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The International Woodworking Fair® is the trade show where furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, architectural woodworking, material processing and other related industry professionals from all over the globe will come to find products they didn’t know existed that will help their company succeed. The 2014 edition will be held in Atlanta from August 20th to 23rd and Missler Software will present live demos on booth #4222. The French software developer will exhibit TopSolid’Wood, its integrated CAD/CAM software solution. Here are some of TopSolid’Wood new functionalities which will be showcased at the event: A fully integrated CAD/CAM nesting system for interior design. A true 3D modeling system, ideal for complex custom designs including curves. A customizable user interface. A powerful rendering. Missler Software reinforces its presence in the American market and establishes a WOOD division. A successful TopSolid’Wood Camp took place in Charlotte, NC, in June, presenting to the end users the new features of the 2014 version of TopSolid'Wood and focusing

System Insights has teamed with Autodesk to deliver a joint solution based on VIMANA by System Insights and Process Analysis 360 from Autodesk. Both companies will exhibit IMTS in September to demonstrate the new capability. Often factory planned and actual manufacturing processes fail to match plant personnel. Frequently industrial companies lack the capabilities to effectively change manufacturing processes for optimum performance. The solution combines Use Process Analysis 360 by Autodesk for planning and improved processes based on historical and real-time manufacturing analytics provided by VIMANA. The combination of these two powerful solutions can be seen at: http://processanalysisvimana.autodesk.com/.  Ryan McMahon, Senior Product Manager at Autodesk stated, “Marrying VIMANA with Process Analysis 360 provides an exciting new set of capabilities to our customers. Comparing planned to actual production processes is critical to optimizing manufacturing and helps companies dramatically improve the accuracy of their planning.” Dr. Athulan Vijayraghavan, CTO and Co-Founder of System Insights shared, “We are

Altair recently acquired EM Software & Systems - S.A., makers of FEKO® electromagnetic field analysis software. FEKO is now becoming part of Altair's computer-aided engineering (CAE) suite HyperWorks®. With this move, Altair gains a local presence in South Africa with tremendous depth of industry expertise. Personnel in Stellenbosch will be responsible for all Altair sales and support activities in the region. Altair's technology allows businesses to create superior, market-leading products efficiently and cost effectively. Apart from several modeling and visualization products, HyperWorks offers analysis and optimization for structural analysis and lightweight design, computational fluid dynamics, multi-body system performance, manufacturing process simulations for metal and polymer extrusion, sheet metal forming simulation, and more. "Altair's flexible software licensing model replaces traditional licensing plans with a pay-per-use system, which means that users can use multiple applications for a unit-based flat rate rather than paying for each license," explains Gronum Smith, newly appointed country manager for

CD-adapco today announced the successful completion of its development project targeting the automotive and lithium ion battery industries, enabling faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. This project, which began in August 2011, is co-funded by the Vehicle Technologies Office in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This project is part of the competitive Computer Aided Engineering of electric drive Batteries (CAEBAT) activity launched by DOE in 2010. The initial award of the project was reported on July 7th, 2011 and the project team included CD-adapco, Battery Design Inc, Johnson Controls Inc and A123. The methods developed within this program are now available within CD-adapco's flagship product STAR-CCM+ and also in the application specific tool, Battery Design Studio. These solutions provide seamless integration between electrochemists and thermal engineers within the battery design process. Through linking the flow, thermal

After two months on the road, the 3DRV: Driven by Design road tour has begun to uncover the variety of ways that companies and individuals are using 3D design, reality capture, and fabrication technologies to shape the world around them. TJ McCue, host of the 3DRV tour and author, is also raising awareness about 3D and educating the public on how to take advantage of these technologies, many of which are free or available at a very low cost. “From consumers to business owners, people find 3D (scanning, printing, design) fascinating, and sometimes perplexing. When we start to talk about it, they are always curious, engaged, and most are genuinely interested to learn more,” said McCue. The 3DRV road tour—which kicked off on May 16th, 2014, and is sponsored by Autodesk, Inc., HP, NVIDIA, Stratasys, FARO and Jayco—will make more than 100 scheduled stops across the United States over the course of eight months. A sampling

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PLM Road Map™ 2014 PLM-enabled Continuous Product Development and Delivery for the Automotive & Transportation Industry and Supply Chain October 2, 2014 | The Inn at St. John's, Plymouth, Michigan PLM Road Map™ 2014 will be held at The Inn at St. John's which is located in Plymouth, Michigan just 12 miles north of the Detroit airport.                  The Inn at St. John’s 44045 Five Mile Road Plymouth, Michigan 48170 Tel: +1.734.414.0600 Map & Directions   Recommended Hotels The Inn at St. John's, Plymouth, MI There is limited availability at The Inn at St. John's - call them at +1.734.414.0600 to check availability under the CIMdata/PLM Road Map block. The Hilton Garden Inn, Plymouth, MI Located right next door to the Inn at St. John's, the Hilton Garden Inn makes a convenient alternative. Call them at +1.734.354.0001 to make a reservation. To get our group rate mention "CIMdata". The shuttle from the Inn at St. John's will be available to pick

Video-Tutorials.Net is proud to announce the full update of its video tutorial library with all SOLIDWORKS 2014, AutoDesk Inventor 2014, and AutoDesk AutoCAD 2014 materials. New releases this month include courses on Mold Design, Weldments, Inventor Fundamentals, Assembly, Studio, Sheet Metal Design & Modeling, and Surface Design & Modeling. Customers may advantage of Video-Tutorials.Net new releases with a special promotion code of “july”; when entered during purchase customers are eligible for a 20% savings on all course titles. For more information, please visit the website at www.video-tutorials.net, and contact them directly for questions and assistance.

InterSpec Inc., provider of BIM integrated construction specification software and services, announces that SmithGroupJJR, the 8th largest architecture and engineering firm in the United States, has made e-SPECS the foundation of its enterprise-wide BIM and specification integration strategy. A prominent force in sustainable practices with over 100 LEED certified projects, SmithGroupJJR evaluated many specification solutions to find one in line with its technology and sustainability goals. Driving the decision were the abilities to centralize their custom master specifications as well as integrate construction documentation with their BIM models with e-SPECS. Enhancing their plans for BIM technology, e-SPECS for Revit offered the intelligence SmithGroupJJR’s project teams needed, providing Revit-integrated specifications with speed and accuracy. Using e-SPECS Designer, the firm created a central repository of design specifications, making preferences and lessons learned accessible enterprise-wide. “We initially chose e-SPECS because of the ability to produce specifications integrated with BIM models and the ability to standardize our corporate

Stratasys Ltd. announced that it will release financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 on Thursday, August 7, 2014. The Company plans to hold the conference call to discuss its second quarter financial results on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The investor conference call will be available via live webcast on the Stratasys Web site at www.stratasys.com under the "Investors" tab; or directly at the following web address: http://www.media-server.com/m/p/aeagor6k. To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is 877-415-3180 and the international dial-in is 857-244-7323. The access code is 84391755. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register. The webcast will be available for 90 days on the "Investors" page of the Stratasys Web site or by accessing the provided web address.