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Eurostep has been selected to supply resources to FMV in a frame contract valid until December 31, 2017, with an option to extend the contract for two more years. The positions awarded to Eurostep are development of PLCS standard and implementation of the PLCS standard. The value of the two…

Polar 3D announced today that it has completed the acquisition of STEAMtrax from 3D Systems. Financial terms were not disclosed. STEAMtrax is an innovative STEAM-based curriculum that integrates engineering, CAD modeling and 3D printing technology with core academic knowledge in areas of science, math, language arts, social studies, and art. STEAMtrax curriculum is currently available…

Laser cutting on a fully automated Bystronic Fiber 3kw machine driven by Radan, now takes precedence over punching for a leading manufacturer of sheet metal welfare units for construction site and road workers. Welsh firm Groundhog produces units for workers to wash, sit, eat and change their clothes on site.…

ModuleWorks now offers specialized components for the optics manufacturing industry. The new ModuleWorks optics components are based on the industry proven 5-Axis kernel for toolpath generation and have been specially developed to meet the growing demand for high-precision machining of increasingly complex geometries in the optics industry. The powerful ModuleWorks…

Lantek is launching the global release for 2016 of its Lantek Factory concept. The new version is inspired by sheet metal companies around the world producing parts for sheet metal, tubes and profiles for over 30 years. The new functionality takes producers closer to Industry 4.0 for advanced and agile manufacturing. Advanced…

Geometric Ltd announced release of version 4.1 of its automated design for manufacturability solution, DFMPro for NX software. The latest version delivers many new customer-driven enhancements for users of NX, a leading integrated 3D computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE) software, developed by Siemens’ PLM software business. The latest…

Carbon (Carbon3D, Inc.) today unveiled the M1, its first commercial 3D printer. The M1 leverages Carbon’s breakthrough Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) technology and engineering-grade materials to deliver on the promise of 3D printing. While traditional approaches to additive manufacturing make trade-offs between surface finish and mechanical properties, the M1…

Today, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces Dr. Biplab Sarkar’s appointment to chief executive officer (CEO). Additionally, Darick DeHart and Steve Johnson have accepted positions as Vice President of Product Management and Vice President of Product Development, respectively, and will work closely with Sarkar to pursue future technology…

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rocketick Technologies Ltd., an Israel based pioneer and leading provider of multicore parallel simulation. Rocketick’s technology accelerates Cadence Incisive® Enterprise Simulator to provide up to 6X speed-up for register-transfer-level (RTL), up to 10X speed-up…

Altair has acquired AWE Communications GmbH (AWE) based in Gärtringen, Germany. AWE was founded in 1998 as a spin-off from the University of Stuttgart and the main focus has been the development of the WinProp Software Suite for wave propagation and radio network planning. "The software has been developed over almost 20 years with a…