ANSYS buys Granta for materials intel
You saw this one coming, right? Two in one week, though …. ANSYS announced last night that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Granta Design, maker of materials intelligence solutions, critical for accurate simulations of material and device...
ANSYS grows EMAG offering, acquires Helic
ANSYS just fired the next shot in the battle to control the electromagnetic (EMAG) simulation landscape, announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Helic, which makes electromagnetic crosstalk solutions for systems on chips (SoCs). ANSYS says that...
Hexagon adds j5 to factory operations offering
Hexagon today announced that it has added j5 International to its PPM division. j5 makes data collection solutions that replace papers, clipboards, spreadsheets and many of the (old school) processes used to gather operating data with a structured, configurable and...
Simcenter Prague: towards digital twin maturity
Last month I spent time with the Siemens Simcenter team and a couple hundred of their top customers, talking all things CAE. We covered CFD, how AR/VR fits into simulation workflows, where optimization can and should be applied, how to leverage the intersection of...
Nemetschek acquires to boost building ops portfolio
Nemetschek just announced that its MCS Solutions business will acquire Axxerion, developer of facility and property management software, for €75 million. This adds to Nemetschek’s existing “Manage” offerings to address what the company sees as a...
Hexagon acquires Etalon to further autonomous production
Serial acquirer Hexagon just announced that is has bought Etalon AG, maker of equipment calibration products. Etalon’s metrology solutions measure geometry, analyze these measurements and, when needed, initiate compensation to ensure the dimensional accuracy of...
It’s 2019! Don’t panic!
I hope you were able to spend at least some of the year-end disconnected from the Interwebs and come back to work energized about the year ahead. One thing I noticed in own my reentry is the number of lists urging us all to adopt the technologies that will change our...
Autodesk adds to its construction offerings, acquires BuildingConnected
Just when I think/hope the year is winding down, up pops another newsworthy item. This time, it’s a twofer: Autodesk announced that the Plangrid acquisition is a done deal and that it’s signed a definitive agreement to acquire BuildingConnected to add...
Best wishes from Schnitger Corp!
What a year it’s been! We’d like to wish each and every one of you only the best for the rest of 2018 and all of 2019 — and thank you for reading, commenting, emailing and keeping a lively discussion going. See you in...
More from the inbox: BIOVIA acquires plus news about Modelon, FINALCAD, Trimble, PTC + Frustum
The inbox is overflowing with news — perhaps as everyone clears the decks before heading out for year-end holidays. Here, a few more items: Dassault Systèmes announced this morning that its BIOVIA brand has acquired of COSMOlogic, maker of a predictive...
Quickie: Sad news from BETA CAE, plus updates from Altair, MuM and RIB
A quick catch-up on recent happenings, starting with the sad news that the Managing Director of BETA CAE Systems SA, Christos Kolovos, passed away on December 7. He was one of founders of BETA CAE and was a member of the Boards of Directors of several group...
Quickie: DS to acquire IQMS for SMB ERP
Yet another acronym salad; sorry about that.Dassault Systèmes just announced that it plans to acquire IQMS, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) company focusing on the small and medium enterprise portion of the manufacturing sector, for $425M in cash. From the press...
Bentley goes open, open source that is
In October, at its Year in Infrastructure event, Bentley Systems announced that part of its vision for AEC industry interoperability would go open source. It was a big deal announcement and deserves more than the mention I was able to give it at the time.First, what...
Quickie: Siemens adds to wire harness offering by acquiring COMSA & LDorado
Siemens just announced it is acquiring COMSA Computer und Software GmbH, developer of electrical systems design and wire harness engineering software. I was not aware of Its LDorado suite, but Siemens says it is the leader in harness design and engineering software...
Quickie: Aras raises another $70 million in funding
Aras just announced that it has raised another $70 million in equity funding, this time led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing group with participation from Silver Lake Kraftwerk and GE Ventures, both prior investor. These funds will support global...
Just in: Envenio becomes part of JUUL
Now this is interesting. Envenio, which offered cloud based, on-demand, GPU-powered CFD simulation, just sent out an email saying they’ve been acquired by JUUL and will cease independent operations at the end of December. Envenio’s EXN/Aero, is a...
Autodesk’s FQ3: 4M subscribers, double prior max users
Last week’s announcements by Autodesk can be divided into two parts: the acquisition of PlanGrid, which I’ve written about here, and the earnings themselves, which we’ll cover below. PlanGrid isn’t yet part of Autodesk, so doesn’t fit...
ESI’s Q3 license revenue up 16% on a large early renewal
ESI Group just reported results for its fiscal third quarter that could signal a return to growth after a lackluster first six months of the year. The details: Total revenue was €28 million, up 12% as reported and up 12% in constant currencies (cc) License revenue...
