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Stratasys Ltd. today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two privately-held companies, Solid Concepts Inc. and Harvest Technologies. Solid Concepts is the largest independent additive manufacturing service bureau in North America and a fast-growing partner to RedEye, Stratasys' existing digital manufacturing service business. The transactions are expected to be completed…

An acquisition of UK based Symetri’s business from Airbus Defence and Space is in line with Addnode Group's strategy to be a market leading provider of mission-critical systems and solutions for design and engineering activities. With an annual turnover of SEK 80 M, Symetri will be a first step in…

3D Systems  announced that it acquired Medical Modeling Inc., a provider of personalized surgical treatments and patient specific medical devices, including virtual surgical planning and clinical transfer tools, using 3D modeling and printing that is rapidly changing how reconstructive surgery is done today. The company expects this acquisition to be immediately accretive to…

Zuken’s CR-8000 continues to lead the way with next-generation tools capable of creating today’s and tomorrow’s complex product designs. Design Gateway and Design Force – the core of Zuken’s CR-8000 2D/3D multi-PCB and IC packaging design solution (which was introduced in 2011) – contain enhancements that include significant new placement…

In an effort to help discrete manufacturers increase efficiency in engineering and manufacturing, SAP AG today announced its new plan for authoring tool integration, including a strategy to simplify and expand its offering by integrating authoring tools into the SAP® Product Lifecycle Management application. The SAP® Engineering Control Center integration tool is…

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the Chinese-language version of the Vectorworks® 2014 line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks®. Mad Macs, the Vectorworks distributor in China, will host launch events in Shanghai on April 9, Beijing on April 16 and…

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC™), an EMC Technology Partner and a leader in viewing, collaboration and redaction technology, announces Brava!® Enterprise 7.2 for EMC Documentum D2 4.2. In addition to compatibility with the latest version of D2, this upgrade offers new features and usability enhancements: The cross-platform Brava HTML5 client now offers…

Burintekh, a developer and manufacturer of tools for the drilling and maintenance of oil, gas and mining wells, has added Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system to help the company cope with the ever-increasing complexity of its customers’ designs and the constant pressure for faster delivery. Burintekh, which was founded in…

Infosys Limited, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, will announce results for its fourth quarter and year ending March 31, 2014 on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Indian Standard Time (IST) (on the night of Monday, April 14, 2014, US Eastern Time (ET)). The results will also be available on http://www.infosys.com. Following the release,…

Longview Advisors, organizers of the annual Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3DCIC), announced that Donald Tolle, Director of CIMdata’s Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, will be a featured speaker at the 2014 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress, to be held May 28-30 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 3DCIC ( www.3DCIC.com) is dedicated…