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PTC today announced that Robert Schechter has assumed the role of chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. Schechter, a PTC director since 2009, is former CEO of NMS Communications Corporation, a provider of hardware and software solutions for the communications industry. He has considerable experience in the technology industry, currently…

Open Design Alliance (ODA) announced support for the Android 5 mobile operating system in the latest release of Teigha, the ODA’s software development platform for engineering applications. Built against the latest Android NDK 10, the new release is designed for ODA members developing Android applications on Teigha, a cross platform…

MSC Software Corporation today announced a new release of MSC Apex, the company's award winning next generation Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) platform. The MSC Apex Cheetah release introduces: The third release of MSC Apex Modeler - A CAE Specific direct modeling and meshing solution that streamlines CAD clean-up, simplification, and meshing workflow. The first release of MSC Apex Structures -…

TraceParts and Gstarsoft, have concluded a partnership agreement for publishing CAD data. With over 400,000 users in the world, Gstarsoft recently launched the new 2015 version of its GstarCAD software, with new file sharing features (cloud) and direct access to the CAD content of the TracePartsOnline.net library. This access to TraceParts’ CAD…

China-based high-end women’s fashion brand V•Grass® has chosen to implement YuniquePLM™ to improve communication and collaboration within its design, development and manufacturing divisions.  V•Grass will implement Yunique Solutions’ plmOn and srmOn platforms to enable efficient collaboration between their internal teams and their vendors and suppliers. Gerber’s team of international experts…

SteepGraph Systems announced today that they have partnered with Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, One of India’s fastest growing Aerospace manufacturing company in the private sector, for implementation of Aerospace Program Management Systems for managing their aerospace manufacturing projects. DYNAMATIC-OLDLAND AEROSPACE, the aerospace unit of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd is a demonstrated leader…

MachineWorks Ltd, will be demonstrating the Polygonica software toolkit for 3D Printing at the AMUG Expo in the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Florida, from April 19 to 23.  The annual meeting of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group dates back to the early 1990s and has grown to become the leading forum…

PMTS 2015 attendees will receive a sneak peek at the most powerful Mastercam machining software yet. Stop by booth # 437 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, April 21-23 for a look at Mastercam Swiss, Mastercam Mill-Turn, and the recent Mastercam X8 release. Mastercam X8 introduces new…

Kenesto Corp today announced that its innovative solution for file management and collaboration, called Kenesto Drive, is now available to its subscribers for use.  Kenesto Drive is the latest innovation for mainstream engineering companies designed to serve as an alternative to the commonly used shared network drive.  Going well beyond…

EOS announced that Glynn Fletcher has been named president of EOS of North America, Inc. The appointment reinforces the company’s already strong position in the growing market for AM technology.  “Throughout his career Glynn Fletcher’s deep understanding of innovative production processes has proved invaluable to the manufacturers of high value…