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Altair together with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) has announced Ford Motor Company as the winner of the 3rd annual Altair Enlighten Award for its use of various lightweight materials to minimize weight of the 2015 Ford F-150. The award was presented today during the 2015 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Mich. The Enlighten Award is the automotive industry's first award program created specifically to acknowledge innovation in vehicle weight reduction. Ford's entry, one of 17 nominations that competed for the award, was selected as the winner for taking 700 pounds (318 kg) off of the Ford F-150 while improving its performance, safety, and efficiency. Ford engineers took a holistic approach to weight reduction by incorporating advanced materials into the entire design of the vehicle, including the frame, body, powertrain, battery and interior features such as the seats. The weight savings help the truck tow more, haul more, accelerate quicker and stop shorter, and it

EMA Design Automation® (ema-eda.com), a full-service provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, and Arena Solutions, the pioneer of cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)applications, today announced that Cadence® OrCAD® PCB (printed circuit board) design tools and the Arena cloud-based PLM system are now more comprehensively integrated. "This new software integration is a result of the strategic alliance we announced at the beginning of this year," said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. "Engineering teams will now have a direct link between their PCB design tools and their corporate PLM system, maintaining data integrity between the engineering work-in-process data and corporate product lifecycle data."  This new integration enables two-way communication between the two databases to ensure data integrity by eliminating manual processes. As a result, end-users can upload a BOM (bill of materials) directly into the Arena PLM system. An automatic upload directly from the OrCAD environment ensures that the BOM is correctly formatted and contains all

 Autodesk, Inc. today announced that Spark, its open 3D printing platform, has been embedded into Windows 10. To make 3D printing more accessible to Windows users worldwide, the Spark 3D printing platform will provide an optimized 3D printing experience directly within Windows 10. This helps streamline the additive manufacturing process from design to fabrication. Autodesk will also make the free* Spark APIs available to the Microsoft developer community, further extending the reach and growth of the 3D printing industry. “There’s a crucial need to align software and 3D printing hardware to support the needs of modern 3D printing for our global community of users and developers,” said Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President of Developer Platform & Evangelism and Chief Evangelist for Microsoft. “Teaming up with Autodesk will help fully unlock the capabilities of 3D printing, streamlining the end-to-end process.” “Autodesk is dedicated to improving the 3D printing industry in a collaborative way, making the technology easier

Synopsys, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Atrenta, a provider of SoC realization solutions for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries. Atrenta is a recognized leader in static and formal technologies, and the acquisition supports Synopsys' strategy to quickly and effectively deliver the advanced capabilities that will help semiconductor customers solve their toughest design and verification challenges. Verification requirements have exploded as designs have become increasingly complex. Atrenta's early design analysis tools enable efficient, early verification and optimization of SoC designs at the RTL level. Combined with Synopsys' industry-leading verification technologies, Atrenta's leading static and formal technology further strengthens Synopsys' Verification Continuum™ platform and enables customers with this unique verification environment to meet the demands of today's complex electronic designs. Atrenta's SoC design analysis technology also fortifies the Synopsys Galaxy™ platform with additional power, test and timing-related analysis technologies. By integrating Atrenta's complementary technology into Synopsys' platforms, Synopsys can offer designers

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Taylor Dawson, Product Evangelist at FirstBuild, GE’s incubator for the next generation of home appliances, will make a keynote presentation at CIMdata’s workshop on the New Age of Collaboration, Innovation, and Product Development. The workshop will take place in Louisville, Kentucky on October 7-8. In addition to Mr. Dawson’s presentation, the workshop will feature presentations from Local Motors and BASF Corporation and will include a tour of the FirstBuild Microfactory. Mr. Dawson’s presentation, Product Development in the Age of the Internet, will show how a maturing internet has helped lower the barriers to engaging in on-line collaboration. This phenomenon has given rise to major movements in crowdsourcing and open sourcing. As GE’s innovation incubator, FirstBuild has embraced transparency and openness in product innovation through a process known as “co-creation.” By teaming both virtually and locally with inventors,

Taylor Dawson’s keynote presentation will show how General Electric is developing the next generation of home appliances. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 4 August 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Taylor Dawson, Product Evangelist at FirstBuild, GE’s incubator for the next generation of home appliances, will make a keynote presentation at CIMdata’s workshop on the New Age of Collaboration, Innovation, and Product Development. The workshop will take place in Louisville, Kentucky on October 7-8. In addition to Mr. Dawson’s presentation, the workshop will feature presentations from Local Motors and BASF Corporation and will include a tour of the FirstBuild Microfactory. Mr. Dawson’s presentation, Product Development in the Age of the Internet, will show how a maturing internet has helped lower the barriers to engaging in on-line collaboration. This phenomenon has given rise to major movements in crowdsourcing and open sourcing. As GE’s innovation incubator, FirstBuild has

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2015, Autodesk announced that its new Stingray game engine will be available to game developers worldwide beginning August 19, 2015. Later this summer, Autodesk will also offer Autodesk Maya LT Desktop Subscription customers access to Autodesk Stingray as part of their subscription. Built on the powerful, data-driven architecture of the Bitsquid engine, which Autodesk acquired in 2014, Stingray is a comprehensive new platform for making 3D games. The engine supports a host of industry-standard game development workflows and includes powerful connectivity to Autodesk 3D animation software that simplifies game development across a wide range of platforms. “Between Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and the proliferation of mobile platforms, the games industry is undergoing a major transition, which poses new complexities for both AAA and indie game developers. Autodesk developed Stingray with these challenges in mind, and we’re excited to share its debut with the game developer

Simparel, Inc. is expanding its already product suite with the launch of the all new Simparel® SFC real-time Shop Floor Control (SFC) solution. A state of the art twist on the decades-old SFC tools generally available in the market, the new system leverages wireless technology and off-the-shelf mobile devices to collect production data immediately as it occurs and help manufacturers better track and manage orders, productivity, incentive payroll, machine downtime and other vital processes and information. By reducing overall cost of ownership and making SFC simpler to use and deploy, Simparel SFC will empower companies with the real-time visibility and control they need to increase competitiveness and profitability. According to Simparel Chief Operating Officer Roberto Mangual, “Without up to date information and visibility, today’s manufacturers are challenged to deliver the speed, transparency and service their customers demand. By simplifying system use and removing significant cost and setup barriers inherent with legacy SFC

Infor today announced Infor CloudSuite™ Aerospace & Defense (A&D) version 11.1, which offers industry customers expanded access to applications within the cloud environment. The latest version of Infor CloudSuite A&D expands upon Infor's offerings available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), combining beautiful software with rich industry functionality. Infor CloudSuite™ A&D version 11.1 continues to support Infor's commitment to delivering specialized micro-vertical applications that are able to meet the demands of the aerospace and defense industry. The latest release of Infor CloudSuite A&D version 11.1 underscores Infor's commitment to the aerospace and defense industry. This enhanced version of Infor CloudSuite A&D, including upgrades to the user interface using HTML5, supports the extra mile capabilities of the aerospace and defense micro-vertical in the following functional business process areas; project manufacturing contracts and billing governance, risks and compliance (GRC) enhanced business analytics dashboards and Integrated document management. Optional add-on components such as Supplier Exchange, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Infor Dynamic Enterprise

Ukraine State enterprise Antonov (Kyiv) has introduced a modern product lifecycle management (PLM) system for new aircraft models based on Siemens PLM software, which uses the "without drawings" technology, which is based on 3D models, the press service of the company has reported. To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Siemens on CIMdata.com