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Cimatron Limited today announced that its subsidiary, Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM ® software for programming CNC machine tools, participated in two sessions within the manufacturing track at Autodesk University 2013. Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates, was a member of panel discussions on the future of CAD/CAM. Andy Heffner, Gibbs' application engineer, conducted a hands-on demonstration of a GibbsCAM workflow for making and programming parts for CNC machining. "We were pleased and excited to be invited to support Autodesk in its industry education and forum for discussing topics important to business, design, engineering and manufacturing," said Bill Gibbs. "Aside from helping manufacturers plan for the future and make critical decisions today, Autodesk University provides us a great opportunity to demonstrate GibbsCAM interoperability with Autodesk Inventor, and GibbsCAM's superiority in ease of use, flexibility and efficiency in programming CNCs of all types, even the most complex multi-axis, multi-task machines, using models created with Autodesk Inventor." Early

Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire TESIS PLMware, a leader in the integration of product lifecycle management (PLM) software with other enterprise applications. The acquisition will further enhance Siemens’ industry software portfolio. TESIS PLMware helps customers improve IT costs and efficiency by providing a proven solution for the integration of Siemens’ Teamcenter® software with the world’s leading ERP systems and other enterprise applications such as MES, CRM and SCM. TESIS PLMware will, after closing, be assigned to Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. The agreement includes the acquisition of Munich based TESIS PLMware GmbH and its US business. Terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed. Enterprise software integration, particularly PLM/ERP interoperability, is critical to achieving the seamless and efficient flow of information exchange companies require to keep costs in control and remain competitive. With the acquisition of TESIS PLMware, an important partner

Detron ICT & Telecom Group and Cadac Group Holding have signed a purchase agreement stating that Cadac Group Holding will take over Detron's CAD activities as of January 1, 2014. Detron CAD Solutions (previously ISSUE CAD Solutions) has been active in the building and construction, energy, and GIS sectors for twenty-five years. Ronald Knoop, a business unit director at Detron, brought about this transaction. 'Detron focuses on providing integrated ICT and telecommunication services. The CAD solutions and associated services are not part of Detron's core activities. In selling these activities to Cadac Group, we have found a party for our clients and staff which absolutely focuses on these activities and is also the largest organization in this sector in the Netherlands,' he says. Richard Goossens, the Managing Director of the NedGraphics BV and Cadac Group AEC BV divisions in Vianen, says, 'This transaction will allow both divisions to increase their scale even

Delcam Professional Services will promote its expanded range of services for aerospace manufacturers and MRO companies in the UK pavilion at the Singapore Air Show to be held from 11th to 16th February. These services can help both manufacturing and repair companies whenever they need to increase productivity, to reduce lead times or to improve quality and consistency. Increased demand for the process development and prototype manufacturing services available from Delcam Professional Services has prompted the addition of a Mori Seiki NMV 5000 machine to the range of five-axis machining equipment within its Advanced Manufacturing Facility.  This latest expansion of the equipment at the company’s Birmingham headquarters extends the company’s ability to undertake high-speed, high-precision five-axis machining of complex parts.  The range of support from Delcam Professional Services is mainly intended to help any company whose own engineering resource, whether people or equipment, is needed to maintain its existing operations.  The services provided

Wipro Ltd. and Michigan State University (MSU) jointly announced the launch of a fellowship program in the United States. This multi-year program will be funded by a USD 2.8 million grant from Wipro, and will involve over a hundred school teachers, with the aim of nurturing excellence in science and mathematics, starting with the public school systems of Chicago. The Wipro STEM Fellowship Program will focus on building leadership in these disciplines in urban schools by leveraging on research validated expertise of the College of Education at the MSU in designing transformative and innovative instructional experiences. For the Chicago public schools system, this program and its fellow teachers will be an integrated part of its effort towards STEM capacity development in the districts. Wipro’s initiative is aligned with the US national goal to significantly improve the quality of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). "Wipro is committed to being an

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced Greg Helton as president and managing director for Mentor Graphics Japan. During Mr. Helton’s distinguished career, spanning 26 years in the semiconductor industry, he has had executive responsibilities in marketing, sales, and general management. He has spent the last 14 years as a resident of Japan, with a proven track record in growing business for U.S. semiconductor companies. Prior to joining Mentor Graphics, Mr. Helton was managing director and president of Aptina Imaging Japan LLC. Mr. Helton was previously at Fairchild Semiconductor, where he was corporate vice-president and president and managing director of Fairchild Semiconductor Japan. Before that he was corporate vice-president at LSI Logic and president of LSI Logic Japan. Earlier in his career he held senior management positions at VLSI Technology and National Semiconductor Corporation. “With his extensive semiconductor background, strong experience in sales operations and familiarity with Japan based on his many years of living

CD-adapcoTM just wrapped up its successful STAR Asian conferences. These regional conferences were held in Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia and India with each attracting a record breaking attendance, with over 1,200 engineers travelling from across the whole of Asia to participate in the events. The STAR Chinese Conference was the newest event added to the regional conference series. CD-adapco opened their office in Shanghai just a few months prior to the event and was pleased they were able to so quickly support over 300 attendees. "This year's regional STAR conference success shows our ongoing dedication to the global simulation community," said Bill Clark, CD-adapco's Executive Vice President. "We had leading companies from all major industries speaking and in attendance. We are not only building a well-established international base of customers, but also connecting our globally dispersed customers through these events." Commencing the 2014 CD-adapco conference season is the STAR Global Conference 2014 being held in Vienna, Austria. This event is the company's global conference

Microsol Resources Corporation is proud to announce that it has again earned "Autodesk Partner of the Quarter" for the Americas, this time for the third quarter of the 2014 Autodesk fiscal year. This designation recognizes Microsol Resources not only for its sales performance and outstanding customer service, but also for the growth of its operations and its investment in the business of selling Autodesk software. Microsol Resources was selected from more than 200 Autodesk partners due to the increase in software sales to customers in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry whom they have served for more than 25 years, as well as the substantial increase in new product sales. Additionally, Microsol Resources’ growth in subscriptions validates the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction and dedication to customer retention. Microsol Resources and Autodesk work closely to apply technical and consulting resources to help users fully implement the expanded Autodesk solution set. “It

Flagship training program will kick off the year in Santa Clara, California ANN ARBOR, Michigan, December 19, 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces that the first CIMdata PLM Certificate Program for 2014 is to be held in Santa Clara, California. The program will take place from March 17-21, 2014. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership — the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education offering for today’s PLM professionals. CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program equips PLM professionals at several levels with the tools they need to successfully address the inherent challenges to PLM strategy development and implementation. This assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. In addition, the program provides intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a

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