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Key takeaways: A&D value chain processes and technologies have to support a wide variety of complexities including development cycles of five to ten years; increasing complexity of systems, materials, and electronics; strict compliance and maintenance requirements; and decades long service lifetimes A critical concern in most A&D related companies is…

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that CIMdata’s Innovation Engagement & Governance Knowledge Council will present a workshop on the topic of “Where do Good Ideas come from—strategies and tools to innovate better and  grow faster  and more efficiently in today’s connected economy.”…

ZW3D today announced the availability of ZW3D 2016, a full-featured & pro-level CAD/CAM program designed for Product Design and Operations alike, to smooth interaction and shorten time-to-market. Like most of 3D CAD programs, ZW3D 2016 is embedded with numerous powerful & comprehensive functionalities, like new 3D sketch for efficient piping…

Dassault Systèmes and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), the only French public research institute to focus entirely on human health and the largest in Europe, today announced the signature of a joint agreement to accelerate clinical research programs by deploying a virtual collaborative platform.  The…

NGC Software today announced that C&A Mexico is implementing NGC’s fashion PLM system. C&A Mexico is part of an international Dutch chain of fashion retail clothing stores that was started in 1841. NGC’s PLM is a flexible, collaborative platform that can be deployed as a stand-alone product development solution or…

CENIT AG has concluded a successful 2015 business year. The software company again achieved EBIT growth of approx. 14 percent. Overall sales revenue fell short of the projected increase of 3 percent. In the proprietary software field, CENIT was able to boost sales by over 25 percent on-year. Based on…

Infor today announced that two Infor Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) products won Gold Awards in Plant Engineering's 2015 Product of the Year Awards. Winners were announced on Monday, March 21, at the annual Engineering Awards in Manufacturing dinner hosted by CFE Media. Infor CloudSuite Facilities Management was the winner of…

Omnify Software, a leading provider of web-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for discrete manufacturers, today announces that Empower PLM has been recognized by G2 Crowd, the world's leading business software review platform, as a high performer earning the highest overall satisfaction score in the winter 2016 PLM Software Grid report.…

For the first time ever, a fashion CAD system is being offered online at $25.00 per month. For a limited time, Tukatech will offer a 30 day subscription of TUKAcad Cloud Learning Edition software for pattern making, grading, and marker making for one dollar ($1 USD). This gives users the…

3D Systems announced the release of its Geomagic Freeform 2016 software products, including Geomagic Freeform, Geomagic Freeform Plus and Geomagic Sculpt. These updated software products offer professionals an organic engineering solution for precise, sculpted 3D design that bypasses the restrictions of geometric CAD and enables the quick transition from design…