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3D Systems announced today that it will bring its personal and professional 3D printing products with its 3D authoring software tools to China's International Die and Mould Technology and Equipment Expo (DMC) at Shanghai International Expo Center, E1 – E6 Hall, booth E2 #B075, Shanghai, June 4 – 7, 2014. 3DS plans to demonstrate its powerful 3D design-to-manufacturing products that are specifically designed for the production floor and the engineer’s desktop. The company invites attendees to experience the first and only professional full-color plastic 3D printer, try its fab-grade multi-materials 3D printer, and see the output of its latest direct metal 3D printers, all capable of printing fully functional parts and assemblies and available for immediate purchase. Showcasing key components of 3DPRINTING 2.0, 3DS’ lineup will include demonstrations of its latest 3D printers, 3D engineering and design software, and samples from its diverse materials capabilities including direct metal, full-color plastic, multi-material and production

MSC Software Corporation announced the adoption of a complete 50-user Finite Element Analysis (FEA) package comprised of Patran, MSC Nastran, Marc and Dytran at Griffith University in Australia, with a service contract for the next six years. Griffith University (GU) is Australia's ninth largest higher education provider. More than 120,000 graduates from over 156 countries have passed through GU's doors. The school is equipped with several state-of-the-art computer laboratories and operates two High Performance Computing (HPC) systems which support analyses and simulations that require high-end computational capabilities, including parallel processing. Furthermore, many academic research projects performed at Griffith school of Engineering require adequate simulation tools. MSC Software's FEA bundle provides the flexibility to address a range of academic research areas. "The MSC Software FEA bundle gives us the best flexibility in education and academic research. Our undergraduate students will be trained on the versatile pre/post-processor Patran in combination with the nonlinear finite element solver Marc. Our future Master of Engineering

3D Systems announced its ProJet® 3510 MP 3D printer and proprietary VisiJet® Pearlstone dental material have been verified by 3Shape for prosthodontic dental model production. Verified and integrated with 3Shape’s Model Builder software, 3DS’ ProJet 3510 MP is a proven solution for manufacturing prosthodontic dental models with accuracy, precision and push-button simplicity. The ProJet 3510 MP is part of a comprehensive, personalized digital thread for dental model production, starting with models designed in Model Builder software direct from intraoral scans or physical impression scans, and output seamlessly on the ProJet 3510 MP with VisiJet Pearlstone material. The VisiJet Pearlstone dental material is available in both a Matte Plaster and Glossy print mode  with a 30 micron layer thickness, an average accuracy of 50 microns and a stone-like finish. “Since we installed our ProJet 3500 series printer with Pearlstone we have printed thousands of models with incredible consistency and accuracy.  It integrates seamlessly into the

ZWCAD Design today announced that Optimatic Solutions, a company specializing in design, engineering and consulting for the oil and gas industry, have selected ZWCAD+ 2014 to meet their demanding design requirements. The efficient tools and features that ZWCAD+ offers are able to speed up the company's demanding design process, while the efficient memory management technology reduces lag and improves handling of large files, allowing Optimatic Solutions to become more competitive within their industry. Established in 2005, Optimatic Solutions is a leading specialist in design, engineering and consulting for the Romanian oil and gas industry. Their main focus is the oil coating process in fields including pipeline, automations, electrical, civil and fire risk studies. The Need As a major participant in a growing industry, Optimatic Solutions must work hard to remain competitive. They decided that they required CAD features that would increase the speed of the design process, whilst retaining or improving the quality of the end result.

