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Altair today announced that luxury sport vehicle maker, Jaguar Land Rover, has won the 2014 Altair Enlighten Award competition for the development and implementation of its premium lightweight architecture design concept on the latest Range Rover vehicles. The award, presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), is the automotive industry's first award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle light-weighting. As part of Jaguar Land Rover's approach to sustainability, its lightweight vehicle strategy takes a holistic approach to CO2 reduction, linking strategies of weight reduction in the body and chassis systems to powertrain and related secondary weight savings, while maximizing recycled material use and lowering energy consumption during the manufacturing stage. The overall result is a significant decrease in the carbon footprint of the vehicle, verified through lifecycle analysis tools. Body and chassis weight savings are focused on the use of lightweight metals (primarily aluminium and magnesium)

Third Module of the 2014 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 5 August 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report, the third of five modules of the CIMdata 2014 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2013. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is packaged as five modules: The CIMdata 2014 Executive PLM Market Report provides an overview of CIMdata’s complete global analysis. It includes key charts on PLM market investment statistics through 2013, forecasts of investments for 2014 through 2018, and a summary of PLM solution providers’ performance in 2013. The

This free educational webinar, dedicated to exploring the expanding role of PLM, will take place on September 10, 2014 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 5 August 2014 ­– CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “PLM’s Expanding Footprint: Enabling Innovation.” Join CIMdata on September 10 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to understand how to navigate through the expanding nature of PLM in support of innovation and learn what the future holds for innovative PLM technology. Based on CIMdata’s over 30 years of experience in the PLM industry, our experts have identified the potential pain points associated with enabling innovation: innovation is not part of the corporate culture; there is no time to learn to become more innovative; current PLM technology does not support innovation; and it's not clear if and how the new technologies support innovation. The webinar will be presented by Jim McKinney, CIMdata’s PLM

MSC Software Corporation today announced the new release of Marc 2014, which is relied upon by product manufactures for nonlinear and multiphysics simulations of engineered products ranging from automotive parts to rubber components to sophisticated medical and consumer electronic devices. With intensifying safety and performance standards in product design, engineers need virtual test solutions that can accurately predict real-world behaviors. To address these challenges, the Marc 2014 release introduces a new 3-D crack propagation capability to more accurately predict failure in products. The release also delivers enhanced nonlinear contact, improved modeling for electromagnetics, and easier CAD defeaturing and mesh generation, to name a few. Highlights of this release include: New Capabilities Improve Accuracy of Crack Propagation Studies The Marc 2014 release offers a new capability for high cycle fatigue that helps engineers determine whether cracks will propagate, and reach a critical length after so many cycles. A small number of representative cycles are modeled in

OPEN MIND Technologies AG will be exhibiting at this year’s International Exhibition for Metal Working (AMB), which takes place from 16 to 20 September at Messe Stuttgart. At Booth B32 in Hall 4, the developer of CAM/CAD software and postprocessors will present the new 2014.1 version of its hyperMILL® CAM solution including the CAD section, hyperCAD®-S, and the hyperMAXX® high-performance cutting module. The new version offers advanced 5axis machining strategies and numerous convenient functions to facilitate operation. hyperCAD®-S is hyperMILL® ’s own CAD system that was developed specifically to address the requirements of CAM users. The ‘Deformation’ module is a completely new function that has been introduced to hyperCAD®-S. This powerful tool for the targeted deformation of geometries allows component areas to be modified globally and locally. Up to now, this was often only possible using elaborate modelling techniques. Further improvements to hyperCAD®-S include shortcut menus for toolpaths and the option

