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WorkXplore has completely updated its online help in the latest version, to include new icons along with dialog and menu screen captures, so that user can easily recognize where they are in the help file. The software was created to efficiently import and analyse all file types and sizes at high speed. It often takes less than half the time to open a file compared to the original CAD application, and Product Owner Luca Clerici says the new 2018 R2 version includes a number of items of new and enhanced functionality to save the user even more time and further improve their ability to perform part diagnostics, create assembly instructions, and prepare the production of 3D models. These include displaying RGB colour for sheets. “Many customers said they needed the RGB code for surfaces, so we’ve added this to the Face Information dialog.” Enhancements have been made to add more

Kloudville Inc. today announced the addition of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 360, to its Business 360- in-a-Box portfolio, targeted at B2B wholesalers, distributors, retail, service providers, and their ecosystem of suppliers. Kloudville Enterprise PLM 360 serves the community of marketing professionals and Product Managers engaged in the daily creative business of portfolio enhancement, promotion and market making activities. PLM 360 provides a full end-to-end solution, extending support and complementing the full lifecycle activities from inception through to launch, and evaluation to retirement. Marketing executives and Product Managers now have the underlying tools, processes and methods to pro-actively engage and lead product launch campaigns from an all-in-one PLM application. Predictive management aligned with time-to-market an imperative for Kloudville’s customers. Product marketing and managers face the challenge of bringing increasingly complex products to market but are limited by disconnected PLM processes and systems held together by desktop spreadsheets, e-mail

Announced on the Arduino blog: “We’re excited to announce the Arduino Engineering Kit, the first product released as a result of our new partnership with MathWorks, to reinforce the importance of Arduino at the university level in the fields of engineering, Internet of Things, and robotics. The Arduino Engineering Kit, which will be available for purchase starting today on the Arduino online store, consists of three cutting-edge, Arduino-based projects and will teach students how to build modern electronic devices – challenging them intellectually and helping them develop physical engineering skills that will better prepare them to enter the commercial market following graduation. In addition to the hardware, after registering online, students and educators will have access to a dedicated e-learning platform and other learning materials. The kit also includes a one-year individual license for MATLAB and Simulink, providing the user with hands-on experience in system modeling and embedded algorithm development. Following the global success of Arduino CTC

Visitors to the Siams Exhibition in Switzerland were particularly interested in a customised Alphacam module, developed by the software’s Swiss reseller, MW Programmation. ‘Automatic Random Numbering’ takes Alphacam’s built-in ‘Automatic Numbering functionality a step further by allowing automatic engraving on each part with a random number, without needing to create a program for every component. Michaël Weber, MW Programmation Application Technician, says : “Alphacam and the CNC machine tool remain connected, so the machine’s mode sis always detected and recognised, enabling the engraving routine cycle to be sent at the right moment. Alphacam manages this process in the background, based on a list created by the customer.” A second piece of customisation on show was MW Programmation’s ‘EduNC’ module, which assists users with different CNC ISO languages, such as FANUC or Heidenhain, directly within Alphacam. As well as displaying the latest 2018 release of Alphacam on the MW Programmation booth,

Science Applications International Corp. announced today that it is constructing a new platform integration and engineering center in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Slated to be open later this year, the new Platform Innovation Center will be an expansion of SAIC’s operations in the Charleston region and will add approximately 200 jobs over the next five years, further supporting economic growth. “SAIC has a long legacy of doing business in South Carolina and this investment underscores our long-term commitment to the state,” SAIC CEO Tony Moraco said. “We are excited about the new opportunities this state-of-the-art facility will provide and to better enable us to deliver mission critical solutions to our customers. We appreciate the strong support from Governor Henry McMaster, the City of Hanahan, Berkeley County, and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance to bring this important resource to the state.” This investment is directly tied to the expansion of the

Projetech, IBM Gold Business Partner and leading global provider of IBM Maximo as a Service, today announced the promotion of Debbie Herbers to President and Chief Operating Officer. She will have the primary responsibility of leading the operations of Projetech’s technology solutions. “Debbie has been a key part of our success, and in acknowledging her outstanding contributions we are thrilled to promote her to this important position. Debbie will secure the effective operation of our business to drive extensive and sustainable growth,” said Steve Richmond, Founder and CEO of Projetech. Richmond will remain in his current capacity as CEO of Projetech. Mrs. Herbers joined the company in 1996 and quickly rose to several supervisory and management positions. Mrs. Herbers was previously with Cincinnati Public Schools in its computer services group. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Projetech on CIMdata.com

State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Company (Shaanxi Electric), which constructs and operates electric power grids in China’s Shaanxi province, and Accenture have developed and launched a new digital asset management system that collects and gives the electric company access to all asset life cycle information in a single tool, enabling it to glean predictive insights for improved real-time decision making.   Targeted benefits include lower capital and operational costs, reduced risk to people and assets, and enhanced operational performance.   As part of the project, Accenture designed, developed and implemented the digital life cycle asset management system, based on the internet of things (IoT) and mobile technologies. The system connects, integrates and analyzes data from numerous devices – such as transformers, circuit breakers, relays and other grid assets – across their full life cycle.   Onsite workers use mobile devices to communicate with RFID tags fixed to equipment for any

Siemens announces a new Digital Enterprise Industry Solution for the medical device industry, Intelligent Design Control. The solution addresses the challenges medical device manufacturers are currently facing due to intensified regulatory requirements as a result of increasingly complex devices and design processes. By managing an integrated design process in the context of risk management, the Intelligent Design Control solution helps provide enhanced visibility into design processes with the ability to make real-time design and development modifications to help meet validation and verification requirements. This solution focuses on the elements of device design rather than the device documents. By reorganizing each into smart, searchable data models specific to the relevant stakeholders, companies can avoid copy errors, ensure data integrity, create trace reports, and enable extensive search, reuse, and analysis of design information. The ability to analyze and mitigate risk within the design environment lends to increased innovation with a reduction in

Selerant today announced a new version of its flagship platform, DevEX 3.6. With DevEX PLM, companies can bring better products to market faster with lower costs and with higher safety. From idea to label, Selerant’s core DevEX PLM platform enables companies to unify and control critical aspects of New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI), including innovation and R&D, specification and formulation management, product portfolio management, compliance, and packaging. “With the release of DevEX 3.6, Selerant demonstrates a continuous investment in the innovation of the entire PLM platform,” said Mariagiulia Faraoni, PLM Solution Manager at Selerant. “We have great enhancements in the labeling area as well as in document management to improve collaboration, and we have made detailed updates in the regulatory framework to ensure compliance with the latest legislation amendments. With our diverse user base, it was important that we enhance the platform across all modules with a goal to make our sophisticated PLM

As part of its pledge to extend autonomous capabilities across its entire Cloud Platform, Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Autonomous Analytics Cloud, Oracle Autonomous Integration Cloud, and Oracle Autonomous Visual Builder Cloud. With built-in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms, these groundbreaking new PaaS services automate and eliminate key tasks to enable organizations to lower cost, reduce risk, accelerate innovation, and get predictive insights. Earlier this year, Oracle made available the world’s first Autonomous Database for data warehouse workloads. The company is committed to adding self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing capabilities to all of its PaaS services coupled with specific autonomous capabilities for each functional area. In addition to today’s news, Oracle plans to release more autonomous services later in calendar year 2018 focused on mobile and chatbots, data integration, Blockchain, security and management, and additional database workloads, including OLTP. “Embedding AI and machine learning in these cloud services