Autodesk acquires Assemble as race to digitize construction stays hot
Autodesk just announced that it has acquired Assemble Systems, makers of a SaaS solution that connects BIM (building information models) to construction workflows such as bid management, estimating, scheduling, site management and finance....
ESI’s FQ1 hints at upward momentum for H2
ESI reported results back at the end of May --travel and US holidays sometimes get in the way of timely blogging-- and they were, at best, mediocre as reported. Currency movements, customers opting for subscriptions and not perpetual licenses, and changes...
5 quick take-aways from Siemens Automation Summit
I spent last week at the Siemens Automation Summit, learning lots and speaking with many, many people who program PLCs, HMIs and otherwise make manufacturing facilities hum. I'm still trying to figure out what to write about in more detail, but...
Quickie: Siemens acquires to build out Mentor’s IC capabilities
Siemens announced today that it is acquiring Austemper Design Systems Inc., a company that makes analysis, auto-correction and simulation technology for integrated circuit (IC) design. This complements Mentor Grpahic’s Questa software, which...
PTC’s LiveWorx foreshadows digital transformations
Technology. Business partnerships. Longtime customers, dragged forward. New customers to be wooed. PTC's annual user conference, now called LiveWorx, is barely over and there is so much to digest and to draw conclusions from -- this blog post is a first stab at...
Bentley steps up 4D, acquires Synchro
Bentley just announced that it has acquired Synchro Software to boost its 4D construction offerings. Think of Synchro as software for virtual design and construction, enabling visual planning, scheduling, and project management. This lets asset...
Quick update on PTC + Rockwell
I'm at PTC's LiveWorx user conference this week. Yesterday, CEO Jim Heppelmann gave a bit more detail on the partnership with Rockwell Automation, announced last week. A quick recap: Rockwell is buying 8.4% of PTC's shares for around $1 billion. PTC will...
Hexagon snaps up SPRING’s NCSIMUL for machining
Hexagon just announced that it is acquiring SPRING Technologies, whose NCSIMUL optimizes the machining workflow from CNC programming to CNC simulation, managing cutting and tool libraries, real time machine monitoring and technical content...
HxGN LIVE merges old and new, urges epic leaps forward
HxGN LIVE, the Hexagon group's annual userfest, brings together thousands of people from manufacturing to fire/rescue/police to construction to mapping professionals. Walking the halls, it's hard not to run into someone who does something I know nothing...
Nemetschek NEVARIS addresses SMB construction with acquisition
I am at HxGN Live, the Hexagon user event that addresses the needs of many industries, including construction. From measuring how well a concrete floor has been poured to planning, scheduling and tracking progress, Hexagon's customers span the gamut in...