CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that it will present a workshop on PLM Enterprise Value and Integration. The workshop will take place at the Westfields Marriott - Washington, Dulles on October 27.  

The theme for the workshop will be “Creating a Sustainable PLM Platform to Improve Decision Making” and will focus on the critical areas of integration and PLM value.

The following topics will be covered at the workshop;

• How to plan, validate, and deploy a PLM solution upgrade in a regulated industry
• CIMdata’s PLM Investment Sustainability Model
• The issues...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that it will present a workshop on PLM Enterprise Value and Integration. The workshop will take place at the Westfields Marriott - Washington, Dulles on October 27.  

The theme for the workshop will be “Creating a Sustainable PLM Platform to Improve Decision Making” and will focus on the critical areas of integration and PLM value.

The following topics will be covered at the workshop;

• How to plan, validate, and deploy a PLM solution upgrade in a regulated industry
• CIMdata’s PLM Investment Sustainability Model
• The issues...

Rand Worldwide today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, has released over 30 Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG) in the past four months for Autodesk’s 2016 software. All 2016 titles are available for purchase through ASCENT’s online store atASCENTeStore.com. Select titles are also available for purchase in paperback format through Amazon.com and its European sites. Additionally, some titles are offered in Kindle format on Amazon’s sites worldwide.

 “Not only are we over half way towards completing our courseware roadmap of approximately 60 releases for Autodesk’s 2016 products, we have continued...

Rand Worldwide today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, has released over 30 Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG) in the past four months for Autodesk’s 2016 software. All 2016 titles are available for purchase through ASCENT’s online store atASCENTeStore.com. Select titles are also available for purchase in paperback format through Amazon.com and its European sites. Additionally, some titles are offered in Kindle format on Amazon’s sites worldwide.

 “Not only are we over half way towards completing our courseware roadmap of approximately 60 releases for Autodesk’s 2016 products, we have continued...

Omax’s Intelli-Max abrasive waterjet cutting software suite automatically optimizes tool paths for the company’s waterjet machines to create precision parts faster and at lower costs. With built-in programming tools, the software is designed to be easy to learn and requires minimal training to operate Omax and Maxiem waterjet systems, according to the company. The Intelli-Max software offers built-in cutting models and strategies that optimize tool paths when creating precision 2D and 3D parts. Additionally, the software precisely predicts machine behavior such as cutting speeds, taper, jet lag and other abrasive waterjet factors.

Highly compatible with other software systems, the suite enables...

Fujitsu today delivers a new all-in-one platform that simplifies the creation of OpenStack-based private and public cloud infrastructures, developed to support organizations planning to transform their business for the cloud era via a digital first; strategy.

News facts:

• PRIMEFLEX for Red Hat OpenStack is a new dedicated solution for OpenStack-based private cloud IaaS deployments
• All-in-one platform simplifies the creation of private and public cloud infrastructures
• Solution reduces risk and speeds up time to implementation of OpenStack-based deployments

Fujitsu and Red Hat jointly developed the new FUJITSU Integrated System, PRIMEFLEX for Red Hat OpenStack. Available to order as a single...

Autodesk, Inc. announced that its cloud-based CAD/CAM/CAE software called Fusion 360 is available for free in India for makers, creative hobbyists and SMBs working on a product that is not yet commercially available with revenues of less than USD 100,000 per year.

This was announced at Autodesk University (AU) India 2015, which is the company’s annual event for India’s design and engineering industry. Autodesk also announced that it is teaming up with the Fab Foundation to make Autodesk's cloud and mobile software available to more than 500 Fab Labs around the world and their members. There are six Fab Lab centers...

ZWCAD Design announced that its flagship product ZWCAD+ has been chosen by HomeKoncept, a Poland company which specializes in house projects. By adopting ZWCAD+ to their current projects, ZWCAD+ will help to further improve the company’s design efficiency and productivity.
 HomeKoncept, with extensive experience in architecture, offers ready-made designs of modern houses for people looking for original solutions and innovative ideas. HomeKoncept strives to make projects of houses which are universal and timeless and make their original designs houses which meet the expectations of even the most demanding investors.

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Officials from Machining Cloud announce that it has joined the Siemens Software Solution Partner Program as a Software and Technology Partner. 

As part of the partnership, Machining Cloud provides an excellent source for the 3D content necessary to quickly develop cutting tool assemblies, workholding, and fixture assembly models for Siemens PLM Software's Solid Edge software, a 3D CAD system for the mainstream market.

"Machining Cloud is excited to join Siemens PLM Software's partner community. The strength of our two organizations working together will deliver significant value to our customers," said Christophe Rogazy, cloud evangelist for the Machining Cloud.

"Siemens PLM Software...

NCCS, the developer of NCL multi-axis machining software, used extensively in the aerospace, automotive and turbo-machinery industries, will be participating in the Westec 2015 Exposition taking place September 15-17, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California.  NCCS (booth #934) will showcase the latest version of their flagship product NCL V10.1 as well as other state-of-the-art manufacturing solutions including PostWorks, an advanced multi-axis universal postprocessor and NCL/IPV which provides high performance, realistic, simultaneous material removal and CNC machine tool simulation.

New features added to NCL V10.1 to help reduce programming time and increase tool path efficiency include the ability...