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GRAITEC, an international BIM and CAD software developer for AEC, and Autodesk® Platinum Partner in US and across Europe, is delighted to announce its file collaboration and interoperability app for Revit, BIM Connect 2016, is now available as a free download directly from the Autodesk Exchange App Store. This powerful, free extension for Autodesk® Revit® from GRAITEC provides bi-directional, intelligent Structural Building Information Modeling (BIM) model sharing, including the transfer of FEM results data, between GRAITEC Advance BIM Suite (Advance Design, Arch, SuperSTRESS, ...) and Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Revit® MEP, Autodesk® Revit® Structure and Autodesk® Advance Steel products. Sharing both the geometrical shapes, including dynamic concrete-section mapping to Revit Families, together with analytical FEM results, creates a new pathway of intelligence-driven BIM workflows which assures a more robust "platform" ready to utilize the high-level of automation promised by next-gen BIM technology. GRAITEC BIM Connect also supports multi-discipline and multi-platform workflows, enabling import

Tukatech, Inc., Los Angeles–based provider of award-winning apparel software and hardware solutions, has announced its most recent partnership with Indochine International Ltd., multi-national apparel manufacturer, headquartered in Hangzhou, China with locations within China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and many apparel producing countries around the globe. “Since the company’s launch in 2004, Indochine has aimed to be the leader in design, sourcing, and manufacturing, and has certainly continued that trajectory. Annual sales have grown from $15 million to more than $550 million in 2014, and Indochine is now aiming to reach $1 billion in annual sales by 2020. We needed a technology partner who could help us with that goal - that is when we reached out to Tukatech” states Nishit Bapna, Indochine’s Managing Director. Between its product development offices in China and Bangladesh, Indochine International Ltd. has converted all their manual pattern makers to digital operations through the use of

Gerber Technology is showcasing its integrated industrial fabrics cutting solutions for optimizing material yields and workflows in the Gerber booth (#558) at the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Specialty Fabrics Expo and Advanced Textiles Expo in Anaheim, Calif., through Oct. 9. A long time provider of integrated automation systems, software and support across all aspects of the industrial fabrics value chain, Gerber solutions have been applied in a broad range of industrial applications and a variety of industrial textiles and advanced materials to significantly improve customers' productivity, quality and profitability. Visitors to the Gerber booth at IFAI will learn how to apply the latest innovations, from software design to automated spreading and cutting, to their operations. "The technical textile industry is as broad and diverse as the products it generates, with new and innovative applications being developed on a daily basis," said Mike Elia, CEO of Gerber Technology. "The technical textile industry is a growing segment within the textile industry. Gerber continues

In times of increasing cost and time pressures in production, along with ongoing globalization, logistics plays a key role in the success of a company. In its upcoming webinar, Geometric Solutions will demonstrate how Tecnomatix® Plant Simulation is likewise essential, for it identifies potential logistical problems and illustrates how to solve them before manufacturing even begins and problems occur. This episode, the second in the Simulation Nation 2015 webinar series, examines Plant Simulation’s ability to create dynamic computer models of complex systems that allow users to optimize performance in terms of material flow, resource utilization and logistics at every level of plant planning. Participants will then get a chance to create a virtual plant and to examine and optimize throughput as well as identify potential bottlenecks. They will learn how – without disturbing existing systems – they can run experiments, predict coordination of product components and product completion schedules, as well as run “what

Altair today announced that LW Engineering Software AB has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), adding LW Finder for accurate and controlled strain gauge placement for measuring structural loads. "Common issues encountered by engineers include noisy data and misleading results when using strain gauges to measure structural loads," said Shea Wilson, co-founder of LW Engineering Software. "We identified this gap and consequently developed LW Finder to determine optimal strain gauge placement and predict measurement errors to dramatically improve the quality of the measured data. We chose the Altair Partner Alliance to help bring LW Finder to market as we have always relied upon them for easy access to world-class engineering software." LW Finder is able to overcome challenges of identifying the appropriate location when utilizing strain gauges to measure structural loads. It minimizes measurement error by identifying the ideal locations for these strain gauges, even in situations where the structure is complex

