Synopsys, Inc. today announced a new HAPS adaptor that enables a HAPS FPGA-based Prototyping System to easily connect to a Juno ARM Development Platform. This software development platform includes the Juno Versatile Express board with ARM Cortex®-A72, or Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 MPCore™, Mali™-T624 and reference software through Linaro Linux. Synopsys' HAPS FPGA-based integrated hardware and software prototyping system delivers the fastest time to first prototype, with the highest system performance, and supports up to 1.6 billion ASIC gates. By using HAPS systems with the Juno ARM Development Platform, designers can accelerate software development, hardware/software integration and system validation for ARMv8-A based...

Geometric Americas announces the launch of STL Workbench, a powerful set of tools to assist a diverse set of requirements associated to creating and processing STL 3D meshes. As ubiquitous as the use of STL meshes are for 3D printing, the tools needed to fix, modify and analyze STL meshes have been largely unavailable. STL Workbench, available in Onshape, solves this challenge.

STL Workbench provides tools to heal, offset, simplify and hollow out meshes, providing users with much needed support in fixing and modifying 3D meshes. To provide this industry leading toolset, Geometric has collaborated with Polygonica™, the mesh...

Altair Semiconductor chipsets will power a new set of LTE modules that will help businesses lower costs and improve device performance for a broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Altair, a leading provider of LTE chipsets, announced that its FourGee-1160 chipset powers the M14A2A IoT module manufactured by Wistron NeWeb Corp.(WNC) that is certified to run on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. The module supports LTE Cat-1 connectivity and will support the newer Cat-M1 standard via a Firmware Over The Air (FoTA) upgrade. The CAT-M1 standard is designed to boost module performance for IoT applications, offering enhanced coverage and extended battery...

Seven Brand Group has selected Centric Software’s PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution to streamline their design, production and merchandising processes as part of a transformation from a whole to retail business model. Centric is the leading PLM solution for fashion, retail, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods companies.

Established in 1979, Seven Brand Group is renowned for producing menswear that is both classic and fashionable with a distinct Chinese style and quality workmanship. Seven Brand Group has ranked in the top 10 largest and most profitable Chinese garment companies since 2001 and has over 3,000 points of sale across...

The seventh Fujitsu Information Capture Conference (ICC) will be hosted in London from September 12-13, 2016. This high-level conference will bring together distributors, resellers and software partners from across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), offering valuable insights into the latest trends and market opportunities in the document capture industry.

This year for the first time Fujitsu subsidiary PFU (EMEA) will open up the second day to end-user delegates. The theme of this year’s ICC will be "Digital Transformation – Managing Documents in the Digital Age".

The insightful programme of keynote speeches, presentations and breakout sessions...

Lectra is pleased to announce the opening of its subsidiary Lectra Vietnam on July 1, 2016. Lectra has been present in the country for over 20 years and represented by its agent Ly Sinh Cong Trading Service Company (LSC) for the past twelve years. The new subsidiary will take over LSC’s team and assets.

With the opening of the Vietnam subsidiary, Lectra is continuing its development plans in Asia. “Thanks to 5.5% growth in the first quarter of 2016, Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies. It is a top choice for manufacturers who focus...

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has announced the winners of the third Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge. The series of six global design challenges running from 2015 through 2017 are presented by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Autodesk, and made possible by Alcoa Foundation.

138 design professionals and students in 19 countries worked as individuals or in teams to submit 79 entries for this third round of the contest, which challenges design students and professionals to apply Cradle to Cradle principles to conceptualize and develop product solutions that can help drive the...

CABRTech and Bentley Systems held a signing ceremony for a Technology Licensing Subscription and Support Agreement that advances “BIM for Buildings” in China. CABRTech developed and holds independent intellectual property rights to the domestic, customized PKPM-BIM platform and professional software, which was designed to solve the key challenges of BIM data sharing and collaboration through the full lifecycle of buildings. The PKPM-BIM platform includes the latest DgnDb technology and can quickly and effectively solve the challenges of big data storage and display to advance the design of buildings through state-of-the-art 3D technology and Chinese-standards-based “BIM for Buildings” best practices.

Through a partnership...

3D Systems announced today the release of version 13 of its Cimatron™ software for mold-, die- and tool-makers. This new version introduces new and enhanced capabilities that can dramatically accelerate productivity and minimize overhead in the design and manufacturing of molds, dies and discrete parts. As part of 3D Systems’ end-to-end solutions, Cimatron is a key component in today’s digital manufacturing workflow, allowing 3D Systems customers to optimize their processes and unlock greater productivity on the factory floor.

“Cimatron 13 eases the growing pressure tool shops are facing to stay competitive in quality and delivery time,” said Calvin...

ASICS, headquartered in Kobe, Japan, has selected Centric Software to provide its PLM solution. Centric is the leading PLM solution for fashion, retail, outdoor, footwear, luxury and consumer goods companies.

Founded in 1949, ASICS is at the forefront of the worldwide performance sports market and is the undisputed leading athletic shoe brand for both enthusiasts and professional athletes. ASICS is known for its quality lifestyle footwear, apparel and equipment products. Today, ASICS enjoys a presence around the world.

In its strategic business plan, ASICS identified the need to strengthen product development capabilities. They began the search...