TURKU, Finland, Jul 26, 2024 – MagiCAD Group has released MagiCAD 2025 for Revit, AutoCAD, and BricsCAD. The new version offers new and improved features and supports for the latest technologies used in Autodesk platforms.
MagiCAD 2025, the latest version of the leading MEP design software, brings another set of new and improved features for MEP designers.
Among the highlights in MagiCAD 2025 is calculation of dry sprinkler systems on all supported platforms, enabling design of sprinkler systems which are partly exposed to colder conditions. Additionally, Revit users will benefit from easier space creation when starting a project, a handy component sizing feature for piping systems, and the possibility to add system classification codes for electrical systems. For AutoCAD and BricsCAD users, the new version enables the import of lighting designs from DIALux evo, and provides improved functions for busbar trunking and bus system handling.
MagiCAD 2025 also introduces an improved automatic underfloor heating layout function in AutoCAD and BricsCAD. This provides designers a first concrete example of the potential benefits of machine learning in MEP design. The feature takes into account different room shapes, cold walls, and possible obstacles and proposes optimized layout solutions.
MagiCAD 2025 has been updated to support the latest .NET technology that is in use in design platforms.
*NOTE: MagiCAD 2025 for Revit 2025 does not include Schneider electrical calculations and the Supports & Hangers module. They are available only for Revit 2023.1 and Revit 2024. This is due to .NET framework version changes in Autodesk Revit 2025. Revit 2025 support for both functionalities is scheduled to be added in the next release of MagiCAD.
About MagiCAD
MagiCAD enables MEP design using the world’s largest product model database, featuring over 1,000,000 actual products and product variants from 300 leading manufacturers across the world. Each model within the database comes complete with accurate dimensions and comprehensive technical data. MagiCAD offers localization for different country-specific standards, and it is used by contractors and designers in projects in over 80 countries across the world. For more information, visit https://www.magicad.com.
IRVINE, CA, USA, Jul 26, 2024 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer, announces the launch of “Knowledge Nodes,” a game-changing feature for its EON-XR platform. This innovation reimagines how users interact with and absorb information in extended reality environments.
Knowledge Nodes uses advanced algorithms to suggest relevant questions and topics as users explore subjects within the EON-XR platform. This feature creates a personalized learning journey, guiding users towards deeper understanding and encouraging comprehensive topic exploration.
“Knowledge Nodes represent a paradigm shift in XR-based education,” said Dan Lejerskar, Founder of EON Reality. “We’re not just delivering content; we’re crafting unique, interactive learning experiences that adapt to each user’s interests and needs.”
Key features include:
Contextually aware question generation
Interactive, clickable navigation options
Integration with EON Reality’s extensive knowledge base and 3D model library
Phased implementation, starting with text and avatar interactions and evolving to include rich multimedia and 3D content
Use Cases:
Medical Education: Topic: Human Anatomy
Initial query: “Explain the structure of the human heart”
Follow-up suggestions:
How does blood flow through the heart chambers?
What are the main differences between arteries and veins?
Can you describe the electrical conduction system of the heart?
Benefits:
Allows medical students to explore complex anatomical concepts interactively
Enhances understanding through suggested related topics
Future integration with 3D models will provide immersive visualization of anatomical structures
Initial query: “What are the principal types of bridges?”
Follow-up suggestions:
How does a suspension bridge distribute weight?
What materials are commonly used in modern bridge construction?
Can you explain the concept of load-bearing in arch bridges?
