is included in the elements fabricated off site. It was first used to create 366 apartments, in six blocks, at Stepaside in Dublin. Notably, the Vision Modular System was used on the tallest modular building in the world, student accommodation in Wolverhampton, built using 805 modules and consisting of three blocks, the highest being 25 storeys tall. The BMCE solution is also used on the world’s second tallest modular building, the Novotel hotel and a mixed residential development near Wembley Stadium in London which has a 20-storey modular-built residential tower. Modular building techniques are usually only seen on buildings up to 10 stories in height, so the Wolverhampton

At the new Manufacturing & Engineering North East exhibition, Delcam will show how its software and services can help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times.  The exhibition will be held at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on 8th and 9th July. Delcam’s software is used in more than 90 countries by over 50,000 organizations, ranging from multi-national corporations to independent designers, toolmakers and sub-contractors.  These customers come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, healthcare, motor sport, packaging, toys, sports equipment, jewelry and signmaking. Delcam offers a comprehensive collection of CAM systems: PowerMILL for high-speed and five-axis machining, FeatureCAM for quick and easy feature-based programming, PartMaker for the programming of turn-mill equipment and Swiss-type lathes and ArtCAM for artistic applications.  This broad range means that Delcam’s larger customers can source all their CAM requirements from a single supplier, while also ensuring

Fastway Engineering and the UberCloud announce the Fastway Store on the UberCloud Marketplace. The Fastway Store on the UberCloud Marketplace is designed to provide exclusive training classes specifically designed to teach participants how to use the latest Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software on the cloud for Designers and Design Engineers. In addition to creating the store, the store has already been populated with the first round of Intro to FEA classes. Fastway Engineering has adapted their popular 5-Day “Intro to ANSYS FEA in the Workbench Environment” class to include an exclusive hands-on demonstration of using Ansys on the UberCloud. Classes start in July in Boston and Chicago, and are available for custom or on-site delivery in August. To get class details, and to sign up, visit the Fastway Store on the UberCloud Marketplace. To learn more about HPC, CAE, and how UberCloud and Fastway Engineering are teaming up to lower the barrier for Designers

ESTECO, a provider of numerical optimization and advanced collaboration solutions, today announced it has been included in the list of ‘Cool Vendors’ in the ‘Cool Vendors in Product Design and Life Cycle Management, 2015’ report by Gartner, Inc. Each year, Gartner identifies new Cool Vendors in key technology areas and publishes a series of reports evaluating ompanies that deliver value to product strategists, product developers and anufacturing specialists. Used worldwide by industry-leading companies in various sectors, ESTECO optimization technologies have become essential to accelerating product development and improving quality and performance, while mastering the complexity hat engineering processes entail. The company has recently extended its reach to mbrace enterprise-scale scenarios, taking multidisciplinary collaboration to the next level with the promise of revolutionizing the way complex products are designed. "From the outset ESTECO has proven to be extremely innovative in developing advanced engineering software. - says Carlo Poloni, President of ESTECO - It

3D Systems announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia to provide its complete 3D printing product portfolio through Konica Minolta's network of dealers and authorized resellers, as well as its direct sales channel throughout Australia. This builds on 3DS' successful partnership with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. for distribution in the U.S. With this alliance, Konica Minolta Australia will enter the 3D printing market to provide its customers access to advanced manufacturing solutions, complementing and expanding its product and services portfolio. Konica Minolta Australia plans to focus on education, manufacturing, architects and print bureau industries. "We are excited to be able to work with a recognized industry leader, offering the most comprehensive suite of 3D printers and services in Australia. Our goal is to arm our nationwide, exceptional sales organization with cutting-edge products, solutions and services that help our customers grow their business and gain

Object Solutions Software plc today announced that it has acquired the majority share in SpecPage LLC, based in Warwick, RI in the United States. SpecPage is a GS1-GDSN specialist and leading provider of product information and online catalogues for the foodservice and jan-san industries. Object Solutions with headquarters in Switzerland and branch offices across Europe is a company specialising in the development of comprehensive product management software solutions for F&B producers, including Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Laboratory Information and Management System (LIMS), and Environmental Health and Safety Administration (EHSA). The company’s suite of product management software allows food producers to be more efficient, improve quality and reduce time to market as well as to comply with REACH and European food laws, which are increasingly impacting US producers. Object Solutions’ strategy is to serve food manufacturers worldwide. The investment in SpecPage is part of this strategy and allows Object

MathWorks introduced Vision HDL Toolbox, a new product now available in the company’s Release 2015a. Vision HDL Toolbox provides pixel-streaming algorithms for the design and implementation of vision systems on FPGAs and ASICs. The toolbox also includes a design framework that supports a diverse set of interface types, frame sizes, and frame rates, including high-definition (1080p) video. The image processing, video, and computer vision algorithms in the toolbox use an architecture appropriate for HDL implementations. Vision algorithm developers are challenged by the combination of increasing video frame sizes, frame rates, and the complexity of prototyping or implementing the vision algorithms on FPGA and ASIC platforms. Vision HDL Toolbox helps developers overcome these challenges by providing a library of image processing and computer vision algorithms specifically designed for FPGA and ASIC implementation, as well as automatic conversion between frames of various sizes and pixels. In addition, when used with HDL Coder, designers can generate readable

Now native Spanish-speaking Mastercam users can unlock the power of Mastercam X8 which introduces new Solids features, UI improvements, Usability/Workflow improvements, and so much more.  Here are a few things you’ll see in Mastercam X8: Dynamic Motion toolpaths calculate not only the area where metal will be removed; they also take into account the changing condition of the material throughout various stages of machining.  Solids improvements such as a new interface and workflow to make constructing and editing solids easier and more intuitive than it’s ever been. Improved usability & workflow to customize the way you work. The graphics display has been upgraded to provide cleaner aesthetics, and clearer, more responsive selection while delivering a much improved overall look and feel. 2D High Speed Toolpaths have been greatly improved. Mill-Turn includes the ability to define and select reference positions for the approach and retract moves in operations.  Lathe toolpaths can now be included in stock model operations,

Intergraph® has released SmartPlant® Electrical 2015, an enhanced version of its integrated solution within the Engineering & Schematics product suite designed to help plant owners achieve business success. SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL) addresses the electrical power distribution network needs of a plant’s entire life cycle, from concept to detailed design through operations and maintenance, including start-up, continuous operation, emergencies and shutdowns. SmartPlant Electrical enables users to create and maintain a safe and reliable power distribution from load identification to plant start-up, with input taken from mechanical drawings and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) to interface with other vendors’ analysis products for design verification. The latest version of SmartPlant Electrical includes the new capability to create intelligent composite graphical-data reports for the most demanding of project requirements. Users are now able to create the graphical representation with as much detail as is required to meet complex project needs all within SPEL without additional software.

Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI) the industry’s leading developer of solutions for design, simulation, planning and costing of sheet metal components, today announced the worldwide release of FormingSuite 2015. Aimed at all sheet metal forming and costing engineers, designers, and estimators in the Automotive, Aerospace, Consumer Product and Electrical/Electronic industries, the main objective of FormingSuite 2015 is to introduce new leading edge technologies to stamping simulation and to provide continuous improvement to all users in a unified collaborative environment. “FormingSuite 2015 is the result of listening to our client’s ideas and incorporating those ideas into deliverables that will increase their productivity, improve their workflow, and deliver the results to win new business and support their existing projects” said Michael Gallagher, Vice President of Forming Technologies. “The result of collaboration between our clients and our team of developers for this release has enabled us to deliver significant gains for our technology in the