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PTC has completed its acquisition of Atego, a developer of model-based systems and software engineering applications. The acquisition enhances PTC’s portfolio of product lifecycle management (PLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions and strengthens PTC’s commitment to supporting its customers’ systems engineering initiatives with powerful modeling capabilities. Atego’s Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) solution connects requirements engineering, architecture modeling, physical product definition, and system verification functions. This enables efficiencies and process standardization, allowing distributed teams to collaboratively build digital models of complex systems while managing system variability and enabling reuse. These capabilities are increasingly important in a world of smart, connected products in which manufacturers must concurrently develop systems that consist of sophisticated mechanical, electrical, and software components. “For PTC customers, there is increasing importance for multifunctional teams to work in concert while modeling the interdependencies of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering components,” stated Brian Shepherd, EVP Enterprise Segments, PTC. “Atego extends our existing ALM and PLM technologies and directly supports customers’

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes expands the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform with its latest brand, BIOVIA, which is focused on supporting the development of biological and chemical materials at the molecular level BIOVIA consists of Accelrys, the recently acquired scientific innovation lifecycle management (SILM) solution provider, and results from an internal research project, BioIntelligence BIOVIA’s solutions offer capabilities that extend the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and broaden the support of the life science and material development markets The Accelrys user conference, Accelerate 2014, was held May 21-23 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington, D.C. A crowd of over 300 customers, partners, and Dassault Systèmes staff attended to discuss the latest products and services from Accelrys as well as industrial and academic applications presented by customers. Industries represented included chemical, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage from around the globe. Many academic institutions were also in attendance. Fifty-five presentations from companies like Amgen, Colgate, DuPont, and Merck, and academic institutions

Granta Design today announced the release of the GRANTA MI:Product Intelligence Package, a new suite of software and data that helps engineering enterprises to optimize products while minimizing environmental, regulatory, and supply chain risks.  For the first time, MI:Product Intelligence provides fast, easy-to-use tools that draw on comprehensive, authoritative materials and environmental data in order to provide interactive, integrated feedback on this full range of risks within the CAD environment or, alternatively, via a new web browser application. This risk assessment focuses design efforts and supports compliance reporting, while avoiding the need for time-consuming data research—for example, in gathering information from suppliers. The MI:Product Intelligence Package runs on the GRANTA MI platform, the industry-leading system for materials information management. MaterialUniverse, one of many data modules available within GRANTA MI, provides property profiles for the full range of engineering materials and associated processes; thousands of records cover metals, plastics, composites, and more. This is augmented with

Anyone with an iPad and a Fifth Generation MakerBot® Replicator® 3D Printer can now unleash their inner 3D designer with just a few taps of their finger. MakerBot PrintShop™, a fun, easy and free way to create and 3D print all kinds of cool things, makes its debut on the iTunes App Store this week.  With MakerBot PrintShop, consumers of all ages interested in 3D printing can easily make signs, letters, nameplates, custom bracelets and rings, and many more items with this powerful and intuitive app that is easy to use with no 3D printing or design skills needed. Optimized to be what MakerBot believes to be the ultimate companion app for all of its Fifth Generation MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers, and especially the MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer, MakerBot PrintShop is the first app designed for people with no experience in 3D printing and no design experience.  This

Kubotek USA has released its third eBook in a series designed to educate readers on the features and benefits of Direct CAD Modeling.  Direct CAD for the Contract Manufacturer explores the unique issues that contract manufacturers face when working with their customer’s CAD files. This new eBook follows on the heels of Direct Modeling 101 an interactive multimedia eBook and Direct Modeling 201, an advanced guide to Direct Modeling.  With thousands of downloads, these eBooks have helped illustrate the advantages of Direct CAD Modeling over history-based methods. Direct CAD for the Contract Manufacturer covers many important topics that contract manufacturers, job shops and other manufacturing facilities must deal with on a daily basis:  Importing customer files Redrawing designs Data reuse File translation and validating CAD translations Changes to the CAD model issued in midstream productions, and Using CAD models to develop tools, die and molds Direct CAD modelers can significantly aid in the resolution of any of these stated issues, ultimately saving manufacturers time,