Benefits:
Encourages students to explore engineering concepts from multiple angles
Facilitates understanding of complex structural principles through guided questioning
Future 3D model integration will allow for virtual exploration of bridge designs
Key Benefits for:
Learners:
Personalized learning experiences tailored to individual interests
Improved knowledge retention through interactive engagement
Deeper understanding of subjects through guided exploration
Enhanced motivation through an intuitive, conversation-like interface
Educators:
Increased student engagement and participation
Ability to cover topics more comprehensively
Insights into student learning patterns through analytics
Reduced preparation time with dynamically generated content
Institutions:
Improved learning outcomes and student satisfaction
Scalable solution for diverse educational needs
Cutting-edge technology positioning for the institution
Cost-effective way to provide personalized learning at scale
EON Reality continues to pioneer advancements in XR-based learning, with Knowledge Nodes setting a new benchmark in educational technology. This feature will be rolled out to all EON-XR platform users in the coming weeks.
About EON Reality
EON Reality is a global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education. EON Reality’s immersive platform powers the creation of interactive and engaging training, education, and performance applications. With EON-XR, users can create, share, and experience content that enhances learning outcomes and operational performance. For more information about EON Reality and the latest EON-XR product release, please visitwww.eonreality.com.
LONG BEACH, CA, USA, Jul 25, 2024 – Tucker Induction Systems, a leader in the induction heating industry, announces a major advancement in copper printing through a strategic partnership with Nikon SLM Solutions. This collaboration positions Tucker Induction Systems as a trail-blazer in the United States, offering advanced copper printing capabilities using the SLM 280 PS system.
Copper printing in the U.S. is rare, but Tucker Induction Systems, through this partnership, is now capable of printing induction coils and copper parts. This development sets new standards in the industry, enabling efficient and high-quality production that meets the needs of various sectors.
Joshua Tucker, Manager at Tucker Induction Systems, stated, “We are excited to be one of the few companies in the U.S. printing induction coils with copper. Our collaboration with Nikon SLM Solutions allows us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the induction industry.”
The partnership addresses a significant gap in the market by offering a reliable solution for copper printing. This capability not only enhances Tucker Induction Systems’ production efficiency but also opens new possibilities for complex and high-performance designs.
Rocky Tucker, Owner of Tucker Induction Systems, added, “Partnering with Nikon SLM Solutions has enabled us to innovate and develop functional copper inductors. Their technology and eagerness to collaborate have been key to our success.”
Charlie Grace, CCO at Nikon SLM Solutions, commented, “We are thrilled to support Tucker Induction Systems in pioneering copper printing for the induction industry. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions that address the evolving needs of our customers.”
This new capability positions Tucker Induction Systems as a leader in copper printing technology. Their commitment to innovation ensures that they will continue to meet and exceed customer expectations.
About Tucker Induction Systems
Through leadership, teamwork and dedication, Tucker Induction systesm has been providing world class excellence in quality, service, and delivery in the induction heating industry since 1976. We strive on innovation and incorporating new technologies to ensure we are not only leaders in the industry but to also provide our customers with the proffesional experience and products they require. From the design and build of new to the repair of existing, We can handle all of your Induction needs. www.tuckerinductionsystems.com.
About Nikon SLM Solutions
Nikon SLM Solutions AG is a global provider of integrated metal additive manufacturing solutions. Leading the industry since its inception, it continues to drive the future of metal AM in every major industry with its customers’ long-term success at its core. Nikon SLM Solutions is home to the world’s fastest metal additive manufacturing machines boasting up to 12 lasers and enabling build rates of up to 1000ccm/h. With a portfolio of systems to suit every customer’s needs, along with its team of experts closely collaborating at every stage of the process, Nikon SLM Solutions leads the way on return on investment with maximum efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Nikon SLM Solutions believes that additive manufacturing is the future of manufacturing and has the desire and capability to take its customers there – right now.
Nikon SLM Solutions AG is a Company headquartered in Germany, with offices in Canada, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States.
TEL AVIV, Israel and UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ, USA, Jul 26, 2024 – Tritone Technologies, a global leader in metal and ceramic additive manufacturing (AM) technology for industrial production, has formed a strategic partnership with Allendale Machinery Systems. This alliance will enhance Tritone’s presence, technical support, and integration capabilities in the key region of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. As a key step in Tritone’s broader North American expansion strategy, this partnership strengthens regional ties with established Metal Fabrication experts.
