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Hackrod, Inc. and Siemens PLM Software today announced a partnership to accelerate their shared vision of the democratization of engineering design and manufacturing where the consumer becomes the creator in the automotive space. Accelerated by Siemens, Hackrod will create the world's first car designed in virtual reality, engineered with AI and 3D printed, full size, in structural alloy. The 'La Bandita' speedster is intended to serve as proof of concept for an entirely new industrial design to production methodology. Hackrod's factory of the future, powered by the Siemens Digital Innovation Platform, will enable individuals, and small enterprises the unprecedented capability to create product as easily as playing a video game. With multiple tools from Siemens PLM Software including NX™ software, and the new cloud-based collaboration software Solid Edge® Portal, Hackrod has access to the latest design and engineering tools to rapidly design, test and manufacture transport solutions without the need for massive industrial infrastructure or

Autodesk, Inc. announced the appointment of Karen Blasing to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Most recently CFO of Guidewire Software, Blasing has more than 25 years of financial leadership experience. She will also serve as a member of the company's Audit Committee. "We sought a leader with strong expertise in finance, operations, strategy and knowledge of technology, and are thrilled to have found a great fit in Karen Blasing," said Crawford W. Beveridge, chairman of the board of Autodesk. "We're confident Autodesk has the right strategy in place to drive sustainable growth and shareholder returns, and believe Karen's insights and experience as a board member will complement the company's ongoing efforts." "Karen is an excellent addition to the Autodesk Board," said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO. "Her track record with implementing business model changes and processes that empower customers and employees aligns nicely with our company priorities, and I look forward to working with her." Ms. Blasing most recently

CIMdata Chairman John MacKrell is moderating the April 17 kickoff webinar in Propel’s new innovation webinar series. That webinar features Jon Hirschtick, CEO and co-founder of Onshape & SolidWorks, and Ray Hein, CEO and co-founder of Propel. View the details and register here:  http://www2.propelplm.com/innovation_webinar_series_register.html To view details and to register, please click here. Search for Propel on CIMdata.com

The presentation will explain how to introduce more agility and speed into PLM delivery processes. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 22 March 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Mr. Antoine Scotto d’Apollonia, Vice President of Information Management Develop at Airbus, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map North America 2018. This two-day event will be held in collaboration with PDT North America. Both events will take place May 15-17 at the Marriott Hotel, Tysons Corner, VA which is near Washington D.C. The theme for this year's event is “Charting the Course to PLM Value Together: Expanding the Value Footprint of PLM and Tackling PLM’s Persistent Pain Points.” In his presentation, “Agile PLM Development,” Mr. Scotto d’Apollonia will explain how to introduce more agility and speed into PLM delivery processes. The presentation will propose the application of agile and lean principles to PLM, and

Advances in Additive Manufacturing (AM) equipment offer the prospect of making industrial quality components and even whole products. AM machine makers claim they can make industrial quality products from a variety of new materials. Design tool providers claim their tools can design, simulate, and optimize every stage of the process. Still, there are many challenges despite some real advances. In this blog post, I will expose what's missing and discuss some of the biggest challenges, then offer suggestions about what to do to successfully implement AM into your company. Companies have been using a similar approach to engineering design for 1000's of years, yes, long before computers. Since those times the final product has been conceived, defined into smaller components, then assembled into the final product, usually with removable fixturing techniques just in case it needed to be disassembled. Organizations evolved around the discrete disciplines needed for this purpose and

Announced on the Onshape blog: “Today we are introducing our vision for Design Data Management 2.0 and announcing new features related to this theme, including Release Management & Approval Workflow and Simultaneous Bill of Materials. These new capabilities, along with the Parametric Modeling 2.0 innovations we announced in January, are extending our position as the leader in modern CAD technology, giving Onshape customers unmatched power to do their best work without the hassles of old CAD and PDM systems.” To read the full blog entry, please visit https://www.onshape.com/cad-blog/introducing-design-data-management-2.0 To view the original announcement, please click here. Search for Onshape on CIMdata.com

EXENTA the innovator in next-generation information technology solutions for the fashion and consumer goods industries, announces the all-new EXENTA™ PLM REVO™ Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Benefitting from an intelligent mobile-first design strategy, the advanced software provides a rich, image-driven environment that promises to revolutionize the PLM user experience for desktop and mobile users alike. The cloud-native application can be deployed either as a standalone PLM solution or fully integrated with the Exenta ENTERPRISE suite of business solutions. “We are excited to bring this revolutionary new PLM approach to our industry,” explained Exenta president and CEO Roberto Mangual. “The traditionally complex user experience and limited mobility of PLM have held companies back for too long. With this breakthrough, we are freeing all design, development, sourcing teams, and business partners to work more visually and do more with mobile devices. This will extend the use of PLM to all stakeholders and

PARC, a Xerox company, today announced it has been selected, in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Madison, by DARPA, for a project in the Engineering Fundamental Design (FUN DESIGN) program. DARPA, whose mission is to identify and pursue high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives for national security across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines, announced the first programs under its new Disruptioneering effort in August 2017. The new program pushes for faster identification and exploration of bold and risky ideas with the goal of accelerating scientific discovery. Existing conceptual design tools are informal, do not map to topology, and cannot search design space systematically. This project aims to change that, and begins by answering questions like, for example, “what do new designs for an aircraft that combines design elements of a helicopter and a plane look (and fly) like?” As this smart system designs a complicated mechanical system, the software will also model

Oracle Corporation today announced fiscal 2018 Q3 results. Total Revenues were up 6% to $9.8 billion, compared to Q3 last year. Cloud and On-Premise Software Revenues were up 8% to $8.0 billion. Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) revenues were up 33% to $1.2 billion. Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) plus Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) revenues were up 28% to $415 million. Total Cloud Revenues were up 32% to $1.6 billion. GAAP Operating Income was up 15% to $3.4 billion and GAAP Operating Margin was 35%. Non-GAAP Operating Income was up 9% to $4.3 billion and non-GAAP Operating Margin was 44%. GAAP Net Loss was $4.0 billion and GAAP Loss Per Share was $0.98 due to a one-time net charge totaling $6.9 billion related to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Non-GAAP Net Income was up 21% to $3.5 billion and non-GAAP Earnings Per Share was up 20% to $0.83. Short-term deferred revenues were up 8% to $8.0 billion. Operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis

ESI Group announces its presence at the 1st edition of Global Industrie tradeshow, in Paris from March 27th to 30th. Under the high Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, this event will gather key actors in the industry transformation ecosystem around a common vision for the Smart Factory. ESI will demonstrate to international participants how its disruptive solutions for manufacturers enable the technological leap towards Industry 4.0. This large-scale European event, bringing together 4 different tradeshows, marks a major milestone for the Industry of the Future program in France. ESI is proud to attend the 1st edition of Global Industrie and to reassert its commitment to support the greatly disruptive industrial transformation. At booth 4L32, ESI will be located near its partner, the Industry of the Future Alliance (“Alliance Industrie du Futur”), whose role is to assist French companies in transforming and modernizing their industry using digital technologies. ESI will demonstrate how its