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COFES 2017 is an annual milestone conference for the CAD industry, and takes place each April in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before the start of the Congress, C3D Labs will celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASCON Group starting its development of a unique geometric modeling kernel — C3D. During the anniversary celebration at COFES, the C3D Labs team will describe the past and unveil its plans for the future of the C3D technology. The modeling toolkit is designed for different levels of 3D software development. You will learn how it works, how customers employ it, and hear about the exciting, brand-new products in the pipeline from C3D Labs! The seminar is open to all COFES attendees, as well software developers not planning to be at COFES. This unique pre-conference seminar is of particular interest to developers who want to know about advanced 3D technology. Expect to take in live presentations, product demonstrations,

COFES 2017 is an annual milestone conference for the CAD industry, and takes place each April in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before the start of the Congress, C3D Labs will celebrate the 20th anniversary of ASCON Group starting its development of a unique geometric modeling kernel — C3D. During the anniversary celebration at COFES, the C3D Labs team will describe the past and unveil its plans for the future of the C3D technology. The modeling toolkit is designed for different levels of 3D software development. You will learn how it works, how customers employ it, and hear about the exciting, brand-new products in the pipeline from C3D Labs! The seminar is open to all COFES attendees, as well software developers not planning to be at COFES. This unique pre-conference seminar is of particular interest to developers who want to know about advanced 3D technology. Expect to take in live presentations, product demonstrations,

Hawk Ridge Systems, a global provider of 3D engineering and manufacturing solutions, and Markforged, an innovator in metal and composite 3D printing for engineers, have entered into an agreement that allows Hawk Ridge Systems to provide sales, service, and support for Markforged's line of 3D Printers, including the Onyx Series, Mark Two, Mark X, and Metal X 3D printers. The partnership will help ensure that organizations have access to digitally printed products and prototypes at an affordable price. "Hawk Ridge Systems is thrilled to partner with Markforged. They have been designing and manufacturing new technologies and materials for 3D printing for several years. Hawk Ridge is excited to help bring these break-through solutions to market. When we first saw their 3D printers at SOLIDWORKS World in 2014, we realized it was only a matter of time before we brought this cost-effective technology to our customers. With the founder's strong background in

Alphacam has appointed a new reseller covering Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Totus believes in offering its customers a full one-stop solution for both hardware and software – and will now supply Alphacam software to complement their CNC router offerings. The company has already provided Alphacam with a Felder Profit H500 5-axis router to Slovenia’s main woodworking school, Šolski Center Škofja Loka. Alphacam International Account Manager, Jason Walker, says: “We are proud to be involved with this project and to expose the next generation of woodworkers in Slovenia to the power of Alphacam.” Totus has specialised in woodworking machines and accessories in Slovenia and Croatia since 1993, and expanded into the other former Yugoslav republics of Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Managing Director, Elvis Bassanese, says they have always had a keen interest in software solutions that make woodworking machines easier to use. “We find customers’ manufacturing processes are more

Verashape, the producer of VSHAPER 3D Printers, supported by The National Centre for Research and Development, has been conducting intensive research into innovative additive manufacturing. As part of this project, the R&D department of Verashape is working on software supporting the process of 3D Printing in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology. Verashape has licensed Siemens PLM Software’s Parasolid Communicator software to assist in the import and preparation of models for 3D Printing. There are more than four million active, complex modeling seats using Parasolid® software, which provides geometric modeling functionality and interoperability to about 130 independent software vendors in many fields and industries such as computer aided design (CAD), computer aided engineering (CAE) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM), as well as architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). As a result, the Parasolid XT data format has become one of the most widely available formats for representing accurate 3D product data. “Demand for

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results. Highlights – Fourth Quarter 2016 Quarterly revenue rose to $3.46 billion, up 7.1% from the year-ago quarter and 0.3% sequentially. Quarterly GAAP diluted EPS was $0.68, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly non-GAAP diluted EPS1 was $0.87, compared to $0.80 in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 rose to $3.46 billion, up 7.1% from $3.23 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015. GAAP net income was $416 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, compared to $424 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.87, compared to $0.80 in the fourth quarter of 2015. GAAP operating margin was 16.2% and non-GAAP operating margin1 was 18.7% for the fourth quarter of 2016. "As we enter 2017, the time is right for us to accelerate the shift to digital services and solutions to meet the growing demands from our clients to transform their business models in the face

Under the banner “Discover the value of the Digital Enterprise”, Siemens will be providing an overview of its extensive portfolio for industrial customers over an area of 3,500 square meters at the Hannover Messe from April 24 to 28, 2017. At 6.30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, the first day of the Hannover Messe, Klaus Helmrich will be addressing the traditional International Press Conference in Room 1A/B of the Convention Center (CC). Klaus Helmrich is the Siemens AG Management Board member with responsibility for both the Digital Factory and the Process Industries and Drives Divisions. During the Press Conference, he will be explaining the Siemens AG industrial digitalization strategy. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, Siemens PLM Software will be hosting a Press Breakfast at 9.00 a.m. in Room 17 of the CC, which will be held in German without translation. Between April 24 and 28 at the Hannover Messe, visitors

ESI Group will be taking part in JEC World 2017, the world’s largest trade show for the composite industry. From March 14 to 16 in Paris, France, ESI will demonstrate its innovative simulation software addressing multiple industries – from automotive to aerospace, marine and energy – and aimed at reducing or replacing costly physical try-outs with the help of virtual prototypes. With ESI PAM-COMPOSITES, composite manufacturers can master their manufacturing processes and get their products right the first time. Then, with ESI Virtual Performance Solution (VPS), they can evaluate early in their development process the performance of those parts “as built“ and assure they meet the stringent requirements set by customers or end-users. In the automotive and aerospace industries, where harmful gas emissions and fuel consumption are heavily regulated, weight reduction goals often involve multi-material strategies that integrate light materials. “Lightweighting” is the reason why industrial manufacturers and their suppliers are investing so much

Viscosity North America (Viscosity), a complete stack services firm, acquires its Oracle Platinum Partner status with the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).  Recognized in the industry for their in-depth expertise in high availability solutions, database technologies, cloud readiness and migrations, application development, big data integration, and performance tuning; Viscosity supports thousands of mission critical and business critical databases all over the world.  By attaining Oracle Platinum level partnership, Oracle recognizes Viscosity for their expertise in delivering "full-stack" solutions for their database and cloud customers.  This achievement reflects Viscosity's commitment to improving the "customer experience" with Oracle technologies and driving value for customers. "We are excited about our Platinum partnership with Oracle.  Viscosity is constantly working on improving our portfolio of expertise.  Not only do we hire only the highest caliber consultants to provide the greatest value for our customers, we challenge our consultants to master expertise in other disciplines," said Charles Kim,

International TechneGroup Limited (ITI) is pleased to announce a referral partnership agreement with cards PLM Solutions B.V. (cardsPLM), a Netherlands-based, PLM solutions provider and CAD/PLM technologies consultancy focused on the European marketplace. CAD data conversion is often a technical requirement of large PLM migration projects. The alignment of cardsPLM, experts in PLM migration, with ITI, experts in CAD data conversion, provides customers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern Europe a full range of solutions.  cardsPLM sees the partnership with ITI as a customer benefit based on prior collaboration between the two companies. According to Erik Burghoorn, Managing Director at cardsPLM, “It is important for our customers that we work with partners who have a proven track record. ITI offers that experience, plus expertise in CAD data interoperability, which is complimentary to our offerings.” He continued, “ITI has already supported cardsPLM on several of our European customers’ projects. We look forward to continuing to