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ASCON Group is pleased to release KOMPAS-3D V15 for mechanical engineers. This professional computer-aided design system is distinguished by its powerful 3D and 2D design processes, along with a user-friendly interface, easy to learn functions, and flexible collaboration with third-party software – all of which is enhanced by a reasonable price. Today, ASCON is excited to announce the highlights of KOMPAS-3D V15: Locating components into models Model zones Modeless model sections Terminating fillets Layer groups in 3D Cosmetic threads Dimension enhancements Model orientation control Indicator icons 2D/3D PDF export The new release of KOMPAS-3D features more than 100 other enhancements to increase the productivity of users. V15 does this through faster operations, improved usability, and simplified product development processes. The result is fewer errors made during the design-to-product development process. Locating Components in Models KOMPAS-3D V15 provides users with two new ways to place components in models: By coordinates — components can be set in the model by indicating the position and the orientation of

solidThinking today announced a major achievement in the additive manufacturing industry which may in future revolutionize the way components are designed and made. Renishaw, the UK's only manufacturer of a metal-based additive manufacturing machine, used solidThinking Inspire® 9.5 software to help create the world's first 3D printed metal bike frame. Chris Williams of Empire Cycles, a leading British bicycle design and manufacturing company, designed the mountain bike to take advantage of Renishaw's additive manufacturing technology, allowing the creation of a titanium frame that would be both strong and light. Renishaw used Inspire to perform the topological optimization and concept generation. Inspire generated a new material layout within the package space using the loads and supports as input. This provided a concept that not only met performance targets, but also achieved minimum mass. A tool such as Inspire goes hand in hand with additive manufacturing by generating component designs that maximize manufacturing

Inter RAO - Engineering, a Russian engineering contractor (EPC) in the power industry, has implemented AVEVA engineering and design software and Information Management solution. Inter RAO - Engineering’s decision was based on AVEVA’s reputation for successful project implementation in Russia and abroad, the high competency level of AVEVA specialists and AVEVA’s flexible approach to meeting clients’ requirements. Inter RAO - Engineering has acquired a range of products, including AVEVA PDMS and AVEVA Electrical, as well as AVEVA NET. Inter RAO - Engineering will receive training in working in the integrated AVEVA 3D environment, as well as in configuring workflows to existing business practices. Meeting all applicable international standards, these AVEVA solutions will serve as a platform to perform engineering and design work on complex projects. They will enable the company to increase project quality, achieve clash-free design, shorten project timescale and improve its overall business performance. “AVEVA meets the requirements of the most

Aras® today announced that Sandia National Laboratories will present at ACE 2014, the company’s annual global conference. Sandia National Laboratories will share best practices for integrating the Aras PLM solution suite with Microsoft SharePoint to automate the release of documentation, procedures and work instructions on the manufacturing shop floor, ensuring the use of timely, accurate information at all times. ACE 2014 April 29 - May 1 Chicago, Illinois, USA Free to Attend - Registration Required Agenda and Registration: http://www.aras.com/ACE2014 ACE 2014 brings together business and technology professionals from around the world to discuss, benchmark and collaborate on PLM best practices for addressing the growing complexity in global product development, manufacturing, quality and the supply chain. With its open, community-based format, ACE offers the ideal learning environment for companies looking to replace or expand an existing legacy PLM or PDM system. For more than 60 years, Sandia National Laboratories has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the

The new advanced hyperMILL® 2013.2. CAM software from OPEN MIND has now been vastly improved in its CAD component, thanks to the new hyperCAD®-S platform. The new hyperCAD®-S will show how it can improve processing speeds and user work flow at MACH 2014 on Stand 5341. In hyperCAD®-S, OPEN MIND has developed its own CAD system that is ideally matched to the CAM system hyperMILL®. This CAD solution is specifically designed to address the requirements of NC programmers. In Version 2013.2, hyperCAD®-S has been improved in a number of ways. Tool and mould making, in particular, is always associated with geometries from a variety of sources. To import these reliably, hyperCAD®-S incorporates a series of first-rate interfaces. The interfaces have now been enhanced for the import of 2D entities, 3D meshes and dimensions as vector graphics by adding a DXF/DWG interface. This allows for layers, colours, line types and work-planes to

