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After retiring from the rail industry, Stephen Ollier and his wife invested in their composites engineering company, Pentaxia.  Today, with the support of Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM software, the company is going from strength-to-strength. Stephen Ollier established Pentaxia in 2008 when he was asked to help some former colleagues that had…

Zuken is now accepting presentation abstracts for the ZIW 2016 Conference. As a user and technology conference, we welcome topics covering user experiences as well as technology topics of interest to the general design community. The presentation abstract can be based on a case study, challenging design experience, new technology…

New Mexico State University has recently been certified as a Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) Silver Certified Program, which asserts that NMSU has met specific criteria for academic programs that align with automotive industry needs. NMSU’s College of Engineering became a PACE partner in 2006. PACE…

Having been present for a decade on the Chinese market through a network of resellers, Missler Software decided to strengthen its position on this market, which has a high demand for software to optimize product design and manufacturing processes. According to Marc Choquin, Sales Director for Missler Software: "The creation…

Hawk Ridge Systems announces a new release of xBOM™, the premier solution for Bill of Materials Management for SOLIDWORKS. By introducing extensive Bill of Materials (BOM) Management capabilities, users of SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM) tools will now be able to manage their BOMs within their current infrastructure without the need for costly…

MathWorks announced integration with FIX Flyer’s FIX Engine, providing access to FIX-enabled trading systems directly within MATLAB, the high-level language and interactive environment used by millions of engineers and scientists worldwide.  MATLAB users in financial services can now access a range of institutional and retail brokers, exchanges, and third-party networks using the…

Creaform announced today the latest upgrade to its scan-to-CAD software module. Part of VXelements, Creaform’s 3D software platform and application suite, VXmodel features a new collaborative functionality for direct transfer to Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS and streamlined workflows for reverse engineering and additive manufacturing in scan-to-CAD to print. “VXmodel provides engineers with a simple,…

At its 2015 user conference, COMSOL has revealed features for Multiphysics 5.2. This release, according to the company, has updates for improved stability, robustness and execution. Features have also been added for easier application editing and overall user experience. To learn more about how the COMSOL Application Builder democratizes simulation, download a…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that Leica Geosystems will incorporate Bentley’s Acute3D reality modeling software into its advanced oblique airborne imaging solutions for both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and piloted aircraft. Leica Geosystems, a leader in geospatial data acquisition and mapping products, has selected Acute3Dsoftware to generate full 3D “reality mesh” representations from its…

Aras® today announced that Laird, a leading global manufacturer of systems that enable communications connectivity and protect electronics from electromagnetic interference and heat, has selected the Aras Innovator® platform to streamline global product development and improve product visibility. Integrating to NX and Solidworks CAD, Altium ECAD, and the Laird ERP system,…