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EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announced the launch of its latest offering, Team-Based Scenario Simulation—a breakthrough solution designed to transform how organizations train, collaborate, and develop critical soft skills in realistic, multi-participant virtual environments. Reinventing Collaborative Role-PlayBuilding on EON Reality’s heritage of single-avatar simulations, this new product introduces multi-user, highly immersive role-plays. Learners step into shared virtual spaces, each taking on a specialized role—whether a doctor, first responder, board executive, or hospitality manager—to tackle complex challenges in real time. By mirroring authentic group dynamics and interpersonal pressures, Team-Based Scenario Simulation delivers: Enhanced Realism: Multiple participants collaborate or negotiate simultaneously, replicating the fast-paced decision-making of today’s workplace. Faster Learning, Deeper Retention: Immersive, hands-on experiences drive better knowledge transfer and long-term retention. Improved Decision-Making: Learners practice rapid problem-solving, conflict resolution, and leadership development under realistic conditions. Scalable, Cross-Industry Use: From healthcare and hospitality to corporate boardrooms and

Sigmetrix, experts in mechanical variation management, announced their latest release of CETOL 6σ tolerance analysis software, version 12.0, is now available for immediate download. Tolerance analysis benefits businesses in many ways. It helps improve profitability by balancing quality with manufacturing cost. Companies can also realize faster time to market by reducing the need for additional design and prototype cycles. Finally, it allows companies to gain confidence in their product and process decisions before making costly investments.   CETOL 6σ enables product development teams to understand the often-complex impact of dimensional and assembly variation easily and fully on their designs. This knowledge enables them to make the proper adjustments before problems appear in manufacturing or, even worse, in their customers’ hands. Users of all expertise levels will appreciate the multiple levels of assistance available within the software. This new release of CETOL 6σ builds upon the powerful features already in place and adds many improvements, including:  A New

Tacton, a global leader in Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software and leading SaaS platform simplifying sales and configuration processes for manufacturers of complex products, announced the launch of its Connect to Anything integration capability, powered by Workato, the leading enterprise orchestration platform. This innovative solution transforms how manufacturers integrate Tacton CPQ into their digital ecosystems, enabling seamless connections to over 600 enterprise applications, including CRM, ERP, PLM, PIM, and analytics tools. Manufacturers often face costly inefficiencies from data silos and integration roadblocks as IT teams struggle to keep pace with complex connections. The stakes are high: poor data quality costs organizations an average of $12.9 million annually, according to Gartner’s® 2020 Magic Quadrant™ for Data Quality Solutions. Connect to Anything solves this challenge by making it simple to connect data across applications without heavy reliance on IT. With pre-built connectors, reusable recipes, and a no-code approach, Tacton empowers manufacturers to eliminate silos,

GRAITEC PowerPack for Vault is a powerful extension designed to enhance Autodesk Vault with automation and data management capabilities. With this latest update, we’ve introduced new features and enhancements – shaped by user feedback – to streamline your workflows, particularly in managing email communications, offering even greater flexibility and control. This update ensures full compatibility with Autodesk Vault Client 2024 and 2025, so you can seamlessly integrate the latest tools into your projects. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for GRAITEC on CIMdata.com

 PDF Key Takeaways Companies without a modern, well-integrated PLM strategy and solution struggle to manage end-to-end product development efficiently in a timely manner. Companies that delay implementing PLM miss out on streamlining their product development processes and operational efficiency. This leads to widening gaps between their strategic vision and actual capabilities, higher operational costs, increased time-to-market and lower product quality and innovation. Company leadership without a PLM solution often experience delayed access and visibility to critical product development data for agile decision making to adapt business strategies. Using a PLM solution enables companies to manage complex product development, production, and service across multiple teams providing opportunities for improved efficiency and collaboration to achieve faster product development cycles, better decision making, and the innovation required to meet changing market and customer demands. Challenges of Product Development without PLM Companies without a modern PLM solution face significant productivity challenges. In the absence of a unified system, collaboration is inefficient,

