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Tata Consultancy Services today announced the expansion of its goIT student technology awareness program, initially launched in 2009 in Cincinnati, OH and now planned for 10 cities across the North America in 2014. For the past six years, TCS has aimed to inspire students to pursue education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) fields, with goIT featuring skilled TCS employee volunteers teaching computer science courses in high schools and middle schools, conducting 'Train the Teacher' workshops, and holding three-day summer camps. There will be eight million STEM jobs in the U.S. by 2018, with 71 percent of such roles representing the field of Computing. Furthermore, 80 percent of the fastest growing U.S. occupations require STEM skills. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), between 2013 and 2023, there will be two jobs available for every graduate with a Computer Science (CS) degree, and more than 1.4 million jobs created by 2020

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced its final call for submissions to the 2014 Be Inspired Awards program. The deadline for entries is July 10, 2014. The awards, which are selected by an independent jury of industry experts, recognize the extraordinary and innovative work of organizations that help sustain the world’s infrastructure by designing, engineering, constructing, delivering, and/or operating better-performing, safer, and more resilient roads, buildings, plants, utility networks, and more. The 18 award categories cover every aspect of the built environment in this uniquely comprehensive, global program. All Bentley users are invited to enter their projects in the Be Inspired Awards program, no matter what phase the project is in – preconstruction/conceptual, design, construction, or built. The three finalists chosen for each Be Inspired Awards category will win a trip to London to attend, as a guest of Bentley Systems, The Year in Infrastructure 2014 Conference, being held Nov. 4-6 at the Hilton London Metropole in the U.K. The finalists

3D Systems and SME announced a collaborative initiative to enhance high school industrial arts and vocational education classes through the new M.Lab21 initiative. This program will offer starter kits to transform shop classes and incorporate additive manufacturing into curriculums. ”This new initiative is exactly the type of program that will help prepare students to compete in the 21st century,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. “Too many young people still do not understand that a career in manufacturing can be challenging, rewarding, and noble way to earn a good living. By connecting manufacturers directly with schools, we can work to change these perceptions, and get students excited about the manufacturing jobs of the future.” The full keynote introducing M.LAB21 is available here. 3DS will provide starter kits with the latest 3D design and printing technology, including the Touch haptic, Sense 3D scanner, advanced prosumer desktop printers, and a suite of Cubify design software. SME will work with industry experts to identify the

KPIT, a fast-growing product engineering and IT consulting partner to Automotive & Transportation, Manufacturing and Energy & Utilities companies, has acquired Raleigh, North Carolina-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) specialist, I-Cubed.  I-Cubed is known for its capabilities in PLM software & consulting, supply chain analytics, and its expertise in managing the complexities of product data. Using the combined strengths, KPIT will create best-in-class practices to deliver extended PLM to its global customers.  I-Cubed will drive KPIT's PLM business in North America under the leadership of Donald Thompson, the current CEO and President of I-Cubed. With this acquisition KPIT's extended PLM capabilities now include: PLM business process reengineering and strategy consulting Supply chain analytics Data quality Application managed services Service lifecycle management (SLM) Application lifecycle management (ALM) Speaking about the acquisition, Sachin Tikekar, President - Strategic Partnerships, KPIT said, "We are excited to have the talented team at I-Cubed on board. Our customers in the automotive and manufacturing industries use PLM extensively and we are also seeing good traction from the Energy & Utilities industries. With I-Cubed, we enhance our portfolio in both product

Surfcam, Inc is pleased to announce the release of Surfcam Part Modeler 2014 R2. This new release introduces additional features and improvements driven by Part Modeler customers around the world, further enhancing its ability to bring together multiple CAD formats and prepare design models for manufacture. Part Modeler has impressed SURFCAM customers who are using this easy-to-use solid modeling solution in their shop. Albert Norman of Valley Fabrication in Salinas, California was delighted to learn how quickly he was able to pick up and learn Part Modeler. “Part Modeler is the software tool I use when receiving CAD models from our engineering department”, says Norman. “It gives me the flexibility to import most any CAD format which is necessary when receiving part models I need to manipulate for our manufacturing processes. I don’t have to rely on our engineers to make the changes we need to make for the shop floor. The

