CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce that Bob Deragisch, Director of Engineering & Infrastructure Services at Parker Aerospace (Parker), will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. Additional keynote presentations will be made by Henrik Weimer of Airbus, Jeff Plant of Boeing, and Peter Bilello of CIMdata. This two-day event focused on the Aerospace & Defense industry will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles.

Bob Deragisch has been working the benefits...

Siemens PLM Software has released the latest version of its Teamcenter software. Version 11 includes an enhanced Active Workspace Interface, new administration and integration tools and capabilities to manage software design as a part of the lifecycle.

The platform, according to the company, includes tighter integration with application lifecycle management (ALM) tool. This enables a more holistic product view that includes MCAD and ECAD data.

For the Active Workspace, Teamcenter 11 now offers systems engineering and requirements management through a personalized environment.

Teamcenter’s Rapid Start configuration product data management now includes support for ECAD integration for multiple domain areas...

Delcam has launched the 2016 release of its Delcam for SolidWorks integrated CAM software for SolidWorks.  This includes a range of enhancements, in particular more options for the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, faster creation of multiple set-ups, more efficient turning and user-interface improvements to make programming even easier and faster.

Delcam for SolidWorks offers Delcam’s proven machining algorithms, which are already used by more than 50,000 customers, fully integrated into the SolidWorks environment.  The program looks and behaves like SolidWorks, and offers full associativity so that any changes in the CAD model are reflected automatically in the toolpaths.  However,...

Aras^® today announced the availability of Aras Innovator^® 11 in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Now certified to run on Azure, Aras Innovator 11 is the most complete and customizable cloud ready PLM suite for global companies with complex products that incorporate electronics, software and mechanical designs. Aras on Azure is ideal for enterprises that need to be up and running quickly with a complete PLM environment for supply chain co-development initiatives, joint ventures, rapidly evolving product lines and other fast-paced environments.

Aras on Azure includes multidisciplinary bill of materials (BOM) management, configuration management, change workflows, stage-gate projects, CAD integrations and more. Designed...

NGC Software today announced that Nature USA, a provider of knit apparel and sportswear for major brands, is implementing NGC’s fashion PLM, ERP, Product Testing and Shop Floor Control solutions. California-based Nature USA prides itself on being a totally vertical producer of eco-friendly and socially responsible products, from yarns to finished garments. The company manufactures its garments with a reduced impact on the environment, both offshore and at its full-package facility in Southern California.

Nature USA turned to NGC to provide an integrated...

Lectra is pleased to announce that Grupo Kaltex has selected Lectra Fashion PLM to help them connect design and product development teams at their US subsidiary Revman International and their Mexican manufacturing division Kaltex Home, in an effort to streamline process and promote a more collaborative work environment.

Grupo Kaltex is one of the largest exporters of textiles and apparel in Mexico, with holdings that serve international markets across the US, Canada, Europe and South America. The group has chosen to adopt Lectra Fashion PLM at Revman International, which sources and provides high-end home linens and bathroom textiles to...

Parisian lifestyle brand Eden Park has chosen Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) to help structure its collection development process and support its international expansion.

Eden Park is named after the renowned stadium in Auckland, New Zealand where French fly-half Franck Mesnel faced the famous All Blacks in the 1987 Rugby World Cup final.

The brand’s logo, a pink bowtie, originates from the style worn by the mischievous Mesnel and his teammates during the final of the French Rugby championship in Paris that same year.

Mesnel, now CEO, is still firmly involved on...

ModuleWorks, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM software components for machining and simulation, and Aixtooling, providers of precision molding technology for optical glass, are pleased to announce the results of their partnership.

Aixtooling and ModuleWorks first worked together on research projects as far back as 2008.  These projects, and in particular 3DOptics and OptiStruct helped ModuleWorks develop Optics software technology which could then be applied in the Optics manufacturing process by Aixtooling.  Further research projects, KoDaRe and MicroAdapt, are now allowing this research to progress even further.

Aixtooling was originally established 10 years ago as a spin off from...

Bluebeam Software, acquired by the Nemetschek Group October 2014, continues on its course of international expansion. The leading developer of PDF-based annotation and collaboration solutions for the AEC (architectural, engineering and construction) industry recently announced that they have extended their solution lines, acquired exclusive Swedish distributor Bluebeam AB, and entered into new reseller and technology partnerships.

In July 2015 the Bluebeam eXtreme Conference was held in the US under the theme “Innovation through Expansion”. It is reflected not only geographically, but also with the introduction of a new concurrent Open License option. Additionally, Bluebeam’s collaboration technology, Bluebeam Studio, will...

Altair announced today the acquisition of Click2Cast, to which Altair will acquire 100 percent of Click2Cast's technology and employees. Altair will also now hold an office in Barcelona, Spain where Click2Cast is based. The addition of Click2Cast technology adds simple and quick casting simulation technology to the Altair suite of products. Having practical applications in both design and engineering, Click2Cast software will be made available through Altair's solidThinking and HyperWorks business lines. The technology has been available through the Altair Partner Alliance to HyperWorks users since 2013.

Click2Cast offers the easiest casting process simulation on the market, within an innovative and...