PTC today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kepware, a software development company that provides communications connectivity to industrial automation environments, for approximately $100 million, plus up to an additional $18 million based on achievement of certain strategic initiatives and financial results. The acquisition will enhance PTC’s portfolio of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and accelerate the company’s entry into the factory setting and Industrial IoT (IIoT).

Founded in 1995 and located in Portland, Maine, Kepware serves customers in more than 120 countries in such industries as manufacturing, oil and gas, building automation,...

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the Mentor Automotive A2B Analyzer®, the industry’s first third-party development platform supporting the Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology developed by Analog Devices, Inc. As automotive design complexity continues to grow, OEMs and suppliers are challenged with integrating faster, more efficient technologies into the automotive architecture at lower system costs. The Automotive Audio Bus technology facilitates the design of in-vehicle audio networks with reduced cost and complexity, and the A2B Analyzer helps significantly reduce the development time for these systems.
Automotive Audio Bus (A2B): Lowest Cost-Per-Node Audio Networking Solution
The A2B technology from Analog Devices...

CAE software provider MultiMechanics (Omaha, NE, US) has released an integrated software with Dassault Systèmes (Vélizy-Villacoublay, France) for customers working with composites.  

The combined solution gives Dassault Systèmes users access to MultiMechanics’ material analysis tools within Abaqus/CAE. “We are very excited to work with Dassault Systèmes,” said Flavio Souza, co-founder of MultiMechanics. “Combining the power of Abaqus with MultiMechanics’ ability to accurately predict composite material behavior is truly a win-win for design engineers in all industries working with innovative materials.”

Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA delivers a scalable portfolio of Realistic Simulation solutions including the Abaqus product suite for Unified...

ModuleWorks, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM components for toolpath generation and simulation, is pleased to announce the latest release of its CAM components, ModuleWorks 2015.12, the third major update of 2015. Each ModuleWorks release contains many new and enhanced features across the product range. This latest version includes new features for 5-Axis, 3-Axis and Simulation.

ModuleWorks is at the forefront of 5-Axis machining and simulation technology, providing the toolpath and simulation technology that powers many of the leading CAM systems available around the world today.

The 2015.12 release will be available to all partners at the end of December from www.ModuleWorks.com....

Triumph International, Europe's foremost intimates brand, has selected Centric Software to provide its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution.

Founded in 1886 as a little corset factory in Germany, today Triumph has a presence in 120 countries and a 2014 revenue of 1.437 billion euros. As a successful global manufacturer of lingerie, underwear, sleepwear and swimwear, Triumph sought a PLM solution that would manage the complexity and scale of their operations. Triumph now plans to implement Centric 8 in the brand, design, development and sourcing processes of both its Triumph and sloggi brands.

With the challenge...

Following the success of the Footwear Technology Forum in Portland, Autodesk Footwear will host its 2^nd North American  FTF at the District Hall, Boston, MA, on the 24^th and 25^th May 2016.  The FTF is an educational event aimed at designers and manufacturers of footwear around the world who are keen to learn about ‘The Future of Making Things’.

Topics for discussion will include 3D printing, 3D prototyping, sustainability of materials, manufacturing, customisation and orthopaedics, and scanning technology.  For the first time, the event will also include foot-health topics previously discussed at the Ortho Technology Forum.

The FTF brings together industry leaders...

Lantek has reached a global agreement to supply its market leading Lantek Expert CADCAM software with the Waterjet Corporation’s range of Waterjet cutting machines.

Waterjet Corporation has been building and supplying thousands machines since 1991 from its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Monza, Italy. Since then it has developed an extensive range of standard and hi-tech customized waterjet machines offered through regional offices and a dealer network and global branches in the Far East, North America, Northern Europe and the Middle East.

Its machines include cantilever and bridge designs and an exclusive 5-axis flying bridge technology...

Geometric Limited in partnership with Ganesh Machinery announced the availability of a turnkey 5-axis CNC machining solution for the North American markets that provides a ready-to-use 5-axis CNC machine, enabling manufacturing organizations to implement advanced machining capabilities more quickly and cost-effectively.
This advanced machining solution includes CAMWorks® 3D CNC machining software, Ganesh’s new VFM 5X-8 5-Axis vertical machining center, and a certified post-processor. Because CAMWorks is bundled with the Ganesh 5-axis machine, the post processor is pre-programmed and certified, reducing the learning curve and time to productivity.  State of the art training has also been prepared specifically...

ESI Group announces the opening of its new European HPC Center. The datacenter is now based on the Teratec Campus, an ideal location to launch collaborative High-Performance Computing (HPC) projects as it is in the vicinity of Europe's biggest HPC center: the CEA's "Très Grand Centre de Calcul". The new datacenter will effectively act as ESI's PoD (Point of Delivery), serving all ESI offices across Europe as a platform for ESI's new software development and engineering services alike. ESI teamed up with Legrand, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures to meet the technical challenges...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 22 December, 2015 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces that the first CIMdata PLM Certificate program of 2016 will take place at the Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan from March 7-11. The program is recognized as the PLM industry’s most comprehensive solution-agnostic education offering.

The three- or five-day program prepares PLM professionals to successfully address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation. The assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. The program is facilitated by a...