“We monitor the market constantly for innovations that can help our customers stay competitive in their markets”. says Neil McGill, VP of Operations, Allendale Machinery Systems. “We have had success with polymer 3D printing for several years now and believe Tritone’s MoldJet technology is the right platform to launch into metals. We believe that eliminating loose powder from the metal AM process is an important step forward”.
Tritone’s growing footprint in North America is built on strategic machine installations and sales partnerships. Teaming up with Allendale Machinery Systems enhances Tritone’s position as a significant player in the US market, providing comprehensive solutions for efficient metal and ceramic component manufacturing.
“The Allendale team represents 3 generations of customer relationships in their market”, says Ben Arnold, VP Business Development NA, Tritone Technologies. “Customers rely on Allendale to introduce technologies that keep them ahead of their competitors”.
Tritone offers two AM systems which utilize Tritone’s proprietary MoldJet technology. This innovative powder-free AM technology enables industrial production of high-quality metal and ceramic parts at industrial speed. MoldJet is specifically designed to produce large quantities of parts with complex geometries. The technology allows for quick and easy switching between a wide variety of metals and ceramics, making it possible to simultaneously manufacture parts of different sizes, shapes, and applications.
About Tritone Technologies
Tritone Technologies transform metal Additive Manufacturing to address the demanding standards and needs of industrial production. The company’s innovative technology enables industrial throughput of accurate parts with a range of metal and ceramic materials, suitable for the Automotive, Aerospace, Medical and Consumer Electronics industries. Founded in 2017, Tritone is led by an experienced team of experts with a track record in driving technology and business growth. Backed by private equity firm Fortissimo, Tritone is a global company and is based in Israel, with presence in North America and Germany.
Allendale Machinery Systems, Inc. provides a full complement of machines, attachments, parts and tooling items, backing our sales with service. We sell Lathes, Mills, Lasers, Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers and Rotary products. Allendale Machinery Systems delivers industry leading machining technology, tooling, automation, and engineering expertise to deliver turn-key manufacturing solutions.
Our New Jersey and New York facilities are strategically located to be responsive to our customer needs. At our Upper Saddle River, NJ location, we stock inventory for most machine service needs and can provide next day delivery for most items that are not common stock in our warehouse. We take pride in the excellent service we provide, our fully stocked vans that serve the New York / New Jersey machining community and our prompt service response time. We send out service personnel from our Upper Saddle River, NJ and Bohemia, NY locations to adequately cover the tri-state area. Our teams strive to offer the best manufacturing solutions and application support to ensure our customers achieve their return-on-investment goals.
In an exclusive interview with DailyCADCAM, Mr. Tom Greaves, COO of Kenesto, shared insights about the company and its software. Kenesto is a secure, cloud-based product document management solution designed for CAD engineers, offering storage, sharing, CAD file viewing, and more. It has become an innovative tool for design professionals, regardless of the CAD software they use.
Mr. Greaves discussed how Kenesto overcomes the challenges faced by design professionals in document and file management, simplifying their document environment, reducing expenses and increasing efficiency. Kenesto’s products, its differentiation from PDM and PLM solutions, security measures, partnerships in India, strategies, and more. Here is the complete interview.
Can you tell us more about yourself, Mr. Tom Greaves?
I have been fortunate to participate in the remarkable progress of engineering and construction software for more than thirty years as a market analyst, sales and marketing executive, and founder of a media company. My immersion began at the Sloan School at MIT in 1990 where I wrote my thesis on the evolution of the 2D design market. Today I am chief operating officer of Kenesto.
Could you share the story of Kenesto? How was it founded, who were the founding members, and how did the idea for starting Kenesto evolve? What challenges did you aim to address with Kenesto?
