Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Sep 25, 2012 | Hot Topics

Get this: we’re using Teamcenter to visualize a car, trying to assess the impact of a design change. First, we zoom in on the components that are in a specific area a foot forward of the steering wheel. Then we shift from a location-based view to a system view,...
Autodesk unveils cloud-y simulation

Autodesk unveils cloud-y simulation

Sep 24, 2012 | Hot Topics

Autodesk recently announced the availability of Simulation 360, its cloud-based CAE solution for designers, engineers and architects. This is the latest offering to take advantage of what CEO Carl Bass has called infinite computing, where unlimited CPU capacity is out...
Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Exa & ESI: Positive signs in CAE

Sep 14, 2012 | Hot Topics

CFD has been hopping lately, with Exa announcing results from its first quarter as a public company, while ESI acquired OpenCFD from SGI and announced its own results for the most recent quarter. Here’s a quick overview of the recent activity: Exa’s July...
Quickies: Autodesk Sim, MSC, Siemens

Quickies: Autodesk Sim, MSC, Siemens

Sep 11, 2012 | Hot Topics

Once again, news is flowing faster than normal human beings can keep up. More on each of these as time permits, but for now: Autodesk finally took the wraps off its Simulation 360 offering, which lets customers run flow, thermal, and stress analysis in the cloud with...
Quickies: Autodesk Sim, MSC, Siemens

Quickies: AVEVA and Hexagon

Sep 10, 2012 | Hot Topics

It’s not even 8AM here on the East Coast of the US, and we’ve already had a boatload of news to get the week off to a running start. First up, AVEVA announced that it is partnering with Infosys to speed delivery of its AVEVA NET engineering information...
Quickies: Autodesk Sim, MSC, Siemens

Quickies: Siemens, Autodesk, SolidWorks & Exa

Sep 7, 2012 | Hot Topics

I spent much of this week with Siemens PLM at their annual analyst meeting. My head is reeling from talk of ships, Mars laboratories, cars, furniture, NX, Teamcenter, Solid Edge, Synchronous Technology and much more. While I figure out how to explain it all to you,...
Trimble keeps moving with partnerships, acquisitions

Trimble keeps moving with partnerships, acquisitions

Sep 4, 2012 | Hot Topics

Last Friday, Trimble Navigation and FARO announced that they signed an OEM and distribution agreement for FARO’s 3D laser scanners. Under the agreement, FARO will provide Trimble with a differentiated product based upon the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D. Trimble...
Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Delcam hits a record — again

Aug 28, 2012 | Hot Topics

Delcam last week reported its fifth consecutive half-year of record revenue. For the first half of 2012, revenue was up 15% to £23 millon. If the second half continues the pattern, Delcam should see revenue up 14% to 15% for the year.     The details:...
Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Autodesk grew 4% in FQ2, accelerating to the cloud

Aug 24, 2012 | Hot Topics

First things first, everybody: Breathe. Now do it again. Yes, Autodesk’s FQ2 results weren’t full of awesome goodness, but they weren’t horrible. Like PTC’s “pothole” earlier this year, yesterday’s announcement serves as a...
Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

AspenTech revenue up 23% in F12

Aug 22, 2012 | Hot Topics

AspenTech, maker of aspenONE for chemical process and plant optimization, yesterday announced that fourth quarter revenue was $64 million, up 22% from a year ago, leading to total revenue for fiscal 2012 of $243 million, up 23% over last year. Mark Fusco, CEO, said...