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3D Systems announced today that it will be showcasing its most advanced 3D printing design-to-manufacturing solutions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2014, September 8-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL (Booth N-6073). At this event, the company plans to demonstrate how its technology is localizing flexible manufacturing, and compressing re-tooling…

Granta Design announced a fourth phase for the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC), focusing on “Managing data for maximum impact in material and product research and development”. The announcement follows August’s MDMC meeting, hosted by United Technologies Corp. subsidiary, Pratt & Whitney, in East Hartford, CT. GKN Aerospace has also joined the…

Strengthening its presence in international markets in order to consolidate its world leadership in developing and marketing software solutions for the sheet metal industry and the structural steel sector is one of the strategic objectives that Lantek a multinational company has set for this year. Within a few months, the…

Altair Engineering Sdn Bhd has chosen Kuala Lumpur as its new regional headquarters to spearhead its expansion plan in Southeast Asia.  The new office in Plaza Sentral will also serve as Altair's training and technical support center for the region. Altair's Managing Director for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region,…

Advanced Solutions, an Autodesk Platinum Partner and Authorized Training Center (ATC), is proud to announce that is has been appointed a certified Autodesk PLM 360 Advisor. Since being awarded the Autodesk PLM 360 Specialization in June 2012, Advanced Solutions has been an authorized distributor, trainer and support provider, specializing in all aspects of Autodesk PLM…

Today, Altair announced that rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing leader Materialise has joined the Altair Partner Alliance, making 3-matic STL available to HyperWorks® users. With 3-matic STL, users can make design modifications directly on STL, scanned, and computer-aided design (CAD) data in preparation for 3D printing. In particular, use of…

hyperMILL® 2014 is fully compatible with Autodesk Inventor 2015 as has been certified by Autodesk Inc. Realising the seamless interaction between the two products is an integral part of the hyperMILL® product development process. “It’s important for our users to be able to work quickly and efficiently through excellent integration…

BETA CAE Systems S.A. announces the availability of the updated license keys for the “CAD data to ANSA” translators of versions 13.2.4 to 14.1.1 and 14.2.0 to 15.0.3 which are based on the technology of CT CoreTechnologie GmbH (only). The current CT license keys included in the above mentioned versions…

Arena Solutions today announced a new deployment of Arena PLM by ilumi®, a leading provider of intelligent, simple and innovative wirelessly controlled LED lighting solutions, to manage all of their design and manufacturing data, including sophisticated microelectronics and precision fabricated parts, for the manufacturing of ilumi Smartbulbs. In April 2014, ilumi…

Aras® today announced that Japan-based Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd., a leading developer of industrial power supply and motion control equipment for multiple critical industries, has selected the Aras solution suite for enterprise PLM. The breadth and flexibility of the Aras Innovator® platform will help Sinfonia Technology standardize product development, and…