Position Papers

Intergraph® Process, Power & Marine, has presented its 2014 SmartPlant® Engineering & Schematics Excellence Awards to 16 customers. The fifth annual E&S Excellence Awards honor recipients for deploying Intergraph Engineering & Schematics solutions and stretching the solutions' capabilities to achieve maximum benefits for their respective global companies.   This year's recipients were selected by members of Intergraph's Engineering & Schematics team for being valuable contributors in making Intergraph products successful – not only for their own companies, but also for the entire industry. Two Intergraph customers – Chiyoda Corporation and CB&I – had more than one person win an Engineering & Schematics Excellence Award this year. The 2014 Intergraph Engineering & Schematics Excellence Awards recipients are: Raj Ayyamperumal, AMEC (Canada) Margarita Barboutov, Exxon Mobil (Australia) Valerio Bottari, Wood Group Mustang (Norway) Hu Chunping, SNERDI (China) Hazem Elsayed, PGESCo (Egypt) Francesco De Bernardis, Ansaldo Energia (Italy) Ahmed Esaklul, CB&I (United States) Erwin Fahmi, PT Rekaysa (Indonesia) Hideshi Hachiro, Chiyoda Corporation (Japan) Julian Hinestroza, Catch Engineering (Canada) Judy

Series offers first public exposure to CIMdata’s analysis of 2014’s PLM market results ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 19 December 2014 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces its international 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum schedule and program. Now in their twenty-fifth year, these one-day events will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA on March 31, 2015; Amsterdam, The Netherlands on April 9, 2015; Beijing, China on April 17, 2015; and Tokyo, Japan on April 22, 2015. CIMdata’s 2015 PLM Market & Industry Forum is the premier industry event series designed exclusively for PLM solution providers, PLM service providers, PLM systems integrators, and PLM channel partners of all sizes. During the forum events, attendees will collectively explore the issues currently facing the PLM market. Presentations will offer insights into the current economic climate, leading trends, and their effects on the PLM economy. There will be a detailed

Ideate, Inc., today announced the availability of Ideate Explorer for Revit 2015.1. This Ideate Software  solution includes enhanced functionality customers have requested, specifically a modeless interface. Now, users will be able to work in the Autodesk Revit and the Ideate Explorer for Revit environments at the same time. Ideate Software is a set of far-reaching Building Information Modeling (BIM) data management tools that help the Revit community clean up models, delete problem items, analyze files quickly, improve speed and accuracy in data flow, increase collaboration and overcome repeated workflow interruptions. This recent Ideate Explorer for Revit update provides BIM and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) managers, project leaders, facility managers, architects, engineers, and other users an enhanced tool for model auditing, power selection and model maintenance. With it, they can get a global view of model contents, and locate, isolate, modify and/or effectively delete unwanted elements from the Revit model.  Ideate Director of

COMSOL, Inc. is excited to announce the release of COMSOL Server™, a new product developed specifically for running applications built with the Application Builder. Released earlier this year, the Application Builder allows COMSOL Multiphysics® software users to build an intuitive interface around their COMSOL model that can be run by anyone — even those without prior simulation experience. COMSOL Server enables the distribution of applications, allowing design teams, production departments and others to share applications throughout an organization using a Windows®-native client or web browser. Build and Run Simulation Applications COMSOL Server is the engine for running COMSOL apps and the hub for controlling their deployment, distribution, and use. After creating an app with the Application Builder, the server provides engineers and researchers with a cost-effective solution for managing how the app is used, either within their organization or externally to a worldwide audience. “COMSOL Server provides an environment for running applications created in

