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The Building Information Modeling (BIM) software provider Tekla has acquired SVS Innovations’ (SVSi) construction software business and its advanced Field3D mobile technology. The acquisition further strengthens Tekla’s position in mobile BIM applications development. Field3D is an easy-to-use 3D collaboration software solution for BIM that works on mobile devices, enabling stakeholders in a construction workflow to access complete 3D model information for an entire building on smartphones and tablets. “One of Tekla’s key objectives is to extend BIM’s reach from the design office to the field, and Field3D technology will help us achieve this goal,” said Mr. Risto Räty, Executive Vice President of Tekla Corporation and General Manager of Trimble Buildings Structures Division. “Field3D technology focuses on solutions for mobile operating systems and the acquisition further strengthens Tekla’s position as a premier provider of advanced BIM technology.” Both Tekla and SVSi offer technology that smoothly manages very large amounts of information. Tekla’s constructible, accurate models

Dan Erno, Mechanical Engineer, GE Global Research Dan Erno has been a Mechanical Engineer at GE Global Research for 14 years and is currently in the Structures organization working on structural design and optimization for Aviation, Power and Water, Oil and Gas, and Wind. Dan received his BS in mechanical engineering from Rochester Polytechnic Institute and joined the Edison Engineering and Development Program at GE where he received his MS in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.  

Michael Bloor, Chief Operating Officer, ESI North America Michael Bloor has led ESI’s business activities in North America as Chief Operating Officer since 2005 focused on growth and consolidation of ESI’s engineering simulation and process design products. Michael joined ESI in 2002 following the acquisition of Vibro-Acoustic Sciences with the responsibility of Global Business Development for the ESI acoustic products. Prior to joining ESI Michael led the Vibro-Acoustic Sciences Sales and Marketing team as Director, responsible for global sales strategy and performance. Michael has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University.  

Infor today announced the general availability of the Infor Implementation Accelerator for Infor Optiva within the Food & Beverage industry. Organizations are now able to implement and utilize the integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) product with a preconfigured database and supporting documentation, which is designed to help provide a faster and more cost-effective return on investment. The Implementation Accelerator for Infor Optiva delivers common PLM best practices and documented business processes for the food and beverage industry leveraging the latest versions of Infor Optiva. This pairing is designed to help enable Infor customers to reduce certain risks associated with implementation and to help establish a lower cost of ownership. The Implementation Accelerators are designed to deliver core industry application processes, and to help reduce implementation times, risk and cost, both in the cloud or on-premise for customers in various industries. Infor Optiva is an advanced PLM system designed specifically to cater to the needs of the process

Visual 2000 International announces leading womenswear multi-channel brand Seasalt are to implement Visual 2000 new PLM S V8 release. Seasalt recently won the prestigious Drapers 2014 award for 'womenswear brand of the year' and are the first ever fashion company to win the Queens Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2013.  Adam Cotgreave, Seasalt Project Manager commented "Throughout our selection process Visual 2000 have shown a true understanding of the fashion industry which is reflected in the rich functionality the solution offers. Selecting the Visual 2000 PLM solution to streamline our planning, design and product development processes will allow our creative teams focus on the things we really care about; our products and our customers". Visual 2000 UK Managing Director Tony Mather said "We are delighted to be working with Adam and the Seasalt team. There are many key drivers within Visual PLM to benefit and support Seasalt, including world class planning and reporting tools, Adobe integration and a

Infor today announced that materials related to the Infor investor conference call Monday, April 14, 2014, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, are provided on the Investors section of Infor's website. Dial-in details for the April 14th investor call are as follows: US/Canada Dial-in #: (800) 850-6928 Int'l/Local Dial-in #: (706) 758-2754 Conference ID #: 27582695 A digital recording of the conference will be available for replay two hours after the call's completion. To access the recording, guests will use the Dial-in Number and the Conference ID listed below: Encore Dial-in #: (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 Encore Dates: 4/14/2014 14:00 EST - 5/13/2014 23:59 EST Conference ID #: 27582695

Stratasys Ltd. announced the winners of its 10th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. This global contest offers students in middle school, high school, college, and art and architecture programs the opportunity to redesign an existing product or to create a new product that improves how a task is completed. Entries are evaluated based on creativity, being mechanically sound and being realistically achievable. Industry experts Todd Grimm of T.A. Grimm & Associates, Patrick Gannon of Thogus/RP+M, Tim Shinbara of the Association for Manufacturing Technology and Rachel Park of 3D Printing Industry served as judges. The following designs were selected as winners. Visit the Stratasys website for descriptions, photos or videos of the winning designs. College Engineering First place: Rabidus Arachnid; Andreas Zailo and Nathan Pacholk, Okanagan College - Kelowna; British Columbia, Canada Second place: Up-Right; Eddy Kwok and Lily Huang, Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario Third place: Cane[a]ction; Tiffany Tse and Kate Gonashvili, Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario Art and Architecture First place: Xiphias Concept Chassis; Wallace (Penn) Scott; Lehigh University; McLean, Va. Second place: Parametric Facade Design of High-Rise Tower; Ka Ian Ng; City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Third place: 3D Printed Pintograph; Max Meaker; Western Washington University; Renton, Wash. Middle/High School Engineering First

ICAM Technologies Corporation (ICAM) has entered into a Strategic Marketing Agreement with Modig Machine Tool (Modig) from Virserum, Sweden. This agreement provides ICAM access to Modig’s proprietary machine and controller information and other machine related specifications. The sharing of technical knowledge and other resources allows customers to benefit from the rapid and successful integration of factory tested and proven post-processors and machine simulators for Modig’s full line of machine tools for single CAM or multi-CAM manufacturing environments. Modig’s sales team will also be equipped with ICAM demonstration software that will allow them show all advanced machine features and functions to prospects, virtually, from their laptops. This agreement also enables customers to benefit from ICAM's 42 years of NC post-processing experience with multi-axis machining applications including path planning, tool-tip programming, coordinate frame transformations, NURBS interpolation and arc fitting of point-to-point data. Additionally, ICAM’s integrated machine tool simulation solution enables NC programmers to graphically simulate

Following an extremely positive response to its free hardware offer at last week’s MACH exhibition, Delcam has extended its offer include a free PC with all orders for more than £10,000 of the company’s software until the end of April.  The offer still applies across Delcam’s complete range of CAM programs; PowerMILL for high-speed and five-axis machining, FeatureCAM for feature-based production machining, PartMaker for programming turn-mill equipment and Swiss-type lathes, and ArtCAM for artistic manufacturing applications such as engraving and woodworking. Organisations that already use Delcam’s CAM systems will receive the free PC if they place orders above £10,000 for extra seats or for any of the company’s supporting software, including PowerSHAPE for data translation, reverse engineering and tooling design, or PowerINSPECT for inspection of parts or tooling against 3D CAD data. “This year’s MACH exhibition was even more successful for Delcam than the 2012 show,” explained Steve Creron, General Manager of

David Vredenburgh, Co-Founder & CTO, SBE Vision David Vredenburgh pioneered knowledge-based engineering (KBE) in the 1990s and has applied his 20 years of software industry experience to building the preeminent rules engine and associated semantic modeling capability for SBE Vision. During his tenure at SBE Vision, David has successfully spearheaded the Company’s product and business strategy, and led the Company from a technology concept to a sales and marketing operation delivering market leading technology to valued global customers. Prior to co-founding SBE Vision, David held pivotal technology leadership positions at leading knowledge management companies: ICAD, SEAshell, and Wisdom Systems. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at the same university.