Today, Altair announced that it has partnered with Ziegler-Instruments to enhance its Squeak and Rattle Director (SnRD), making it the most advanced and comprehensive solution on the market to predict and eradicate squeak and rattle phenomena in vehicles, aircraft and other products sensitive to Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH). The addition of Ziegler-Instruments’ PEM material database gives Altair’s SnRD clients access to the results for over 11,000 individual stick and slip phenomena for different materials pairs. 

The SnRD is a combination of highly customized software and automated processes that are implemented by Altair’s service division, Altair ProductDesign in conjunction...

Topcon Positioning Group announces its DS-200i direct-aiming motorized imaging station's compatibility with the new Autodesk BIM 360 Layout app for the Apple iPad. The DS-200i is the second total station solution that Autodesk and Topcon have collaborated on for contractors. 
"For years Topcon and Autodesk have worked together to provide advanced solutions for the BIM marketplace including the Topcon LN-100 Layout Navigator," said Ray Kerwin, director of global surveying products. "Now the BIM 360 Layout app's connectivity with the DS-200i offers a reflectorless solution along with imaging and greater vertical range." 
The DS-200i has an EDM (electronic distance measurement)...

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced new PADS 3D tool capabilities plus major usability enhancements to the PADS flow for printed circuit board (PCB) design. The new technology provides visualization, placement, and design rule checking in 3D, minimizing iterations with mechanical and manufacturing teams. Schematic design and layout enhancements improve usability across the flow for increased user productivity.

"The photorealistic PADS 3D tool (with solder mask turned ON) made it very clear, very quickly that I had a problem. Without it, we would have had to document/disposition the issue,...

Artec 3D, a leading developer and manufacturer of professional 3D software and hardware, today announces a new product bundle that will equip customers with a full suite of the latest in reverse engineering hardware and leading design/inspection software from 3D Systems. The promotion, running worldwide through Spring 2016, offers a streamlined solution from 3D scan to CAD, providing users with Artec's cutting-edge Eva or recently-released Space Spider scanner in addition to 3D Systems' Geomagic Design X platform and a one year subscription to Artec Studio 10.

The tools made available through this joint offering...

arena, creators of competition and leisure swimwear, have selected Centric 8 PLM to power a long-term strategy of continued innovation and international expansion.

Founded by the “father of sports sponsorship,” Horst Dassler, arena’s development of cutting-edge men’s, women’s and children’s swimwear has, for more than forty years, been propelled by what the company calls a deep and enduring “water instinct.” Dassler, a scion of the Adidas dynasty, was inspired by swimmers’ performance at the 1972 Munich games to research materials and designs to improve the...

SOUTH-TEC attendees will be among some of the first to see the new BobCAD-CAM Version 28 and Mill Turn CAD-CAM software at this year’s trade show circuit.

Developers and Technical Advisors from BobCAD-CAM will be on hand at the company’s booth (#741) to provide one-on-one demonstrations of the new software and offer detailed walkthroughs of new features. There will also be daily group presentations and Q&A sessions at the booth.

“We’re looking forward to showing the new Version 28 and Mill Turn software at SOUTH-TEC,” said Sean Owen, COO of BobCAD-CAM. “We’ve continued to work closely with our clients to make some...

Key takeaways:

• Augmented Reality solutions are being rapidly adopted in automotive, aerospace, and other industry sectors with particular use in design and service applications
• Recent CIMdata research on augmented reality and mixed reality applications suggests that industrial companies are just scratching the surface with the enablement of potential use cases
• The Vuforia acquisition should enable PTC to provide significant new capabilities for product design, operational management, and service

PTC announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Vuforia business from Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), for $65 million. Vuforia is...

What began as an experiment for a graduate degree has become an internationally recognized collection of 3D fashions created entirely on home printers. Israel-based designer Danit Peleg will present her 3D-printed, five-piece fashion collection at Gerber Technology's ideation2015, Oct. 29-30 in Las Vegas.

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