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Rand Worldwide announced that its Autodesk Platinum Partner division, IMAGINiT Technologies, is hosting Problem.Solved., a complimentary one day virtual event on April 24, 2014. Targeting designers, engineers, operations staff and executive management in the manufacturing, building and civil fields, sessions will highlight some of the issues caused by dysfunctional attempts at collaboration as well as provide tips, ideas and best practices for creating an environment that ensures cross functional and dispersed teams can effectively work together on complex projects. “To be successful, today’s complex projects require collaboration between teams that are spread throughout different departments, geographies and partnering organizations,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Our lineup of thought leaders and experts from both Autodesk and IMAGINiT will focus on keeping projects on schedule and on budget through effective communication and collaboration. And because this is an online event, you can glean this knowledge from the convenience and comfort of your own

Progression Technologies, a Texas-based reseller of software solutions for engineering and manufacturing companies, announced the opening of a new office in Oklahoma City. As one of the nation’s fastest growing SolidWorks resellers, Progression now offers customers four office locations dedicated to the sales, training and support of SolidWorks 3D software tools. The Oklahoma City office joins three other Progression offices located in Texas: Dallas, Houston and Austin. “We decided to open an office in Oklahoma City to better serve our growing customer base in Oklahoma,” explained John Forbes, owner and CEO of Progression Technologies. “People are definitely moving to Oklahoma; industrial jobs are up 15% since 2009. And in our industry, we’ve seen the demand for SolidWorks increase substantially in that area. By opening an office in Oklahoma City, we can now provide local support and training to better meet the design and engineering needs of our SolidWorks customers in Oklahoma.” The

Hawk Ridge Systems opened its new corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area in Orinda, California. The move comes after another year of double digit revenue growth finishing with Hawk Ridge Systems again being recognized as the#1 Worldwide SolidWorks Reseller at SolidWorks World 2014. “The opening of our new headquarters marks the culmination of a multi-year period of significant transformation at Hawk Ridge Systems,” said Dale Ford, President and CEO of Hawk Ridge Systems. “The move to the new 8,250 square foot location caps another outstanding year of growth and expansion into new markets, including 3D printers, custom-developed CAD software, and exponential growth in consulting services. With an ever-expanding product portfolio of 3D design technologies and solutions, we are ready to take on even the most challenging design environments and bring our expertise to our customers’ product development process.” The new Hawk Ridge Systems’ headquarters houses the corporate staff, sales, marketing and training,

A Strategy to Advance the Value of S&A ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 23 April 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces publication of a new paper that describes issues and solutions concerned with Simulation & Analysis Governance. As companies move to digital product development, simulation plays an increasingly important role in supplying information to support product design decisions. Simulation & Analysis (S&A) Governance is a key strategy to manage simulation for maximum effectiveness over the full product lifecycle. Dr. Keith Meintjes, Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata states “S&A must be recognized as a strategic capability that companies should develop and foster. This extends from the executive suite where the policy is set and supported, through product and manufacturing managers who are the customers for S&A, to simulation practitioners, who are responsible to deliver simulation on time and with quality.” Formal efforts to improve organizational awareness

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. this week released its “Learning Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2015 Tutorial,” an introductory course designed to teach the essential tools, commands, and best practices for designing electrical projects with this popular AutoCAD extension for electrical engineers. AutoCAD Electrical is an extension of the standard AutoCAD software, adding a complete set of electrical CAD features, including comprehensive symbol libraries and effective tools for automating electrical design tasks. Infinite Skills’ Learning Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2015 Tutorial targets this set of tools, providing instruction and demonstrations for using a wide selection of its most important tools and features, providing new users with all the skills and tools necessary to begin creating their own electrical projects. Course author Shaun Bryant is a training consultant with 20 years of hands-on experience as an AutoCAD user in civil and structural engineering practice. He has worked for Autodesk in sales, support, and training, and is

Delcam's PartMaker division has released PartMaker Modeling 2014, PartMaker's 3D CAD for CAM application which gives users the ability to create 3D solid models from scratch as well as to repair and modify 3D engineering data of any origin.  PartMaker Modeling is the most powerful 3D CAD system available alongside a production-oriented CAM product on the market today.  The 2014 version features a host of exciting new enhancements, including the utterly unique Radial Cut Wizard for creating cylindrically-wrapped part features as well as improved direct-modelling and feature-recognition functionality.  It is a particularly focused on users that make parts on turn-mill centres and Swiss-type lathes as it includes a wide variety of functionality for creating milled features on parts that are cylindrical in nature. The new and unique Radial Cut Wizard allows very quick and intuitive creation of solid cut features on cylindrical surfaces. This functionality is particularly helpful for creating "wrapped" features

Lectra is pleased to announce that Klaussner Home Furnishings has chosen Lectra's advanced 3D/2D design and product development solution. Klaussner has been a mainstay in the United States for the last 50 years, producing more than 500 styles in its manufacturing and distribution facilities in North Carolina. The company prides itself on its product breadth and upholstery options-600 fabric choices and more than 75 leathers, and is able to produce custom-order furniture domestically in fewer than 21 days. "The economic environment of the last several years impacted many industries in the United States. Now with the furniture industry on the rebound, we are evaluating key processes and technologies to drive efficiencies within our operation," explains Glenn Kahn, Vice President of Manufacturing for Klaussner Home Furnishings. "We have used CAD software for our frame design for years, but we had never attempted to use the approach for our upholstery design. Upholstery is a

Hansen Protection, a leader in protective clothing and life jackets for seafarers, has chosen Gerber Technology’s YuniquePLM® product lifecycle management solution to manage the design, development and manufacturing of its product lines. Frithjof Kylstad, vice president of Operations at Hansen Protection said, “As our business is growing, we needed a user-friendly solution to help us streamline our supply chain processes from beginning to end. YuniquePLM will enable us to get full visibility into the progress of our projects from design through production.” Janka Henriksen, head product developer added, “As first-time PLM users, we have been surrounded by a team of dedicated industry experts from Yunique Solutions and Amatec, Gerber’s distributor in Norway, during the implementation.  We look forward to increased efficiency and productivity through improved collaboration and better access to data in a single location.” Bill Brewster, vice president and general manager for Yunique Solutions, said, “We are pleased to welcome Hansen Protection

ZW3D today announced that it has been selected by Dongguan Aiceed Moulds CO., LTD. Featuring intuitive and versatile 3D CAD capabilities, along with integrated CAM functionalities, ZW3D helps Aiceed to upgrade their design pattern from 2D to 3D with enhanced  productivity. Aiceed Mould, a China based mould maker, mainly specializes in designing and manufacturing precise plastic gear molds for Fortune 500 enterprises, like Canon, Panasonic, Toshiba, KOYO, etc. Delivering first-class molds to customers is and will always be the marketing goal of Aiceed. The Need Under the increasingly vigorous competition, Aiceed Mould is in the urgent need of updating their two-dimensional design platform into 3D one, in a bid to accelerate design process with more intelligent and intuitive 3D modeling. In this transition process, they need a 3D tool to leverage existing 2D data thoroughly. The solution Aiceed Mould selected ZW3D to improve design pattern and increase manufacturing productivity after in-depth research and testing. ZW3D helps

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.  Cadence reported first quarter 2014 revenue of $379 million, compared to revenue of $354 million reported for the same period in 2013. On a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of $33 million, or $0.11 per share on a diluted basis, in the first quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $79 million, or $0.27 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period in 2013. GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2013 included a $34 million income tax benefit due to a release of an uncertain tax position.  Using the non-GAAP measure defined below, net income in the first quarter of 2014 was $59 million, or $0.20 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