Altium Limited in cooperation with Australian based In-Circuit Design Pty Ltd (ICD), announce the availability of new extensions for Altium Designer for advanced stackup planning and power distribution network analysis to bring comprehensive high-speed design capabilities to the mainstream market, at an affordable price. With the increasing challenges concerning high-speed signals – not only because of high clock frequencies, but also because of faster edge rates – more and more PCB designers need to have analysis tools that allow them to successfully design with fewer iterations. The two new extensions for Altium Designer, the ICD Stackup Planner and ICD Power Distribution Network (PDN) Planner, are accessible from within the design tool to provide for seamless analysis. “The ICD analysis software complements Altium Designer by empowering designers to accurately and confidently route complex, high-speed designs” said Barry Olney, Managing Director and CEO of In-Circuit Design. “Altium opens up a broader market for our

SPEC Innovations will attend INCOSE Symposium 2014. International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) 24th Annual International Symposium, will be held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, near Las Vegas, Nevada, June 30 – July 3. Demonstrations of Innoslate 3.0 will be given at Booth C3 to show how Innoslate can be used to implement the full lifecycle. Innoslate has the ability to perform Model-Based Systems Engineering, DoDAF 2.02, and Requirements Analysis and Management. Innoslate is a model-based systems engineering developed by SPEC Innovations. As a public cloud or on-site application, Innoslate allows you to stay in sync with your engineering team while modeling a complete system. For more information visit https://innoslate.com/. The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1990. INCOSE’s mission is to improve the principles and practices of systems engineering. For more information visit http://www.incose.org/.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG is set to present at the Farnborough International Airshow. OPEN MIND will present version 2014.1 of the CAM solution hyperMILL® at Booth B3 in Hall 1 of the aviation trade fair from 14 to 20 July 2014. The special requirements of the aviation industry also regard the further development of machining strategies and tool support for the hyperMILL® CAM suite. As such, one key improvement of version 2014.1 involves the use of barrel cutters in different designs. The large effective radius of the thin tools allows 5axis cutting with greater step-over distances. This reduces machining time and achieves a high level of surface quality. These are key factors for economical production, which is particularly important in the aerospace industry. OPEN MIND works with well-known users from the aviation industry to further develop the technology. More efficient material removal The necessity for fast and tool-friendly stock removal of high-quality materials

McGraw Hill Construction's Sweets (http://sweets.construction.com/) today announced the kickoff of Sweetstakes (https://sweets.construction.com/Sweetstakes), its contest offering approximately $20,000 in cash and prizes.  The contest was launched during the American Institute of Architects 2014 National Convention & Design Exposition in Chicago. Sweets, which recently unveiled an enhanced online user interface, enables architects, designers, contractors and construction professionals to easily select and compare building products.  It offers comprehensive building product information, CAD details, building information modeling (BIM) objects, specs, catalogs, galleries, and green product information. To enter the contest, register at https://sweets.construction.com/Sweetstakes through October 31, 2014. Every time entrants visit Sweets.com while logged in, they will receive an additional entry -- the more visits, the better the chances of winning. Prizes include: Grand Prize: 1 Eames chair and ottoman - new all black model (valued over $6,000) 2nd Place Prize: $2,500 Cash 3rd Place Prize: MakerBot Replicator 2 - 3D Printer with starter kit (valued over $1,900) 4th Place Prize: MakerBot Replicator 2 - 3D Printer with starter

Delcam’s Brazilian reseller, Seacam, worked together with Sandvik Brasil to machine aluminium transmission covers for a car being developed by students from the University of São Paulo State.  A reduction of 73% was achieved in the machining time by using the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy in Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining. For more details on the time savings that are possible with Delcam’s Vortex strategy, please go to www.vortex-machining.com The students regularly participate in competitions organised by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) between Institutions of Higher Education.  The competitions let engineering students participate in real examples of project development, with all the activities involved, to provide a practical application of the theoretical knowledge they have acquired in the classroom. The target of each team is to design and build a prototype, off-road, single-seat car, for marketing to enthusiastic amateurs rather than professional drivers.  The vehicle must be safe, easily transported