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ModuleWorks announces its Next Generation Shopfloor Programming (NGSP) software that enables machine tool builders and CNC manufacturers to offer highly automated touchscreen programming as part of their proprietary on-control solutions. “A lot of parts, especially prismatic parts, are programmed directly on the CNC and we aim to help machine tool builders and controller manufacturers simplify and speed up the programming process with intelligent touch-screen solutions that assist operators as much as possible.” Soroosh Eghbali, Head of Business – CAM Automation at ModuleWorks Built upon the ModuleWorks toolpath calculation and simulation technology and integrated directly into the CNC, ModuleWorks NGSP brings the graphic touchscreen environment of automated programming to the shopfloor, enabling machine tool operators to quickly build, simulate and run NC programs without in-depth knowledge of G-code programming. Because it is embedded in the control, NGSP has access to the tool library and physical parameters of the individual machine tool. This enables

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has elevated refinery scheduling with the addition of the AVEVA Unified Supply Chain, Schedule AI Assistant. Using the power of artificial intelligence (AI), Schedule AI Assistant analyzes hundreds of scenarios within seconds to provide a choice of optimized schedules, doing away with the need to manually run repetitive tasks. “Schedulers' strategic capabilities will be transformed by the latest offering as they will be supported by an AI-powered system that recommends the most practical course of action, saving time and enhancing productivity by allowing schedulers to focus on value-added tasks and encouraging them to exceed objectives. This can be a huge enabler of enterprise agility, allowing operations to respond faster to market changes or disruptions in the supply chain,” said Harpreet Gulati, Senior Vice President, Planning, Simulation and Optimization Business, AVEVA. Scenarios ranked for efficiency, profitability, and emissions AVEVA Unified Supply Chain, Schedule

Ansys announced the release of two new semiconductor products – Ansys® Totem-SC™ and Ansys® PathFinder-SC™ – for power integrity and electrostatic discharge (ESD) reliability signoff, respectively. The new products significantly increase the speed and capacity of existing Totem™ and PathFinder™ products by integrating them into the Ansys SeaScape™ big-data platform for distributed processing. This deepens Ansys’ strategic commitment to adopting open and customizable design platforms to enable multiphysics engineering simulations. Totem-SC is built on the SeaScape platform to address the growing challenge of power integrity analysis in today’s extremely large memory and analog mixed signal designs. SeaScape is a massively scalable data platform that used big-data techniques to enable highly scalable elastic compute and facilitate multiphysics analyses. Totem-SC delivers 10x faster performance on average for dynamic voltage drop signoff of next generation designs like complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors, dynamic random-access memories (DRAM), flash memories, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and high-speed transceivers. “Power supply

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its flagship digital innovation and career readiness program – goIT – in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aimed at demystifying computer science and assisting students in gaining the skills and confidence required to pursue STEM careers, goIT is an experiential, immersive program that gives young people access to hands-on technology education and design challenges. It introduces students to design thinking and digital technologies to develop and prototype solutions that improve their own communities or support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The engaging curriculum includes innovation lifecycle, product prototyping, and industry-relevant entrepreneurial skills. Under the program, TCS employees mentor students, and provide industry context and real-world connections. TCS is currently collaborating with Al Sahafa International School, Riyadh and has trained 106 students. Under the theme of the UN SDGs, students ideated on solutions for good health and wellbeing, affordable and clean energy, and zero hunger. For example,

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, inaugurated an Innovation and Technology Development Center, in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, that will cater to the Telecom, Oil and Gas, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), Energy & Utilities and Public Sector by leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Cloud and 5G technologies. This is in line with Tech Mahindra’s commitment to invest in upskilling and reskilling of the local Omani talent to take on projects in Oman and around the world. The inauguration ceremony was attended by H.E. Dr. Ali Al Shidhani, Undersecretary for Communications & Information Technology MTCIT, Mr. Amit Narang, Indian Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Senior Oman government officials, along with Senior executives of key enterprises in Oman and the top management team of Tech Mahindra led by its MD & CEO Mr. CP Gurnani. H.E. Dr. Ali Al Shidhani, Undersecretary

