Autodesk Accelerate highlights the Fusion of CAx, PLM, CPQ & IoT
It's always fascinating to watch a product come to life. What problems does its creator think it solves? How do early adopter customers actually use it? What kind of partner ecosystem grows up around it? Autodesk's PLM 360 (yes, I know that's not what we're calling it...
Siemens unleashes the potential of 3D printing
Ahh, Fall! Here in the Northern hemisphere, a time of cooler temperatures, changing foliage and ... PLMish conferences. Analyst events, user conferences, product launches -- it's a busy time in our little world. In order to keep up with it all, I'm switching it up a...
Altair revs its rendering engine
Altair announced today that it has acquired Solid Iris Technologies, maker of the Thea Render photorealistic rendering engine that's already in use in Altair's solidThinking Evolve concept design solution. Thea Render results are gorgeous --check out the gallery,...
Quickie: GE all in on 3D printing
General Electric, the global megacorp that includes aircraft engines in its huge manufacturing portfolio, announced today that it is acquiring two European 3D printing companies for a total of $1.4 billion, making ever more real its vision to supply more complex...
Big changes coming at ANSYS
ANSYS just announced that longtime CEO Jim Cashman will be stepping aside as CEO but will remain with ANSYS as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Taking the CEO reins will be Dr. Ajei Gopal, who has been a member of ANSYS' Board since 2011. Dr. Gopal became President...
Quickies: Acquisitions continue in the PLMish world
Just because you're lying on a beach, don't assume everyone is. We've had a couple of acquisition announcements come across the transom in the last week, and they're noteworthy. SofTech continues its shift in focus away from PLM. You may have known Softech for CADRA...
Q&A Friday: CD-adapco and CAE at the Olympics
It's a gorgeous summer day here in New England -- a perfect time for a little A to some of the Qs that have come in to the Schnitger Corp. website: Who is the CEO of CD-adapco? Bob Ryan has been the CEO of CD-adapco since June. You may know Mr. Ryan from his time at...
Hexagon acquisition boosts construction accountability
Dire reports about poor productivity on construction sites (plus, to be honest, the public perception that most workers are just standing around) means that this is an industry ripe for PLMization. Bentley, Trimble and Autodesk have been selling technology to this...
A primer: How do I pick the best [CAD/CAE/PLM/CAM/etc] solution?
I get a lot of question from readers but, by FAR, the most common one is: What's the best [CAD/CAM/CAE/CFD/PIDO/PLM/etc] on the market? It would be so easy, wouldn't it, if there were one easily identifiable answer to that question. And the vendors, of course, will...
Dassault Systèmes’ V6 finally gaining traction, 36% of NL* in Q2
By now, you're likely aware that Dassault Systèmes reported a Q2 that matched expectations, with good growth from the ENOVIA and SOLIDWORKS brands offsetting weaker performance from CATIA. DS left its guidance for the rest of 2016 unchanged, on the expectation that...