Romax Technology Ltd. and Comet Solutions, Inc. announce a partnership between the two companies. Specifically, the agreement will provide users of RomaxDESIGNER software with the ability to create automated simulation processes that integrate CAD, FEA, Romax and others. For over 25 years, RomaxDESIGNER has been the world leader in analytical solutions for system analysis of transmission, axle, and driveline systems. RomaxDESIGNER enables users to quickly and accurately perform detailed analyses of critical performance attributes, including durability, efficiency and dynamics, including advanced features such as manufacturing variation and planetary sideband analysis. Comet provides simulation automation and standardization processes by seamlessly integrating the variety of tools used by gearbox/transmission product engineers, including CAD, finite element meshers, RomaxDESIGNER, structural analysis tools, fatigue life tools, packaging/tolerancing tools, and other detailed gear design tools. By integrating data and tools within a single automation environment that includes optimization capabilities, Comet enhances the system analysis aspects of RomaxDESIGNER, providing product engineers

Lectra announces that a German competitor's machine was declared as infringing a Lectra's patent protecting a solution for cutting one-piece-woven (OPW) airbags in Germany. The July 2015 final court ruling stated that the competitor's OPW-airbag-cutting machine makes use of Lectra patent EP 1 321 839's inventive technical teaching, thus legally acknowledging that the machine infringes the patent. The Lectra patent describes an OPW-airbag-cutting machine as integrating three elements: a cut-on-the-fly cutting system for cutting patterns in sheet material; a vision system for locating on-the-fly landmarks in sheet material; and a control system that allows a pattern to be cut at the same time as the vision system locates the next landmark, while the sheet material continues to progress along the cutting table. The German Federal High Court confirmed Lectra's patent as valid in September 2014. The patent runs until December, 2022 and covers Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Spain,

Cadence Design Systems has established a new R&D facility in Pune, which will develop configurable processors and related products. Two years ago, Cadence acquired Tensilica, which put up an R&D facility in Pune in 2006. "The team in Pune is working on cutting-edge development of digital signal processors (DSP) and other IP technology, and the Pune facility is among the best-in-class globally," Business Line quoted Jaswinder Ahuja, corporate vice president and managing director at Cadence, as saying. The new facility will engage in designing software for different Tensilica DSP cores, creating an integrated design environment for Xtensa processors, contributing to RTL verification and providing technical support to customers globally. Cadence recently launched the Tensilica Vision P5 digital signal processor (DSP), its flagship high-performance vision/imaging DSP core. This imaging and vision DSP core offers up to 13X performance boost, with an average of 5X less energy usage on vision tasks compared to the previous generation IVP-EP imaging and video DSP. Cadence,

Sunday Afternoons, designer and manufacturer of technical and lifestyle headwear, has selected Centric Cloud Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to streamline its design and production process. Sunday Afternoons will be using Centric Cloud, specifically designed with small businesses in mind and available as subscription-based Software as a Service (SaaS). Centric Cloud uses proven industry best practices and intuitive technologies developed from Centric's extensive experience with implementing PLM solutions for larger businesses. Since 1992, when founders Robbin and Angeline Lacy invented their first product, the Adventure Blanket, Sunday Afternoons has produced an expanding range of hats and accessories for the whole family. Now, more than 20 years later, with rapidly growing distribution in 20 countries, more than 80 unique products and an ongoing transformation in branding, Sunday Afternoons is a family business entering a new phase of growth. Joey Fallon, Chief Operating Officer at Sunday Afternoons said, “We were living in spreadsheets and email threads,

More than 60 of Delcam’s partner organisations, including many of the world’s leading providers of machine tools, cutting tools and inspection equipment, are taking part in the EMO exhibition being held in Milan from 5th to 10th October.  This unrivalled group of partners will help Delcam to reinforce its position as the world’s leading supplier of CAM software and services, with the largest development team in the CAM industry.  “Companies looking to invest in CAM software are often worried whether the toolpaths generated will work as well on the machine tool as they do on the computer,” commented Delcam’s Marketing Manager, Peter Dickin.  “Our close relationships with machine tool, cutting tool and metrology companies mean that customers can gain the maximum benefit from our machining and inspection software on a wide range of equipment.”  “Despite the improving economic conditions, subcontractors still need to increase their productivity, shorten lead times and improve their