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As a result of over 25 years of experience and working closely with constructors and end users, Lantek software combines machine technology perfectly with rail sector customers' programming and management needs. The capabilities of the software are ideally suited to the manufacture of specific parts used in the railway industry whilst also…

Aras® today announced participation in the CRYSTAL Consortium’s Final Dissemination Event in Madrid Spain on June 15-16, 2016. Together Airbus, IBM and Aras, will showcase and demonstrate the ALM-PLM Open Reference Architecture implementation. Details and registration at http://www.crystal-artemis.eu/events/final-dissemination-event.html The CRYSTAL Consortium is composed of 68 participants from 10 European countries. Participants…

A company in Stuttgart (south Germany) providing sheet metal components almost exclusively for the automotive industry, has made Radan, from Vero Software, its first CAD/CAM software installation, as it looks to increase its customer base. Family-run Röhrle Stahl- und Blechbearbeitungs GmbH recently invested in a new Trumpf TruLaser 5060 and…

EDEM and Siemens have developed a co-simulation capability between EDEM and LMS Virtual.Lab™ Motion software tools. This solution provides manufacturers of heavy equipment such as dragline buckets, backhoe loaders and excavators with new insights into machine-material interaction. The solution allows engineers to introduce realistic bulk material behaviors to their multi-body…

Alta Via Consulting LLC joins Siemens PLM Software Consulting and System Integrator Partner Program to support the manufacturing operations management (MOM) space. Alta Via will participate in the MOM Expertise Alliance Center (MEAC) in the US, a community of highly skilled partners providing MOM specific services to manufacturers. This agreement will help Alta Via provide…

3D Systems announced today that John N. McMullen will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2016. Elected by the Board of Directors and reporting to President & CEO Vyomesh Joshi, McMullen succeeds David Styka in the CFO role. Styka will remain with the…

Hexagon AB today announced the launch of HxGN SMART Build, an enterprise construction management software solution designed to alleviate cost overruns and delays. SMART Build will be officially unveiled today at Hexagon’s Construction Innovation Forum, part of HxGN LIVE 2016, an annual, international conference hosted in Anaheim, California, USA this…

AECOM and Trimble are collaborating on the world's first use of Microsoft HoloLens "mixed-reality" technology for engineering and construction. AECOM has launched a pilot program with Trimble to apply the technology to projects on three continents.  Through a lightweight headset, HoloLens technology adds holograms of 3D objects into a user's…

PTC hosted the LiveWorx® premier IoT business event on June 6-9 in Boston. The award-winning event attracted a record number of over 4,500 attendees and 4,100 more via livestream in over 40 countries. LiveWorx featured four days of compelling keynotes, over 200 breakout sessions, and presentations from business leaders who shared challenges and…

Arena Solutions today announced the results of a cross-industry survey of 405 product companies focused on how organizations manage their Bill of Materials (BOM). In its most surprising finding, the survey showed nearly half (48.4 percent) of respondents are using either a spreadsheet (34.6 percent) or nothing at all (13.8…