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Major enhancements to 5-axis toolpath functionality, along with the ability to automatically convert 2D design data to a 3D model, are included in the latest release of Alphacam, part of the Vero Software product portfolio. Updates to the Feature Extraction function also bring additional benefits to users. The Alphacam 2014 R2 update includes several new and enhanced features which continue to demonstrate why Alphacam leads the way in improving productivity and flexibility for manufacturers, increasing their profitability. Alphacam General Manager Nick Spurrett says: “There are a number of exciting new developments in Alphacam 2014 R2, including the ability to optimise 5-axis toolpaths to a specific machine configuration, and Part Modeler has been enhanced to convert DXF and DWG 2D drawings into 3D models.” Amongst the new functionality and enhancements: 5-Axis Toolpath Optimiser: Using 2014 R2, operators can optimise 5-axis toolpaths to their specific machine configuration and rotational axis limits. As this is carried out

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced today that Bombardier Aerospace, a manufacturer of business jet aircraft, has implemented a complete digital development process for the Learjet 85* aircraft’s electrical distribution system. Adherence to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 25 Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) mandate is now necessary for certification of new civil aircraft. With the FAA’s and Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA) EWIS mandate as a goal, Bombardier achieved very significant process and quality improvement objectives. Bombardier Aerospace accomplished these by adopting innovative technology delivered by the Mentor Graphics® Capital® product family. The Capital product is an advanced software suite for the electrical systems and wire harness domain. Used by leading aerospace OEMs, the Capital product is built to support the complex demands of integrated processes from initial aircraft definition through electrical system and design, harness manufacture and aircraft maintenance. The Capital software used at Bombardier includes applications to address electrical systems definition and integration, integration

ZW3D today announced that it has been selected by Dr. Höhn GmbH. Featured with the all-in-one CAD and CAM solution, ZW3D provides solutions from optimization of scanned point cloud to 5-axis CNC machining, enabling Dr. Höhn to speed up the whole manufacturing process and improve the productivity. Dr. Höhn is a manufacturing company, producing covers and accessories for pick-ups. Founded in the 1960s, Dr. Höhn has established a powerful production-assembly line for ROAD RANGER® hardtops from product design, processing to assembling. Directly working with manufacturers such as Mitsubishi, Nissan, Volkswagen, Isuzu and Toyota, etc., Dr. Höhn has earned a great reputation for its quality. The Need The production of a hardtop goes through four stages: Laminating, Grinding & Cutting, Painting and Installation. Engineers will scan the back of the pick-up and model the covers according to the point cloud data. After the 3D modeling, they will prepare the tool path on CAM module and

AVEVA and AMEC today announced their signing of a new five-year global agreement for the supply of AVEVA software for engineering, design and information management. This latest agreement extends a single global contract that provides access for all of AMEC’s worldwide offices to the full portfolio of AVEVA software and services, including the AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management™ suite, and the new market-leading AVEVA Everything3D™ (AVEVA E3D™) design software. 'AMEC has developed industry leading engineering and information management systems which, in combination with AVEVA technology, represent a powerful project delivery offering to AMEC’s customers,' said Colin Fairweather, Applied Technology Director for AMEC’s Europe business. 'Using our combined systems and technology we can deliver more predictable project outcomes, which is what all of our customers are requesting of AMEC.' 'Our strong relationship with AMEC has brought considerable business value to both parties,' said Dave Wheeldon, Chief Technology Officer, AVEVA. 'Over the last decades AMEC has provided

HP has announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended April 30, 2014. Second quarter GAAP diluted net earnings per share (EPS) was $0.66, up from $0.55 in the prior-year period and within its previously provided outlook of $0.62 to $0.66. Second quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS was $0.88, up from $0.87 in the prior-year period and within its previously provided outlook of $0.85 to $0.89. Second quarter non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net EPS exclude after-tax costs of $418 million and $0.22 per diluted share, respectively, related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges and acquisition-related charges. Second quarter net revenue of $27.3 billion was down 1% from the prior-year period and flat on a constant currency basis. The complete news release is available at: http://h30261.www3.hp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71087&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1933777&highlight=

