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Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 and HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen9 servers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have been qualified for use with the Veloce® emulation platform. Use of these servers, combined with recent updates to the Veloce OS3 operating system, has reduced the compile time…

Sherborne Upholstery, one of the UK's oldest family-owned upholstered furniture manufacturers, has chosen leather and fabric cutting room solutions from Lectra, a world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials. Sherborne has been producing upholstered furniture for over 85 years and…

Optomec, a provider of production-grade additive manufacturing systems, has stated its Aerosol Jet technology is being used by LITE-ON to develop electronic devices. LITE-ON has created a 3D Direct Printing (3DP) solution that lets them integrate 3D antenna patterns and other functional electronics into mechanical structures or covers. According to…

Dassault Systèmes today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) to collaborate and leverage technology including Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and Digital Manufacturing suite to achieve higher levels of academic excellence. The MoU will deepen the existing relationship between NITIE and Dassault Systèmes. It…

Consulting, technology and outsourcing services company, Capgemini, has named Nicolas Aidoud as its A/NZ CEO. Aidoud succeeds Deepak Nangia, who will move to take on the role of chief customer officer for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and assist the executive chairman in expanding Capgemini’s footprint in this region. Prior…

Hexagon AB, a provider of information technologies for industrial applications, has acquired Forming Technology Inc. (FTI). The company offers manufacturing software solutions designed to reduce development time and material costs of sheet metal components.Founded in 1989 and based in Burlington, FTI serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers in the…

We are pleased to share that Cisco has completed its acquisition of Jasper. With the acquisition, Jasper forms the new IoT Cloud Business Unit within Cisco. This is exciting news as – together with Cisco – we remain committed to enabling enterprises, service providers and ecosystem partners to rapidly build…

The modeFRONTIER International Users' Meeting 2016 is fast approaching and ESTECO has given a hint at what attendees can expect by announcing three keynote speakers from prominent organizations: Bob Tickel from Cummins, Mario J. Felice from Ford Motor Company and Stan Przybylinski from CIMdata are set to take the stage in Trieste (Italy) on May 17th-18th.  With more than…

CD-adapco today announced the availability of STAR-Cast v11.02, the casting simulation add-on for STAR-CCM+®. STAR-Cast features a new High Pressure Die Casting module, providing casting engineers with an accurate and user-friendly tool for designing stronger, lighter and higher quality casted parts. High Pressure Die Casting is a fast and inexpensive…

Altair presents at this year's HANNOVER MESSE, April 25 - 29, the latest version of its simulation software suite HyperWorks® 14.0, its concept design and optimization tools solidThinking Evolve® and Inspire® 2016, and new design processes for the development and manufacturing of innovative products. In addition, Altair will host: "ATCx AM - Design for…