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The Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council has named LORD MicroStrain Sensing Systems as one of 100 recipients of the 2014 Enterprise Technology Leadership Award. LORD MicroStrain earned the award for its custom-designed Quality Management module, an integral part of the company’s Product Lifecyle Management (PLM) system. PLM tracks a product from inception through design, manufacture and sales, centralizing information to efficiently integrate all involved parties. Now in their tenth year, the Manufacturing Leadership Awards honor companies and individuals that are shaping the future of global manufacturing. Nominations are entered into 11 categories and are evaluated and scored by a panel of expert judges. Nine of the ML Awards categories are for outstanding projects undertaken and completed by a manufacturing company. Two categories recognize the achievements of individual manufacturing leaders. LORD MicroStrain built the module from Omnify Software’s Empower PLM, which has been in use at the company since 2007. LORD MicroStrain’s Quality Management module

Lectra hosted companies from around the world at its Lectra Fashion Seminar in Bordeaux-Cestas (France). The event welcomed 70 delegates representing 40 fashion and apparel companies from Europe, North America, Africa and Asia at Lectra's International Advanced Technology & Conference Center, in Bordeaux, France. This seminar explored how businesses can use best practice expertise and technology to improve the fashion and apparel development cycle and optimize workflows. Lectra's Design to Cost approach was presented in addition to a host of other solutions such as design, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), pre-production and production, which are applied according to a customer's specific process. Attendees benefited from live demonstrations of Lectra's end-to-end approach. Yet it was also Lectra's industry knowledge, R&D investment and range of professional services, which made a real impression on delegates. "The conference did an excellent job of showing us how we, at Ralph Rucci, can partner with Lectra. In particular, Lectra provides a path for

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced that Ineco’s HS2 Birmingham Delta Junction project in Birmingham, U.K., has won a 2013 Be Inspired Award. Ineco is a global leader in transport engineering and consultancy. The project won in the “Innovation in Rail and Transit” category. The recipients of the Be Inspired Awards were selected by six panels of independent jurors, comprising accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, from 65 project finalists. These finalists had been previously chosen from submissions by more than 300 organizations in 43 countries. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure, recognizing outstanding and innovative project achievements in infrastructure design, construction, and operations empowered by effective strategies for B/IM. (“B/IM” signifies Bentley’s advancement of the reach and benefits of BIM – for better-performing assets through increased depth of information modeling, and better-performing projects through increased breadth of information mobility.) Commenting on the award presented to Ineco, Steve Cockerell, Bentley industry marketing director, rail,

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces the release of the 2014 version of the electromagnetic simulation tool, CST STUDIO SUITE®. The latest edition has been developed to improve the performance of the solvers and increase the capabilities for hybrid simulation without compromising on usability. CST STUDIO SUITE comprises a range of electromagnetic simulation tools for high frequency, low frequency, charged particle and multiphysics applications, which are all available within a single graphical user interface. The tool is used by engineers and researchers around the world to design, simulate and optimize EM systems. Improving meshing was a major focus during the development of CST STUDIO SUITE 2014, in order to make the mesh engines more efficient, more robust and more user-friendly. Both the hexahedral and tetrahedral mesh have been improved to reduce the cell count and help to discretize complex or low-quality CAD data. The simulation of complex systems has also been improved. Field source

Creaform announced the release of two teaching manuals customized for the needs of educators teaching at universities, colleges and technical schools around the world. The manuals cover theoretical and practical information on 3D measurement technologies and their uses in reverse engineering and quality control, which are crucial for the engineers and designers of tomorrow. A lab guide on how to use Creaform technologies is also included. The teaching manuals are currently available free of charge on Creaform’s web site as of today. The first manual covers the topic of Reverse Engineering, while the second focuses on applications for Quality Control. These comprehensive teaching manuals help educators to demystify the latest in 3D measurement technologies and describe their applications in a variety of industries. Moreover, Creaform has created very attractive educator-specific offers that will make 3D measurement technologies accessible to all types of institutions. These offers include adapted maintenance packages as well as cost-effective plans for

3D Systems announced it will be exhibiting at Baselworld 2014, one of the world’s most important watch and jewelry show, from March 27–April 3, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. In partnership with resellers from around the world, 3D Systems will be showing the 150,000 attendees how digital design and 3D printing can accelerate jewelers’ production processes and business models. 3D Systems will be located in Hall 4U, Stand A01, at the Messe Basel, with six of its resellers in attendance to demonstrate a range of 3D-printed jewelry and watchmaking technologies: Almera from Turkey, Prototek/Selitek from Italy, Miradur from China, Steiner from Switzerland, Shree Rapid Technologies from India, and Westcam from Austria. Together these companies will explain and demonstrate how 3D PRINTING 2.0 allows jewelry designers and manufacturers to improve product quality, shorten product time-to-market, and reduce costs. “Our 3D printing technologies allow very fast but very accurate production of jewelry casting patterns and end-use metal parts direct from digital designs,” said Cathy Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer,

Intergraph® Process, Power & Marine, announced that its Technical User Forum (TUF) groups have surpassed the 10,000-member milestone. Intergraph’s TUF groups provide an online peer-to-peer discussion forum for year-round global networking between users of Intergraph software, allowing them to share expertise, knowledge and best practices as well as interact with Intergraph product owners. Current official groups include: Smart™ 3D (incorporates SmartPlant® 3D / SmartMarine® 3D) SmartPlant Electrical SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operators (SPO) SmartPlant Foundation (SPF) SmartPlant Instrumentation SmartPlant Materials SmartPlant Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (SP P&ID) SmartPlant Review SmartPlant Spoolgen SmartSketch The TUF groups have consistently achieved month-over-month growth in membership since Intergraph began tabulating group statistics in January 2012. Total TUF group membership recently surpassed 10,000 with the largest group, Smart 3D, currently exceeding 2,200 members. Patrick Holcomb, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine’s executive vice president of global business development and marketing, said, “Most of our membership has come from word of mouth, so growing from zero to over 10,000 user-group

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Autodesk, Inc. today announced the release of the new Autodesk 2015 Design Suites, which are more tightly integrated with Autodesk cloud services than ever before – offering customers the ability to collaborate, simulate, analyze and more, many with just one click from within the suite. Each Autodesk 2015 Design Suite includes AutoCAD 2015, the most advanced AutoCAD yet. A new interface and enhanced productivity tools enable customers to experience a new standard in design and documentation. Additionally, Autodesk Subscription offers customers even more convenient, flexible ways to access the tools they need, when they need them, to help grow their business. Autodesk subscription connects customers with software updates, services and support that help get the most out of their investment in Autodesk software now and in the future. “The Autodesk portfolio now has something for everyone involved in making products and projects come to life, in addition to designers and engineers,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president of platform

The engineering software provider Aucotec AG uses Siemens PLM software technology to enhance the PLM integration of its Engineering Base (EB) system. This means that Aucotec can now offer its current and future customers closer integration with the Teamcenter® portfolio, the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to enhance product development decision making and produce better products. Siemens PLM Software is a leading global provider of PLM software and services. The solution created by the partnership will keep all information securely managed throughout the whole lifecycle of the engineered plant, machine or mobile equipment. This enables the management and distribution of released engineering documents with access control and revision management for the fastest availability of up-to-date project data information from EB. In addition, all purchasing and manufacturing lists can be created and updated to ensure proper data in all associated departments at any time. This new solution