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CORTIME is proud to introduce SolidWorks embedded Multi-Study Optimization including Flow simulation support in the CORTIME software. CORTIME will be exhibited at SolidWorks World 2019 in Dallas, TX from Feb 10-13, 2019, in booth 228. CORTIME helps engineers explore optimal designs by automating their design evaluation process and exploring design options based on performance goals and constraints. An example could be reducing the mass, while not compromising the durability of a product. CORTIME utilizes advanced parametric optimization, sensitivity analysis, and design study visualization to enable intelligent automated exploration of the potential design options. One new advancement, now available in the CORTIME Software, is the ability to perform Multi-Study Optimizations within SolidWorks supporting multiple simulation solutions including Flow simulation. An example video shows a Multi-Study Optimization of a billboard using SolidWorks Flow and Static Simulation. "There is a huge potential in automating your design exploration. However, for our clients who combine

Adolfo Dominguez has selected Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Named after its founder Adolfo Domínguez Fernández, the company is known for its innovation in fashion. The brand broke conventions in the 1980s with the slogan ‘the wrinkle is beautiful’, transforming the aesthetics of Spanish dress. Offering refined yet casual apparel in stores in Spain and beyond as well as online, Adolfo Dominguez designs, produces and distributes prêt-à-porter clothing and accessories for men and women as well as lines of eyewear and perfumes produced and distributed under license. In 2014, Adolfo Domínguez Fernández won Spain’s National Designer Prize. “We are renewing our production process and within this renewal we want to be able to review the way in which we develop and distribute products, optimizing each step of the way,” explains Angela García de la Lastra, Product Director at Adolfo Dominguez. “The fundamental reason for implementing PLM is

Realize LIVE 2019 is designed to connect the growing PLM software user community with peers, partners, and products while promoting networking opportunities to learn, grow and optimize the software. Realize LIVE is an opportunity to stay on the edge of digital transformation, optimize productivity through proficiency with industry tools and resources, and influence the future of software innovation, leading business along the journey to success. Realize Live brings together users, partners, and industry thought leaders for education, networking, and training. The Educational Agenda will be divided into 10 Connections (tracks) in addition to Hands-on Training and Knowledge Theaters: Business Process Deployment Excellence Teamcenter NX Product Engineering NX CAM & Tecnomatix Mentor Simcenter Manufacturing Operations Management Solid Edge MindSphere Hands-on Training Knowledge Theaters The call for presentations is now open. Realize LIVE 2019 Detroit June 10-13 2019 To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Siemens on CIMdata.com

Optomec announced that it has acquired Huffman, the established leader in supplying 3D metal printing systems for additive repair of gas turbine components in the energy and aviation markets. Huffman’s equipment and software are in production at virtually all major manufacturers of aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, who use its metal deposition capabilities to restore worn or damaged components at substantially lower cost than newly-made spare parts. At a strategic level, the acquisition combines Optomec’s broad horizontal market reach, across a wide range of industries and hundreds of customers, with Huffman’s deep penetration in the gas turbine market. The synergies extend to complementary product portfolios and technical expertise, which together sets the stage for accelerated growth in both businesses. “Optomec and Huffman joining forces is exciting news in the additive manufacturing space,” said Christopher E. Thompson, general manager product service, GE Power. “Having used products from both companies, I

SAP announced free access for SAP partners to SAP Cloud Platform, offering them testing, demonstration and development licensing services. This open platform as a service (PaaS) acts as a single framework for SAP partners to build and extend on existing SAP solutions. Through this incentive current SAP partners can renew their subscription to the core SAP Cloud Platform for up to 12 months at no charge. New SAP partners can subscribe to one of the options of the core SAP Cloud Platform (this offer excludes members of the open ecosystem). In both cases, SAP partners also have the choice of one additional service (with up to 64 GB) provided by the SAP HANA business data platform for SAP Cloud Platform. “SAP is committed to bringing its partners to the cloud and, as a result, making it easier for customers to bring their business to the cloud as well,” said Björn Goerke,

