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OPEN MIND Technologies AG will be exhibiting at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, USA, from September 8 - 13, 2014. OPEN MIND will present its hyperMILL® 2014 CAM suite at Booth E3351. New features include advanced machining strategies in the areas of 5axis drilling and roughing, plus…

Trimble announced today that it is establishing a global network of distribution partners to serve the needs of the building construction industry. The growing BuildingPoint™ network will provide focused sales and services with a portfolio of software and hardware solutions for the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) lifecycle of buildings.  Trimble Buildings' solutions allow…

Singletree Technologies has announced that it has teamed with Pure PLM to sell and implement its Intellimas software in the Australia and New Zealand markets. Pure PLM is a leading integrator of PLM systems and has had great success implementing a variety of applications in the region. Intellimas is a…

FARO Technologies, Inc. announced it has acquired The CAD Zone, Inc., a software provider in the law enforcement accident and crime scene reconstruction market.  CAD Zone's point cloud software application will be integrated with FARO's laser scanning technology to provide turnkey solutions for crime scene and other forensic applications.  FARO's…

Trimble and Bentley Systems announced today the next advance of information mobility between project design and field construction. Using Bentley’s ProjectWise collaboration servers and services, along with its i-model technology for the open exchange of infrastructure information, and Trimble’s Business Center – HCE office software, an integrated workflow for road and site construction is now…

Datakit announces availability of the 2014.3 version of Datakit converters, bringing many enhancements and improvements with special focus on improved support of the Siemens PLM Software™ JT format with more information supported. Datakit is now able to read semantic PMI(Product Manufacturing Information) contained in JT files, as well as axis information and textures. The JT…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced the release of AssetWise APM V7.2. This enhanced version of Bentley’s asset performance management (APM) software enables users to take advantage of immersive APM, a visual environment in which hypermodeling is used to spatially enable operations and maintenance for the interactive inspection of critical assets. AssetWise APM V7.2 users can also…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges. The software, which adheres to AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications, enables users to leverage the benefits of bridge information modeling (BrIM), including increased efficiency…

Rand Worldwide today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, has surpassed the milestone of 30 released Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG) in the past four months for Autodesk’s 2015 software. All released 2015 titles are available for purchase through ASCENT’s online store at ASCENTeStore.com. “ASCENT's staff of subject-matter…

Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software for high-speed and five-axis machining has helped Muroplás SA, a Portuguese manufacturer of medical devices, to make its own moulds quickly and efficiently, and so develop a successful and growing business. Muroplás SA is located in the North of Portugal, close to the city of Trofa. …