Infor, the industry cloud company, announced that it has entered into a technology partnership with Everstream Analytics, the global supply chain insights and risk analytics company, to help organizations better anticipate and navigate supply chain risks and disruptions. Through the partnership, Infor will integrate Everstream’s end-to-end supply chain risk assessment and monitoring data with its Infor Nexus multienterprise business network platform. The Infor Nexus Control Center, an end-to-end supply chain control tower, provides organizations with visibility to orders, shipments and inventory throughout the supply chain — delivering intelligent, actionable insights through its connectivity to carriers, logistics service providers (LSPs), suppliers and manufacturers. Everstream’s solution will complement these capabilities by providing data on external events — such as weather, labor strikes, port congestion, cybersecurity, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), and partner risks (physical and financial) — that could impact a company’s supply chain flows and its ability to deliver. By combining Everstream’s risk monitoring intelligence with

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, announced the PPM division’s name has changed to Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division to more accurately represent Hexagon’s evolving offerings in the market via recent acquisitions. The new division name was unveiled during a press conference at the 26th annual ARC Advisory Group Industry Forum at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., USA. Mattias Stenberg, President, Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division, said, “This evolution is driven by our customers’ needs to have real-time intelligence about their assets. This divisional name is reflective of our focus and expertise in supporting the entire asset lifecycle throughout the customer’s digital journey. “We’ve been expanding our portfolio and capabilities and innovating the next wave of technologies to empower an autonomous future. At the same time, we have been working on clarifying our vision and refining our positioning and messaging in the market. Hexagon’s

BETA CAE Systems announces the further expansion of its presence to South China, with the establishment of a new office in Guangzhou. This important step was taken with the aim to enhance the customers service experience for our customers in the region, and to continue to expand the deployment of our software in the market of China. "BETA CAE Systems China effectively position its presence near Shenzhen; the global hardware capital” says Yakun Li, Managing Director of BETA CAE Systems China. “This new office is strategically positioned to support the new opportunities the construction of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area will bring". "This new office comes naturally as our operations in the region expand in a rapid pace”, adds Elias Mezitis, Managing Director of BETA CAE Systems China. “Staying loyal to our code of conduct for high level customer care, this new office will not only support this expanding presence, but

Atos and IBM announce an expansion of their partnership around IBM Cloud for Financial Services to help financial services companies reach optimum data and systems security with “EU trusted third party cybersecurity monitoring” supplied by Atos. This will enable organizations, including operators of vital importance (OIV) and operators of essential services (OES) to go a step further in the adoption of cloud technology. These additional capabilities will allow them to further protect their data and systems and get them supervised in compliance with the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS) and the French national military programming law (Loi de programmation militaire, LPM). Regulated financial firms are facing a vast number of disruptive forces, including ever-increasing customer demand for new, innovative, and personalized products and services. As a result, they are looking to the cloud to help them accelerate their transformation but they need a cloud that meets strict security and regulatory compliance

Accenture opened its newest Advanced Technology Centers in India (ATCI) located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The new facility represents further expansion of the company’s global delivery network and will focus on developing and delivering a wide range of cross-industry technology solutions to help drive digital transformation and innovation for clients. “We are thrilled to have a stronger presence in Indore. Our market leading people policies, large investments in learning and development, and the boundaryless opportunities we offer across deep technology areas and industry domains, will open up new avenues for local talent and support our people looking for greater location flexibility,” said Mahesh Zurale, senior managing director, lead – Advanced Technology Centers in India, Accenture. Accenture is currently recruiting for roles across digital, cloud, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality / metaverse and platforms. Interested applicants can log onto careers.accenture.com to apply. Accenture is a leading talent brand in India and recognized among