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FARO Technologies, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.  Sales in the fourth quarter of 2014 increased 15.9% to $104.2 million from $89.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.  Net income increased $2.8 million, or 34.6%, to $11.1 million, or $0.64 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2014 from $8.3 million, or $0.48 per…

Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. The strong increase in billings and subscriptions and record cash flow from operating activities reflect continued progress on the company’s ongoing business model transition. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Total billings increased 13 percent, compared…

Edgecam and VISI CAD/CAM software is being used in a series of precision machining and tooling training courses from the GTMA in partnership with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. A suite of four-day CNC courses run to the end of July, ranging from introductory level through intermediate to advanced for…

Delcam will demonstrate the new real-time modelling tools in the 2015 release of its ArtCAM Pro signmaking software at the Sign & Digital exhibition to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 24th to 26th March. Unlike most other CADCAM systems, ArtCAM Pro is aimed at skilled artisans rather than…

Boston Engineering announced today that it is now a certified reseller of KeyShot 3D rendering and animation software from Luxion, a provider of advanced rendering and lighting technology. With this addition, Boston Engineering provides product development teams – including designers, engineers, and marketers – with added tools to create compelling…

3D Systems announced today that it has added Impression Solutions, Inc., a national value-added distributor of printing and imaging solutions, to expand access to its portfolio of consumer products. In addition to selling its flagship Cube® and CubePro® 3D printers, and the SenseTM and iSenseTM handheld scanners, Impression Solutions will deliver an enhanced customer and…

CCE announced a new release of EnSuite - software that views and translates 3D CAD data. "We are very pleased with the adoption of EnSuite across the enterprise to view and work with CAD data," said Vinay Wagle, CCE's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The new version includes support…

Altair today announced new OptiStruct® solver capabilities that expand topology optimization support for the use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. OptiStruct is an award-winning technology for topology, topography, size, and shape optimization that is included in computer-aided engineering (CAE) suite Altair HyperWorks®. A unique capability of 3D printing lies in its ability…

AVEVA today announced that Research and Design Institute of Urea and Organic Synthesis Products (JSC NIIK), a leading Russian engineering company, has migrated to AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D). This follows its significant investment in AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design (IE&D) solution in 2013, which is now a standard for all…

ESTECO announces that Ford Motor Company has adopted SOMO, the enterprise collaboration and distributed execution framework developed by ESTECO, as a key tool to enable an Enterprise Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (EMDO) System. The implementation was presented by Dr. Yan Fu, Technical Leader of Business Strategy and Engineering Optimization at Ford, at the Product Innovation Congress in…