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Core Solutions today announced that it has signed an agreement with Berkshire Blanket Inc. to implement CORE’s CBX software as the common platform to support the company’s product development. Berkshire Blanket is the largest designer and importer of consumer blankets in the United States, selling its products through retailers around the world and also through online channels. The company had no automated systems to manage product development and was facing issues with numerous spreadsheets, manual material library and an inability to collaborate effectively internally. CBX will help Berkshire create and maintain their collections, including color, size, bill of material, packaging and quality requirements. Social collaboration and critical path management features will also be employed to enable effective communication and timely product development. “We chose CBX based on their strong experience supporting retailers and brands like us in the design and development of apparel and other soft goods products,” said Dick Horner, CFO at

From an infant car seat that auto-levels and tensions to a cell phone-charging baby stroller, 4moms® is revolutionizing the $8.9 billion baby gear market with some help from ANSYS. 4moms is an innovative juvenile products company that has redefined the industry through the use of advanced robotics. As demand continues to increase, the company must drive its innovative products to market faster – while ensuring safety for infants and affordability for their parents. So the company uses ANSYS engineering simulation solutions to create virtual prototypes of its products, reducing time and money, without sacrificing safety. "4moms is smart and agile in the development of our products," said Robert Terhune, mechanical engineer at 4moms. "ANSYS is a perfect complement to our product development process. With ANSYS, we can create certain prototypes in the computer instead of in the real world. That gives us accurate predictive answers so we can physically prototype with confidence, making the entire development process

Zuken Inc. has announced results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Zuken reported net sales of 19,772 million yen compared to sales of 17,887 million yen for 2013, an increase of 10.5%. Ordinary income of 848 million yen was realized compared to 489 million yen in 2013, an increase of 73.1%. Net income was 466 million yen compared to 304 million yen in 2013, an increase of 53.5%. “This has been a good year for Zuken as we significantly surpassed last year’s results. Our success has been achieved, in part, by the introduction of CR-8000 Design Force to new and existing customers, and strong acceptance of our data management solution DS-2 and IT solutions such as visual BOM, with a sales increase of 24.4% this year. Continuing strong worldwide sales of E3.series has been a contributing factor, as well as the introduction of its complementary data management solution, E3.EDM.”

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014.  Cadence reported second quarter 2014 revenue of $379 million, compared to revenue of $362 million reported for the same period in 2013. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $23 million, or $0.08 per share on a diluted basis, in the second quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $9 million, or $0.03 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period in 2013.  Using the non-GAAP measure defined below, net income in the second quarter of 2014 was $64 million, or $0.21 per share on a diluted basis, as compared to net income of $61 million, or $0.21 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period in 2013.  “Cadence continued to drive growth and innovation during the quarter, reflecting the ongoing success of our system design enablement strategy,” said Lip-Bu Tan, president

WFX sponsored PI Apparel 2014, an event which took place in London on the 15th and 16th of July. PI Apparel is an annual event that brings attention to new technologies to help support the growing demands of the fashion industry. This platform is for companies to discuss challenges and opportunities of new technology in improving product lifecycles. WFX Cloud PLM was represented at PI Apparel by WFX and London based partner 1970i, with its lead consultant Ben Muis also participating at the show. “This was my second year at the event” says Ben. "Technology is moving fast and the need for solid and progressive solutions for our clients in the fashion industry has only increased in that time. We have worked with WFX for almost three years now and have seen how the Cloud based approach is giving our clients new features all the time. The superb team at WFX

