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BMW AG has introduced OPEN MIND Technologies AG, developer of the CAM system hyperMILL®, as one of its CAD/CAM software suppliers. Following multi-phase benchmark tests, the modular hyperMILL® complete CAM solution won over the IT department at the BMW Group and the experts in tool engineering, prototyping and series production. As a result, BMW…

CAD-CAM software developer, BobCAD-CAM, has announced a new webinar to offer professional tips and insight into creative machining with artistic CAD. The Senior Technical Advisor at BobCAD-CAM, Cody Sheppard, will be hosting the live event to provide a variety of easy strategies and toolsets that machinists can use to incorporate…

Materialise NV is proud to announce the signing of an agreement that will see Canon Lifecare Solutions distributing software solutions from the Materialise Mimics Innovation and Care Suites in Japan. With this agreement, users of workstations and 3D printers offered by Canon Lifecare Solutions will be able to benefit from…

Altair has added Multiscale Designer to the HyperWorks Software Suite following the recent acquisition of MDS, LLC. Multiscale Designer is an efficient tool for the development and simulation of multiscale material models of continuous, woven, and/or chopped fiber composites, honeycomb cores, reinforced concrete, soil, bones, and various other heterogeneous materials. Multiscale technology is…

SofTech, Inc. today announced its third quarter fiscal year 2016 operating results. Revenue for the three months ended February 29, 2016 was approximately $912,000 as compared to approximately $925,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The net loss for the current quarter was approximately ($310,000) or ($.34)…

Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2016 Quarter ended March 31, 2016 Revenues were $ 2,446 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 QoQ growth was 1.6% in reported terms; 1.9% in constant currency terms YoY growth was 13.3%…

Maplesoft today announced that it has now become a Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Certified Solutions Partner. This is a progression of the relationship between the two companies that has already enabled engineers to connect Maple and MapleSim, with SOLIDWORKS, a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) program. Integration…

OpenText™, a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced the availability of OpenText Release 16, the most comprehensive, integrated digital information platform. Introduced at OpenText Enterprise World 2015, OpenText Release 16, featuring Suite 16 and Cloud 16, is a single platform that manages and analyzes the entire flow…

AVEVA announced today that BashNIPIneft LLC, a Research and Design Institute for leading Russian Oil and Gas company Bashneft, has implemented AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) and AVEVA Laser Modeller. The AVEVA software has been used to facilitate a number of upgrade and modernization projects on Russian plants. BashNIPIneft required technology…

Industrial designers, design engineers, architects, and others active in product creation are the focus of Converge 2016, a new global conference series hosted by solidThinking. Converge 2016 will explore a growing creative middle ground, shared by both designers and engineers and enabled by new software, materials and manufacturing technologies that…