LAKE MARY, FL, USA, Mar 22, 2021 – FARO (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), and Public Safety Analytics markets, announces changes to its Board of directors.

The Company is pleased to announce Mr. Jeroen van Rotterdam’s appointment to its Board of Directors.

Mr. van Rotterdam brings a comprehensive background in multiple technologies, including cloud development and security, with nearly 25 years of experience with EMC Corporation, several startups, and most recently, Citrix Systems.

“FARO is uniquely positioned to drive increased long-term shareholder value through its extensive suite of 3D software applications targeting customer solutions in the 3D Metrology, AEC, and Public Safety and Analytic markets. FARO’s ability to capture, analyze and provide 3D data positions it well to increase the value it realizes from its existing 15,000 customers,” stated Board Chairman John Donofrio. “Jeroen’s depth of experience is highly relevant to FARO’s strategy and complementary to our current board composition.”

Mr. van Rotterdam will be included in the Company’s slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2021 annual stockholders meeting.

Board of Director Departures

Effective the date of FARO’s 2021 annual stockholders meeting, Mr. John E. Caldwell will be retiring from the FARO Board and Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves has chosen not to stand for re-election.

“Mr. Caldwell has been a highly effective FARO board member since 2002, providing valued leadership, insights and mentoring throughout his tenure. Dr. Graves was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of 3D Systems in May 2020, and as a result, is limiting his involvement in outside directorships,” stated Mr. Donofrio. “The Company thanks Mr. Caldwell and Dr. Graves for their meaningful contributions.  They will be missed.”

“As the Company executes its transformational strategy with an emphasis on software-enabled solutions to drive long-term competitive differentiation and increased customer value, board renewal aligned with FARO’s strategy will continue. We expect to announce further additions to the Board over time,” stated Mr. Donofrio.

About FARO

For 40 years, FARO has provided industry-leading technology solutions that enable customers to measure their world, and then use that data to make smarter decisions faster. FARO continues to be a pioneer in bridging the digital and physical worlds through data-driven reliable accuracy, precision, and immediacy. For more information, visit www.faro.com.

COLOGNE, Germany, Mar 22, 2020 – Siemens has used its Mendix low-code platform to create more than 100 applications in less than a year by empowering over 10,000 employees as Mendix users and more than 1,000 as Rapid and Advanced Developers. The Mendix low-code application development platform is at the core of the cloud services in Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services and is fast becoming a leader and trendsetter for the industrial, manufacturing, and process industries. Siemens will discuss how it has used Mendix to accelerate application development and present use case examples at the Hamburg IT Strategy Days 2021 event this month.

Mendix platform helps enable IT and business to work together collaboratively to build applications needed to run the business.

The Mendix platform helps enable IT and business to work together collaboratively to build applications needed to run the business. By leveraging the App Factory concept, which provides business and professional developers access to pre-built building blocks that enable them to quickly add functionality and features to the applications they are building, Mendix is accelerating application development. App Factories are one of many ways that low-code technology, as part of Siemens’ industrial software offering, can meet the increasing demand for rapid digitalization for IoT and Industry 4.0.  Employees without programming knowledge can participate as citizen developers, bringing their business domain knowledge and expertise to the process to both accelerate development and help enable finished applications to solve the business problem the first time, reducing rework and more quickly delivering business value. Siemens Global Business Services (GBS), used the Mendix low-code platform to build numerous solutions. For example, GBS developed a freight claim management application which supplements logistics data from various data sources to recourse claims as a service.

For Siemens CIO Hanna Hennig, the Mendix platform and the effort of citizen developers are a typical success story inside Siemens’ strategy for the future: “Progress needs growth mindset and empowerment. As a Siemens subsidiary, Mendix has the freedom to grow independently, for example in non-industrial sectors, while Siemens can be the bridge to the industrial sector, where low-code can play a relevant role. With its App-Factory-Framework, Mendix provides a comprehensive approach to scale into organizations and create value return of investment. At the same time, Siemens benefits from the ingenuity of Citizen Developers in the organization that develops fascinating new digital processes and products for the business.”

About Siemens Digital Industries Software

Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enable a digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics design meet tomorrow. The Xcelerator portfolio helps companies of all sizes create and leverage digital twins that provide organizations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation. For more information on Siemens Digital Industries Software products and services, visit www.sw.siemens.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Siemens Digital Industries Software – Where today meets tomorrow.

About Siemens Digital Industries 

Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization. Closely collaborating with partners and customers, DI drives the digital transformation in the process and discrete industries. With its Digital Enterprise portfolio, DI provides companies of all sizes with an end-to-end set of products, solutions and services to integrate and digitalize the entire value chain. Optimized for the specific needs of each industry, DI’s unique portfolio supports customers to achieve greater productivity and flexibility. DI is constantly adding innovations to its portfolio to integrate cutting-edge future technologies. Siemens Digital Industries has its global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and has around 76,000 employees internationally.