AVEVA Group plc today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2014. Highlights Constant currency organic revenue growth of 10% Adjusted PBT margin 33% (2013 - 32%) Adjusted basic EPS growth of 19%** Significant progress with AVEVA E3D™, with a number of global customers licensing the new platform Engineering & Design Systems revenue - £211.5m (2013 - £189.5m); Enterprise Solutions revenue - £25.9m (2013 - £30.7m) Strong growth in Asia Pacific up 19% (2013 - 14%) Recurring revenue steady at 70% with 11% growth in rental licences Cash conversion of 102% (2013 - 97%), reflecting focus on cash collection Commenting on the outlook, Chief Executive Richard Longdon said: “The broad international spread of our business, combined with robust underlying market drivers, has once again proved effective in enabling us to deliver strong underlying growth and an improvement in profit margin, despite varied economic conditions across some of the regions in which we operate, and different rates of

Missler Software will launch TopSolid’Mold 7, its new generation mold CAD/CAM software, at AmeriMold in Novi, Michigan (11th and 12th June) and at the French FIP show in Lyon (17-20 June). TopSolid’Mold is an integrated CAD/CAM solution for the design of molds and the machining of tools for mold makers and cutting tool makers. To be efficient a CAD mold making solution should propose increased automation for repetitive mold design operations. In order to manage all projects the CAD software should ideally be completely integrated with a CAD/CAM solution that can manage all shaped forms, general mechanical engineering and machining operations in a parametric and associative way. Thanks to these qualities TopSolid’Mold has become a worldwide reference in the design and manufacture of molds. TopSolid’Mold has been regenerated and completely rethought for all mold makers. Among exciting new features for TopSolid’Mold 7 are: Easy to use, new intuitive interface: TopSolid’Mold 7 offers

Dassault Systèmes and Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Metz (ENIM) today announced that ENIM and 15 other universities in ten countries around the world provide their engineering students with a unique social innovation and collaborative learning experience, based on Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The pioneering “Global Factory” program, now preparing for its third year, brought together engineering students from a total of 16 different universities in seven different time zones, some 11 hours apart, by leveraging the multidisciplinary 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systèmes.  All participants use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and cloud technology for design authoring, digital manufacturingU, scientific simulation and analysis, as well as collaboration. The outcome of this program is a rich computer model of a complete automobile factory, optimized in multiple aspects, including building, floor layout, process definitions, throughput, robots and machine programs, operator ergonomics, and complex systems. Participants in Global Factory Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Argentina) Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (Argentina) Universidad Catholica de Córdoba

CONTACT Software, who co-authored the "Code of PLM Openness", is now involved in a further important initiative for open systems in the field of product lifecycle management. Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) is an organization that uses established Web technology as the basis for developing standards for integrating proprietary software and product lifecycle tools and the associated data and workflows with the aim of achieving end-to-end lifecycle processes. Standards like this open up application scenarios in which product information that is distributed over different IT solutions can be explicitly linked and used across system boundaries. This facilitates collaboration in interdisciplinary project teams, since it is no longer the case that joint development tasks will always result in the need to exchange data. And for companies, the outlay involved in implementing and maintaining a whole range of point-to-point interfaces is also reduced. The software landscape in product development is one of the

Cimatron Limited announced today that dozens of delegates from all continents attended the recent CimatronE Sales Conference in Tel Aviv. "Cimatron has enjoyed both revenue and profit growth over the past years and this success is largely attributed to our international sales network comprised of both wholly owned subsidiaries as well as independent resellers," said Ira Bareket, Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We have been blessed by an excellent team of professionals around the world who are both friendly and experienced, providing the highest level of service and support to our growing customer base. "It was overwhelming to witness customer testimonials from all around the world, serving a variety of industries and manufacturing state of the art products - all produced with molds and press tools designed and manufactured using CimatronE. "The conference presented a great opportunity to expose the new version of our integrated CAD/CAM software, CimatronE 12, which is scheduled for release within