The design and development of products for space programs is constantly pushing the leading edge of technology. This translates to implementing requirements to manage a constant flow of engineering design refinement as issues and opportunities for improvement are found during the manufacturing, assembly and test processes. These types of requirements go beyond the typical scenarios for manufacturing. “We are also ready with solutions for more intimate integration of the critical supplier network for the next generation of space programs.” Specialized solutions like iBASEt’s Solumina software suite are designed for more intimate coordination between engineering design functions and the supplier and operations execution network. It is critical to know what engineering changes have been incorporated, which ones are pending, and what actually went up into space. Compliance assurance to specifications and requirements is much more than having a cabinet full of paperwork to demonstrate compliance. It is about controlling the processes proactively in a

Continuing with its mission to provide best in class teaching and learning to its customers, PTC today announced it is working with Colorado State University to deliver an authorized training program for PTC software. Colorado State University students and PTC customers will have access to the same curriculum and methodologies offered by PTC University combined with subject matter expertise from one of the top 100 engineering colleges in the United States. Colorado State University has a long-standing relationship with PTC teaching industry-recognized product design software to undergraduate mechanical engineering students. CSU chose to teach PTC products to show the power of commercial software and provide a well-rounded educational experience spanning beyond computer-aided design courses and into senior design courses through collaboration and curriculum. Colorado State University also has strong ties to local engineering and manufacturing companies and works to place graduate engineers for employment and internships with local and state wide businesses. “With our state-of-the-art facility,

CIMdata subject expert Don Tolle to speak on digital product definition trends, challenges, and opportunities ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 25 March 20­14—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Donald Tolle, Director of CIMdata’s Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, will be speaking at the 2014 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress. 3DCIC takes place May 28-30, 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “The 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Conference has become an annual ‘must attend’ event on the PLM industry agenda for senior engineering and IT professionals,” says Tolle. “This year, combining 3DCIC with the NAFEMS 2014 Americas Conference will introduce a unique dimension to the proceedings, highlighting the emerging trend towards integrating systems performance modeling and simulation into the mainstream of the product development lifecycle process. In the CIMdata presentation, we highlight the technology trends in model-based systems engineering, and the resulting challenges and opportunities with respect to data

CADENAS and CAXA present the new PARTcommunity portal which was especially adjusted for CAXA, offering one of the biggest collection of online catalogs for CAD models in native formats for the Chinese design software CAXA 3D. Via the Community portal, designers get immediate access to certified, native 3D CAD models from over 400 industrial manufacturer catalogs they can configure and download for free. These catalogs contain among others manufacturers like Festo, SMC, Airtac, CKD, NSK, SKF, ABB, Schneider, etc., covering the product fields pneumatics, hydraulics, casting, industrial electrical equipment, clamping technology, bearings, flange, and many other industrial products. Visit the portal under: http://CAXA.partcommunity.com/ With the market launch of the PARTcommunity portal for CAXA 3D excellent tools and means are now at the disposal of CAXA customers making work a lot easier and supporting development: engineers can precisely browse manufacturer catalogs for the required parts, configure parameters at discretion, get an interactive 3D preview

End-to-end apparel and softgoods software solutions provider Visual 2000 International Inc. (http://www.visual-2000.com) announces the release of its new Visual PLM.net® Mobile app. The new creativity and productivity tool enables designers to use their smartphone or tablet to immediately launch the new product development process while on a buying trip or virtually anywhere they find inspiration. By enabling users to annotate and directly publish photos to the Visual PLM.net Product Lifecycle Management software at the office, the innovative solution eliminates significant travel and preparation delays typically associated with moving new product concepts into the development process. According to Charles Benoualid, Visual 2000 Vice President of R &D, "In the world of fashion, being first or fast to market yields a major competitive advantage. That is why so many companies have implemented Visual PLM.net in their design, development and sourcing departments. Our new mobile PLM app further streamlines the time and process of going from inspiration to development.