News

Altair acquires SimSolid, citing ‘profound impact’ it will have on product design

Posted by Al Dean - October 23, 2018

Altair has announced that it is acquiring SimSolid, an FEA start-up that has focussed on a meshes approach that dramatically…

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News

Metal replacements and demand from Asia to increase plastic products

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Rapid urbanisation and rising purchasing power in Asia, particularly China, India and South Asia, have resulted in booming demand for…

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Simulation

Review: Siemens PLM Femap 12

Posted by Al Dean - November 12, 2018

Simulation is still a process that frequently requires a specialist set of tools. Al Dean takes a look at one…

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News

Japanese electric sports car maker GLM aims for mass-production with Dassault Systèmes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 16, 2018

The TommyKaira ZZ built on GLM’s electric vehicle platform Aiming to solve the problems for the companies that enter the…

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News

PTC Creo given a boost with Frustum acquisition

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 21, 2018

PTC has announced that it has acquired Frustum, a start-up focused on a range of topology optimisation tools, based in…

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Comment

Will we all still be swearing at Alexa in 2030?

Posted by Al Dean - December 19, 2018

As a near-future sci-fi nerd, Al Dean has been geeking out on The First. Will the integration of new technologies…

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News

Cortime brings product risk assessment analysis into SolidWorks

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 30, 2019

Users of SolidWorks will for the first time be able to simplify, optimise and perform risk assessments on a design…

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News

Simcenter 3D update focusses on faster modelling and more accurate simulations

Posted by Al Dean - January 31, 2019

In the latest release of Simcenter 3D (2019.1), Siemens PLM Software introduces new, cutting-edge simulation capabilities, along with stronger connections…

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Reviews

Onshape Q1 2019 Review

Posted by Al Dean - February 12, 2019

Onshape has spent the last year adapting its offering to address the enterprise market. Al Dean reports on how the…

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Reviews

Epson SC-T3100 & SC-T5100 Review

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 20, 2019

Epson's new entry-level, large-format printers put function first, writes Stephen Holmes, with the company looking to target small workgroups in…

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