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Lectra’s 3D virtual prototyping solution has crafted Zannier, a French fashion brand, a great advantage in terms of future planning and control and become an essential tool for mastering fit, a major issue in childrenswear. Zannier produces over 55 million pieces for their 19 brands and 5 prestigious brand licenses, sold at over 1,300 of their own stores and 10,000 points of sale worldwide. “With 80 per cent of garments sold outside France, Zannier is a proud ambassador of French high quality fashion on the world stage,” Lectra said in a press release. Zannier faced multiple challenges as not only is this market sector dynamic and growing, but it is also subject to very specific constraints and demands. Zannier Group’s Lyon-based Dauphitex site houses design, product development and pattern making for iconic licenses Junior Gaultier and Paul Smith Kids. According to Lectra, the prestige of these brands means that the mainstays of childrenswear, fit,

Infor announced Infor AutoRelease Cloud, to provide automotive customers with a cloud-based iSeries solution. This release helps minimize risk for Infor AutoRelease customers that have not upgraded their iSeries platforms to current or supported levels, by providing a cost effective alternative to upgrading their hardware, operating systems and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Infor AutoRelease Cloud provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) option, enabling automotive manufacturers and OEM providers to stay compliant with electronic data interchange (EDI) trading partners without incurring the added capital expenses associated with full ERP upgrades. This release builds upon Infor's strategic vision as a cloud-technology provider by helping legacy customers obtain a modern IT infrastructure without additional capital investment. Automotive customers can easily switch from an on-premise deployment to a SaaS subscription; this will help customers reduce ongoing maintenance costs, bolster business continuity and maintain industry-level compliance with EDI trading partners. The single-tenant SaaS offering features the latest IBM

Gerber Technology introduces the I-Table Series for automated spreading and cutting systems. The I-Table incorporates a series of unique engineering enhancements to ensure ease of material movement for operators and long-term durability in a variety of manufacturing environments. The I-Table optimizes the fabric spreading and cutting processes, featuring simplified operation and increased consistency across multiple configurations. Precision molded strips connect table units, allowing fabric to move smoothly across multiple sections and preventing costly damage from fabric and hand-cutting blades getting caught on uneven seams. The I-Table’s laminate top and chipboard substructure prevent chipping, table wear and warping. Its construction grade steel platform provides a sturdy and reliable base for high-capacity, standard width spreaders weighing as much as 800 kg. Its redesigned airbox provides consistent airflow across the table. “The I-Table is a natural complement to our XLs spreader and Paragon® cutting platforms,” said Ron Ellis, Gerber Technology senior product manager. “It demonstrates

IdeaScale, the California-based innovation management solution, today announced an exclusive partnership with Innovationmanagement.se (IM), the world's leading platform for cutting-edge innovation management content, best practices and online training programs. This announcement is part of IdeaScale’s and IM´s continued global expansion. Both companies have long supported cities, brands, and organizations in building impactful innovation programs that foster meaningful and profitable change. Now, as a consolidated partnership, IM.se will be able to enhance IdeaScale’s product offering with comprehensive training and IdeaScale can provide a robust platform for executing on IM´s techniques. As part of this partnership, IdeaScale will now offer IM training programs to their existing or future customers and partners. “Innovation management is an evolving practice,” says Rob Hoehn, CEO of IdeaScale. “Organizing an innovation group’s process and goals can be difficult and we’re glad to supplement our product offering with the expertise of innovation practitioners who can give custom-made structure to what

 CGS today announced that SHEEX Inc., a manufacturer of luxury performance bedding, selected its BlueCherry® Enterprise Suite to bring wholesale production in-house and support business growth. After deciding to take its wholesale business in-house, SHEEX sought a solution to replace time-consuming manual processes with a standardized platform. To achieve transparency of data across the enterprise and make more informed decisions, SHEEX selected the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite of solutions. The customized platform includes enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, electronic data interchange, and B2B eCommerce, among a range of other capabilities. CGS's BlueCherry solutions will arm SHEEX with the scalable tools needed to grow, focusing on product development and streamlining the management of program tasks, samples and timelines. "When we elected to bring our wholesale business in-house, we knew we wanted a solution that was focused on our brand. After looking at a variety of systems we ultimately determined that BlueCherry fit our needs,"