Kenesto was born from the ashes of a failed Israeli startup funded by Hasso Plattner Ventures and others. Engineering software entrepreneur Michael Payne who was a co-founder of PTC (NASDAQ: PTC); SolidWorks (acquired by Dassault Systѐmes (DSY.PA)), and SpaceClaim (acquired by ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS)) rebranded the venture as Kenesto and pivoted the company to focus on cloud-based document management.
What products does your company offer? Can you explain what Kenesto Cloud Product Document Management is?
Kenesto has two main offerings: our cloud-based document management solution and PDFBilT, our application for managing multi-sheet construction PDF documents. Kenesto’s cloud-based document management solution emulates a mounted disk in an engineering office, but the data is stored as a single-source-of-truth in the cloud. All versions of all files are kept in perpetuity and the sophisticated file locking mechanisms and file sharing protocols prevent users from overwriting each other’s work.
How does Kenesto PDM differ from other solutions like SOLIDWORKS PDM or other CAD PDM systems and services like Dropbox? What are the benefits of using Kenesto over other PDM and PLM solutions?
Kenesto requires less management overhead than enterprise PDM solutions and is considerably less expensive to license and operate. Kenesto serves small- and medium-sized enterprises whose engineering teams are hands on managing their design data. Unlike consumer-grade file management solutions such as Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive, Kenesto supports robust file locking and does not rely on synchronizing multiple, local versions of the truth. Kenesto also includes a task management and workflow engine to allow collaboration and a 3D viewer to allow non-CAD users to easily share information.
With most CAD software now offered on Cloud, how does Kenesto support this scenario? How does Kenesto work with other CAD software providers that already have cloud storage facility?
Kenesto supports multiple CAD file formats with rigorous file locking and version management. Only a small handful of CAD applications are native cloud applications.
Does Kenesto support all 3D CAD software, including MCAD, ECAD, and AEC solutions? Can Kenesto facilitate sharing documents with people outside the organization who may not have a Kenesto license?
Kenesto supports nearly all CAD file formats, at least the ones with file extensions. External users can be provisioned with a limited view-only access through an email link without requiring a Kenesto license.
How does Kenesto ensure the security of client data on the cloud? What measures are in place to keep data safe?
Kenesto data is stored encrypted in the cloud. File meta data is stored on separate cloud service. Kenesto relies on Amazon for data backup and security. Additional security features include the option to encrypt locally cached files as well as geofencing and restriction by IP addresses.
Is Kenesto offered on a subscription basis? What would you say to SMEs about the cost-effectiveness of Kenesto’s services?
Kenesto is only offered by subscription. The solution is priced aggressively to be competitive with consumer-grade solutions and is far less expensive than enterprise PDM solutions. Kenesto value is quite compelling — the cost of a single incident of user overwriting another designer’s work typically dwarfs the cost of Kenesto license.
How is training provided to new users, and what kind of customer support does Kenesto offer?
Kenesto includes web-based onboarding services and documentation as part of its offering. Dedicated support resources can be reached through the Kenesto website and email.
How is Kenesto’s presence in India, and what are your plans for expanding and reaching more companies there? Additionally, what are Kenesto’s future plans?
We are delighted that Kenesto is ably represented by Impetus InfoSolutions starting this year. We wish Impetus every success in expanding the base of potential users and we’re impressed by their technical and marketing prowess and ambitions.
Kenesto will continue its journey to deliver robust, cloud-based document management solutions at scale and is constantly working to harden and improve its core offerings.
I extend my gratitude to Mr. Tom Greaves, COO of Kenesto, for the insightful discussion. Special thanks also to Kenesto’s India OEM Partner/Distributor, Impetus Infosolutions, and Mr. Nachiket Wagh, Founder of Impetus Infosolutions. For more details about the product, feel free to reach Mr. Nachiket at nachiket@impetusinfo.in or call +91-99009 00446, +91-86699 90283.
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ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jul 26, 2024 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “AI & Machine Learning in the Digital Thread.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 8 August 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.
