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Lectra is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Nicolaes as Managing Director for Lectra Germany, based in Ismaning, near Munich. Chris Nicolaes is responsible for Lectra’s activities in Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia and, more globally CIS Countries. “Our customers in these markets are undergoing far-reaching structural changes.…

Autodesk has added Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software for its Autodesk Workshop at Pier 9 in San Francisco.  FeatureCAM will be used to program all the CNC equipment at the facility, including a DMS five-axis router and a Mori Seiki mill-turn machine. To see more about how Autodesk is using…

Aras® announced the results of independent testing conducted by Logic 20/20 for the scalability of Aras Innovator 10 running Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition. Results validate optimal performance and resource utilization for 1,000,000 named users with 250,000 concurrent users - the largest testing conducted to date in the enterprise…

Originally scheduled for November 2014, the developers at PDF3D have accelerated production of their latest version update with even more features than initially planned - the most exciting of those being the advanced PRC features for CAD users and engineers, alongside some new geospatial features for those working in civil,…

Aras® today announced enablement of the Aras Innovator® platform and solution suite on Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Aras on SQL Server 2014 offers a new level of enterprise PLM scalability for data center, cloud, and hybrid deployments. “As global companies extend their PLM backbone through the organization and across the…

iBASEt announced today that Textron Systems, a provider of advanced marine craft and armored vehicles to United States and international customers, is going live with Solumina’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES), including Quality, Planning, Work In Process and Business Integration Services modules to streamline their global manufacturing operations. Textron Systems chose to…

CNC Software, Inc., will host an open house at its manufacturing facility located at 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT to celebrate Manufacturing Day. The open house will be held on Friday, October 3rd from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and is open to members of the community. The CNC…

SofTech, Inc. today announced its partnership with Kisters AG, creator of 3DViewStation, a high performance 3D CAD digital mockup solution and viewer application. “SofTech is pleased to announce our partnership with Kisters and its 3DViewStation solution,” said Bob Anthonyson, vice president of business development at SofTech. “This partnership with Kisters…

Continuing with its mission to provide best in class teaching and learning to customers and engineering students, PTC today announced that Purdue University is the latest university to join its PTC University Authorized Training Program to deliver PTC software training to the surrounding engineering community. The training will be administered by…

3D Systems announced today that it has acquired Belgium-based LayerWise, a provider of  advanced direct metal 3D printing and manufacturing services. LayerWise delivers quick-turn, 3D-printed metal parts, manufactured on its own proprietary line of direct metal 3D printers, for aerospace, high-precision equipment and medical and dental customers. The transaction is expected…