Tecplot, Inc. today announced the general availability of Tecplot Chorus 2015 Release 2. The most notable functionality enhancements in the new release include constraint visualization, selected-cases view, and license roaming. Constraint visualization has been added to 2D scatter plots to aid in trade studies. It allows engineers to quickly see which points in their design space are close to the constraint boundaries. With this information engineers may be willing to relax a constraint to achieve a lighter, stronger, or more efficient design. The selected-cases view lets engineers quickly see which cases are selected in each view so they can make quick comparisons of selected points. No longer will users have to scroll through hundreds or thousands of cases in the Table View to see the few cases of interest. With the new license-roaming feature, users can now roam with a network license, allowing them to use Tecplot Chorus for a period of time

ModuleWorks announced the availability of Simulation for hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing applications. Additive manufacturing builds a part from a powdered material as opposed to the traditional subtractive process where material is removed to create the final part. Although still relatively new, the technology has seen significant growth and is now seen in many walks of manufacturing. Machine Tool companies have reacted by producing a new generation of machine tools that combine additive and subtractive technologies in a hybrid approach. Typically the part is built using additive technology and then finished using subtractive machining techniques. ModuleWorks Simulation, which is found in many of the leading CAD/CAM products and also on many machine tool controls now offers the ability to simulate the additive process and combines it with the subtractive process to provide complete simulation of the manufacturing process. Full stock material addition and removal is provided along with full kinematic machine simulation. David Plater, Technical

Aras today announced that Univance Corporation, a global manufacturer of transmission systems, 4WD Torque management systems and other automotive parts for passenger and industrial vehicles, has selected the Aras Innovator® solution suite for enterprise PLM to streamline collaboration for its multiple design and production sites around the world. Their implementation includes document management, BOM management, engineering change management and workflow. The move to Aras PLM will enhance Univance’s strategy to build on its reputation for quality via improved global collaboration surrounding product data. The flexible and resilient architecture of the Aras PLM platform and associated business model provides Univance with modern PLM, a vast improvement over legacy systems the company considered in the past. The Aras technology enables Univance to scale their product development collaboration across the globe, adding users and processes as their business needs evolve. “Univance has received numerous product quality awards by OEMs such as Ford and Nissan,” said

Aras today announced that Nissan Motor, TOYO DENSO and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will be among the presenters at ACE 2015 Japan.  ACE 2015 Japan will take place September 2-3, 2015 at the Rappongi Academy Hills in Tokyo, Japan.  Details, agenda and free registration at www.aras.jp/ACE2015JAPAN During the two day conference, industry leaders will discuss how they transformed their business with Aras.  The theme of ACE 2015 Japan is “Rethink PLM.” Sessions will revolve around the conference theme and are designed to encourage interaction, learning and networking. Nissan Motor will share their PLM strategy and how they enhanced their data management for automotive control systems.  TOYO DENSO will discuss how they improved their overall productivity by integrating PLM across the company with Aras Innovator. Kawasaki Heavy Industries will present their implementation of Aras Innovator as a PaaS, coping with changes in the business environment, while reducing their system costs. Professor Dr. –Ing. Martin Eigner,

BIM and VDC experts from construction, designer and owners companies across North America, including Balfour Beatty, Sutter Health, McCarthy Building Companies , A ECOM , VEGA Architecture, the California High -Speed Rail Authority and many more will converge in San Francisco on August 26-27 for the BIM Integration Congress. With the global BIM market set to grow at a CAGR of 17.4% over the period 2013-2018, BIM has rapidly become a mainstream tool for designers and contractors. As for owners, they are gradually realizing that the deliverables provided help to dramatically cut down the lifecycle costs of asset management. So overall, the adoption of BIM is turning into a no-brainer for all stakeholders. However, while designers, contractors and owners feel increasingly confident using BIM software and related technologies, one major challenge still remains: tightly integrating BIM in the workflow of multi-office teams. Matt Zwetzig, Director of Virtual Design Construction at VEGA Architecture recently pinpointed that " Many people associate the term BIM with a 3D model, which it is on the surface. But, like