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Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Joyson PlasTec GmbH has decided to leverage Infor CloudSuite Automotive. The supplier of plastic components for the automotive industry aims to benefit from greater business agility and flexibility in an increasingly competitive market by implementing the multi-tenant cloud solution.

Founded in 1986, Joyson PlasTec GmbH has become a leading producer of large plastic parts for the automotive industry. Its portfolio includes injection-molded interior and exterior solutions for trucks and passenger cars. The supplier belongs to the Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., whose subsidiaries supply many well-known companies in the automotive industry with electronic and...

A pioneering degree apprenticeship programme from Siemens Digital Industries has supercharged the careers of 60 engineers from companies.

Among the companies who have signed up to the four-year programme since it launched in 2017 are AstraZeneca, Saint-Gobain Formula and Zeeco Europe.

Co-delivered with Tameside College and the University of Salford it uses a block delivery model combining academic modules in automation, robotics, and embedded systems, Siemens S7 Certified PLC programmer training and accreditation, and a workplace project to solve a real-world problem.

The outcome is a degree-qualified engineer with a range of practical skills and technical understanding needed to capitalise on the opportunities...

Speed, accuracy, and precision without sacrificing creativity. How is this possible? The answer is simple — Backbone PLM’s new Adobe Illustrator plugin. Backbone’s latest product update enables designers to create technical sketches, colorups, detailed component renderings, and other assets for product specifications and sync those files from Illustrator directly into Backbone.

Designers can say goodbye to manual uploads and work in Illustrator to actively capture changes to artboard revisions, then populate tech packs through Backbone’s cloud-based user interface and dynamic system of interconnected libraries.

Design, technical, and production teams can collaborate on new products in real-time directly through Backbone’s cloud-based user interface...

Aptos, a recognized market leader in retail technology solutions, announced today that Eigerindo MPI, an Indonesian retail company that offers quality brands such as EIGER Adventure and Outlive, has deployed Aptos’ next-generation PLM solution. The cloud-based application has allowed Eigerindo to streamline critical processes involved in the creation and management of its collections, resulting in accelerated time to market, improved collaboration and other benefits.

Founded in 1989, Eigerindo is one of the largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies in Indonesia. Based in Bandung, the retailer is known for its commitment to providing high-quality products that are designed to push the boundaries...

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the following organisational changes, effective immediately:

Paolo Guglielmini, currently President of the Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) division, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Hexagon AB. In his new role, Paolo will support Hexagon’s President and CEO, Ola Rollén, to develop and implement Hexagon’s strategy, as well as, overseeing the operations of the company’s divisions. Paolo will retain his current role as President for the MI division until a successor has been appointed.

Paolo has been leading MI since January 2020, and has served...

Panasonic Corporation has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to upgrade its technology infrastructure and drive innovation as it enters a new phase of growth. With Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM, Panasonic is working to streamline business operations, gain deeper financial insights, and position the company for a new era of expansion.

Panasonic is a global leader in developing innovative technologies and solutions in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, and B2B sectors. As part of its Panasonic Transformation (PX), Panasonic is transitioning its business model to a holding company...

Intel today announced a new $1 billion fund to support early-stage startups and established companies building disruptive technologies for the foundry ecosystem. A collaboration between Intel Capital and Intel Foundry Services (IFS), the fund will prioritize investments in capabilities that accelerate foundry customers’ time to market – spanning intellectual property (IP), software tools, innovative chip architectures and advanced packaging technologies. Intel also announced partnerships with several companies aligned with this fund and focused on key strategic industry inflections: enabling modular products with an open chiplet platform and supporting design approaches that leverage multiple instruction set architectures (ISAs), spanning x86, Arm...

Synopsys, Inc. is pleased to announce that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Tom Herrmann, vice president of global channels and alliances at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, to its 2022 Channel Chiefs list. CRN's annual Channel Chiefs project identifies top IT channel vendor executives who continually demonstrate expertise, influence, and innovation in channel leadership.

A panel of CRN editors selected the honorees for their channel dedication, industry stature and accomplishments as channel advocates. The 2022 Channel Chiefs are influential leaders who continue to shape the IT channel with innovative strategies, programs, and partnerships. Tom is an accomplished...

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, announced the launch of MVision, a framework to help manufacturing companies transform their traditional business processes into next-generation enterprises through the deployment of cutting-edge transformation solutions that drive innovation and boost cost efficiencies. HCL's MVision framework is built for organizations aspiring to become hyper-connected enterprises, enabling them to design sustainable engagement models to address needs for digitization, automation, commercial engagement and more.

MVision is designed to help manufacturers achieve unprecedented levels of digital adoption to become data-driven organizations and includes versions for business (focused on business and operational transformation), digital (focused on digital...

Ansys today announced its inaugural partnership to IFS Accelerator – EDA Alliance to provide best-in-class EDA tools and simulation solutions that will support customer innovation, including bespoke silicon for customizable three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC) designs.

By leveraging Ansys’ market-leading multiphysics solutions, IFS Accelerator will make silicon technology available to customers to design uniquely innovative chips. Ansys’ cutting-edge EDA and simulation tools will enable mutual customers to reduce design barriers, minimize design risk and cost, and accelerate time-to-market.

The IFS Accelerator will foster collaborative innovation with world-leading EDA, design services and IP partners to provide a comprehensive design ecosystem with premium process technologies,...