Aug 30, 2021 | Hot Topics
Sandvik building CAM powerhouse by acquisition Last year Sandvik acquired CGTech, makers of Vericut. I, like many people, thought “well, that’s interesting” and moved on. Then in July, Sandvik announced it was snapping up the holding company for Cimatron, GibbsCAM...
Aug 25, 2021 | Hot Topics
Missed it: Sandvik also acquiring GibbsCAM, Cimatron & SigmaNEST I missed this last month — Sandvik also acquired Cambrio, which is the combined brand for what we might know better as GibbsCAM (milling, turning), Cimatron (mold and die), and SigmaNEST...
Aug 25, 2021 | Hot Topics
Mastercam will be independent no more CNC Software and its Mastercam have been a mainstay among CAM providers for decades, marketing its solutions as independent, focused on the workgroup and individual. That is about to change: Sandvik, which bought CGTech late last...
Aug 11, 2021 | Hot Topics
Just off the newswire: Desktop Metal, a publicly-traded company, will acquire ExOne, also public, in a deal valued at $575 million. Each ExOne shareholder will get $8.50 in cash and $17 in Desktop Metal stock for each ExOne share, which implies a 48% premium to the...
Aug 10, 2021 | Hot Topics
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...
Jul 29, 2021 | Hot Topics
PTC reported fiscal third quarter results last night that were … Okay. You can read/see/hear all of the details here. PTC offers data on overall product buckets, geos, etc. that you should go check out. A few of the things I thought most relevant and then some...
Jul 20, 2021 | Hot Topics
Siemens just announced that it is acquiring the FORAN software business from SENER, a Spanish engineering, procurement, and construction firm. FORAN’s solutions are used in the design and construction of ships of all sorts, and marine structures like offshore...
Jul 20, 2021 | Hot Topics
I know – it’s not Friday, no matter how much we might wish it to be. But there’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s get right to it: Remember last month, when news broke that Autodesk was interested in acquiring Altium, the maker of EDA solutions?...
Jul 16, 2021 | Hot Topics
Hexagon adds location to AR, snaps up Immersal What’s new: Hexagon acquires Immersal, which makes an SDK that adds spatial location to AR solutions. Why it matters: Sometimes, the location of an AR experience is irrelevant (doing maintenance on a unique item, for...
