5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges
5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges Before anything else: Canadians, happy Canada Day! Americans, get that barbecue ready and have a great 4th of July! Everybody else, have a restful weekend – or join us. We’ll put a vegan...
Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering
Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering Altair just announced that it has acquired Concept Engineering, maker of schematic generation tools, electronic circuit and wire harness visualization platforms, and electronic design...
Altair acquires Univ of Bath startup for additive manufacturing
Altair acquires Univ of Bath startup for additive manufacturing Altair just announced that it has acquired Gen3D, a “startup out of the University of Bath, U.K”. I wasn’t aware that Gen3D but Altair characterizes the company as “implementing...
Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design
Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design Altair just announced that it has acquired Powersim, makers of simulation and design tools for power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. I’ve come across Powersim for PSIM, their motor...
Altair gets into PLM with Cassini acquisition
Altair gets into PLM with Cassini acquisition Altair just announced that it has acquired Cassini Systems, a cloud-native PLM platform. Cassini does many of the things you’d expect a PLM to do — vault, manage collaboration, etc.– but perhaps a...
Quickie: Altair and Trimble acquire to expand their reaches
Quickie: Altair and Trimble acquire to expand their reaches Super quick, since it’s a busy day: Altair announced this morning that it has acquired World Programming, a company that makes data analytics software used in financial services and insurance. Altair...
8 on a Wednesday? Yup. Quick notes on Rockwell/Plex, 3D Systems, Lectra, Hexagon, Autodesk, Altair, Propel and Procore
8 on a Wednesday? Yup. Quick notes on Rockwell/Plex, 3D Systems, Lectra, Hexagon, Autodesk, Altair, Propel and Procore Things have been hopping here at Schnitger Corp global headquarters and we’re way behind on blogging about important PLMish news. Before we get...
Altair adds S-FRAME for AEC structural designers
Super-quick, because it’s that kind of day: Altair just announced that it has acquired S-FRAME Software, a structural analysis tool used by architects, engineers, and designers to evaluate a structure’s ability to withstand loads like wind, water, and...

