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iBASEt launched an innovative program that streamlines how software solutions for complex discrete manufacturing can be deployed quickly to enable a much faster time-to-value. The program provides iBASEt customers software licenses, implementation services, training, and first year maintenance with realized business value within 90 days of initiation.  iBASEt’s Fast Value program is most recently proven with business value delivered in 90 days to a Defense Electronics and Satellite Components Manufacturer.  Due to this manufacturer serving markets that require advanced technology and high reliability products, their need to achieve the highest level of compliance and efficient operations is paramount. Despite this complex environment, iBASEt’s Fast Value program helped simplify the implementation of a solution that provides complete track and trace containment as part of their compliance-led track and traceability program.   Despite the high business value of implementing software solutions in complex manufacturing, manufacturers continue to struggle with identifying specific benefits to

Q4 2019 Financial Highlights - Revenue: $851.1 million - GAAP earnings per share: $1.04 - Non-GAAP earnings per share: $1.15 FY 2019 Financial Highlights - Revenue: $3.361 billion - GAAP earnings per share: $3.45 - Non-GAAP earnings per share: $4.56 - Cash flow from operations: $800.5 million - Cash and cash equivalents: $728.6 million    Synopsys, Inc. today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $851.1 million, compared to $795.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. Revenue for fiscal year 2019 was $3.361 billion, an increase of 7.7 percent from $3.121 billion in fiscal year 2018.   "Fiscal 2019 was another outstanding year for Synopsys. Even as we navigated several external challenges, we significantly exceeded our beginning-of-year plan, and delivered strong growth in revenue, non-GAAP operating margin, earnings-per-share, and cash flow, and across both operating segments. We also returned $329 million to shareholders via stock repurchases," said Aart

Falkonry, Inc. announced that Falkonry and Siemens will be showcasing their new combined predictive maintenance capabilities for industrial operations at next week’s IMC 2019 in Marco Island, Florida. In the Siemens booth, the companies will be featuring a joint demo that illustrates how maintenance and process engineers can automatically discover patterns in time series data and reduce maintenance cost by predicting operational events. In addition, Falkonry will be demonstrating its Edge Analyzer for deploying predictive analytic models at the edge for real-time predictions from live streaming data. Details:  Date: December 9-12, 2019  Event: The 34th International Maintenance Conference (IMC 2019)  Venue: JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Marco Island, FL  Booth #: Siemens Booth #200 About the Demonstrations The joint Siemens-Falkonry demo will showcase the integration of Siemens XHQ operational intelligence software with the Falkonry LRS machine learning system. As part of Siemens Digital Industries, the XHQ software is an enterprise operational intelligence software that provides

Aras announced it will host industry leaders at its Holiday MeetUp & Ribbon Cutting Open House on December 9th, 2019 in Troy, Michigan. During this holiday event, Aras will provide attendees the opportunity to network with leaders in the automotive industry from companies including General Motors, DENSO International America, Inc. (DIAM), Magna, and Lear and discuss the challenges they all face in managing the product lifecycle in an increasingly connected world. This event also marks the grand opening of Aras’ new 16,000 sq. foot Troy office—a sign of Aras’ continued investment in the Detroit area and commitment to providing software solutions to the automotive industry for the engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance of complex products. Attendees will be part of a special ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Troy mayor and other city and county representatives, hosted by Aras CEO, Peter Schroer. Event Details Date: December 9th, 2019 Time: 4:00PM-7:30PM Location: 2600 West Big Beaver Rd, Suite 150, Troy, MI

Autonomous driving is of strategic importance for digital transformation of the automotive industry. PROSTEP AG is therefore actively participating in key funding projects for the validation and verification of autonomous driving functions such as V&V and SET Level 4to5, which were recently approved by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). As the leading, vendor-independent PLM consulting and software company, PROSTEP will provide its partners from industry and the research community with support for the testing and industrialization of project results and will also be developing the demonstrator for a traceability solution. Autonomous vehicles must be able to master all critical driving situations in order to obtain approval. Testing their behavior on the road alone would be far too risky and time-consuming. Therefore, the driving functions must be validated digitally. That is why major carmakers and automotive suppliers such as Audi, BMW, Continental, Ford, MAN, Opel, Robert

