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CGTech will demonstrate their newest version of VERICUT 8.1, CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software at WESTEC in Los Angeles, Sept. 12-14, in Booth 1927.  In VERICUT 8.1, a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) module has been employed, along with enhanced support for Force™ optimization, Workpiece Sectioning, X-Caliper measurement tool, Report template, and Grinding and Dressing operations.  New Module: Additive  VERICUT’s Additive module simulates both additive and traditional machining capabilities used in any order on hybrid CNC machines. Simulating both operations can identify potential problems that can occur when integrating additive methods. The user can access detailed “history” stored with VERICUT’s unique droplet technology, which saves programmers time by quickly identifying the source of errors, in most cases using a single mouse-click.  This Additive capability checks: accurate laser cladding and material deposition, detects collisions between the machine and additive part, and finds errors, voids, and misplaced material. For the highest accuracy,

Infor today announced it has hired cloud expert Mayumi Hiramatsu in a newly created role, senior vice president of Cloud Operations. Hiramatsu, who reports to Infor CEO Charles Phillips, joins as Infor is experiencing high growth in its global cloud business. "Infor has built one of the largest cloud companies delivering business applications as a service and that business now represents the large majority of our new sales and customers," said Phillips.  "Mayumi's leadership and deep cloud pedigree and experience will help ensure optimal support for our cloud customers." In this new role, Hiramatsu is responsible for providing direction and leadership for automation, scalability, security, and self service capabilities for Infor's cloud organization.  Hiramatsu brings over 10 years of cloud experience delivering and operating cloud at companies including Cisco Systems, Autodesk and Microsoft. Prior to joining Infor, Hiramatsu was VP of Product Operations at Cisco Systems, where she was accountable

Fourth Dimension Solutions (FDS) has announced it has partnered with Dassault Systèmes to provide System Integration (SI) services for Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio of applications and industry solution experiences based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in the Indian Sub-Continent Market. The agreement covers both SI services and as well product/license sale as FDS plans to increase its revenue from implementation services.   Amalendu Mukherjee, Managing Director, FDS Ltd., said, “This is a significant landmark for FDS both locally and globally as our presence and capabilities in an evolving DPMS industry will be enhanced by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systèmes. FDS’ holistic approach offers organizations with future ready solutions that provide competitive advantage and market differentiation.”   Samson Khaou, Managing Director, India, Dassault Systèmes said, “We are delighted to be associated with FDS, an organization that has the scale, experience and ability to deliver SI projects in Government and emerging sectors involving our

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has acquired Oxfordshire, U.K.-based Cobalt Light Systems (“Cobalt”), a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets and public safety. Cobalt’s innovative suite of benchtop and handheld/portable Raman spectroscopic instruments are based on proprietary technologies that enable through-barrier identification of chemicals and materials. Traditional solutions based on conventional spectroscopy have limited capacities for detection of materials through sealed, non-transparent containers and are constrained to near-surface identification of materials such as pharma tablet coatings and containers. By enabling measurement through opaque barriers and surfaces, Cobalt’s solutions can analyze whole tablets or inside sealed containers reducing the need for quarantines and time-consuming sample processing and testing in pharmaceutical QC, hazardous chemical ID and security. The result is significant time, cost, and resource savings for customers as well as increased safety for certain market segments such as first responders or air passengers.

Accenture has acquired Boston-based mobile design and development firm Intrepid. As connected devices become increasingly popular and continue to proliferate in environments such as the home, office and vehicles, Accenture is expanding its capabilities to help organizations create engaging mobile experiences for customers at speed and at scale.   Intrepid’s 150 employees have joined Accenture Digital as a result of the acquisition. The team will focus on the rapid development of innovative digital services and solutions, using agile tools in a collaborative environment where clients can work side by side with Accenture designers, engineers and mobile experts. Intrepid expands Accenture’s capabilities in design, native app development, connected device engineering and web development in North America, strengthening its ability to help clients take the lead in an era where connected experience is the new battleground. Intrepid is focused on nurturing talent and innovation to create excellent user experiences. At Procter & Gamble, Intrepid