SAP announced that the openSAP platform, the online learning platform from SAP and a provider of free massive open online courses (MOOCs), has reached 3 million course enrollments. With over 700,000 enrollments in 2018, this milestone marks the fastest pace of growth for openSAP to date. Roughly one-third of those that enrolled in 2018 pursued course topics related to the most recent innovations for the intelligent enterprise from SAP, including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Cloud Platform, the SAP C/4HANA suite, SAP HANA Data Management Suite and SAP Leonardo technologies. “The continued momentum of openSAP showcases the increased demand for continuous learning in today’s intelligent enterprise,” said Bernd Welz, chief knowledge officer, SAP. “As organizations continue to digitally transform and employees are tasked with transforming their own skills accordingly, the need for flexible training and education will only grow.” Through the end of 2018 and into early 2019, the openSAP platform will make several intelligent enterprise–focused courses available to learners free

The IBM board of directors elected Martha E. Pollack to the board, effective February 1, 2019. Dr. Pollack, 60, is the 14th president of Cornell University.  She is a computer scientist and a leader in the field of artificial intelligence.  Dr. Pollack joined Cornell in 2017 after serving for more than three years as the provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at the University of Michigan, where she had previously served as vice provost and as a dean. Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said:  "Martha Pollack is a renowned AI researcher and technologist and an expert in AI.  We are excited about adding her skills and expertise to the IBM board.  Her perspective on education and the use of technology to improve lives will be great assets to IBM and to our shareholders." Dr. Pollack has published extensively on artificial intelligence, on topics ranging

IBM and HCL Technologies (HCL) announced a definitive agreement under which HCL will acquire select IBM software products for $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close by mid-2019, subject to completion of applicable regulatory reviews. The software products in scope represent a total addressable market of more than $50 billion and include: Appscan for secure application development, BigFix for secure device management, Unica (on-premise) for marketing automation, Commerce (on-premise) for omni-channel eCommerce, Portal (on-premise) for digital experience, Notes & Domino for email and low-code rapid application development, and Connections for workstream collaboration. HCL and IBM have an ongoing IP Partnership for five of these products. "We continue to see great opportunities in the market to enhance our Mode-3 (Products and Platforms) offerings. The products that we are acquiring are in large growing market areas like Security, Marketing and Commerce which are strategic segments for HCL. Many of these products are well regarded by clients and positioned in the top quadrant by industry analysts," said C Vijayakumar, President & CEO, HCL

IronCAD has officially released its 20th Anniversary Edition (IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite 2019), which continues to strengthen its performance with the large assembly designs and workflows common among machinery manufactures. This new release extends IronCAD’s Shrinkwrap capability to simplify imported and native models and gives users the ability to dynamically load the simplified or full versions based on their preference. Typically, a design team receives files from their partners that they need to leverage in their design. Using the Shrinkwrap tools on imported data to remove unnecessary geometry can drastically reduce the overall design file size and improve graphical and process performance during operations such as during saving and loading, which aids in shortening the design cycle. Extending this further, IronCAD users have the flexibility to load either the simplified or the full design components in their working file. Using the simplified version allows designers to focus on the design tasks

Granta Design today announced GRANTA MI™ Version 12, the latest release of its industry-leading materials information management software. Engineering enterprises are increasingly investing in Digital Twin strategies to enable decision-making and support innovation with an accurate virtual representation of the real product. To be meaningful, the Digital Twin must accurately represent the materials from which the product is made. GRANTA MI Version 12 brings the materials-enabled Digital Twin closer, with new capabilities to manage vital materials data, ensure traceability, and apply it in design and simulation. These are particularly useful for emerging material and process technologies like Additive Manufacturing (AM). This latest release also helps users to assess and ensure regulatory compliance, while enhanced integration with PLM and CAD enables the deployment of accurate materials definitions throughout the product lifecycle. Materials Engineers can more easily understand processes and represent this insight accurately in digital form. GRANTA MI captures data generated during