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Webinar to address how organizations can benefit from implementing knowledge decision support systems within their engineering processes ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 4 March 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that John MacKrell, Vice President, will address what organizations must do to build corporate wisdom, and how they can benefit from a new breed of decision-support tools, in an upcoming webinar sponsored by Auros – An Emergent Systems Company. “Faulty decisions adversely impact the products we develop,” says MacKrell. “Bad results can be mitigated by ensuring that decisions are made based on high quality information and knowledge. This webinar will discuss how to improve the quality of your organization’s collective knowledge.” John MacKrell has over 40 years of experience in the application of computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing, with more than 20 years at CIMdata. He has held senior positions in product management, marketing, research and development,

Over a good part of the last decade there has been discussion about computer-aided design (CAD) tools becoming a commodity. In some respects, you could make that argument as the lines between high end tools, like CATIA, Creo, and NX and “mid-range” tools like Inventor, Solid Edge, and SolidWorks, have become blurred. (Before anyone gets excited, these tools were listed in alphabetical order, and only represent part of these large markets. In our annual PLM Market Analysis Reports we refer to these segments as MCAD-MD, for multi-discipline, to reflect the broad portfolio of configurable options in the high end tools, and MCAD-DF, for design-focused.) In looking at the PLM market, I have often applied the work of Clayton Christensen of Harvard (built on the shoulders of some researchers who heavily influenced me in past professional lives) to try to understand some of the dynamics. In any given product category, there is

Altair has announced that it has made its computer aided engineering (CAE) software suite, HyperWorks®, freely available to all early stage researchers of the Aerospace Multidisciplinary Enabling Design Optimisation Marie Curie Initial Training Network (AMEDEO ITN) project. The move grants AMEDEO ITN fellows access to industry leading simulation tools to support research into the development of the next generation of environmentally-friendly aircraft. The licenses arranged by AMEDEO ITN Principal Investigator, Tim Surry of Altair ProductDesign UK, are to be remotely accessed through Altair’s new cloud-managed licensing system, Hosted HyperWorks Units (HHWU). Use of HHWU eliminates the IT burden of maintaining server-based software licenses and is ideal for the AMEDEO ITN project, which involves geographically dispersed industry and university partners across Europe. HHWU allows members of the AMEDEO ITN early-stage research team to work remotely and access the HyperWorks applications on-demand. "Altair is excited to be a consortium partner with AMEDEO,” said Tim

Trimble released SketchUp 2014, the latest version of its 3D modeling platform for architects, engineers, design and construction professionals, as well as members of the global maker community. SketchUp 2014 features major enhancements to SketchUp's 3D Warehouse—the repository of free, high-quality, 3D content—as well as new tools that improve the classification of design objects, tighten interoperability with other products used in Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows, and make professional documentation more efficient.   With more than 30 million unique activations in the past year, SketchUp is the most widely used 3D modeling software in the world today. Spanning SketchUp Pro for professional users and SketchUp Make for hobbyists and enthusiasts, the new release marks Trimble's second major update to SketchUp software in the past 10 months and reinforces the company's commitment to continuously improve SketchUp with easier ways to create, access, share and collaborate on 2D drawings and 3D models. "SketchUp's power lies in its simplicity and flexibility, which has led

SpaceClaim announced the immediate availability of 2014 Service Pack 1 that includes two new tools for SpaceClaim Engineer 2014: LiveReview, SpaceClaim’s cloud-enabled live 3D collaboration system, formerly codenamed “Connect”; and a new STL Prep for 3D Printing module. LiveReview provides a secure session where more than one user can engage and contribute simultaneously to editing a model in real time. SpaceClaim’s LiveReview extends SpaceClaim Engineer’s intuitive interface, interoperability, and speed into a hosted session, accessible through any WebGL-capable browser on a computer or mobile device. Even engineers without any 3D modeling software can actively review, edit or model live online. Every SpaceClaim customer currently on active subscription will have early access to LiveReview for six months beginning today. STL Prep for 3D Printing module prepares models for 3D printing efficiently and easily by offering a set of tools to repair printing problems and to modify STL and CAD files, as easily as if

