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Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced that it has joined the Wide Band Gap integration (WBGi) power electronics consortium to participate in thermal management and power cycling initiatives. The WBGi Consortium, established in 2013 by Professors Katsuaki Suganuma and Tsuyoshi Fuaki of Osaka University in Japan, assembles academics and industrialists worldwide…

ASCON Group and 1C Company are pleased to announce their new joint venture for BIM software development. The new company, Renga Software, will develop and promote the Renga product line, along with developing new BIM solutions purpose-built for the Russian market. Development of the Renga design system for AEC (architecture,…

Dassault Systèmes today announced the completion of the acquisition of CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG, a technology leader in electromagnetic (EM) and electronics simulation based in Germany, for 220 million euros.  Dassault Systèmes will integrate CST solutions into its portfolio of industry solution experiences based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to…

Utopia Global, Inc., a provider of enterprise data solutions and an SAP partner, has released the latest version of Utopia's MDG for RFM™ solution. The solution is resold by SAP as the SAP® Master Data Governance, retail and fashion management extension by Utopia. With this new functionality, Utopia has doubled the…

International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) introduces CADIQ 9.1, the latest edition of the leading CAD model validation application. CADIQ identifies model-based design (MBD) issues that adversely impact downstream processes, such as tooling, simulation, manufacturing, and model re-use in the supply chain.  CADIQ analyzes the geometry and product manufacturing information (PMI) in…

Constellium N.V. unveiled today a first-of-its-kind application for the automotive industry, which will allow OEMs and businesses to browse through the wide array of Constellium aluminium product offerings available for the automotive sheet and extrusions market. It will now be easier for Constellium stakeholders to better understand, through vivid 3D…

Okuma uses the ModuleWorks multi-axis core technology to provide state-of-the-art toolpath generation and verification for bevel gear machining. ModuleWorks software components are designed for generic surface based cycles and maximum programming flexibility, which enables Okuma to deliver a high-precision bevel gear solution without the need for specialized CNC machines or…

Dassault Systèmes today announced that its 3DEXPERIENCE platform has now reached its 10,000th production user at Groupe Renault. This marks a milestone in Groupe Renault’s “NewPDM” program based on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, to transform its engineering division to make it global and collaborative, with “right the first time” product development.…

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is notably being used to host the digital modelling applications launched by the PSA Group in 2000, as well as the product lifecycle management (PLM) applications in operation since 2012. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform will also make it possible to take on board highly complex projects, such as…

e-Builder has partnered with Plante Moran Cresanto provide capital project management software in support of the $3.2 billion capital improvements program for the sewer district program of Hamilton County, Ohio. As the county sewers are closely regulated by the Federal Consent Decree, e-Builder’s software will greatly help with compliance and system asset…