Four of Vero Software’s leading brands will feature at North America’s largest manufacturing technology exhibition – IMTS, from September 8th – 13th. Edgecam, SURFCAM, VISI and WorkNC are demonstrating the new and enhanced technology in their latest releases on booth E-3114 at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago. CIMdata’s recently published NC Software Market Analysis Report confirmed Vero’s position as the world’s number one CAM-focused business, with more than double the number of installed software licenses than any other software vendor. “IMTS is the perfect place for manufacturers to see why so many of their peers use Vero’s game-changing technology, giving them the edge they need to stay competitive,” says Marc Freebrey, Vero Software’s Marketing Director. Expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors from over 112 countries, IMTS is North America’s premier manufacturing technology show, which makes it an ideal venue for Vero to showcase its CAD/CAM/CAE software. The broad application of its products

 Delcam will demonstrate the latest version of its ArtCAM Pro design and manufacturing software for woodworking applications on booth 7473 at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, from 20th to 23rd August.  ArtCAM Pro makes it much easier to create complex designs, with a new approach called interactive distortion modelling.  This allows users to distort either vectors or reliefs within ArtCAM models by bending or stretching the design, and to see the results in real time. Unlike most other CADCAM systems, ArtCAM Pro is aimed at skilled artisans rather than engineers and requires little knowledge of engineering or computing.  It has been particularly successful in the signmaking, woodworking and engraving industries.  In these areas and in other artistic applications, ArtCAM Pro allows users to increase productivity, improve quality and deliver new designs more quickly, by combining their craft skills and creativity with the power and precision of computer-aided manufacturing. The addition

MakerBot announced the expansion of its international operations with the launch of MakerBot Europe. This is a major step in leading the desktop 3D printing industry not only in the United States, but in practically every major European country. As part of this expansion effort, MakerBot is acquiring certain assets of its Germany-based partner, HAFNER'S BÜRO, which has been a MakerBot reseller in Germany for several years. Effective immediately, MakerBot Europe will continue to manage the large network of MakerBot resellers throughout Central and Eastern Europe. MakerBot's current resellers will transition into working with MakerBot Europe, and the new organization will be led by Alexander Hafner, who will be general manager of the new division. Hafner has been owner and president of HAFNER'S BÜRO since its founding in 1988. "We are so excited to officially launch MakerBot Europe and expand MakerBot's global reach with the creation of MakerBot Europe," noted Jenny Lawton, president of MakerBot. "Alexander Hafner and HAFNER'S BÜRO are

3D Systems announced today an extension of its highly successful worldwide seminar series designed to inform, educate, train and inspire local businesses, entrepreneurs, designers and other professionals worldwide on the new paradigm of 3D printing-powered design-to-manufacturing technology. The seminars, which have currently reached over 7,000 attendees, include demonstrations from the company’s 2014 product line spanning more than 20 new printers, design solutions and advanced materials, all of which are at the core of 3DS’ 3DPRINTING 2.0 initiative. This expanded seminar series will consist of approximately 300 total events between July and October 2014 at 3DS reseller locations throughout the globe from North America and Europe to the Middle East and Asia. It will give attendees a firsthand look how 3DS’ newest technologies can benefit the full spectrum of high-end manufacturers down to prosumers. 3DPRINTING 2.0 represents the exponential advancement in speed, capacity and performance materials that the company’s new roster of products brings to

Viewpoint Construction Software® is pleased to announce that Yates Construction, celebrating its 50th anniversary and ranked among the top construction services providers in the USA, recently purchased Viewpoint For Project Collaboration’s browser-based review system, BIM Manager. Looking for collaboration and visibility that goes beyond traditional project management, Yates Construction, a Viewpoint customer since 1985, purchased and implemented Viewpoint For Project Collaboration in 2013 and most recently purchased BIM Manager to effectively share project information models with all key project stakeholders. Traditionally, as with most contractors, Yates Construction was challenged when sharing large volumes of data and running into software compatibility issues with internal and external stakeholders. Built on an Open BIM platform, BIM Manager was selected for its ability to simplify the real time flow of Building Information Models and the drawings, documents and project data derived from them, for a team who is looking to better utilize BIM. “Viewpoint has proven to