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3D Solid Modeling in KOMPAS-3D helped PERMATECH to make its design projects visual and more straightforward for customers, and reduce number of corrections and iterations.

Alan Commike has been promoted to the position of CTO. Commike joined the company in 2006, and was software platform manager.

Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

Using the software will help Grant PUD to design their networks more quickly, help reduce operating costs to maintain the networks, and provide the utility with a strong foundation for future growth.

Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories.

By Metalio The digital factory offers a large database for factory planning. However difficulties arise when the real world does not correspond to the available digital representation, or when no digital representation is given at all. Augmented reality technology, which combines real and virtual data, becomes an interface between the real shop floor and the digital factory.

Rachael Dalton-Taggart will be Interim President and Ken Feitz will be Vice President and Treasurer until the society's annual meeting later this year.

The Digital Factory exhibit covers product development, simulation, calculation, virtual testing and production without the need for physical prototyping.

Training center for KOMPAS-3D MCAD in Lindau, Germany, offers basic and advanced 3-day training sessions.

The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display.

HOBOware Pro 2.7.1 graphing and analysis software package for HOBO data loggers is available for a free trial.

Technodigit developed 3DReshaper software, designed for 3D point cloud and 3D mesh manipulation for reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, product design and industrial inspection.

Autodesk acquired ALGOR, a provider of analysis and simulation software, for $34 million.

IPS will provide simulation, safety and control systems, using Triconex and Foxboro I/A Series, for two new nuclear power plant sites in China. The agreement is worth approximately US $250 million.

DB-SQL relational database and i.MX application processors offer design engineers a solution for portable devices.

The company anticipates the layoffs will result in annual pre-tax cost savings of approximately $130 million annually starting in fiscal 2010.

Hellyer previously held management positions at Iconics, CI Technologies (Citect), and Total Control Products.

IPS will supply simulation software to help design second-generation biofuels processes for Novus Energy, a renewable fuels development company.

Dahan Tech will immediately begin marketing, sales and support of McObject’s software.

EPLAN Data Portal streamlines the integration of device data into the design process, providing the user with access to data from many major component manufacturers.