PTC announced it has completed its acquisition of Kepware, a software development company that provides communications connectivity to industrial automation environments. The acquisition enhances PTC’s portfolio of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and accelerates the company’s entry into the factory setting and Industrial IoT (IIoT).

Kepware’s KEPServerEX® communications platform will become a strategic component of the PTC ThingWorx® IoT technology platform. Once the companies’ products are integrated, machine data can be aggregated into the PTC ThingWorx platform, integrated with a wide array of internal and...

Officials from machine tool builder Fair Friend Group (FFG) have chosen ESPRIT CAM software from DP Technology to program its machines as well as to partner with the software vendor.

To choose its CAD/CAM system, FFG created a benchmark and tested four CAM software suppliers against it.

“ESPRIT was able to cover our specifications better than any other software we investigated. On top of that, the customer support was very knowledgeable, comprehensive and prompt,” states Jürgen Reingen, head of development for FFG.

“FFG wanted to find the best CAM solution to program their new NBH P80 machine,” said Martin Biewer, CEO of Prevoma, the...

Ricoh India Ltd., a leader in the field of Imaging Solutions & IT Services, today announced,   it is now a Siemens PLM Software reseller for NX software, a leading integrated solution for computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE), and the Teamcenter portfolio, the world’s most widely used digital lifecycle management software today. Ricoh India Ltd. operates across India through a robust network of 24 offices, and will be utilizing the same network to distribute the software.
NX provides a common platform for product development with advanced solutions not only for 3D designing, but for simulation and manufacturing as well. NX...

Infor announced a new Infor CloudSuite™ specialization program for alliance partners. The new program allows partners to complete a series of requirements that result in specialization credentials signifying applicable training to help customers move to the Infor cloud. Upon completion of the Infor CloudSuite specialization program requirements, partners will receive formal validation and acknowledgement from Infor, which differentiates that alliance partner from other partners relative to their training regarding Infor CloudSuite™.

"We are pleased to have alliance partners that are specially trained to help meet some of the unique needs of our...

PTC  received the IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year Award from marketing analytics and consulting firm Compass Intelligence at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Compass Intelligence Annual Awards recognize the best mobile computing, wireless data communications, Internet of Things, and eco-friendly products and services offered in the market during the past year.

The IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year Award is part of the A-List in M2M/IoT awards category and is voted on by more than 60...

Autodesk subsidiary, Delcam, is to be an Event Partner at the DMG MORI Open House to be held at Deckel Maho in Pfronten from 26^th to 30^th January.  A total of 90 machines will be displayed at the event, including six world premieres.

Delcam programs to be featured at the Open House will include the latest releases of the PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining, the FeatureCAM feature-based programming system and the PowerINSPECT inspection software. 

The main enhancement in PowerMILL 2016 is the ability to mirror complete machining projects in one operation...

CAM software developer, BobCAD-CAM, Inc., will host a webinar Wednesday, January 13, 2016 to highlight the all-new CAM programming power inside the new BobCAM for SOLIDWORKS™ V5 software.

The new system, which released December 2015, includes more features, modules, and overall system improvements than ever before. This release includes two completely new add-on modules: Mill Turn, a CAM product for multitask machine programming, and BobART, an artistic application.

“This is an exciting BobCAM release for us,” explains Cody Sheppard, Senior Technical Advisor at BobCAD-CAM. “There’s been significant enhancements to the system overall, including new toolpaths, a smarter hole making system, new options...

The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 7.1 percent for Q3 2015 to $1957.5 million, compared to $1828.1 million in Q3 2014. The four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, also increased by 8.8 percent.

"EDA Industry revenues continued to grow in the third quarter, with IC Physical Design and Semiconductor IP reporting double-digit growth," said Walden C. Rhines, board sponsor for the EDAC MSS and Chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. "Geographically, the Americas, Japan, and Asia Pacific all reported solid revenue growth."

Companies that...

Datakit will attend the tradeshow SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2016, from January 31 to February 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, USA.

It is an opportunity for SOLIDWORKS users to experience Datakit tools dedicated to SOLIDWORKS:

• CrossCad/Plg: Plugins for SOLIDWORKS adding the ability to import or export formats not natively available in SOLIDWORKS.
• CrossManager: A CAD files converter, to convert most CAD file formats in SOLIDWORKS format, or vice versa, read .sldprt and .sldasm files and convert them to many other formats.

The attending software vendors will also be able to discover CrossCad/Ware: Libraries that they can integrate into their own software to...