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Dongbu Daewoo Electronics, a consumer electronics manufacturer in Korea, has selected Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) business to deploy a new PLM system based on its Teamcenter® software. Siemens was selected for its understanding of Dongbu Daewoo Electronics’ PLM objectives and business vision. The new system is expected to improve the manufacturer’s R&D process, increase product quality, reduce costs and enhance overall productivity throughout product development. “We selected Siemens PLM Software following a thorough review and evaluation,” said Jang-hee Lee, Executive Vice President of the R&D Center, Dongbu Daewoo Electronics. “With this implementation, we are expecting to see an improvement in employees’ productivity and design quality. The deployment of the structured and logical R&D system will give Dongbu Daewoo Electronics new opportunities to enhance our competitiveness in the industry.” Dongbu Daewoo Electronics will use Teamcenter as the foundation of its new PLM platform. The company expects to improve its project-based R&D process management

ZW3D has been hosting seminars and expos globally this year, to explore possibilities of CAD/CAM technologies and help users from different industries to develop more innovative designs, boost machining efficiency and accelerate time to market. Together with resellers worldwide, ZW3D has organized and presented a series of CAD/CAM seminars and exhibitions on Global Tour, across Europe, Asia and America. Through around 5 events per month, upgraded CAD/CAM technologies of ZW3D have won trusts of users from various industries, like consumer products, machinery, mold, electric & electronics, automotive, medical, among others. “We’ve been using ZW3D CAD/CAM package for nine years, with regular updates. ZW3D with its hybrid possibilities was an eye-opener for us,” commented Rob Vandewal, CTO director of Kupron Prototypes in Netherlands, a company specializing in developing new models for premium German car manufacturers, like BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. “Its hybrid kernel, OverdriveTM, offers complete freedom in modeling: the difference

JETCAM International s.a.r.l. announced that it will be showcasing version 3 of its award-winning CrossTrack composite manufacturing software at the Composites Europe show in Dusseldorf in October and the Composites Engineering show in Birmingham in November. The new version now also supports sheet metal manufacturing as well as composites, benefits from a new interface and includes an array of new features across all areas of the software. Serving both composite and sheet metal users CrossTrack provides traceability and control of materials, material life (for composites), components/plies, assemblies/kits, orders and nests - all in real time. JETCAM serves both the sheet metal and composite markets equally, also supporting cutting technologies such as punching, laser, waterjet and routing, which require different management processes to composites. CrossTrack 3 for sheet metal allows users to build quantity-based assembly structures, rather than the duplication structuring traditionally used in the composite industry. Many sheet metal companies will store multiple

Simpleware has a completed a distribution deal with A-Ztech for the Turkish market. Simpleware offers robust solutions for converting 3D image data (taken from MRI, CT, micro-CT...) into high-quality computational models suitable for Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), CAD and 3D printing. The software includes comprehensive image processing and mesh generation capabilities, enabling a straightforward route from scan data to simulation-ready 3D models. A-Ztech is a provider of engineering solutions for Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Design, Testing and Production. They currently represent a wide range of Finite Element (FE), Fluid Dynamics, Electronic and Hardware companies targeting the Turkish engineering market. The company has extensive knowledge of the specialist needs of Turkish buyers, and is committed to delivering powerful and fast engineering solutions to customers. Zeki Erman, Sales Director of A-Ztech stated: "We are pleased to be a Simpleware reseller in Turkey. This cooperation will lead to an effective distribution strategy

Continuing with its mission to provide best in class teaching and learning opportunities to students interested in product design, PTC today announced the University of Utah Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is the latest group to deliver PTC software and training to help students develop smart, connected product design skills in the Internet of Things era. The number of things connected to the Internet now exceeds the total number of humans on the planet, and we’re accelerating to as many as 50 billion connected devices by the end of the decade. For manufacturers, the implications of this emerging “Internet of Things” are huge. PTC is providing software to empower students to create, model, connect and manage their smart, connected product design ideas. The gift includes PTC Creo® design software, PTC Windchill® software for product lifecycle management, and the PTC ThingWorx® application platform to build and run connected products. The company is also creating 20 PTC scholars. These are students that have

