Position Papers

Computer Aided Technology, Inc. (CATI) was named as a Stratasys Platinum Partner, which is the highest partner tier available. “The team at CATI has achieved a great deal in their 20+ years in business. Their demonstrated performance, ability to provide a broad portfolio of solutions, and commitment to client success makes them an excellent partner with which to work. Their expertise and knowledge of both the PolyJet and FDM lines of 3D Printers and Production Systems allows them to deliver the right solution to their clients. Congratulations to the CATI team for earning this honor”, said Eric Bert, Stratasys’ Senior Vice President, Sales North America. CATI operates nine offices; serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.  Housed within multiple locations are comprehensive 3D Printing Labs showcasing Stratasys’ FDM and PolyJet 3D Printers and Production Systems. Visit the CATI website for more information.

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of version 2.0 of its LucidShape® automotive lighting design software, which delivers a powerful new photorealistic visualization module for efficient performance evaluations early in the design cycle, as well as productivity-enhancing tools to enable faster, more accurate model creation. LucidShape 2.0 empowers automotive lighting engineers to develop, verify and deliver high-quality designs while reducing product development time. "The new LucidShape Light Pipe Tool significantly reduces development time for MENTOR's major optics products," said Dr. Michael Olbrich, head of the lighting engineering group at MENTOR GmbH & Co. Prazisions-Bauteile KG, Germany. "In addition, the LucidShape Visualize Module allows us to create physically correct photorealistic images for presenting MENTOR design concepts to our customers. This is a tremendously effective tool for communications with design teams and decision-makers." Visualize Module LucidShape's new Visualize Module delivers high-speed photorealistic images of an automotive lighting system's lit appearance, which demonstrate luminance effects when

Pneuron Corporation announced a partnership with HP to provide customers with the ability to quickly realize value derived from new big data insights with less cost and more agility than traditional solution approaches. “Now, new insights generated by HP’s leading big data solutions can be rapidly leveraged to solve real business problems. This validates the promised potential of big data and marks a new era of BI and analytics: ‘Intelligent Business.’” The partnership combines HP’s Business Intelligence (BI) Modernization Services and leading big data analytics platform with Pneuron’s innovative Distributed Solutions Platform to offer customers a rapid, flexible and robust approach to deploying end-to-end solutions. The technology will be offered as on-premise and as-a-Service in the HP Helion cloud, further enabling enterprise customers to derive critical advantages required in today’s dynamic marketplace. Additional benefits include: Faster Time to Value Realization: Pneuron’s runtime acquisition of targeted elements from source systems dramatically accelerates solution deployment

MecSoft Corporation has announced the availability of VisualCAM 2015 for Geomagic, a major version release for MecSoft’s integrated CAM solution for Geomagic Design from 3D Systems Corporation. VisualCAM 2015 for Geomagic includes 2 CAM modules known as VisualCAM-MILL for Geomagic, and VisualCAM-TURN for Geomagic, each of which run integrated inside the Geomagic Design CAD program and can be bought and licensed independent of each other. Both modules were significantly enhanced and improved in this 2015 release to provide customers with a powerful and complete manufacturing platform. “With this release we are continuing to strengthen our fully integrated CAM product for Geomagic. Both the MILL and the TURN modules of this product have been greatly improved based on user input and together with the seamless integration inside Geomagic Design, we continue to provide leading edge manufacturing capabilities for Geomagic Design users worldwide.” stated Joe Anand, President and CEO of MecSoft Corporation. A free demo

FARO Technologies, Inc. announces the release of the newly designed PointSense for Autodesk’s Revit® building design software. PointSense introduces breakthrough functionality to significantly improve the evaluation and conversion of point cloud data to Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM has become a standard in the planning, building and management of new facilities and Autodesk Revit® is one of the most established BIM programs for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. FARO’s latest software release accelerates and simplifies the analysis and design of laser scan data directly in Autodesk Revit®. “PointSense is FARO’s first software release following our recent acquisition of kubit™ and upholds FARO’s strategy to be a leader in the AEC market,” stated Jay Freeland, FARO’s President and CEO. “As BIM continues to be an established requirement in the construction industry, we recognize the need to provide customers with a complete field to finish solution. PointSense enhances the architectural design process by

