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3D Systems announced its CEO, Avi Reichental, will deliver a keynote address on Manufacturing the Future at CeBIT 2014 in Hannover, Germany. Reichental will speak on Friday March 14, 2014, at 12:15 local time, Hall 8, Center Stage, Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Germany. A livestream of Reichental’s keynote can be viewed here. CeBIT 2014, hosted by Deutshe…

ZW3D today released ZW3D CAD/CAM 2014. This new version is fully developed based on the collected market needs, featuring upgraded CAD, more productive Mold and Smarter CAM, to ensure intelligible design and machining experience with high quality. Enhancing 3D Modeling with Optimized Functionalities Improvements of ZW3D 2014 cover every aspect of…

ANSYS, Inc. will be webcasting the ANSYS 2014 Investor Day being held at the Pittsburgh Fairmont Hotel on March 12, 2014. The morning webcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and end at approximately 11:15 a.m. ET, resuming in the afternoon at 12:00 p.m. ET and ending at approximately 3:00…

Representatives from Siemens PLM Software will be participating in the 10th International Modelica® Conference to be held in Lund, Sweden from March 10 to 12, 2014. At the conference, Siemens PLM Software experts will present white papers on Modelica and Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) as well as the latest Modelica…

Cimatron Limited announced today that its CAD/CAM software, CimatronE, will display high speed roughing at the METAV trade show, March 11-15, 2014, in Dusseldorf, Germany. “CimatronE helps mold shops achieve high speed roughing through its integration of VoluMill, the ultra-high performance machining technology,” said Mr. Dirk Dombert, Cimatron Group’s General…

3D Systems  announced today an expansive new seminar series designed to inform, educate, train and inspire local businesses, entrepreneurs, designers and other professionals world-wide on the new paradigm of 3D printing-powered design-to-manufacturing technology available. The seminars include demonstrations from the company’s  2014 product line spanning more than 20 new printers,…

A total of 115 customers attended a series of user groups run by Alphacam’s Denmark and Norway reseller, Østjydsk CAD-CAM A/S. The agenda included details of functionality in Alphacam 2014 R1, along with practical examples of how to create a jig and mould for machining a blended drawer front. Østjydsk…

MathWorks today announced Release 2014a(R2014a) of its MATLAB and Simulink product families. R2014a includes new releases of MATLAB and Simulink, and updates and bug fixes to 81 other products.  MATLAB Product Family MATLAB: Raspberry Pi and webcam hardware support packages  Optimization Toolbox: Mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) solver Statistics Toolbox: Repeated measures modelling for data with multiple…

ESI Group announces the release of an important study focusing on process modeling of centrifugal casting of large titanium structural components. Study results will contribute to the rapid development of cost-efficient manufacturing techniques for titanium parts for uses in the aeronautic sector. Such advances will reinforce the competitiveness of both Europe…

Today Cadimage Group announced the release of ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition 2014, an entry-level BIM solution for architects. ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition is a full-fledged BIM solution, tailored to meet the needs of smaller architectural practices with limited budgets. Available at a very competitive price, ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition offers full BIM functionality…