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...
MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge, secure $60 million investment
MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge, secure $60 million investment Remember when we were all going to have 3D printers at home, making replacement knobs for our stoves, printing toys for kids, and doodads for our offices? Not so much. That never took off for many reasons...
Quickie: Ansys acquires MDL & its Motor-CAD
Quickie: Ansys acquires MDL & its Motor-CAD Ansys just announced that it has acquired Motor Design Limited (MDL) Motor-CAD to “strengthen Ansys’ Electronics portfolio, enabling customers to design more efficient electric machines and apply them to...
PTC closes Codebeamer deal, reports solid FQ2
PTC closes Codebeamer deal, reports solid FQ2 PTC just announced that it has closed its acquisition of Intland Software and its Codebeamer. And that reminds me that I never did publish a note on PTC’s earnings last week — which were very positive. First,...
Quickie: PTC adds to codeBeamer to its ALM offer
Quickie: PTC adds to codeBeamer to its ALM offer PTC just announced that it is acquiring Intland Software, maker of codeBeamer Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), for roughly $280 million. PTC says codeBeamer is a “flexible and modern, easy-to-use interface....
Ansys to acquire OnScale
Ansys to acquire OnScale Do you do your simulation in the cloud? Do you want to? Ansys is betting you do … Ansys just announced that it is acquiring OnScale, providers of a cloud-first simulation platform that, according to OnScale CEO Ian Campbell,...
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA Much more on this when I’m back in the office next week: Bentley announced last night that it has acquired ADINA, makers of finite element analysis (FEA) software — most likely you know of them for ADINA Structures, but ADINA...
Hexagon goes deeper into SaaS, AI, and operations with Innovatia acquisition
Hexagon goes deeper into SaaS, AI, and operations with Innovatia acquisition Hexagon announced today that it has acquired Innovatia Accelerator Inc., makers of SaaS-based operations solutions for the manufacturing and process industries. According to Hexagon,...
