新闻动态

iBASEt announced today that it has been appraised at Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® for Product and Service development. The appraisal was performed by Kevin Cotherman, and comes after a demanding examination of iBASEt’s processes and practices, many of which were enhanced over the last two years to institutionalize standards throughout the product and service development organizations and ensure compliance with CMMI guidelines. An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates iBASEt is performing at a “defined” level. At this level, processes are repeatable, proactive, reflective, and focused on continual process improvement. For iBASEt clients, the Level 3 status ensures quality results, delivered on a timely basis, with effective cost management. “We are proud to be successfully appraised at Level 3,” said Vic Sial, President of iBASEt. “Our long-term strategy of delivering quality solutions to our customers begins with our ability to operate to well-defined and documented processes.” Kuldip

BobCAD-CAM has launched a new website, http://www.Machinist-ToolBox.com, where CNC machinists can download the popular shop utility, Machinist ToolBox software, free of charge. Normally retailing for $100.00, BobCAD-CAM is waiving the fee whenever anyone downloads the Machinist ToolBox software from the new Machinist-ToolBox.com site. Also included in the download is a trial version of the company’s latest CAD-CAM software for CNC programming, BobCAD-CAM V28. Machinist ToolBox offers fast access to optimized speed and feed calculations for CNC milling, drilling, turning, and tapping, in addition to trig calculators, quick conversion formulas, and important reference guides. These calculators are specifically designed for CNC machinists and can be applied to any number of CNC programming jobs. “CAD-CAM software goes a long way towards automating the manufacturing process, but it doesn’t completely eliminate the mathematics and calculations involved in getting the part on the machine and cutting with precision,” explains Larry Pendleton, CEO of BobCAD-CAM. “The Machinist ToolBox is

MathWorks today announced that Kostal Asia R&D Center, a subsidiary of automotive supplier Kostal Group of Germany, adopted Model-Based Design to achieve on-schedule ISO 26262 functional safety-based certification for its new electronic steering column lock module. Extending the use of Simulink for early verification and validation and Embedded Coder for production code generation allowed Kostal to develop a module compliant with Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL D). This certification level requires the highest verification and validation practices throughout the development process and the most rigorous qualification of development tools across all ISO 26262 levels. Kostal is the first company in China to achieve ISO 26262 ASIL D level certification for an automotive product. The integrated tool chain from MathWorks, including Simulink and Embedded Coder, allowed Kostal engineers to quickly evolve their software development processes and meet ISO 26262 objectives on schedule. The Kostal team performed systematic verification of the models

The 2016 Prime Source Forum (PSF), the international platform that offers solutions and intelligence exchange for the fashion industry, is to open its doors in three weeks in Hong Kong. Senior executives and senior stakeholders from the apparel and footwear supply chain have signed up for attending this event receive the latest industry updates and network with the peers. The 2016 Prime Source Forum is the international platform that offers solutions and intelligence exchange for the fashion industry. Some of the companies represented at the event include Academy, adidas, ALDI, BlueSign, Clarks, Coats, Cotton Council, Crocs, CTI, Dassault Systemes, EU Office, FTA, Fung Group, Groz-Beckert, H&M, Hanbo, InvestHK, Lectra, LF Sourcing, New Balance, Primark, PVH, Ralph Lauren, SAC, Sears, TAL, Target, Texhong, TexRay, TCHK, Tom Taylor, Top Form, United Nation, Weave, WRAP, ZDHC and more. The Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Arkebe Oqubay and Mr. Tino Zeiske, SVP of METRO GROUP, will kick off

Edgecam, the production machining CAD/CAM software, will demonstrate their major new release at the Smart Manufacturing Workflow Open House which is taking place at CIS’ Product Proving Centre in High Wycombe. The Open House, hosted by CIS, is a 5-Axis event held in partnership with Grob and Edgecam. The focus of the two days is Smart Workflow, which considers all the stages of the manufacturing process and many suppliers will be available for discussions on a number of topics including CAM, tool pre-setting, spindle tooling, balancing, shrink fit machining, metrology, work holding and fixturing.  Edgecam will also showcase their latest release at the event - 2016 R1, which contains over 30 important new and enhanced items of CAD and CAM functionality for milling, turning, and wire EDM. Wesley Tonks, Edgecam’s Strategic Partnership Manager said “we are very excited to be supporting both our partners, CIS and Grob at this event, which