 PDF Enabled by Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform Key Takeaways Businesses must explore transformative approaches to streamline product development to navigate the challenges of today’s world such as evolving customer needs, increasing product complexity, changing regulations, and escalating focus on sustainability. An integrated approach on a single platform that manages requirement specifications, simulations, and testing, ensuring traceability and enabling better decision-making can be immensely valuable to mitigate these challenges. MODSIM technology and processes from Dassault Systèmes’ unifies modeling and simulation on a common data model within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, streamlining workflows and enabling rapid design iterations. Through templates and approved workflows, MODSIM makes simulation more accessible to designers and non-experts, allowing for early identification and resolution of potential issues, reducing design rework in later stages of product development. Leveraging MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, on-cloud or on-premises, has the potential to reduce product development time by reusing existing data and automating tasks like mesh generation and design

The Hexagon Board of Directors has appointed Anders Svensson as President and CEO. Anders Svensson will take office on 20 July 2025 at the latest, succeeding Norbert Hanke, who will continue as interim President and CEO until then. Anders Svensson joins Hexagon from Konecranes (Nasdaq Helsinki: KCR), a global leader in material handling solutions, where he has been President and CEO since October 2022. Prior to his current role, Anders Svensson has held various leadership positions within Sandvik since 2008. Most recently he was President of Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions and a member of Sandvik group executive management. Anders Svensson is a Swedish citizen and holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. “I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Anders Svensson as the new President and CEO of Hexagon. He has a strong track record, in terms of leadership experience, enhancing company culture, driving customer-centricity and delivering strong growth and

IFS, the leading technology provider of enterprise cloud and Industrial AI software, has announced the winners of its 2024 Partner of the Year Awards during the IFS 2025 Sales Kickoff in London. The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of IFS’s global partner community, acknowledging their critical role in driving innovation, growth, and success for customers across industries. Reflecting on the achievements of the past year, Max Roberts, Chief Operating Officer at IFS, shared: “This past year has been truly remarkable, marked by significant accomplishments, solid growth, and stronger relationships within our partner community. Thanks to the dedication and hard work of our partners, we’ve seen a 40% year-on-year increase in license revenue driven by partners and 34% growth in partner revenue in 2024 compared to the previous year. The commitment to innovation, excellence, and collaboration shown by our partners has been key to our success. Together, we are demonstrating the power of our partner-first strategy,

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting and business solutions, has inaugurated a new delivery center in Toulouse, France. In the new state-of-the-art facility, TCS will harness next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, machine learning, and data analytics to help customers in aerospace and related industries such as manufacturing and defence. The delivery centre will facilitate AI-driven transformation and foster innovation to improve aircraft design, manufacturing, and maintenance processes for European clients. This includes enhancing fuel efficiency, developing advanced materials for lighter aircraft structures, and implementing predictive maintenance to minimize downtime, improve safety, and redefine the passenger experience of the future. This delivery centre is strategically located in Blagnac near Toulouse Airport to be closer to customers in the aerospace industry. This is TCS’ fourth delivery center in France after Lille, Poitiers, and Paris-Suresnes. Anupam Singhal, President - Manufacturing, TCS, said, “This new center embodies TCS' commitment to

EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly announces EON TeachMentor™, a cutting-edge solution that amplifies teachers’ capabilities by extending their presence and providing immersive, round-the-clock learning experiences. This next-generation platform, detailed in the white paper “EON TeachMentor™: Empowering Educators Beyond the Classroom,” enables educators to digitally replicate their expertise and teaching style into an AI-powered avatar, ensuring students benefit from personalized mentorship anytime and anywhere. A Game-Changer for Educators WorldwideUnlike traditional e-learning tools, EON TeachMentor leverages extensive personal data, academic content, and video recordings to create a lifelike avatar mirroring each educator’s unique methodology, voice, and approach. By providing 24/7 availability, this AI mentor enhances face-to-face interactions by handling routine questions and on-demand practice sessions, freeing the human educator to focus on deeper, more personalized engagements with students who need them most. “Our mission is to support teachers in delivering high-quality instruction without time