ZW3D today announced that it has assisted contestants to win 4 big prizes in China National 3D Industrial Design Competition. This National 3D Industrial Design Challenge is definitely the biggest event in the Chinese CAD/CAM industry, hosted by MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), ISPA (China Industrial Software Promotion Association), along with mainstream 3D CAD/CAM providers, like ZWSOFT. The Chinese government managed to bring together 2,000 contestants, including professional designers, school teachers and CAD/CAM enthusiasts, in this challenge, in a bid to expand the application of industrial software and improve the R&D of domestic 3D CAD/CAM platforms. Recently, the challenge came to a successful conclusion with hundreds of delicate designs. Winners were awarded on the 5th Session of China Industrial Software Development Forum in Beijing, with ZW3D users taking 1 first prize, 4 third prizes and 7 excellence awards. With the aid of ZW3DCAD/CAM platform as well as solid groundwork and wild imagination,

CD-adapco™ announced today they have signed a collaborative development agreement with JSOL, the authors of the JMAG electromagnetics code, to jointly develop co-simulation methods in the domain to coupled thermal & electromagnetic simulations. Jean-Claude Ercolanelli, CD-adapco Senior Vice President Product Management, comments, “Enabling the co-simulation of both thermal and electromagnet phenomena using best-in-class tools will allow users to truly optimise product designs.” Moreover he added, “This collaboration builds on the existing relationship and data transfer methods already being used between our flagship product, STAR-CCM+®, and JSOL’s JMAG code” "We are very pleased to be partnering with CD-adapco and to introduce co-simulation methods between these best-in-class technologies," said Takashi Yamada, Ph.D., Manager of the Electromagnetic Engineering Group at JSOL. "We hope that together we can provide smooth and reliable multi-physics/multi-disciplinary simulations with STAR-CCM+ and JMAG for that will benefit our joint customers." The partnership was forged during 2013 when establishing a data transfer process

Altair today announced 11 nominations for the 2nd Altair Enlighten Award. The award, presented in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), is the automotive industry's only award program created specifically to acknowledge innovations in vehicle lightweighting. The winner will be announced during the "Featherweight Competition: Agile, Light, and Strong" session of the 2014 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS). The session takes place on Monday, August 4, between 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City, Mich. The Altair Enlighten Award aims to recognize achievements in weight reduction across the automotive industry, from motorcycles to passenger cars, light trucks to commercial vehicles and buses. The 2014 Award nominees are: Continental Structural Plastics - Composite outer body panels for Chevrolet Corvette Dow Automotive Systems - Epoxy structural adhesive applications for PACCAR Kenworth and Peterbilt Dow Automotive Systems - Crash durable adhesive for Chevrolet Corvette Grede Holdings LLC -

Delcam held a successful second Orthotics Technology Forum in North America at Loyola University, Chicago, during June.  The company has now confirmed that the next meeting in the North American series will be held in partnership with the Pedorthic Association of Canada in Vancouver during 2015 at a date and venue to be finalized. The full details will be announced on www.orthotics-technology-forum.com soon. The reaction of the delegates in Chicago was best expressed by Richard Prenger of Walking Wellness who said, “I have been to a number of conferences over the years but this one was different.  I leant so much over the course of the two days.” One of the main themes of the Forum was the use of technology in the design and manufacture of custom orthotic insoles for the diabetic foot.  Peter Cavanagh, endowed Chair in Women’s Sports Medicine and professor and vice chair for research in the Department of

Hexagon AB, a global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, announced today the acquisition of Vero Software, a world leader in Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software. Vero Software is a UK-based software company with a strong brand and proven customer satisfaction track record. Their software aids the design and manufacturing process with solutions for programming and controlling machine tools, addressing the rising challenge of achieving manufacturing efficiencies with high-quality output. Several well-known brands in Vero Software's portfolio include Alphacam, Cabinet Vision, Edgecam, Radan, SURFCAM, VISI, and WorkNC. The company has large market coverage with offices in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, USA, Brazil, Netherlands, China, Korea, Spain and India supplying products to more than 45 countries through its wholly owned subsidiaries and reseller network. The acquisition strengthens Hexagon's software offerings, providing the means to close the gap of making quality data fully actionable by extending the reach of the newly developed MMS (metrology planning software) to include CAM (manufacturing planning software). "Together with its unique