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Desktop Metal has announced a strategic partnership with Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS brand to advance design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) through education and an integration between SOLIDWORKS applications and Desktop Metal systems. Today at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, Desktop Metal previewed an advanced software tool, available exclusively to SOLIDWORKS users, that offers a new approach to designing for additive manufacturing. Live Parts™, an experimental technology, explores a new solution to simplify generative design for 3D printing. “At Desktop Metal, we are committed to making metal 3D printing both accessible and successful for designers, engineers and manufacturing teams,” said Ric Fulop, CEO and Co-Founder at Desktop Metal. “In addition to hardware, we believe design for additive manufacturing software tools and techniques are critical to the successful fabrication of strong, lightweight parts that perform. We are excited to partner with Dassault Systèmes on the preview of our latest innovation, Live Parts, and to offer

CCE announced an update to Oceans SDK. Oceans SDK (OSDK) is CCE's proprietary technology that allows enterprise applications to work with product data in CAD files without access to the CAD software. Enterprise applications such as PLM, ERP, MRP etc. currently achieve this is by using expensive royalty-based API's licensed from CAD software OEM's and creating individual plug-ins for each supported format. Using OSDK simplifies the application architecture without compromising on the functionality. OSDK provides access to native product information stored in files of all major 3D CAD formats, via a unified API architecture, and without the need for a CAD license. In the first major release of 2018, OSDK has been enhanced to support all the latest CAD versions from formats like CATIA V5, CATIA V6 (3DXML), SOLIDWORKS, NX, Inventor, Creo, Solid Edge and JT. OSDK was also enhanced to provide "edit" capabilities for file properties to help propagate changes done on

Barbour has selected Centric Software to provide their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Neil Thursby, Head of Technology at Barbour said, “We first started looking into a PLM solution because we were working with an older PDM system which our business had outgrown. We needed an innovative solution to help us improve visibility and collaboration during product development that also allowed for seamless remote access.” Thursby continued “We found that Centric’s solutions are intuitive to use and have one hundred percent out of the box functionality that will help us to achieve our goals without costly and time-consuming customization.  Centric is renowned as the PLM market leader and is clearly passionate about pushing the boundaries of PLM. We needed an innovative solution that was flexible and easy to use – Centric 8 PLM was an obvious choice.” “Most of our PLM users will be across design, product development, garment

Bombardier is working with Siemens to further explore and extend the Teamcenter® portfolio for product lifecycle management (PLM) to optimize its engineering processes to develop, produce and support its products. "Using Teamcenter to establish an integrated solution spanning across engineering disciplines and downstream users could facilitate the use of consistent processes and leverage collaboration across the enterprise. Bombardier looks forward to what we can achieve from these capabilities," said Brigitte Larivière, head of Value chain and Functional experience, Bombardier Information Solutions. Teamcenter provides an integrated single source of information and data for programs spanning across mechanical, electrical, systems, software and wire harnesses, for visibility and traceability throughout each stage of the development process. Combined with the use of a digital twin and a globally common process, once implemented Teamcenter can provide Bombardier improved quality of information within an integrated execution strategy. "Implementing Teamcenter can help provide Bombardier with greater flexibility in

International TechneGroup (ITI) announced today that it has acquired MechWorks s.r.l., a product data management vendor based in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1998, by Ciro Ettorre and Gaetano Tavano, MechWorks focuses on two distinct lines of business:  MechWorks PDM, a CAD/PDM design data management solution, supporting Autodesk AutoCAD® and Inventor®, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS®, and Siemens PLM Solid Edge® Siemens PLM Teamcenter® CAD integrations; Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor. “The MechWorks acquisition is a natural extension for ITI’s portfolio of product data interoperability solutions and confirms our commitment to revenue growth,” stated Tom Gregory, CEO of ITI. “ITI is a long-established Siemens PLM development partner. We currently develop the Teamcenter integrations for SOLIDWORKS and Creo®. With the acquisition of MechWorks we not only add Teamcenter integrations for AutoCAD and Inventor, we gain an international team of industry experts with a loyal customer base and vendor partnerships. In turn the MechWorks team and their clients will benefit from the strong technology

