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During the second quarter of 2014, BIMobject has won several key contracts including the global agreement with the world's leading manufacturer of bathroom products: Spanish ROCA group. They have 32 brands and they offer more than 60,000 products. BIMobject is now the official supplier for digitization of their products, and…

Major enhancements in the forthcoming new release of VISI, from Vero Software, will be on display in the UK for the first time at the Interplas Exhibition. To be fully released at the end of October, VISI 21 includes completely new machining strategies for 2, 2.5 and 3-axis environments. In…

OpenText announced today that Mark J. Barrenechea, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the following investor conferences in North America, including delivering the keynote presentation at the RBC Technology Conference. Live audio webcasts for presentations will be available via OpenText's Investor Relations website: investors.opentext.com. RBC Capital Markets Technology…

At the SAE 2014 Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening (AMAF) Conference & Exhibition, September 23-25, 2014 in Salt Lake City, CGTech will be demonstrating the process of programming and simulating automated drilling and fastening machinery. Visitors to CGTech’s booth, #204, will have the opportunity to receive an overview of the…

Altium Limited will present the latest technology developments in Hall 1.2, Stand D01 at Switzerland’s largest technology trade show SINDEX, which takes place from 2nd to 4th September 2014. This is the second time that Altium is exhibiting at SINDEX in Bern, which was launched in 2012 with great success.…

Tacton Systems today receives the Hermes Export Prize for contributing to develop and strengthen Swedish export. The price will be delivered by H.M. Crown Princess Victoria Bernadotte. Since 1981, the Hermes Export Price has been distributed to Swedish companies who have presented a growing export performance. The criteria is to export products and…

A new partnership to provide education in 3D printing technology and additive manufacturing has recently launched in Austin to position the State of Texas as a global leader in the 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry. The kick-off event to celebrate the partnership as well as upcoming 3D printing courses…

3D Systems announced that it completed the acquisition of Simbionix, a global leader in 3D virtual reality surgical simulation and training for $120 million in cash. The combination of Simbionix’s leading 3D surgical simulation and training tools with 3DS’ clinical capabilities in planning and instrumenting for complex personalized surgical procedures, 3D…

Altair announced today that Rolo Bikes, a European manufacturer of high performance road bikes, has used Altair's computer-aided engineering (CAE) HyperWorks® Suite to design, optimize, and develop the world's lightest and stiffest road bike. In addition to the use of HyperWorks, Rolo Bikes’ engineers were supported by Altair ProductDesign, Altair's engineering services division,…

Zuken announces that Windmöller & Hölscher – a prominent global supplier of machinery and systems for flexible packaging – is adopting E3.series, Zuken’s electrical and fluid CAD software. E3.series will be implemented as part of a strategic initiative to establish an integrated mechatronic product development solution comprising mechanical, controls design and…