A digital thread is an integrated, connected framework of data that provides a comprehensive view of a product’s lifecycle, from initial design through manufacturing, operation, and end-of-life. It connects data from various stages and systems, enabling seamless information flow and real-time visibility into all aspects of a product’s life. A significant portion of an enterprise’s intellectual property and possibly its unique value proposition lies hidden in its digital threads. As product complexity rises and product development cycles shrink, the insights gained from an enterprise’s digital threads become critical to an organization’s success.
AI and Machine Learning (ML) technologies are compelling in identifying patterns and developing predictive models from large amounts of data. When exposed to AI and ML techniques, product and process data from an enterprise’s digital thread can transform the product lifecycle. Many potential use cases are becoming visible across industries. Benefits include;
Improved collaboration, facilitating communication and data sharing across different departments and stakeholders, enhancing design outcomes.
Enhanced traceability, aiding in compliance and quality control.
Predictive maintenance to prevent potential failures and reduce downtime.
Informed decision-making to enable better strategic decisions.
At CIMdata, we have been studying and researching the evolution of enterprise digital threads for several years. We are looking at it from the perspective of applying AI and ML technologies to generate additional enterprise value. This free webinar will share CIMdata’s view on the current application of AI and ML technologies across enterprise digital threads and show how we see it evolving in the near term.
Attendees at this webinar will:
Better understand AI’s place within a PLM environment.
Acquire practical insights on leveraging AI within a digital thread context and discover its transformative potential.
Explore how AI can effectively manage and derive actionable insights from the overwhelming amount of data.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the applications and benefits of AI and ML.
Be exposed to relevant analytics techniques and real-world use cases, providing a comprehensive understanding of AI’s practical applications.
Learn how to extract meaningful intelligence from PLM-related data, enhancing decision-making and strategic insights.
Discover how to become an innovator equipped with AI capabilities.
According to Sandeepak Natu, the Co-Director of CIMdata’s Simulation-Driven Systems Development Consulting Practice and the host for this webinar, “AI and ML have moved past the initial excitement phase in their application to support product lifecycle management. Many companies are experimenting with these technologies and are looking for impactful use cases. An enterprise’s digital threads are crucial as they provide the data needed for AI/ML models. However, without a clear understanding of how these threads connect different parts of a business, AI/ML projects might not achieve their goals. At CIMdata, we guide our clients through this complex new territory.”
With over 25 years of experience, Sandeepak Natu has a strong multi-physics-based modeling and simulation background, including hybrid digital twins. He began his career with Fluent India (now ANSYS Inc.) and has worked with various engineering consultancy and simulation software organizations. Sandeepak has extensive expertise in the automotive, aerospace, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, consumer products, and healthcare sectors. More recently, he has taken on technology and management consulting roles, focusing on digitalization, simulation, sustainability, and business management, including helping a global vaccine manufacturer scale up production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People from multiple levels of an organization will find the information in this webinar pertinent and valuable. Executives responsible for PLM and digital thread initiatives, those responsible for digital transformation, PLM team leaders, PLM team members, PLM users, product managers, IT leadership, PLM solution providers, or anyone else who wants to understand AI trends and status within the global PLM industry will benefit from attending.
TROY, MI, USA, Jul 26, 2024 — Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, is thrilled to announce Luca Sutton, a member of the TUfast Eco Team, as the grand prize winner of the 2023-2024 Altair Global Student Contest. Sutton earned the contest’s $7,500 grand prize by using Altair® Inspire™ to slash his team’s Shell Eco-marathon vehicle suspension weight by 41%.
In his winning entry, Sutton used Inspire to develop accurate road loads to optimize five total parts. The optimization nearly halved the TUfast Eco Team’s vehicle suspension weight and maintained a 1.3x factor of safety, ensuring its suspension will meet performance and durability targets when used in the field. Though Sutton won the competition for his individual entry, he will donate the grand prize earnings back to the TUfast Eco Team.
