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BobCAD-CAM, Inc.® met with Fagor Automation Corp to certify OEM post processors for Fagor CNC machine controllers. The partnership meeting, which took place at Fagor Automation US headquarters in Elk Grove Village, Illinois allowed BobCAD-CAM representatives to test and certify post processors for the Fagor 8055 and 8060 mill and…

Dassault Systèmes has announced that Ashok Leyland, India’s second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, is expanding its use of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the modular design, validation, production and configuration management for its trucks and buses. Ashok Leyland adopted “Modular, Glocal and Secure” and “Target Zero Defect,” two of…

Swoosh Technologies - a Siemens PLM Software partner - recently added a variety of NX training classes in select cities, including: St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; Houston, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. As a leader in providing the best educational services, the company is excited to offer NX…

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of EcoSys Management LLC, a provider of best-in-class enterprise planning and project controls software. Asset-intensive industries, such as oil and gas and construction, demand predictability and control in order to navigate the complexities of building and operating their facilities. Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies (EPCs)…

Aras® today announced the general availability of the latest release of Aras Component Engineering, which seamlessly brings electronic component data from the leading electronic component database, IHS CAPS Universe, into the Aras Innovator® PLM workflow. As the only PLM solution that provides instant access to complete electronic component data from…

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its newest version of the industry-leading ODB++ intelligent product model, a single and open data structure for transferring printed circuit board (PCB) designs into data for fabrication, assembly and test. The version 8.1 of the ODB++ product model format provides a unique virtual documentation capability that…

Swoosh Technologies - a partner of Solidscape - is offering custom jewelers the opportunity to own a Solidscape Studio printer and an exclusive-to-jewelers CAD software program at special pricing. The bundled package deal is valid only in the United States until September 30, 2015. "We want the creation of custom jewelry to be an easier process…

Edgecam software is playing a pivotal role in assisting a precision engineering company become a growing contributor to the niche market of supplying mould tools to the UK’s rotational moulding industry. Having invested in a further two new Haas milling machines and a new high specification computer to handle the…

Trimble and Nucor Corporation announced a third, multi-year agreement to extend their collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) markets that began in 2009. Nucor, the largest steel producer in the U.S., will continue to build on its investment in Trimble's Tekla Structures Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, incorporating it…

Tech Soft 3D and Actify announce today that the newest release of Actify’s SpinFire Ultimate 11.0 was built using Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS Desktop Platform. A global leader in Product Data Intelligence solutions, Actify has long developed advanced for discrete manufacturing using technology from Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of software development tools…