Product Innovation Apparel (http://apparel.picongress.com/), has released its speaker line up which features the biggest pioneers in apparel technology. Lauren Bowker founder of T H E U N S E E N, a London based fashion brand that blends biological and chemical matter to the materials they use, will join the conference to share her vision, collaborative work and potential applications alongside Adidas VP of Innovation and Wearable Technology, Qaizar Hassonjee who will host a keynote session on Wearable Tech and its evolution into fashion design. The PI Apparel conference will take place at The Union League Club, a prestigious central Manhattan social club in June, and is set to feature a 35+ speaker line up, including Elle Thompson, VP of PLM and Special Project Operations at Marc Jacobs, Walter Wilhelm, VP, Business Process at Black Diamond, Inc and Craig Crawford, founderpreneur of Crawford IT and former VP of IT Strategy, Architecture

MasterControl announced that IDESS has been chosen as a strategic sales partner for all of MasterControl's software products and services throughout the Puerto Rico region. As a technology company operating for more than 20 years, IDESS strives to bring solutions that add value and benefits to its clients in their day-to-day business processes. IDESS provides a full range of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions and services. These include document management, mobile technologies, integration services, workflow, OCR-data capture, scanning solutions and more. In its 15th consecutive year serving Puerto Rico and Latin America, IDESS has successfully positioned itself as a trusted source for ECM products and services. This is the result of using innovative technology and best-of-brand software solutions to effectively evaluate and address clients’ needs to ensure the long-term success of their projects and operations. IDESS provides solutions and services that encompass the full spectrum of electronic content management. IDESS President, Maria

Lectra partnered with TELIO during the tenth edition of the annual Canada's Breakthrough Designers competition. TELIO is a leading importer/exporter and distributor of high-end textiles. The annual design competition showcases Canada's young, up-and-coming designers and provides students with exposure to the Canadian fashion industry. This year, more than 400 students entered the competition under the theme of Lux(e), using noble materials and shimmering colors to celebrate 2015 as the International Year of Light. A distinguished jury of fashion industry professionals chose 25 student finalists. The jury included Michelle Addison, a top stylist in Vancouver; Izzy Camilleri, a Toronto fashion designer; Samantha Cutler, marketing coordinator at Ogilvy; Marie Genevieve Cyr, associate professor at Parsons School for Design in New York City; Judith Desjardins, a Montreal fashion designer; Emilie Fournier, style contributor to Salut Bonjour! Weekend and blogger; and Sonia Moffa, Senior Designer at Joseph Ribkoff Inc. The student finalists highlighted their collections in

COMSOL announced the opening of a new office in Moscow, Russia. The new office provides sales and support for the growing community of COMSOL Multiphysics® users in Russia. Services include local sales, technical support, training sessions, and on-site workshops, seminars, and customer visits. "Russia is known for its strong school of physics and mathematics,” says Evgeny Kuznetsov, Managing Director of COMSOL LLC. “This has helped the country to obtain leading positions in knowledge-intensive industries, including rocket engine design and nuclear power stations. Oil and gas is another example of a sophisticated industry in Russia where multiphysics modeling can significantly improve efficiency and help develop new technologies—from exploration to distribution and beyond.” The COMSOL software product suite shown at www.comsol.ru, which includes products for simulating any application in the electrical, mechanical, fluid, and chemical disciplines. Egor Vtorushin, researcher at the Novosibirsk Technology Center of Baker Hughes, expresses his excitement about the new office: "We

Hexagon AB today announced the acquisition of Q-DAS, an international software company in Statistical Process Control (SPC) solutions for industrial manufacturing. Software solutions have become a vital part of optimising the manufacturing process. Furthering Hexagon's strategy to expand its software portfolio in this area, the Q-DAS acquisition adds software to support the data management needs of a factory. While people, materials and methods can all lead to fluctuations in machine and process capability, Hexagon's solutions will now provide the means to more accurately observe and evaluate the production process in real time, enabling workers to control and suppress fluctuations as they occur. This helps customers avoid costly mistakes, adhere to global industry standards, and achieve manufacturing efficiencies with high-quality output. Based in Germany, Q-DAS has offices and partner distribution companies around the world. Already compatible with both Hexagon and third-party solutions, the Q-DAS portfolio is widely used in manufacturing sectors where high