“This year’s edition of the Altair Global Student Contest was outstanding – countless participants worldwide went above and beyond to demonstrate how they can use Altair’s world-class solutions to enable next-generation innovation and sustainability,” said Jim Ryan, vice president of academic programs, Altair. “Moreover, the contest helped every student build their portfolio and demonstrate to potential employers worldwide that they’re real-world ready like never before. These students and their work prove that the future of engineering and sustainability is in good hands.”
To celebrate the achievement, Sutton and the TUfast Eco Team were honored at a July 24 event at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Munich, Germany. The event also showcased how Altair technology contributed to the winning entry and how users of all kinds – including students and industry professionals alike – can benefit from the power, flexibility, and ease of use of Altair’s portfolio. Special attention was paid to TUM’s use of a special campuswide Altair license through the Altair Global Academic Program since 2022.
As a student-focused equivalent of the professional-grade Altair Enlighten Award, the Altair Global Student Contest challenges students, as individuals or teams, to lightweight anything while meeting or exceeding structural integrity, performance, and sustainability targets. In a global marketplace where sustainability and efficiency are key, the Altair Global Student Contest gives young engineers and designers the chance to showcase their optimization and lightweighting challenges on a global scale, compete for cash prizes, and build an outstanding portfolio in preparation to enter the workforce. 36 participants from 18 different countries took home prizes in this year’s edition of Altair Global Student Contest.
The TUfast Eco Team is a TUM-based student team that competes in international motorsport competitions. The team designs and manufactures urban concept vehicles engineered for extreme electrical and aerodynamic efficiency to fulfill their vision of a mobility industry built on efficiency, sustainable electrification, and autonomous driving.
“I am honored to accept this award, and would like to thank Altair and the competition’s judges for selecting myself and the TUfast Eco Team as this year’s winners. Inspire is a remarkable, easy-to-use software that has all the professional features needed to model any real-world problems,” said Luca Sutton, head of running gear and suspension team lead, TUfast Eco Team. “At TUfast Eco, we continue to introduce finite element analysis (FEA), topology optimization, and multibody simulation to new members of the team with Inspire, which offers a very clean and user-friendly interface that eases the learning process and dramatically reduces the steep learning curve of simulating physical problems.”
Altair is a global leader in computational intelligence that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. To learn more, please visit www.altair.com.
NEW YORK, NY, USA, Jul 25, 2024 – Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and leading provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, today announced Eisai Inc. (“Eisai”), the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., as one of the first customers to harness its recently announced AI-driven Medidata Clinical Data Studio. Eisai Inc., will leverage this innovative data experience to gain unprecedented control over its clinical data, enable the execution of scalable and complex clinical trials, and enhance patient experience.
“We’ve included Medidata’s Clinical Data Studio in our clinical trial management platform given its ability to break down data silos and seamlessly integrate into our current software stack, while maintaining quality and integrity across all data sources,” said Shobha Dhadda, Ph.D. chief clinical science & operations officer, at Eisai. “Having a suite of technology solutions capable of processing diverse clinical and patient data types provides increased efficiencies without sacrificing quality or needing additional resources.”
Clinical Data Studio is powered by the Medidata Platform, the industry’s only unified platform that centrally manages all data sources, improving data reliability across the entire clinical trial ecosystem. By seamlessly integrating data from both Medidata sources, including Medidata Rave EDC, and non-Medidata sources, such as labs or another electronic data capture system, Clinical Data Studio streamlines the import process and enables automatic validation through configured data transfer agreements. Utilizing AI, it mitigates challenges posed by disparate data systems and offers up to 80 percent faster data review while providing a comprehensive view of patient data that can be concurrently reviewed, visualized, and acted on.
“Through Clinical Data Studio, Eisai is enabling healthcare stakeholders to overcome the complexities of modern clinical trials and foster collaboration on cleaner, more actionable data,” said Janet Butler, executive vice president, global head of sales, Medidata. “By delivering a unified AI-driven data management and analytics experience, we are enabling study teams to identify potential data issues faster and gain a more accurate understanding of the patient.”