About Siemens

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. Through Mobility, a leading supplier of intelligent mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is helping to shape the world market for passenger and freight services. Via its majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital health services. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power that has been listed on the stock exchange since September 28, 2020. In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €57.1 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

POUILLEY LES VINGES, France, Mar 22, 2021 – Logopress, a long-time SOLIDWORKS software partner, announces the launch of a new software product called Logopress ProgSim. This new software enables progressive die designers working in SOLIDWORKS to efficiently simulate, modify, and validate their strip layouts. The software allows them to gain deep insight into the forming process and take corrective measures on the computer screen to prevent costly prototyping and reduce time spent in the tryout press.

Logopress ProgSim was developed using incremental simulation technology powered by the proven, industry-leading AutoForm solver. It is customized for small to medium-sized progressive die companies that want to attain highly accurate results in stamping simulation but cannot justify the cost of an incremental simulation software that does not have a size limitation on the parts that it can simulate. Logopress ProgSim is an affordable, easy to use, and highly accurate forming simulation software, which fully meets the needs of these companies, even for those without any prior FEA experience.

Logopress ProgSim allows for accurate forming simulation of progressive dies based on an incremental approach.

The newly developed software allows progressive die designers rapid and accurate forming simulation of the progressive die process, including drawing, flanging, and forming operations—as well as springback. Users can gain deep insight into the forming process, including force prediction, and can quickly identify problem areas such as wrinkles, splits, or excessive thinning that might occur during the process. This knowledge of the forming process, revealed on the computer screen, expands the overall formability know-how of the entire design department and is also very useful for estimators and die makers.

Logopress ProgSim acts as a virtual tryout press for forming and enables die designers to validate a process quickly and accurately even before the actual die design has begun. This reduces time and costs related to prototyping, as well as time spent in the tryout press.

Logopress ProgSim provides extremely accurate forming results – much earlier and cheaper than only using the tryout press.

Yves Thizy, Global Sales Director at Logopress, stated: “I am pleased and excited that we can offer such an effective software option to progressive die designers working with SOLIDWORKS & Logopress DieDesign as it enables them to eliminate formability issues before they build a die. Logopress ProgSim allows them to see what they will achieve in the tryout press while still designing the strip layout. I started my career in the tool & die industry, 30 years ago, at the time of the ‘wire EDM machine revolution’. My feeling is that Logopress ProgSim will soon become as natural and indispensable for a die designer as a wire EDM machine has been to every company that builds dies. Without a doubt, it will lead to a consistently faster and more profitable delivery of progressive dies.”

About Logopress SAS

Since 1989, Logopress has been primarily focused on the development of the die design software for the tool & die and metal stamping industry, as well as related flattening and blank prediction software for various applications. Logopress is a worldwide leader in die design software and our products have achieved SOLIDWORKS Certified Gold Partner status. Since 2019, Logopress is a part of AutoForm Group. For more information, visit https://www.logopress.com.

About AutoForm Engineering GmbH

AutoForm offers software solutions for the die-making and sheet metal forming industries along the entire process chain. With 350 employees dedicated to this field, AutoForm is recognized as the leading provider of software for product manufacturability, tool and material cost calculation, die face design and virtual process optimization. All of the Top 20 automotive OEMs and most of their suppliers have selected AutoForm as their software of choice. Besides its headquarters in Switzerland, AutoForm has offices in Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, USA, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Japan and Korea. AutoForm is also present through its agents in more than 15 other countries. For more information, visit www.autoform.com.

MARLBOROUGH, MA, USA, Mar 19, 2021 – Kubotek3D, a leading supply chain software provider, today announced the 2021 SP1 service pack release of the KeyCreator software products. This release provides updates to many CAD file translators, several new functions and options, and dozens of fixes.

Updated CAD Translators

Reading of CAD files in KeyCreator Pro software has been updated to support the latest versions of seven major CAD file formats:

1. Dassault CATIA V5 R2021x (R31)
2. Dassault SolidWorks 2021
3. Spatial ACIS 2021
4. Siemens NX Series 1926 (through 1946 build)
5. Siemens Solid Edge 2021 (and DFT drawing file support added)
6. STEP AP 242 (Export support added)
7. IFC 4

Drawing Layout Enhancements

The 2021 SP1 release of KeyCreator Pro has added a new Un-Align function to break the alignment lock between view instances in a drawing layout. This capability is useful for moving a dimensioned section view out of the projected location at which it was created. A highlighted phantom line has also been added to indicate which views have an alignment relationship which each other.

