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Lantek has obtained the "OMAX Compatible Partner" certification from the American manufacturer OMAX Corporation. As from now, Lantek is part of the exclusive ecosystem of companies certified by OMAX. This announcement was made by the company, which from now on will be able to integrate its Lantek Expert solution in OMAX water jet cutting machines to jointly meet the demands of the market in terms of productivity and effectiveness. Water jet cutting machines are designed to cut any material, since they do not cause heat warping. For this reason, they are used in different sectors where high precision is required, such as aeronautics, marble, naval and rail, among others. These machines provide great quality in the finishing. As explained by Francisco Pérez, Lantek’s OEM Channel Director "all our customers will be able to take advantage and benefit from the compatibility of our software with one of the world’s largest manufacturers

Accenture today opened an innovation hub in Columbus as part of the company’s accelerated innovation investment in the U.S. The hub is designed to enable clients to compete in the digital economy by helping them modernize legacy applications, leverage disruptive technologies and take advantage of the latest IT delivery techniques.   “We are bringing our clients in Columbus, and across the U.S., the most advanced capabilities to modernize their IT to compete in the digital economy,” said Julie Sweet, Accenture’s chief executive officer – North America. “Our hubs are designed to help our clients innovate, implement and scale new solutions with speed and agility.”   As part of its investment in Columbus, Accenture is also adding 200 highly skilled technology jobs to the market and expanding its U.S. apprenticeship program to provide under-represented groups greater access to digital-economy jobs.  Accenture’s national program will grow to more than 100 apprentices by the end

This popular and proven PLM education program with over 400 graduates will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan in May. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 27 February 2018-CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, will bring its highly acclaimed Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program to the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan from May 21-25. The program is recognized as the PLM industry's most comprehensive solution-agnostic education offering, with over 400 PLM professionals certified to date. The program helps prepare PLM professionals to successfully address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation. The assessment-based program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. The program is facilitated by a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and are invited to join CIMdata's global PLM Leadership community. The program, which is available to

 PDF Key takeaways: Analytics-driven insights from the data produced by connected products and processes must be fully leveraged to build a successful digital enterprise. TCS has helped businesses in many industries develop and execute digital enterprise transformation strategies by leveraging analytics-driven insights. TCS invests heavily in analytics-related R&D to ensure that the latest knowledge and tools are available for accelerating enterprise digital transformation. TCS has wide expertise in applying analytics at the intersection of enterprise resources and product engineering for identifying hitherto untapped value. Journey to Analytics-Driven Insights and Decision-Making Internet of Things (IoT) deployments are generating and capturing massive volumes of structured and unstructured data. The convergence of IoT, cloud, and big data is exposing new sources of information in businesses that should be leveraged through proactive and consistent use of analytics. Unfortunately, data alone has limited value. Significant transformation is required to extract insights that lead to enhanced innovation and improved operational efficiency. Given

Aras today announced that speakers from Audi, BMW, L3, Microsoft, and Schaeffler will headline ACE 2018, the global conference for the Aras community, scheduled for March 20-22 in Indianapolis, IN. In addition, David J. Kappos, former director of the U.S. Patent Office, will discuss innovation. Aras’ three-day event addresses the challenges manufactures face in developing smart, connect products. The conference is expected to draw more than 450 attendees representing product development, manufacturing, and IT from automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, and other manufacturing industries. The ACE agenda includes more than 60 sessions across four conference tracks as well as hands-on training to help practitioners jumpstart digital transformation with the Aras PLM Platform. Full agenda details and registration are available at www.ace2018.aras.com. ACE 2018 will also showcase the latest open release, version 11 SP12, of the Aras PLM Platform which features configurator services for variants & options. Companies may download this software at no

HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced its intent to extend its IIoT collaboration with PTC to integrate AR functionality into its HARMAN Media Suite with PTC’s Vuforia® AR platform. Already collaborating with PTC and leveraging its ThingWorx® Industrial Innovation platform and tools, this integration will truly transform the workplace by adding mixed reality to HARMAN’s existing solution, enabling enterprises to create immersive, next-generation content for training, communications and additional field service enablement. With worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality projected to reach $17.8 billion in 2018, HARMAN and PTC are partnering to lead the way in this innovative era by placing cutting-edge mixed reality technology into the hands of enterprises. “While most people focus on the splashy consumer-focused applications of AR, its biggest impact in the near term is actually going to be

At the Munich Security Conference, Siemens and eight partners from industry signed the first joint charter for greater cybersecurity. Initiated by Siemens, the Charter of Trust calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalization. In addition to Siemens and the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the companies Airbus, Allianz, Daimler Group, IBM, NXP, SGS and Deutsche Telekom are signing the Charter. The initiative is further welcomed by Canadian foreign minister and G7 representative Chrystia Freeland as well as witnessed by Elżbieta Bieńkowska, the EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. “Confidence that the security of data and networked systems is guaranteed is a key element of the digital transformation,” said Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser. “That’s why we have to make the digital world more secure and more trustworthy. It’s high time we acted – not just individually

Infosys today announced the launch of a joint Center of Excellence (CoE) with PTC, a global provider of technology platforms and solutions, at the Infosys campus in Bengaluru. This CoE will focus on solutions for brownfield as well as greenfield industrial setups. This CoE will build on Infosys' Industry 4.0 thought leadership, deep knowledge of traditional product engineering and industry domains, along with the understanding of clients' existing assets, products and production lines grounds up. On this strong foundation, Infosys will continue to make targeted investments in building vertical-specific solutions leveraging technologies of tomorrow, including an extensive Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem that leverages the PTC ThingWorx® industrial innovation platform, to help customers realize the tangible benefits of Internet of Things (IoT). Ravi Kumar, President & Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, said, "PTC is a strategic global partner for us. Based on our strong foundation of product engineering excellence, we will be able

Gamma Technologies, LLC announced today that it has acquired the AutoLion® battery modeling software business from EC Power. AutoLion is the industry’s most advanced Li-ion battery simulation software used by battery suppliers and OEMs for both 1D and 3D battery analysis and design.  It is a predictive, physics-based, simulation tool that models internal battery electrochemical processes, thus allowing fast evaluation of a wide range of battery chemistries (including mixed chemistries) and cell designs under even extreme conditions.  It also models chemistry-specific degradation mechanisms and allows prediction of battery aging over a wide range of operating conditions, as well as battery safety simulation (resistance to abuse).  In addition to the advanced simulation capabilities, AutoLion includes a comprehensive electrochemical database for many different materials and chemistries used in Li-ion batteries, reducing the burden for laboratory testing for electrochemical properties. As a result, GT users can now access this battery modeling tool under the

Announced today, Team Penske and Siemens have entered into a new technical partnership. Under the multi-year agreement, Siemens will help enhance Team Penske's performance with full access to a wide variety of software products to enable advanced digital design and simulations. Team Penske race teams will utilize Siemens' software across their computer-aided design (CAD), engineering, simulation and machining platforms. Utilizing this software, Team Penske can create a digital twin of their race cars, which can help engineers simulate engine configurations, innovate new parts and predict race results in real-time.   "Team Penske is excited to welcome Siemens as a key technical partner, beginning with the 2018 season," said Roger Penske. "Siemens is a company and a brand that is known worldwide for its superior technology and engineering. Our teams will benefit from Siemens' expertise and support and we look forward to helping grow the Siemens footprint in the world of motorsports."