About Medidata
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 33,000 trials and 10 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and the largest patient-level historical clinical trial data set in the world. More than 1 million registered users across 2,200+ customers trust Medidata’s seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @Medidata.
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Jul 25, 2024 — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) and ASICS have jointly opened a studio in Paris to test a new service providing on-demand sockliners personalized for individual foot shape.
The ASICS Personalization Studio is an ultra-compact factory. The modular structure combines Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and virtual twin technology with ASICS’ proprietary technology in sports to offer on-site, on-demand manufacturing of shoe parts to meet the exact specifications of any user.
ASICS will leverage its proprietary know-how, supported by Dassault Systèmes’ modeling and simulation technology, to design the shape of sockliners based on individual foot shape data modeled and simulated on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Advanced 3D printing technology is then used to create the sockliner, a thick lattice structure made from a highly flexible material layered to provide excellent breathability and softness. The exact level of softness can be varied for any part of the foot, which aids physical recovery by reducing strain, while also improving performance.
ASICS plans to carry out operational tests and monitor user satisfaction as part of a trial run for a wider commercial release. In 2025, the ASICS Personalization Studio will be transferred to Japan for further testing and, in the future, the company will consider applying the technology to other footwear products besides sockliners.
“We are delighted to collaborate with Dassault Systèmes on the ASICS Personalization Studio. Our partnership leverages the advanced technology and expertise of two industry-leading companies to provide optimal value to each customer, helping them live healthier, happier lives with products that respond to their individual needs,” said Mitsuyuki Tominaga, President and COO, Representative Director of ASICS.
“We share ASICS’ commitment to innovations that improve health and well-being. Our partnership reflects this by demonstrating a holistic approach to manufacturing that prioritizes the consumer experience,” said Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes. “It also shows how the virtual world is catalyzing the 21st century economy. Through their foundation in science, our virtual twins enable industry to not only improve the performance and the experience of products but to advance more sustainable business models.”
About Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating virtual twin experiences of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers can redefine the creation, production and life-cycle-management processes of their offer and thus have a meaningful impact to make the world more sustainable. The beauty of the Experience Economy is that it is a human-centered economy for the benefit of all – consumers, patients and citizens. Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 350,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit https://www.3ds.com.
AUGSBURG, Germany, Jul 25, 2024 – 3Dfindit has released an updated version of its Asset Administration Shell. AASX V3 is now available exclusively to users. New specifications improve data quality in terms of accuracy, completeness and interoperability.
Smooth engineering processes with AASX V3
The Asset Administration Shell (AAS) is the basis of Industry 4.0. It contains all the important data about a product throughout its lifecycle, such as the digital nameplate, technical data, 3D CAD data, or carbon footprint. If this data is incomplete, inaccurate or incompatible, it means a lot of manual effort, which is time consuming and costly.
To ensure interoperability and speed up engineering processes, there is now an update to 3Dfindit, AASX V3. The new features: Technical data and documents are now clearly summarized on one page, and the carbon footprint has been integrated as a new sub-model. AASX V3 is an extension of the previous version V2. Both versions are available now.
The new version AASX V3 now has the Carbon Footprint as a sub-model. The picture shows the administration in 3Dfindit on the left and the display in the Asset Administration Shell on the right.
AASX Package Explorer
If you are interested in the Asset Administration Shell but are not yet able to open or view it, you can download the AASX Package Explorer here for free.
About CADENAS GmbH
CADENAS is a leading software manufacturer in the areas of Strategic Parts Management and Parts Reduction (PARTsolutions) as well as Electronic CAD Product Catalogs (eCATALOGsolutions). With its customized software solutions, the company acts as a link between component manufacturers with their products, and their customers. Since 1992, the name CADENAS (Spanish for process chains) with its 380 employees at 17 international locations has stood for success, creativity, consulting, and process optimization. For more information, visit www.cadenas.de.