A valuable new option has been added to the definition of view instances which allows view orientation to remain locked on an associative display view from model mode. This feature supports rotation of part geometry in model space without any re-orientation occurring in drawing views.

Additional Enhancements

A new Transparency option has been added to Trim Planes which allows visualization of the sectioned model behind the trimming plane. With this option combined with transparency settings on solids or part references, users can see details inside a complex assembly.

The Un-Stitch function has also been enhanced, based on a customer request, to support selection of faces of bodies which are in a part reference entity. This allows creating a quick copy of part or tool faces, saving the steps of opening the part reference for editing.

A new function button has been added to toggle a setting named Foreground Selection. With Foreground Selection enabled cursor selection is prevented from accidently selecting edges and faces in the interior or backside of a solid.

About Kubotek3D

Kubotek3D empowers the supply chain with the right design information by delivering core precision 3D technologies and easy-to-use software products. This strategy allows geometry, no matter where it originated, to be used to speed time to market, reduce costs and improve quality. Kubotek3D is a division of Kubotek USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation (7709.T Tokyo Stock Exchange). Kubotek Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. For more information, visit www.kubotek3d.com.

TEUFEN, Switzerland, Mar 19, 2021 – CNC specialist NUM has further extended the functionality of its renowned NUMgear family of gear production technology with the addition of an extremely flexible software option for power skiving.

NUM’s new power skiving option provides the enabling technology for CNC machine tool companies to address a key market opportunity in the nascent compact gearbox manufacturing industry. It is now possible to create an entirely new generation of gear production automation that offers combined hobbing and skiving capabilities on a single machine.

Helical hobbed, straight gear skived

Gear manufacturers currently employ a variety of machining processes, including hobbing, shaping, broaching and grinding. To a large extent, the processes that are used are dictated by the type and size of the gears and splines being produced. Hobbing is ideal for external gears, while shaping and broaching are best suited to the production of internal gears – but the latter is only really practicable with small gears. Power skiving, on the other hand, is potentially a much faster and more efficient way of creating external and internal gears of any size.

However, despite being developed and patented more than 100 years ago, it is only recently, with the advent of multi-axis machine tools capable of precision high-speed synchronisation, that the technique of power skiving has become a practicable proposition for industrial-scale use.

Compact gear shafts – Combined processes

Based on NUM’s high performance Flexium+ CNC platform, the new power skiving solution forms the latest addition to the company’s NUMgear suite of gear production software. Originally developed specifically for gear hobbing applications, NUMgear is continually enhanced to meet industrial requirements and nowadays offers solutions for a broad range of gear manufacturing processes; it is used by many leading manufacturers of gear production machines.

The new power skiving software capitalises on the speed and precision of NUM’s advanced multi-level electronic gearbox (MLEGB). This very high performance unit is capable of unprecedented speed and accuracy – it can handle up to 25,000 rpm on the leading axis, and uses look-ahead algorithms to predict both the speed and the acceleration of axes, in order to minimise synchronisation time.

The characteristics of the MLEGB are user-defined in the part program. Any axis can be nominated as leading or following, linear or rotary, and the ratio between the leading and following axes can be controlled by a user-defined fixed parameter or a dynamic machine-cycle variable (curve table). Flexibility is even further enhanced by the fact that multiple MLEGBs can be cascaded, a following axis in a dynamic gearbox can be used as a leading axis in another MLEGB, and either the leading or following axis in an EGB can be real or virtual.

A single multi-role CNC machine tool that offers gear manufacturers the ability to hob large gears and to power skive smaller gears on one shaft whenever tool space is constricted – such as in a compact gearbox – would almost certainly enjoy rapid industry take-up. Thanks to NUM, the CNC control technology, together with the necessary precision servomotors and drives, is now a reality.

NUM’s new power skiving software option can be installed and used on any Flexium+ CNC system running Flexium software version 4.1.00.00 or higher.

For more information, visit https://num.com.

RICHMOND, Canada, Mar 19, 2021 – Transoft Solutions, developers of productivity-enhancing software and services for the civil, transportation, architectural and aviation industry, is pleased to announce the availability of instructor-led online training for AutoTURN, AutoTURN Pro and TORUS customers.

Instructor-led online training is one of the best ways to get the expert attention you need to succeed and get the most out of your technology investment. On top of speeding up the learning curve and tool adoption for new employees, training sessions cover new capabilities and tools introduced in the latest version releases of the software and act as a refresher for those already familiar with the software.

The courses will help develop proficiency and confidence by using interactive practical examples (such as case studies) and following program workflows ranging from essential to advanced functions.