Delcam has launched the 2014 R2 release of its DentMILL software for the milling of dental implant restorations.  The new version provides a new mechanism for receiving parts from Delcam’s OrderManager system, more control when using multi-holder fixtures and new options for non-uniform scaling of items.  Smaller enhancements include improved library management and easier set-up for 3+2 machining. DentMILL is an open dental CAM solution, which can mill all types of restoration, including crowns, bridges and implants, from all major dental CAD systems on the market.  It is based on Delcam’s award-winning PowerMILL software for high-speed and five-axis machining, and includes advanced strategies to mill restorations in any material from PMMA to titanium. DentMILL is linked to Delcam’s OrderManager workflow management software so that the new part library is updated automatically once a new order is received.  OrderManager then manages the whole process from the initial order through to manufacturing and final

Hobbyists, makers and DIY crafters can now make Autodesk 123D projects using the Cricut Explore™ machine, the recently announced design-and-cut system. The content partnership will enable users to make 3D projects at a fraction of the cost and time compared to traditional 3D printers. Cricut announced today that Autodesk is its first technology partner in Cricut Design Space™, online design software for Cricut Explore. Autodesk and Cricut collaborated to offer a series of Make it Now™ Projects ranging from a 3D brachiosaurus to a DIY smartphone stand. The projects will be available for purchase online in Cricut Design Spacewww.cricut.com/autodesk online (link) at prices from $1.99 to $3.99. Leveraging the slicing technology of Autodesk 123D Make, Cricut® users can cut and assemble the 3D projects within a couple of minutes. With the Cricut Explore machine, makers can easily and precisely cut more than 50 materials for their projects, ranging from paper, chipboard and wood veneer to

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. (HASCO), a leading automotive components supplier in China, has selected Siemens’ Teamcenter® software as its digital product lifecycle management (PLM) platform. The new system is expected to help HASCO enhance its design innovation, improve production efficiency and streamline supply chain management. "Siemens is a leading global provider of PLM solutions and has extensive experience in the automotive industry with impressive achievements in digital manufacturing,” said Mr. Xun Yizhong, the Vice General Manager of HASCO. “We are delighted to be working with Siemens to implement an integrated digital PLM platform and learn more about industry best practices from a global market standpoint to assist us in building our own R&D system and platform for automotive components. We hope this partnership will pave the way for HASCO’s transformation and future development, further increasing HASCO’s competitive edge on a global level.” Today’s announcement will foster long-term cooperation between HASCO and

Centric Software, Inc., signed a contract with STF Group S.A., its first product lifecycle management (PLM) software customer in Latin America. STF Group, a corporate leader in the design and manufacturing of women’s clothing, is headquartered, and operates its Studio F and ELA brands, in Yumbo, Colombia. STF Group will use the Centric 8 PLM software to improve processes and sustain growth in its retail sales, clothing, footwear, luxury and consumer goods departments. “The company is growing rapidly and anticipates increasing the number of retail stores that it operates by almost 50 percent during the next three years,” says Myriam Silva, vice president of STF Group. In 2014 alone, STF Group expects to open stores in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the United States. Beyond expansion of its retail operations, STF Group’s growth plans include e-commerce and the introduction of a new range of products. A specialist

Aras® today announced that UK-based Aveillant Ltd, the sole provider of Holographic Radar™ for the aviation industry, has selected the Aras solution suite for enterprise PLM. The breadth, flexibility and ease-of-use inherent in the Aras Innovator® platform make it ideal for Aveillant, as the company pursues a strategy that hinges on streamlined collaboration, end-to-end product information tracking, regulatory compliance and safety. Aveillant will implement Aras and the Minerva Electronic PLM solution to unify all product-related data, from engineering designs and changes to part and serial number tracking for post-sales support operations. “As we deliver new products into the highly regulated aviation industry it is critical that we have a rigorous yet flexible system to manage product configuration,” said Tim Quilter, Engineering Director of Aveillant. “The Minerva Electronic PLM solution based on Aras Innovator brings us the widest breadth of functionality designed for complex products combining electronics and mechanics, and it can