In pursuit of its goal to become the global driver of change and innovation in the industries it serves, Thornton Tomasetti’s board of directors announces the latest evolution in its leadership as the firm marks its 70th anniversary. The more than 1,500 engineers, scientists, architects and other professionals collaborating from over 50 offices internationally on the design and performance of structures, materials and systems are led by an executive team with more than 150 years combined dedication to the firm.

As of January 1, 2020, New York-based Managing Director Peter DiMaggio and Managing Principal Michael Squarzini become co-CEOs, with current CEO & Chairman Tom...

Keeping pace with innovation, AMC Bridge enhanced VR-Architecture to ensure maximum design productivity and data visualization in virtual reality (VR).

VR-Architecture is a technology demonstration of a floor plan transformation into a 3D model on an Android™ device.

Apart from single floor plan recognition, the upgraded VR-Architecture can recognize and arrange multiple floor plans of a building, build its 3D model, and display it using the ViewER or ViewER-VR viewers.

Now, the user can build multistory models loading two or more floor plans for recognition and marking them by numbers to denote the order of...

Aspen Technology, Inc. announced that China HuanQiu Contracting and Engineering Corporation (HQC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petroleum Engineering Corp. Ltd., has implemented Aspen HYSYS Dynamics software to maximize safety, throughput and profits at the design phase of critical systems. The easy adoption of dynamic process simulation software advances HQC’s digital transformation journey to increase asset value and improve performance early in the asset lifecycle.     

According to VP Zhang, HQC, “We have implemented Aspen Technology’s Aspen HYSYS Dynamics software to validate the natural gas liquefaction system and petrochemical process design of an owner-operator customer. With...

The agenda is taking shape for the 6th biennial ESTECO Users' Meeting North America (UM19), scheduled for October 29th-30th, 2019 at the Inn at St. John's, in Plymouth, Michigan.  

Every two years, the ESTECO Users’ Meeting North America hosts over 100 modeFRONTIER and VOLTA enthusiasts including representatives of leading engineering organizations like Cummins, Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Whirlpool. 

On October 29th, a rich agenda of presentations from industry and academic experts will outline advanced application scenarios and success stories featuring ESTECO technology. This year’s confirmed speakers include representatives of Ford Motor Company, Whirlpool Corporation, Cummins, Inc, and BAE Systems. 

Wayne Eckerle, Vice President of Global Research and Technology at Cummins Inc, will give...

Autodesk unveils a collaboration with ANSYS to provide automakers with more flexibility and opportunities for designing the next generation of vehicles. Together with ANSYS’ solutions and Autodesk VRED, these joint efforts give customers more integrated workflows to eliminate silos and help bring cars to consumers faster. As demand for more enhanced and personalized products grow, automotive designers can now leverage a combination of the best lighting simulation tools with hyper-realistic virtual prototyping capabilities.

“We are excited to collaborate with Autodesk to bring automakers our gold-standard lighting simulation,” said Eric Bantegnie, vice president and general manager, systems business unit at ANSYS. “This collaboration represents...

Announced on the Simcenter blog:

Simcenter Testlab 2019.1: What's New

Development teams around the globe are moving from verification-centric engineering methods and towards model-based engineering. With this approach, they can now achieve more pragmatic methods for early product performance prediction and support systems-driven product development. This emerging industry paradigm enables engineers to deliver innovation faster, with greater confidence and on lower costs with the creation of a product's digital twin.

And this is what the Simcenter Testlab 2019.1 release is about: assessing and using test-based data throughout the entire product development phases. While test-base information...

PTC is proud to announce the results of a pioneering partnership: native integration between FlexPLM and 3D tools developed by Browzwear.

Users of the latest versions of FlexPLM can now benefit from true, bi-directional integration with Browzwear’s comprehensive 3D design environment VStitcher and its speed-focused creative platform, Lotta. By seamlessly sharing vital product information between these different platforms, PTC FlexPLM customers will be able to improve the efficiency and creativity of their design teams, as well as extending the value of 3D throughout the enterprise.

“Retail is facing unprecedented disruptions with the ever-present need to shorten time-to-market and adjust to...

eQuorum Corporation announces major new features in Version 10.3 of ImageSite, its flagship, comprehensive, yet affordable Workflow and Document Management Solution for manufacturers, architects, engineers, utilities, universities and government. eQuorum understands the need to continue providing the highest level of usability and security in the industry and is releasing its newest version, Version 10.3, which is now available to customers. All features are also incorporated into Engine-Box.com, eQuorum's cloud-based SaaS workflow and document management solution.

Major enhancements in ImageSite 10.3 include:

• Digital Signatures: A user can now add a micro-encrypted digital signature to a document and/or its markups....

ALLPLAN presents Allplan Bridge 2020, a complete solution for parametric modeling, structural analysis and detailing. For the first time, the analytical model is automatically derived from the physical model. When design changes are made, all associated bridge elements – including the analytical model – adapt immediately. This makes bridge design easier, faster and more precise than ever before.

“Allplan Bridge 2020 is the world’s first fully integrated solution that uses a common parametric model for both structural analysis and detailing. The minimal time required for changes or variant comparisons greatly speeds up bridge design processes and iterative improvements...

Nexa3D, maker of ultrafast stereolithography production 3D printers, announced that it is partnering with SIU System, a Russian supplier of 3D printers and additive manufacturing solutions to enter the growing 3D printing market in Russia and among the Commonwealth of Independent States. This partnership continues Nexa3D’s global strategy to grow its reseller network throughout Europe.

This rapid network expansion is part of the company’s ambitious plan to deliver a significant upgrade for the tens of thousands of older legacy stereolithography printer users by democratizing access to its ultrafast industrial printers with best-in-breed performance materials at attractive cost of ownership....