New video channel for all BricsCAD related topics brings a colorful mix of tutorials, stories and fun to all CAD users, produced by CAD guru’s all over the world. ”With Bricsys TV, we bring color to the CAD training world. This unique channel provides a mix of tutorials, stories and fun, produced by CAD guru’s all over the world.”- Sander Scheiris, Marketing Director, Bricsys Multiple authors The movies on Bricsys TV aren’t solely produced by Bricsys but also by, among others, Ralph Grabowski, editor at upFront. eZine and author of several hundred magazine articles and books. Learn. Inspire. Create. By offering these videos, they want to inspire all CAD users to learn BricsCAD and its third party applications, and create beautiful things with it. Visit www.bricsys.tv and get inspired.

Delcam France will demonstrate Delcam’s latest CAM developments at the Industrie exhibition to be held in Paris from 31st March to 4th April.  Highlights will include the latest version of the PowerMILL Robot system for the programming of machining with robots, the Vortex strategy for high-efficiency area clearance, the Delcam Electrode suite for the design, manufacture and inspection of electrodes, and the PowerINSPECT inspection software. PowerMILL Robot makes it as easy to program a robot for machining as it is to program a five-axis machine tool.  Furthermore, with PowerMILL Robot, users have access to the comprehensive range of multi-axis machining strategies within PowerMILL and can use all the system’s project management options to manage, store and retrieve data quickly and easily. The resulting programs make robots extremely cost-effective for machining large parts, for the production of larger items of tooling, and for the trimming and drilling of panels in metal or composites. 

MachineWorks Ltd is celebrating 20 years of development and would love their customers to celebrate with them because this is a celebration of their success too. MachineWorks think of their customers as partners. The moment they start working together, they form a tight relationship to create excellence. MachineWorks' strong technical team maintains an open dialogue and keeps regularly in touch to help customers meet their challenges. "We work closely together to understand customers' needs and to ensure that they take full advantage of our capabilities and make the most of MachineWorks Software" says Lucy Davies, Customer & Product Services Manager. The CNC industry has evolved significantly over the last two decades; mergers & acquisitions, multi-tasking machines, nanotechnology, PC-based controllers are a common occurrence. On the technology front, advances have taken place too; artificial intelligence, increased processing power and memory. All these radical changes have certainly transformed the world of manufacturing. Innovation is the key to the

Accenture has completed the acquisition of the industrial and embedded software development and services business of evopro group, a software development and engineering services company headquartered in Budapest. The acquisition, announced on November 28, 2013, will enhance Accenture’s ability to help industrial companies maximize the return on their investment in industrial software and automation by strengthening Accenture’s software development skills. The acquisition will also support Accenture’s digital initiatives. “Three global trends, digitization, mobility and “everything as a service” are transforming the value chain of Accenture’s industrial clients, creating a demand for solutions that enable digital and intelligent processes and services in the emerging business environment that Accenture calls Digital Industry 4.0,” said Eric Schaeffer, senior managing director with Accenture. “Industrial software is transforming core processes in areas such as manufacturing to make operations faster, smarter, and more adaptive, enabling industrial companies to take products to market faster and more efficiently.” Through the acquisition,

AGA CAD company, developing productivity-boosting design tools and applications for Autodesk Revit users, known under the brand T4R© (Tools 4 Revit) and distributing them since the end of 2010, experienced a significant sales growth of its product last year. In the year 2013 the company acquired more than 4,500 new customers. Compared to the 2012's year activities, the number of AGA CAD product users has increased by 25%, while product license sales revenue increased by 33%. As it can be seen from the market trends, Autodesk Revit extensions are becoming more and more popular, so AGA CAD members expect that Company’s products sales will grow for the third this year. "We have created over 20 applications that extend functionality of the BIM platform Autodesk Revit software. Our products increase the designers' work rate and quality, therefore designers from different countries like them, and increased quantity of sales confirms that AGA CAD products