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Software Factory the TOOLKIT|EXPERTS for PTC Creo and PTC Windchill will demonstrate the latest versions of productivity solutions for Creo and Windchill at PTC/User Denmark on March 04-05, 2014 at the Trinity Conference Centre in Fredericia. Do you manually collect your specification characteristics for first article inspection (FAI) reports or check your design changes by a visual comparison of drawings? Just automate these activities with INSPECT for Creo. You simply need to press a button and all characteristics are generated automatically from the CAD data. Every characteristic is defined by a unique identifier through the complete product life cycle, and can be shown in the drawing. All changes of the 3D model and the drawing from now on, can be clearly traced, updated and documented. Do you have company specific model standards and design rules for your assemblies, parts and drawings? QCHECK for Creo or Modellcheck EXTENSIONS for Creo validate the compliance with these guidelines and

Delcam will demonstrate the latest version of its OrthoMODEL design and manufacturing software for custom orthotic insoles at the 2014 American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium to be held at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, from 26th February to 1st March.  This new release includes options for the design of corrective orthotics for the first time. OrthoMODEL now offers “real-time design” of both accommodative orthotics, ideal for patients with diabetes and for those requiring comfort insoles, and corrective orthotics, to address problems with the patient’s foot orientation and gait cycle.  Full details are available on www.orthotics-cadcam.com The software has a direct interface to Delcam’s iQube range of scanners, all of which are able to scan the patient’s foot, foam boxes or casts.  OrthoMODEL can also import scan data from most other systems.  Once the scan data has been imported, new trimming tools allow the removal of any unwanted data

ITC Infotech has expanded its global footprint in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region by setting up an office in Dubai. The sales and marketing office of ITC Infotech in Dubai will focus exclusively on the MEA market and look at tapping promising sectors like BFSI, Retail and Oil & Gas, among others. Commenting on the development, Mr. B Sumant, Managing Director, ITC Infotech, said, “Our objective is to be able to serve customers across the globe in all viable locations. ITC Infotech is engaged with several large customers in the region and we are providing mission critical services to leaders in the market. It was only appropriate that we open an office in the MEA region to consolidate and expand our presence.” Said Mr. Vishal Kumar, Senior Vice President & Head of the MEA region, ITC Infotech, “We have been closely following this market and feel it is the opportune moment to set up a

Agilent Technologies Inc. reported orders of $1.68 billion, down 2 percent over one year ago, for the first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2014, and revenues of $1.68 billion, flat compared with one year ago. First-quarter GAAP net income was $195 million, or $0.58 per share. Last year's first-quarter GAAP net income was $179 million, or $0.51 per share. During the first quarter, Agilent had intangible amortization of $51 million, integration and transformation costs of $10 million, pre-separation costs of $20 million and a tax benefit of $47 million. Excluding these items and $3 million of other net benefits, Agilent reported first-quarter adjusted net income of $226 million, or $0.67 per share(1). Agilent President and CEO Bill Sullivan said, "Our life sciences, diagnostics and applied market businesses got off to a solid start in the quarter. Electronic measurement, however, faced challenges in the aerospace/defense market. Our plans to separate into two companies

MSC Software Corporation announced that Imperial College London relied on MSC Software's Marc Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solution to develop a unique traumatic injury simulator. Engineers from The Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London, in collaboration with military trauma surgeons, are developing and utilizing traumatic injury simulation in an attempt to improve blast mitigation. In order to understand the physical mechanisms involved and to develop new and improved evaluation criteria, techniques, materials and design in a cost efficient manner, it is necessary for Dr. Spyros Masouros' research team to work with both experimental and computational models of human injury and mitigation technologies. To investigate the mechanism of extremity injury caused by explosions and develop appropriate mitigation strategies, the researchers at Imperial College London designed a unique traumatic injury simulator (AnUBIS, anti-vehicle, underbelly, blast-injury simulator). Using Marc Nonlinear Finite Element (FE) Analysis from MSC Software, the researchers were able to optimize

Selerant (www.selerant.com) announces its educational Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) blog at http://info.selerant.com/selerant-blogs. “We saw the need to provide expertise to team leaders and executives,” states Selerant COO, Sunil Thomas.  “This blog provides best practices in a clear and concise format.”  The blogs currently feature brief explanations with actionable instructions for PLM best practices, including: Specifications Compliant Labeling Recipe Management PLM/ERP Integration PLM Acronyms (what they actually mean) “We meet with several industry leaders.  They always ask us to clarify why they need PLM,” explains Thomas.  “We created this series to help them evaluate if this is truly the best solution for them.” Many blogs provide downloadable forms that allow companies to define their needs, compare and contrast with multiple vendors, and start defining the scope of their PLM solution. “The Selerant Blog is a great resource for PLM practitioners especially within the process industry. It provides relevant, practical information that can help companies improve their PLM solution” states Tom Gill, Senior Consultant

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The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) today announced the availability of AcuNexus through the program. AcuNexus, developed by NovusNexus, Inc., is computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software designed to support simulation-based design (SBD) and is based on the company's unique abstract modeling technology. AcuNexus uses geometry-independent abstract models, which are reusable because they are unconstrained by a CFD models actual geometry. Engineers utilize AcuNexus for CFD analysis in a number of industries, from automotive, aerospace and defense to consumer goods, energy and biomedical. "NovusNexus is looking forward to the possibilities that this next step in the relationship with Altair brings," said Bruce Webster, President and CEO at NovusNexus. "Since existing integration with AcuSolve has already been created, joining the Altair Partner Alliance is a natural evolution in our partnership.  It allows for an even more seamless solution by providing access to AcuNexus by HyperWorks users through the APA. We are excited to see what

Infor today announced that Dab Group, a global leader annually producing 3 million motor-driven water pumps, has completed a global deployment of Infor 10x in addition to Infor LN,  Infor ION and  Infor Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) across 15 sites in 11 countries. The integrated Infor application suite is already delivering benefits by driving a standard set of business processes and automating workflows to boost user productivity. The next phase of the 10x deployment is to introduce Infor Ming.le during 2014 to increase cross-company collaboration globally across its 750 global users and Infor Expense Management (XM). News Points Veneto, Italy-headquartered Dab Group is expanding into many new markets, so it must address the varied individual needs of a diverse set of customers. Dab needs to better manage a complex manufacturing environment with greater levels of cross-company collaboration to meet customers' orders on time. Infor Ming.le will be steadily rolled out during 2014 and is expected to deliver new heights in collaboration and workflow,

Nemetschek Scia announced today that it has joined the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). As an Associate Member, Nemetschek is working with AISC to support the implementation of new technologies that will streamline the steel delivery process. “As Building Information Modeling changes the steel delivery process, the steel industry can realize huge benefits by leveraging detailed BIM models directly into the planning and fabrication workflows,” says Bart Van de Plas, Project Development Manager at Nemetschek Scia. “Supporting the AISC’s new Technology Integration initiatives is a natural extension of our Scia Steel Manager and Scia Engineer software development efforts, and it is in line with Nemetschek’s commitment to developing integrated software that supports Open BIM.” Specifically, Nemetschek Scia is supporting AISC’s new “BIMsteel: Automating Steel Fabrication” initiative and “steelXML: A Better Way to Buy Steel” initiative by integrating new data exchange standards into the company’s Scia Steel Manager software. In addition, Nemetschek