CNC Software, Inc., developers of Mastercam, has announced a new partnership with TITANS of CNC, Inc. to help train the next generation of highly skilled CNC machinists and eliminate the widening skills gap. The organizations have entered into a three-year partnership to develop media that advocates for CNC education and high-level aerospace manufacturing processes. Mastercam is widely used CAM in industry and education worldwide. The software is popularly used in companies requiring precision machining, such as shops in the automotive and aerospace industries. TITANS of CNC is a free educational platform, consisting of more than 3,000 online courses, that guides students and teachers through CNC machine operation and programming. The Academy consists of online courses in fundamentals, learning CAD, CAM, advanced work holding, 5-axis, and more. The organization has an expansive following among students and professionals in manufacturing and are preparing the release of TITANS of CNC: Aerospace Academy –

Kubotek3D announced their membership to the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA). The PNAA, a non-profit organization, is a coalition of aerospace companies and industry leaders serving North America’s largest commercial aerospace manufacturing cluster, centered around The Boeing Company in Washington state. Kubotek3D has a long history of supporting aerospace industry needs through engineering software solutions and now joins with PNAA members and affiliates around the world working to strengthen the manufacturing supply chain through dynamic events designed to inform aerospace leaders, connect aerospace interests, and inspire industry collaboration and innovation. Andre Beaupre, General Manager of Sales and Support at Kubotek3D, sees great benefits to joining the alliance. “We’ve been helping aerospace suppliers to manage changes to their product data for more than a decade,” explains Beaupre. “Joining PNAA gives us an opportunity to not only share our experiences but also get additional insight regarding the needs of the aerospace supply

 PDF Key takeaways: Selecting and deploying a product innovation platform is a sizable investment that if done correctly can have a significant impact on the company’s return on investment. Resilient, sustainable solutions consist of much more than apps, the underlying solution architecture and services must be flexible to run on hardware and technology stacks that will be available in the future while supporting easy app development and maintenance. The Aras platform's underlying architecture has stood the test of time, it performs, scales, and has enabled a wide variety of industrial applications with its low-code development environment. Available Aras Innovator apps have grown significantly in number and lifecycle scope over the past few years providing out-of-the-box solutions, as well as demonstrating how legacy tools and best of breed apps can be integrated. Business is about converting energy into value, a conversion that PLM solutions can improve the efficiency of. Efficiency is improved by converting data into information

Suuchi Inc., has selected Gerber Technology as its CAD software partner. By implementing Gerber Technology’s AccuMark 2D and 3D software, Suuchi will be able to offer clients greater speed-to-market and more efficiency, reducing waste created in the development phase. Suuchi recognizes Gerber Technology as a game-changing enabler of delivering greater value to its customers.  “Everyone in the industry is aware of how time consuming and wasteful physical samples can be, which is why many companies are starting to look at 3D solutions,” said Enrico Zamarra, Gerber’s Director of Digital Solution Sales for the Americas. “Unlike many of the 3D solutions on the market, what makes Gerber different is that the virtual samples produced in AccuMark 3D are made from real pattern data, which ensures that what you’re seeing on the screen can actually be produced, improving fit and greatly reducing the need for physical samples.”  “By shortening design cycles and

AVEVA announced enhancements to its Value Chain Optimization  offering to enable customers to eliminate information silos and integrate critical business processes across the operational value chain. AVEVA’s Value Chain Optimization solution, in recent news, brings together software from across its  portfolio that help operators and manufacturers manage their supply chain, operations and process optimization across key industries including Refining, Petrochemicals, Metals, Mining and Materials, Food and Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Water and Wastewater. It also helps operators drive efficiency, make better and faster decisions, reduce cost and create new opportunities across the operations value chain. “Companies are dealing with a legacy of disconnected processes and working to bridge them to create end-to-end visibility is the foundation for operational digital transformation,” said Harpreet Gulati, Head of Planning and Operations, AVEVA. “Value Chain Optimization presents a unique opportunity to orchestrate all business and operations activities across the supply chain from feedstock acquisition,