For more details on the schedule, prices and detailed course outlines, visit https://www.transoftsolutions.com/training-options/

About Transoft Solutions

Transoft Solutions develops innovative and highly specialized software for aviation, civil infrastructure, and transportation professionals. Since 1991, Transoft has remained focused on safety-oriented solutions that enable transportation professionals to work effectively and confidently. Our portfolio of planning, simulation, modeling, and design solutions are used in over 150 countries serving more than 50,000 customers across local and federal agencies, consulting firms, airport authorities, and ports. We take pride in providing the highest quality of customer support from our headquarters in Canada, and through our 12 offices in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, India, Belgium, and China. For more information on Transoft’s range of aviation, civil design, and traffic safety solutions, visit transoftsolutions.com.

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, Mar 2021 – Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) announced that Kelsey DeBriyn has joined the company to lead investor relations and government affairs, effective today. In this role, she will deepen the investment community’s understanding of Ansys’ strategy, competitive differentiation and financial outlook as well as manage stakeholder engagement with investors and policymakers. Annette Arribas, currently serving as senior director, investor relations is leaving Ansys to pursue opportunities outside of the company.

Kelsey DeBriyn 

DeBriyn has 15 years of experience in investment banking, equity research and investor relations, most recently as vice president of investor relations with Raytheon Technologies. Prior to that, she served as a buy-side equity research analyst at BlackRock covering industrial sectors, and at Goldman Sachs, as a sell-side equity research analyst and investment banker.

“Kelsey has an impressive and accomplished background in finance, strategy, industry and banking,” said Nicole Anasenes, Ansys chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance. “Her expertise in communicating company strategy and financial information to capital markets transparently and credibly will benefit Ansys as we continue to position the company for its next chapter of growth.”

“I’m excited about the opportunity to join Ansys, a company leading the industry in engineering simulation innovation and quality,” DeBriyn said. “I am proud to be a part of this world-class community of talented people.”

DeBriyn holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Applied Economics and Management and Communication from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.  She is currently a vice chair on Harvard Business School’s Fund Council and a mentor with American Corporate Partners, an organization that helps veterans with career development.

About Ansys

If you’ve ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you’ve used a product where Ansys software played a critical role in its creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.

SAINT-ROMAIN, France, Mar 19, 2021 – Hutchinson Le Joint Français has chosen TraceParts to give its customers and prospects access to the CAD models for its products.

Hutchinson Le Joint Français specializes in manufacturing O-rings, X-rings, bonded seals, and more besides. Its skills span the entire chain, from product design and fabrication through to development and production. Its technical expertise in industrial markets and its zero-defect quality policy guarantee customers reliable seals boasting superior safety.

Ever since it was created over 70 years ago, Hutchinson Le Joint Français has consistently placed its customers’ needs at the top of its priority list. In a bid to meet the sealing needs of manufacturers, industrial firms, OEMs and industrial maintenance companies, Hutchinson Le Joint Français decided to offer access to the CAD models for its range of products.

The teams at Hutchinson Le Joint Français can now keep a close eye on the CAD files downloaded and the popularity of its catalog with the information-packed reports from TraceParts Analytics. Whenever engineers, designers, buyers or technicians download a CAD model, Hutchinson has all the necessary information (name, email address, company, business line, country, etc.) for contacting them and thereby improving its leads conversion strategy.

“Our choice focused on the TraceParts solution due to its strong reputation in industry. In addition to raising our brand’s profile and attracting new leads, TraceParts allows us to provide industry professionals with a service for better incorporating our solutions into their environment. Once prospects have shown an interest in our product range, we can contact them, provide them with advice and guide them towards a future purchase”, explains Coralie Weislinger, Communication Director at Hutchinson.

“We’re really happy to welcome Hutchinson Le Joint Français into our 3D content library and promote their products among the millions of engineers and designers registered on our platform,” says a delighted Anne Jeannot, Sales Account Manager at TraceParts.

About Hutchinson Le Joint Français

Hutchinson Le Joint Français, a leading manufacturer of precision sealing systems, provides standard and bespoke solutions, including O-rings, X-rings, bonded seals and special-shaped seals. Products are manufactured in its factories to guarantee the origin and quality of its solutions.

About TraceParts

TraceParts is one of the world’s leading providers of 3D digital content for engineering. As part of the Trace Group founded in 1990, the company provides powerful web-based solutions, such as CAD part libraries, electronic catalogs and product configurators.

TraceParts offers digital marketing services to help part vendors, 3D printing suppliers, software and computer hardware vendors promote their products and services and generate high-quality B2B sales leads.

The TraceParts portal is available free-of-charge to millions of CAD users worldwide. It provides access to hundreds of supplier catalogs and more than 100 million CAD models and product data-sheets that perfectly meet the specific needs of design, purchasing, manufacturing and maintenance processes and operations.