 PDF Key takeaways: Oracle continues to make progress toward its cloud vision across their entire solution portfolio, including product lifecycle management (PLM). The company believes that artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics are essential to survive in today's fast-paced global economy. Oracle is applying these intelligence technologies at the core of their database offerings, to enhance security, and in their applications to augment functionality and human intelligence. CIMdata attended Oracle's 2018 Modern Supply Chain Experience (MSCE) in San Jose, California on January 29-31, 2018. The MSCE is a large-scale business meeting focused on market influencers and decision makers with presentations by Oracle, its customers, and select partners. Over 3,000 people attended from around the world, and the partner pavilion included over 60 partners for Oracle's deep and broad portfolio. Mr. Richard Jewell, Oracle Senior Vice President for Applications Development, claimed that Oracle's supply chain cloud was "Completely Architected for the Digital World." Mr. Jewell also

Infosys today announced that UCAS has extended its existing partnership with the company to support its business strategy up to 2021. UCAS delivers critical admissions and information services to students, schools and higher education providers. Every year it supports more than a million applicants from over 100 countries; 6,000 registered centres; 1,200 schools; and 388 universities and colleges.  Every summer UCAS runs and delivers the single biggest infrastructure event within the UK education sector. Its systems manage millions of applications; process over 10 million exam results; answer 35,000 customer calls on A level results days; and respond to 15,000 social media enquiries. Not only is this period critical for the life chances of individuals, it has huge implications for the future prosperity of the UK society, economy and beyond. During the five critical days, including SQA Results Day and leading up to A Level Results Day, UCAS supports the placement of students

Advancing its winning track-record as a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, Stratasys today announced the company has teamed with USA Luge to inject additive manufacturing into its quest for gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea this month. Harnessing the power of Stratasys Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology, the luge team is now able to more rapidly and cost-effectively build and test customized racing sleds tailored to the body of each athlete. USA Luge is tapping into a wide range of high-performance materials from Stratasys to 3D print key layup and sacrificial tools used during manufacturing of carbon-fiber composite sleds. The advanced functionality of FDM enables an unprecedented level of customization not possible with standard composite fabrication – a critical success factor in racing sleds that often travel at speeds upwards of 87 miles per hour. Additive manufacturing is key for engineering mandrels for the racing team’s Doubles Tower – a composite structure at the

Infor today announced an agreement with the University Camilo José Cela, an innovative university in Spain with a disruptive academic model based on interdisciplinary, innovation and internationality, in partnership with Infor partner, IG Business Solutions.  The agreement will see the Madrid-based university adopt Infor's Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platform in order to help equip students with some of the skillsets and real-world experience necessary to compete in modern business environments.  Specifically, the goal is to help graduates leave the university with appropriate skills for digital transformation programs across the manufacturing and logistics sector, which will become increasingly important as traditional skillsets are retired.  University Camilo José Cela chose to partner with Infor's Education Alliance Program (EAP) to help meet the talent needs of both local and wider European industries. Bringing industry projects and knowledge transfer to students looking to work in logistics and transportation, the university will be integrating Infor's EAM solutions into its undergraduate Transportation

Accenture has completed the acquisition of Germany-based Mackevision, a leading global producer of 3D-enabled and immersive product content.   The acquisition was first announced on January 10 and will add state-of-the-art visualization capabilities to Accenture Interactive’s digital services portfolio – strengthening its ability to create compelling, next-generation customer experiences and industrial, extended reality applications. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. Mackevision’s creation, visualization and production services are used for online product configurators, digital and print catalogues, virtual showrooms, point-of-sale kiosks and augmented and virtual reality experiences, as well as broadcast video and feature films. Mackevision has developed a differentiated ability to leverage engineering data to construct ‘digital twins’ of complex physical products. By applying the latest techniques in CGI, visual effects and AR/VR, Mackevision can generate nearly any type of visual content from these twins – effectively turning engineering data into truly immersive product experiences and virtual applications.   Founded in