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Installers and project developers can now plan large ground-mounted systems more easily than before. Even PV plants with an output of up to 1 megawatt can be visualized including all parameters and in 3D. This is made possible by linking the online planning tools Sunny Design from SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) and archelios™ PRO from Trace Software. The new interface eliminates the need for constant data entry, reduces the planning effort and simplifies the independent profitability check. With Sunny Design, planners benefit from the optimal design of the PV system – including the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles – and with archelios™ PRO from the diverse options for energy simulation of the entire system. “Interconnecting our Sunny Design planning software and archelios™ PRO from Trace Software makes it even easier to configure a sustainable energy supply for households and commercial enterprises with rooftop or ground-based PV systems”, said Dr. Thomas Straub, Senior Product Manager Sunny Design at SMA. “Operators and owners planning energy systems based on solar energy benefit from faster,

iBASEt, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, announced iBASEt solutions are now available in the AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that makes it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The iBASEt Solumina iSeries can digitally transform how manufacturing, quality, and sustainment/MRO operations are performed. With an operations platform to view, control, and optimize complex operations, manufacturers can achieve higher operational excellence and greater business resilience to respond faster to unexpected change.  “Availability in the AWS Marketplace helps our customers to get started faster with their iBASEt solution to achieve higher performance and improve operational excellence,” said Naveen Poonian, CEO of iBASEt. “Our listing helps to increase awareness of our SaaS solutions and fuel our growth strategy.” Built on a cloud-native architecture, iBASEt Solumina iSeries is transforming how manufacturers operate. Simplified application integration, accelerated

Xometry, the global digital marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, introduced "Xometry Everywhere" software, which integrates its powerful AI-driven instant-quoting technology on popular third-party sites where engineers and other buyers spend significant amounts of time. Xometry Everywhere is also available for integration into the procurement processes of major Fortune 1000 companies. In the second quarter, Xometry Everywhere is expected to be seamlessly woven into the Thomasnet.com platform. This will extend the reach of the Xometry marketplace to Thomas' 1.4 million registered users who collectively generate more than 20 million sourcing sessions every year. "Xometry Everywhere unlocks the full power of Xometry, unconstrained by a single site or destination, extending the reach of our powerful quoting engine across enterprise, third-party and our own sites," said Randy Altschuler, CEO of Xometry. "Xometry Everywhere is another example of Xometry accelerating the digitization of the manufacturing industry with innovative software and premium experiences that make it even easier

How to Maximize Flexibility while Reducing Cost ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 23 March 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of an eBook focused on Siemens Mechanical Bundle for Solid Edge and NX licensing. Based on annual CIMdata research, the mechanical CAD market is bifurcated into design-focused and multi-discipline mechanical CAD. The design-focused segment supports the majority of product design needs. The multi-discipline segment incorporates advanced capabilities such as advanced surface modeling to support complex, aesthetic shapes needed in styled products in addition to virtual commissioning and factory automation. Annual sales show the relative equality of the two markets, which indicates that companies worldwide have a balance in their approach to CAD modeling. Dr. Ken Versprille, CIMdata Executive Consultant, noted, “The mechanical CAD industry has seen the development of design-focused solutions and multi-discipline solutions for over two decades. Until recently, a company had to choose

Following European and international standards of conduct and sanctions, TECHNIA is taking all necessary steps to halt commercial operations in Russia. This strategy has been put into action following the invasion. Many TECHNIA employees have personal, professional, and familial ties to Ukraine. We are currently focused on ensuring the safety of our colleagues and their families in areas impacted by the war. The entire TECHNIA organization is moved by this human tragedy. We are united in our support for the people of Ukraine. It is with great shock and sadness that we witness the war's tragic consequences. We see devastating reports of casualties and people fleeing their homes to seek safety. Addnode Group, TECHNIA, and our employees wish to express our support and sympathy for the Ukrainian people's dire situation by making donations to three different international charity organizations' relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine. The organizations are Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Red Cross International,

