Position Papers

Hexagon’s Mining division strengthened its leadership in production material monitoring and measurement by introducing HxGN MineMeasure Detect, a 3D camera hardware, software and data solution. MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital-image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation and color analysis. Mines demand consistent, predictable, high-volume production with plants intended to operate 24/7. Changing geologic mineral and structural conditions within mining benches can sometimes mean oversize particles block crushers, chutes and conveyors. Blockages can halt operations, in severe cases resulting in lost operational revenues worth millions of dollars. MineMeasure Detect minimizes production interruptions and costly downtime with oversize detection of large particles. It enhances production efficiencies and reconciliation by calculating volume, density and tonnage. Advanced detection reveals an aggregate of previously unmeasured ancillary variables, such as material density and hardness, which is essential to throughput maximization and ore liberation. The solution’s fragmentation analysis capabilities

At the SAP Sapphire conference in Orlando, Florida, SAP SE is announcing new innovations that deliver business value for customers in four critical areas: supply chain resilience, sustainability, business process transformation and no-code application development. According to a recent survey from Boston Consulting Group, while 80% of companies are turning to digital solutions to navigate current business challenges, only about 30% are successfully achieving a true digital transformation of their business. The innovations announced today will help SAP customers accelerate their transformation journey with cloud-based solutions that provide the end-to-end business process support customers most need. The announcements come on the first day of SAP Sapphire, SAP’s global customer and partner conference, taking place in person and virtually May 10–12, 2022. “For 50 years, SAP’s mission-critical solutions and deep industry expertise have helped businesses around the world run their best,” said Christian Klein, CEO and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE. “We’re uniquely

On May 10, Oleg Shilovitsky announced the newest update to OpenBOM in a blog post. The new features include improvements to: Revisions Management, Currency Imports, Link Properties, and integrations to Solidworks and Altium. To read the full post please go to the OpenBOM blog: https://www.openbom.com/blog/whats-new-in-openbom-may-2022    To view the original press release, please click here. Search for OpenBOM on CIMdata.com

 PDF Siemens solutions foster continuous verification and validation Key takeaways: Delivering reliable, safe autonomous and ADAS vehicles requires a data-driven, closed-loop development process and robust, continuous verification and validation processes focused on multiple levels from the chip to electronics, to the vehicle, and ultimately a city’s infrastructure (i.e., from chip to city). Only a fully integrated, complete lifecycle solution can move and sustain an automaker into a ADAS and AV transportation leader for tomorrow—a solution that fosters discovery to learn, adapt, and continually improve ADAS knowledge. Performance engineering must embrace continuous product evaluations, continually adjusting to customer usage patterns to provide safer operations. Trust in automation comes from constant performance awareness. The most trusted autonomous vehicle automaker will become the most successful. Siemens provides a robust set of solutions for managing the evolving usage patterns and applying them for virtual evaluations using technologies that make a comprehensive digital twin interactive, accelerating understanding and confidence of new ADAS/AV

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of US based company Peterson Tool Company, Inc., (“PTC”) a leading supplier of machine-specific custom insert tooling solutions. The product offering includes custom carbide form inserts for high-production turning and grooving applications, primarily within the general engineering and automotive segments. The company will be reported in the GWS Tool business unit in Walter, a division within the business area Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions. “The acquisition of Peterson Tool Company is well aligned with the shift to growth strategy to enhance our presence in the North American market and continuing GWS’ strong track record of growth”, says Stefan Widing, CEO and President of Sandvik. "I am pleased that we continue to execute on our shift to growth strategy by expanding our offering towards the important general engineering and automotive segments. Peterson Tool Company adds to the GWS’ solid position within custom cemented carbide

CADMATIC has concluded a reseller agreement with Al Mutlaq United (MUC), based in Dammam in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. MUC will promote CADMATIC software solutions in the country, with a particular focus on CADMATIC’s information management and digital twin solutions. According to MUC General Manager, Naif M. Al Shehri, MUC has a strong focus on new technologies related to the Industrial Revolution 4.0. “We come from a pure IT background and, fortunately, technology has become a core area in different industrial sectors. The digital transformation that is taking place in industry has created a great need for digital twin solutions and other information management products, which have become mandatory elements of high business efficiency. We see that CADMATIC has a lot to offer clients in these fields,” says Naif. He adds that a key focus area will be Saudi Arabia’s oil & gas production plants. “Oil and gas producers are always looking for ways to

Blackline Safety Corp. ("Blackline" or "Blackline Safety"), a global leader in connected safety technology, announced Sean Stinson has been appointed to the position of Chief Growth Officer, effective immediately. Serving most recently as Blackline Safety’s Chief Revenue Officer, Stinson will lead global revenue growth, acquisitions, channel management and customer support functions for Blackline Safety worldwide, including Blackline Safety Europe.  Over the past nine years, Stinson has led the development of Blackline’s international sales and product functions for Canada, the U.S., the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and driven the Company’s revenue from $2M to more than $50M during that period. “As we build on 20 consecutive quarters of year-on-year revenue growth, open offices around the world and solidify our position as the connected safety leader, Blackline’s business has evolved to enhance our customers’ productivity and performance on a global scale,” said Cody Slater, Blackline Safety’s CEO and Chair. “Sean’s proven track record of innovation

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company with a strong legacy of SAP innovation, announced a strategic partnership with Syniti. This collaboration with Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management that combines AI-driven software and data expertise, will help develop industry-specific data solutions and deliver higher quality SAP S/4HANA transformations.  HCL Technologies will adopt the Syniti Knowledge Platform(SKP) as its strategic data migration platform to provide customers with improved data management strategy and higher quality data. SKP will also help deliver a complete data quality assessment and migration service across working and staging environments, ensuring quality data is securely and efficiently migrated from legacy systems to new SAP solutions. The collaboration between HCL Technologies and Syniti will drive higher-value SAP implementations for customers by providing the robust data solutions needed to steer modern, intelligent processes that leverage AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning). This partnership will also develop industry-specific S/4HANA accelerators

IFS announces the promotion of four senior leaders in the North and Central Europe region. Glenn Arnesen has been promoted to President, Global Install Base, responsible for driving success for IFS’s thousands of enterprise customers around the world. With his team, he will continue to ensure that customers achieve fast time-to-value and that they are empowered with the technology they need to succeed and grow. This is an important role for IFS considering the huge growth in customers who are now operating their technology in the cloud. Elni Kullmer has been promoted to the role of Regional President for North and Central Europe, which comprises DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and the Baltic countries) and Eastern Europe. She has a track record for attracting and retaining some of the world’s most innovative and respected brands to IFS, including , Ericsson, Elvia, Jotun, LKAB, Saab, Sporveien AS, SSAB,

PLAXIS geotechnical analysis software has been named as Outstanding Innovation Award winner at the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) in Sydney. PLAXIS helps geotechnical engineers solve common and complex challenges to reduce overall project risk, costs, and delays. It offers advanced analysis capabilities to conquer excavation, foundation, tunnelling, and other infrastructure projects with confidence. Now part of Seequent’s portfolio of geotechnical solutions within Bentley Systems, PLAXIS started as a research project at Delft’s University of Technology in the Netherlands. Backed by a talented team and heavy investment in world-beating research and development, PLAXIS has evolved to become a leader in geotechnical software innovation. The Outstanding Innovator award from ICSMGE recognises “innovations in geo-engineering that have a pronounced impact on geo-engineering practice, research, and education.” The evaluation criteria included major or unprecedented achievements that led to “a major advancement in our profession.” PLAXIS is an essential part of the Seequent