PTC today announced that the PTC Academic Program has released a series of online courses available worldwide through Udemy, an established provider of MOOCs. These courses focus on general product development and business strategies associated with the IoT and include presentations, demos and use cases. Participants who utilize these courses will gain specific IoT knowledge that will enable them to extend current education, freshen job skills and prepare for a new career in today’s IoT world. A massive open online course (MOOC) is a model that seeks to deliver learning content online to any person who wants to take a course, with no limit on attendance or location. According to data collected by Class Central, more than 35 million students have registered for at least one MOOC —up from an estimated 17 million in 2014, with more courses being offered to cover in-demand skills across technology and business fields. “Education is changing.

Aras®, a leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, and CGI Business Consulting today announced their partnership. The intent of the relationship is to deliver specialized intellectual property (IP) and expert integration services with Aras for global companies. As part of the high-end business consulting activities in the Research & Development (R&D) domain, CGI Business Consulting will now include the Aras Innovator platform & suite in the business transformation practices and methodologies. With Aras Innovator, CGI Business Consulting plans to develop operational frameworks and IP for system engineering, advanced manufacturing engineering, and compliance processes including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), as well as, creating an ISO IDMP standards repository for life science data used in submissions. The flexibility of the modern Aras Innovator platform will be used for rapid prototyping of processes to enable a “mock-up consulting” approach for developing transformation recommendations during the very early stages of a project. CGI Business Consulting

Dell Inc. and EMC Corp. today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the companies’ proposed combination. The expiration of the waiting period occurred at 11:59 p.m. EST on Feb. 22, satisfying one of the conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction. The transaction remains subject to approval by EMC’s shareholders, regulatory clearance in certain other jurisdictions and other customary closing conditions. As announced on Oct. 12, 2015, the combination of Dell and EMC will create the world’s largest privately-controlled, integrated technology company. The company will be a leader in the extremely attractive high-growth areas of the $2 trillion information technology market with complementary product portfolios, sales teams and R&D investment strategies. “We are delighted that, with this key regulatory milestone now complete, we have taken another step on our path to becoming a combined company,” said Michael

Synopsys, Inc. today announced that it has collaborated with Mindtree to deliver a complete Bluetooth Smart IP solution consisting of Synopsys' DesignWare® Bluetooth® Smart PHY IP on TSMC's 55-nanometer (nm) and 180-nm processes and Mindtree's BlueLitE link layer and software stack IP. The interoperable Bluetooth Smart IP solution addresses the growing requirements for wireless connectivity in ultra-low-power system-on-chips (SoCs) for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Synopsys' PHY IP operates below one volt supply to extend battery life and is compliant with the Bluetooth Smart v4.2 specification. The PHY IP offers an integrated antenna matching network to ensure proper signal transmission between antenna and source, reducing external component cost. Mindtree's BlueLitE link layer and software stack IP are highly configurable, extremely compact and have unique power save mechanisms built in. This enables designers to easily incorporate the IP in a variety of applications and meet the key requirements of cost

ZW3D, one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced that it has been chosen by Goldlok Toys Holdings Co., Ltd. (Goldlok), a professional Chinese toy maker. Established in 1989, Goldlok specializes in creating quality, price-competitive, battery-operated toys, such as electric trains, robots, jets & planes, etc. Their products are mainly exported to East Asia, America, Europe & Australia, etc. In a bid to further expand their export business, Goldlok invests a lot in upgrading their tools in designing & manufacturing toys of high quality. Thus, optimizing the 3D design platform was a must-take move. After careful evaluation, Goldlok finally replaced their original solution with ZW3D for its amazing data interoperability, efficient CAD/CAM integration, and high performance-price ratio. Goldlok has set up its own brand names with a collection of over 1,000 kinds of toys for both boys & girls. The development of toys