A leading French mould, die and tool maker, who uses wax model injection technology, integrates WorkNC CAM software with the WorkXplore 3D file viewer and WorkPLAN manufacturing software solution, to run all parts of its business.  Moules & Outillages de Bourgogne designs and manufactures a variety of moulds and tooling equipment for foundries which use the lost wax casting process. This manufacturing process is particularly well adapted to the most demanding markets, requiring high levels of quality and state-of-the-art engineering in sectors such as aeronautics, energy and medical prosthetics; three domains in which MOB has successfully built its reputation. Every stage of the job is managed by one of the three packages from Vero Software. The process begins when Jean Etienne Patenet, CEO, uses WorkXplore 3D to open CAD files sent by customers and makes a detailed analysis to quickly check and determine the required tooling equipment to be produced. “The comprehensive set

Oracle Corporation today announced that fiscal 2015 Q2 Total Revenues were up 3% to $9.6 billion. Software and Cloud Revenues was up 5% to $7.3 billion. Cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) revenue was up 45% to $516 million. Hardware Systems revenues were up 1% to $1.3 billion. GAAP operating income was up 4% to $3.5 billion, and the GAAP operating margin was 37%. Non-GAAP operating income was up 3% to $4.4 billion, and the non-GAAP operating margin was 46%. GAAP net income was down 2% to $2.5 billion while non-GAAP net income was down 1% to $3.1 billion. GAAP earnings per share were $0.56, unchanged from last year, while non-GAAP earnings per share were up 1% at $0.69. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $15.3 billion. Without the impact of the US dollar strengthening compared to foreign currencies, Oracle’s reported Q2 GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per

NAFEMS has announced that over 400 abstracts have been submitted for its 2015 World Congress in San Diego, USA – the highest response level yet for this biennial event. The call for abstracts, which closed on November 17th 2014, saw papers submitted from across the globe, covering every aspect of simulation technology from multiple industries. The biennial world congress will bring together the leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies and business processes to share relevant trends and roadmaps, explore common themes, and to address these issues in an open forum. The aim of the congress is to provide attendees with perceptive content and perspective on the best way to position their organisations to realize the full potential of CAE both now and in the future. One Registration – Two Conferences The World Congress, which welcomes SIMULIA as Platinum Sponsor, will also host the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Process and Data Management. After

Delcam India will demonstrate the latest versions of the company’s increasingly popular software PowerMILL, PowerSHAPE (including ToolMaker and Electrode), and FeatureCAM, during the IMTEX 2015 machine-tool exhibition to be held in Bangalore from 22nd to 28th January.  Delcam will be located at Booth A-103, in Hall 3C. There are a host of additions in the 2015 versions of these products including improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, improved collision checking to also cover near misses, and more efficient raster finishing in PowerMILL; improvements in direct modelling, surface modelling and reverse engineering, plus support for data from Creaform HandySCAN handheld scanners in PowerSHAPE Pro; and a range of enhancements in three-axis milling, two-axis and five-axis drilling, turning and turn-mill, and wire EDM in FeatureCAM. In addition to this, the latest release of the PowerINSPECT inspection software has a new interface with new icons that make the software more intuitive and even easier

Omnify Software today announced that it was named a 2014 Green Supply Chain Award winner for the second consecutive year. Omnify Empower PLM was recognized as an enabling technology helping its customers make sustainability a part their supply chain strategy. The Green Supply Chain Awards from Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) recognize companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains, in the areas of Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain. The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals. Supporting customer's initiatives to meet worldwide environmental compliance regulations such as RoHS, REACH, and Conflict Minerals is one area where Omnify's impact is clear. Providing a holistic view of product data and the ability to track, manage

With a soldering iron and a circuit board, Hardware hackers can turn a handful of parts into a clever, time saving smart device. But for everyday use, a smart device needs a functional case and for that, you need a whole different set of tools. So Hackster.io, the project sharing community for hackers, is teaming up with Autodesk to show just how easy 3D design can be. Autodesk Fusion 360 is a powerful 3D CAD tool that hardware hackers can use to help turn their vision into a marketable product. The Fusion 360 hub on Hackster.io will include educational activities, design challenges and live collaboration. “With the accessibility of 3D printers, it’s even easier than ever for hackers to take their projects to the next level,” said Hackster co-founder Adam Benzion. “Helping our community members master 3D CAD is an exciting step forward for everyone.”