Centric Software announces that Sonae Sports & Fashion, a division of the Portugal-based multinational company Sonae, has selected Centric Software to provide its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. Sonae is a multinational company managing a diversified portfolio of businesses in retail, financial services, technology, shopping centres and telecommunications. The division of Sonae Sports & Fashion comprehends seven brands, from fashion to sports and outdoor lifestyle, with international reach, through organic and franchised stores, single points of sale and e-commerce. According to Margarida Nascimento, Head of Product at Zippy, Sonae Sports & Fashion began the search for a PLM solution to replace multiple applications and in-house systems with a goal of reducing complexity improve team collaboration and speed time to market. “We want a shared and centralized platform that will allow easy online access to real time and accurate information, thus reducing rework activities and mistakes,” Margarida Nascimento explains. “Improving

Modelon is pleased to announce the expansion of its worldwide operations with the opening of a new subsidiary, Modelon Engineering Private Limited. Based in Tiruchirappalli, India, Modelon’s team, led by Managing Director, Anand Pitchaikani, will support the growing demand in the region for systems modeling and simulation. “Modelon’s worldwide business has grown rapidly and the selection for global office placement has been strategic,” says Magnus Gafvert, Chief Executive Officer. “Our focus is on connecting excellent teams with innovative customers. Opening a subsidiary in India, under Anand’s leadership, is a major strategic initiative - bringing us closer to our growing and engaged customer base.” Modelon India will focus on: Serving customers in the Indian market with a committed full-time local team of system simulation experts; Accelerating the adoption of Modelon’s simulation software solutions, including: training, support and consulting services; Augmenting Modelon’s global R&D and consulting teams with localized engineering experts who recognize and understand

Lectra, l'École supérieure des technologies industrielles avancées (ESTIA), the Today Tomorrow Textiles Foundation, and JPS Conseil announce the creation of the 'Biarritz Active Lifestyle Integral' Chair dedicated to tomorrow's innovative and sustainable materials. Over three years, this new Chair aims to help the fashion industry's eco-system-from textile design to clothing sales-transform challenges coming from new ways of living and consuming into economic opportunities. "How to find and develop sustainable materials which will open up new markets for companies in the sector? Which technologies to invent to make the most of these new materials? How to organize the factory of the future to meet new consumer expectations, such as customization? It's an entire economy that we aim to develop around emerging industries," explains Jean-Pierre Mocho, the founder of JPS Conseil and former President of the French federation for women's ready-to-wear. "There are many opportunities to seize, on condition that all the players, both old

The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) is pleased to announce the addition of Phoenix Integration’s ModelCenter to its software offering. ModelCenter is a vendor-neutral software framework for creating and automating multi-tool workflows, optimizing product designs, and sharing engineering data and knowledge. ModelCenter Integrate increases productivity by enabling users to execute significantly more simulations using less time and resources. ModelCenter Explore drives innovation and improves product quality by enabling users to thoroughly explore and understand the design space, make better decisions, and find optimal solutions. ModelCenter’s MBSEPak unlocks the promise of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) by connecting engineering analyses to the systems model. “Collaborative Engineering is becoming more of the norm due to increased interactions between different disciplines as we try to achieve even tighter compromises between them. This leads to more multi-disciplinary studies that involve the use of many tools of different natures such as pre-processing, solving, post-processing and reporting. As

 PDF Key takeaways: Like a TED conference with an Additive Manufacturing (AM) theme, speakers came from government agencies, industrial companies, academia, and tech startups, hosted by Dassault Systèmes, to deliver the current state and future vision of an end-to-end AM design to manufacturing lifecycle. Problems such as repeatability, warpage, cost, time, and lack of education all present barriers to adopting AM to make production parts. Fortunately, the solution providers, material makers, standards and academic institutes which spoke at the event are rallying to help customers make AM parts for end use. Dassault Systèmes demonstrated their 3DEXPERIENCE suite of connected AM applications: BIOVIA, CATIA, SIMULIA, and DELMIA which illustrated what’s available today to help customers design and make AM parts. Customers can choose whether to adopt incrementally, as point solutions, or holistically to provide an end-to-end platform for designing, simulating, and making AM production ready parts. Dassault Systèmes’ Additive Manufacturing Symposium, held May 15th,2017 at The