The Nemetschek Group, a leading global provider of software solutions for the construction and media industries, continues to be positive for 2022 after a very successful fiscal year 2021. For 2022, the Group listed in the MDAX as well as TecDAX expects a strong increase in currency-adjusted revenues in the range of 12% to 14%. Simultaneously, Nemetschek will pursue the strategic goal of further increasing its recurring revenues, in particular by transitioning to subscription and software as a service (SaaS) models, which have already been a main growth driver in 2021 with a revenue increase of around 48%. The EBITDA margin is expected to remain at a high level between 32% to 33% in 2022. Nemetschek will therefore continue its long-standing growth record also in 2022. "In 2021, Nemetschek once again impressively demonstrated its status as one of the leading software providers in the world for all phases in the construction

Energy technology company Baker Hughes is collaborating with C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft on industrial asset management (IAM) solutions for clients in the energy and industrial sectors. The collaboration will focus on creating and deploying Baker Hughes IAM solutions that use digital technologies to help improve the safety, efficiency, and emissions profile of industrial machines, field equipment, and other physical assets. Applying their individual strengths, the four companies will collaborate on Baker Hughes IAM capabilities that help optimize plant equipment, operational processes, and business operations through improved uptime, increased operational flexibility, capital planning, and energy efficiency management. The solutions will be designed for industries including oil and gas; renewable energy and thermal power generation; metals and mining; chemicals; and pulp and paper. Baker Hughes, C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft will also explore collaborating on solutions that help achieve net-zero carbon emissions and decarbonize energy and industrial sectors, including emissions management. This collaboration accelerates our

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Google Cloud announced that they have partnered with Fletcher Building to build a flexible, Google cloud-based enterprise platform to support long-term growth and innovation. With operations in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific, Fletcher Building has more than 25 different businesses across manufacturing, distribution, retail, home building, and major infrastructure projects. With numerous different ERP systems, a myriad of business processes, and the growing need for a comprehensive view of its customers, Fletcher Building launched the Digital@Fletchers program to drive technology-led change and growth in the business. Fletcher Building is partnering with Google Cloud and TCS to implement enterprise-grade, cloud capability to run its mission-critical enterprise workloads to enable greater uptime and flexibility, develop its customer data strategy to create an end-to-end understanding of customer needs and behaviours, and to respond quickly to market changes and opportunities. TCS will use its multi-horizon cloud transformation framework and extensive

SAP SE and Unilever announced a pilot of the GreenToken by SAP solution to further increase traceability and transparency in Unilever’s global palm oil supply chain. Raw materials like palm oil are often mixed with physically identical raw materials from verified sustainable and nonverified sources after the “first mile” of the supply chain, causing the origin information to be either hidden or lost. In a successful proof of concept in Indonesia, Unilever applied GreenToken to source more than 188,000 tons of oil palm fruit. The solution enabled Golden Agri-Resources and other suppliers from whom Unilever sources to create tokens that mirror the material flow of the palm oil throughout the supply chain and capture the unique attributes linked to the oil’s origin. “With GreenToken, we want to bring the same traceability and supply chain transparency to bulk raw materials that you get from scanning a bar or QR code on any consumer product,” said Nitin Jain, co-founder and

CCE, a leading provider of advanced CAD interoperability solutions, announced its recent release of EnSuite-Cloud ReVue that allows users to collaborate using latest versions from all major CAD formats. EnSuite-Cloud ReVue is a revolutionary web-based real-time engineering collaboration software that allows users to collaborate using the latest versions of all major 2D and 3D CAD formats. What sets it apart from other collaboration and screen-sharing applications is the ability for participants to take local control of the CAD model for their independent review and analysis, without disrupting the meeting for everyone else or compromising intellectual property. Users can collaborate using the latest CAD versions from CATIA V5, 3DXML, NX, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, Solid Edge, JT, Parasolid and glTF among others. “The success we’ve had with EnSuite-Cloud ReVue since its initial launch last year has a lot to do with our ability to keep pace with the changes in the CAD formats and keeping our software up-to-date at