Delcam will demonstrate the company’s complete range of design, machining and inspection software for toolmakers at the DieMould China exhibition to be held in Shanghai from 4th to 7th June.  The range includes PowerSHAPE Pro for data translation and repair, modelling for manufacture and tooling design, and reverse engineering; PowerMILL for high-speed and five-axis machining; PowerINSPECT for CAD-based inspection on all types of measuring device; and Delcam Electrode for the design, machining and inspection of electrodes. The 2014 R2 release of PowerSHAPE Pro includes a range of new functionality for the design of products and tooling.  In particular, the new version introduces powerful new tools to make re-engineering complex parts from scanned data faster and easier, plus an option to merge disjointed faces within a solid and so make direct modelling operations more robust.  By offering a combination of solid, surface and direct modelling, together with reverse engineering functionality, PowerSHAPE Pro provides

OpenText announced that Paul McFeeters has informed the Company that he will be retiring from his position as Chief Financial Officer no later than September 30, 2014.  OpenText has engaged a leading executive search firm and expects to announce Mr. McFeeters' successor on or before his retirement. Mr. McFeeters was appointed CFO of OpenText in June 2006. "Paul has served as our CFO for 8 years, his career spans nearly 40 years and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his extraordinary service to the company. Although I am sad to see him leave, I am glad he is taking the time for himself and his family," said OpenText CEO Mark J. Barrenechea. "As many of us who know Paul well and would expect, he has built an outstanding professional finance team, and will help with the selection of his successor."

Hagerman & Company is celebrating 30 years as an Autodesk, Inc. Value-Added Reseller. In 1984, the company was founded by Dennis and Sandy Hagerman in Mt. Zion, Illinois and has since grown to 20 offices and training centers in the Midwest, South and California. Hagerman is now one of the largest Autodesk Value-Added Resellers in the United States. Hagerman & Company is an Autodesk Gold Partner in the Manufacturing and AEC industries and has earned specializations in several areas, including Consulting, Product Support, Simulation, Civil Infrastructure, Building, Product Design & Manufacturing, Process & Power and PLM. The company is also one of five Master Resellers in the country for Autodesk HSM, the new integrated CAM software for CAD tools. "As I reflect on the past 30 years I think of the enormous advances in technology and communication since our start up as a three person, one office Autodesk reseller," said Hagerman & Company CEO/President

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a strategic partnership with the Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET), a government organization based in Seoul, South Korea, to help advance women scientists and engineers in that country. Under the agreement, Agilent and WISET will jointly develop training programs that will be conducted at WISET's academy and Agilent's customer applications and training center in Seoul. The training will be conducted by Agilent experts, using the company's latest analytical instruments, for groups of unemployed women identified by WISET. "As South Korea continues to invest in research and development, demand will grow for skilled talent across various industries for top-notch scientists, chemists, engineers and technologists," said Dr. Heisook Lee, president of WISET. "Examples of these industries include life sciences, pharmaceutical, environment and chemical. WISET is actively engaging with Agilent, the world's leading provider of analytical instruments used by scientists and engineers in these industries, to help

Lantek recently unveiled its new 2014 portfolio.  The portfolio includes innovative improvements in 2D and 3D CAM solutions, manufacturing management, and mechanisms for integration which, facilitate the user's experience, reducing the time and materials required for manufacturing, and increasing the options for integration with the most popular CAD solutions on the market. "Lantek has the largest software portfolio in the industry and can offer a comprehensive solution, in an advanced and technological environment, for every function and department of a company.  The ultimate goal is for everything that happens in a company to be available for management and monitoring in real time, with integrity and guaranteed access capability. In short, we provide innovative solutions that significantly simplify the processes within a company," explains Alberto Martínez, Director General of Lantek. One of the core commitments of the Miñano-based company is to update and reformulate its technological solutions to meet the growing design, nesting,

Flow Science, Inc. announces the availability of a new release of FLOW-3D, version 11. A major release, FLOW-3D v11 features a state-of-the-art postprocessor, FlowSight™, advanced meshing capabilities, a new sediment transport and erosion model and many more numerical solutions designed to help Flow Science’s customers continue to innovate, design and research. FlowSight is a new advanced visualization tool for FLOW-3D based on the leading EnSight® post-processor. FlowSight offers users new and powerful ways to analyze, visualize, and communicate their simulation data. This release also comes with increased meshing capabilities, including conformed and partially-overlapping meshes, and solution sub-domains that significantly decrease the memory requirements, simulation times, and size of results files without compromising accuracy. One of the most widely-used and unique CFD models in the industry, FLOW-3D's sediment scour model has been rewritten to address the complex nature of sediment transport and scour. The model features improved accuracy, an extension to shallow water flows,