Innovyze today announced HR Wallingford, an engineering and environmental hydraulics solutions provider, as its new Channel Partner for Thailand. The relationship will allow Innovyze to broaden its reach in the country as well as to serve customers and prospects efficiently and effectively. HR Wallingford, through its regional office in Kuala Lumpur, will offer and support the complete Innovyze suite of analytics-centric asset management and smart water modeling products to water and wastewater utilities, river authorities and engineering firms throughout the country. “HR Wallingford successfully distributes Innovyze world-class software in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brunei and Italy,” said Jane Smallman, Ph.D., Managing Director of HR Wallingford. “HR Wallingford has a long established presence and track record in Thailand. We look forward to expanding our relationship with Innovyze, growing its user base, and exploring new ways we can collaborate with organisations in the region in the future.” “Our channel partners are essential to Innovyze’s

Stratasys Ltd. today announced the completion of its acquisition of GrabCAD, which was announced on September 16, 2014. GrabCAD will operate as a unit within the Stratasys Global Products and Technology Group and is expected to enable Stratasys to provide its customers with enhanced collaboration tools and improved accessibility relating to 3D CAD content. GrabCAD’s cloud-based collaboration platform and community site is CAD software agnostic, and empowers designers and engineers to manage, share, and view CAD files. Stratasys acquired GrabCAD in an all cash transaction. The acquisition is not expected to contribute to revenue in 2014. Costs associated with the acquisition are expected to impact Stratasys’ fourth quarter 2014 earnings by $0.03 to $0.05 per share. David Reis, chief executive officer of Stratasys, stated, “We are pleased to have completed this transaction and welcome GrabCAD’s industry leading team of software professionals to the Stratasys family. Together with GrabCAD, we believe that we will

 PDF Key takeaways: SOLIDWORKS 2015 delivers new Model-Based Definition and top-down design solutions My.SolidWorks.com expanding to include two priced options that will include file transfer between users and access to online training SOLIDWORKS Industrial Conceptual brings a cloud-based conceptual design solution to the SOLIDWORKS portfolio Bertrand Sicot, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS CEO, hosted a briefing with industry analysts September 5, 2014, to discuss the launch of SOLIDWORKS 2015. He noted that in 2013, SOLIDWORKS garnered revenues of US$555.1 million, accounting for approximately 20% of parent company Dassault Systèmes’ total revenue. Suchit Jain, Vice President of Strategy and User Advocacy joined him, taking justifiable pride in the user community that has built up around SOLIDWORKS with 2.49 million licenses worldwide across slightly more than 200 thousand customer companies. In addition, 1.9 million student licenses placed in 28 thousand schools foster a next generation of SOLIDWORKS users. CIMdata recognizes the SOLIDWORKS community as one of the strongest in

Chrysler's PLM Journey: Supporting People, Process & Technology Vikal Sachdeva, Manager for Teamcenter Operations, Visualization, and Enterprise Data Exchange, Chrysler The decision to migrate CAD and PDM systems poses many complex challenges in areas of data volume, data integrity, impact to active programs, and cost. This presentation will focus on how Chrysler successfully overcame these challenges by establishing cross-functional teams, selecting the right partners, and creating custom developed application tools and processes to complete the migration project below cost and on time.

Vikal Sachdeva, Manager for Teamcenter Operations, Visualization, and Enterprise Data Exchange, Chrysler Vikal Sachdeva has been working in field of Information Technology at Chrysler for over 20 years. Currently he is the manager for Teamcenter Operations, Visualization, and Enterprise Data Exchange. Working with culturally and globally diverse teams he successfully led the CAD migration project at Chrysler. At present, he is focusing on initiatives in the areas of large assembly visualization and CAD data exchange with global partners and the extended enterprise.