Autodesk invests in actual construction startup

Autodesk invests in actual construction startup

Jul 10, 2019 | Hot Topics

You know that Autodesk invests in tech startups. Did you know that they also invest in makers of actual, physical things? Apparently, they do! Autodesk just announced that it has increased its investment in Factory_OS, a “volumetric modular construction...
AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

Jul 8, 2019 | Hot Topics

You might remember that Nemetschek co-owned a company called DocuWare, which is focused on document management and the AEC workflows that surround project documents. The companies have been intertwined for at least a decade but now DocuWare is being acquired by Ricoh...
Schnitgercorp.com update!

Schnitgercorp.com update!

Jul 5, 2019 | Hot Topics

Hello — and thanks for checking in. We apologize if you experienced errors when using the website earlier today; we were working behind the scenes to make the site load faster, search more quickly and be more secure. We think we’ve squashed all bugs and...
Hexagon preannounces, cites weakness in China

Hexagon preannounces, cites weakness in China

Jul 5, 2019 | Hot Topics

And so it begins. Hexagon announced today that “the impact of increased geopolitical uncertainties on global trade, especially within the electronics business of the Manufacturing Intelligence” (MI) leads Hexagon to believe total revenue for the June...
Super-quick: Hexagon’s Rollén acquitted — again

Super-quick: Hexagon’s Rollén acquitted — again

Jun 26, 2019 | Hot Topics

Hexagon just issued this announcement: Ola Rollén acquitted from all charges for the second time 2019-06-26 20:15 GMT+02 Ola Rollén, Hexagon’s President and CEO, was today acquitted for the second time from the insider trading allegations by the Norwegian economic...
AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

Carbon raises another $260 million to advance 3DP

Jun 26, 2019 | Hot Topics

And one more bit of 3D printing news: Carbon, a company that’s billed as a “3D printing poster child” by Venturebeat says it has raised $260 million in venture round led by Madrone Capital Partners and Baillie Gifford, with other partners Sequoia...
ExOne and Siemens partner for IoT-enabled 3DP

ExOne and Siemens partner for IoT-enabled 3DP

Jun 25, 2019 | Hot Topics

Siemens and ExOne, maker of sand and metal 3D printers, just announced a partnership targeted at bringing its binder jetting technology to prospects in the foundry, aerospace, automotive, energy and other markets. According to the announcement, Siemens’ MindSphere is...
AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

Hexagon adds to its additive bench

Jun 24, 2019 | Hot Topics

One of the things I learned at Hexagon’s HxGN LIVE conference (but haven’t had time to write about yet, sorry) is that the company is on a mission regarding 3D printing (3DP). Planning, prepping, simulating, doing. Today, Hexagon announced that it is...
AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

Quickie: DS invests in BioSerenity telehealth startup

Jun 18, 2019 | Hot Topics

Quickie: DS invests in BioSerenity telehealth startup Hot on the heels of its planned acquisition of Medidata, Dassault Systèmes announced that it is the lead investor in a €65 million Series B financing round for BioSerenity, a startup developing telehealth...
AEC Quickie: NEMT sells, RIB buys

DS + Medidata = PLMish for Life Science

Jun 17, 2019 | Hot Topics

Last week, Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that it was buying the US firm Medidata for $5.7 billion. It’s a deal that has a lot of people in the automotive and aerospace industries, long DS’ sweet spot, wondering, why? First, though, DS’ why. DS...