LEVIS, QC, Canada, May 20, 2021 – Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, is proud to have won ANDRITZ Hydro GmbH as customer, a global supplier of electro-mechanical equipment and services from “water-to-wire” for hydropower plants. Andritz extends with the Creaform solutions its metrology portfolio being now more flexible with the portable solutions and able to respond more quickly to internal and external measurement requests.

MaxSHOT 3D: Creaform’s portable device

Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with over 50 locations in more than 25 countries worldwide, ANDRITZ Hydro was looking to improve its measurement capabilities by addressing limitations experienced with their conventional equipment, such as laser trackers and measuring arms. With their rigid set-ups unsuitable for manufacturing environments due to vibrations and thermal variations, these systems lacked the flexibility, the speed and the ease of use that the company was looking for.

They decided to turn to Creaform, who helped them select the perfect metrology solutions to meet their needs, and finally chose to invest in the HandySCAN 3D  and the MaxSHOT 3D optical coordinate measuring system.

By using the new metrology equipment systems, ANDRITZ Hydro now saves time in component measurement, correspondingly reducing throughput times as well. The technology’s accuracy, versatility and portability enable measurement of difficult to access objects, in harsh manufacturing environments. Furthermore, process reliability has been strengthened by faster measurements in additional intermediate steps, and the annual savings provides them with a quick return on investment.

“Creaform technology has taken us to a new level. We can now digitize and measure parts for which our conventional measuring equipment was not designed for. This measurement technology is simply innovative as well as easy to use” says Yener Korkmaz, Head of Measurement Technology at Andritz Hydro Ravensburg, Germany.

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About Creaform

Creaform develops, manufactures, and sells 3D portable and automated measurement technologies and specializes in engineering services. The company offers innovative solutions for applications such as 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development, and numerical simulation (FEA/CFD). Its products and services cater to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer products, heavy industries, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, research and education.

With headquarters and manufacturing operations in Lévis, Québec, Creaform operates innovation centers in Lévis as well as Grenoble, France, with direct sales operations in Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Singapore. Creaform is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies, a division of AMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2020 sales of more than $4.5 billion. For more information, visit https://www.creaform3d.com/

Invitation

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, May 20, 2020 – Ansys and Cornell University’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are transforming online engineering curriculum with new simulation-based online courses. The collaboration satisfies the increased demand for remote learning and brings simulation software to the forefront of teaching.

Cornell University’s new engineering simulation courses are offered online making them perfect for both students and working engineers alike and build upon the learnings taught in their free course, “A hands-on introduction to engineering simulations”. 

As graduating engineers and young professionals face demanding positions and high expectations in the workplace, Cornell and Ansys are arming them with access to world-class simulation education. Through this collaboration with Cornell, Ansys lowers the barrier for simulation education and equips a new era of engineers to succeed within advanced engineering teams, who increasingly leverage simulation to solve complex engineering problems.

Cornell will design and develop courses while Ansys provides support for the inclusion of real-world application examples and detailed technical write-ups of problem formulations, engineering assumptions, simulation approaches and results interpretation. The courses’ flexible format enables participants to complete the curricula on their own timelines. Courses will be offered for both students and professionals seeking to bolster their skillsets. Additionally, Cornell has chosen the Ansys Innovation Courses platform to host their existing SimCafe tutorials. Cornell will work closely with Ansys to migrate all of their tutorials to the Innovation Courses learning structure, resulting in more than 50 new Cornell courses, adding to the more than 75 existing Ansys Innovation courses.

“Simulation is a disruptive technology that can be used to transform engineering curriculum at the university level,” said Rajesh Bhaskaran, Swanson director of engineering simulation at Cornell University’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. “As simulation becomes a standard for teaching physics, nearly every engineering graduate should be able to use simulation software effectively. Together with Ansys, we look forward to preparing engineers with the simulation skillset they need.”

Simulation of compressible flow of a model airplane

“Through our continued collaboration with Cornell University, we are helping students and professionals engineer what’s ahead throughout every stage of their career,” said Prith Banerjee, chief technology officer at Ansys. “As simulation continues to revolutionize how engineering is done, the eCornell courses, supplemented by our Ansys Innovation Courses, will ensure that participants gain the experience needed to excel in the ever-changing industry.”

The Cornell courses are now open for registration. To learn more or to sign up, please visit https://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/engineering/fluid-dynamics-simulations-using-ansys/. Ansys Innovation Courses are available at https://courses.ansys.com/.

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.

OSAKA, Japan, May 20, 2021 – Lectra is pleased to announce that the Kanko Gakuseifuku, the Japan top school uniform company, has chosen Fashion On Demand by Lectra that automates the entire personalization process from product development to final cutting stages.

Founded in 1854, Kanko has developed business and maintained stable operation. Today, the company is a leader in the Japanese school uniform industry, delivering uniforms and gym uniforms to over 15,000 schools throughout Japan.

The peak production period for school uniforms is from January to March in preparation for the entrance ceremony in April, with the peak production period being about two weeks from mid-March to early April. The cutting process is the biggest bottleneck in the production of a wide variety of products in small lots with short delivery times. Especially for slacks and skirts, there were many products with checkered patterns, and the process of matching the patterns required time and skill. When the company learned about Lectra Fashion On Demand, they were convinced of its fast and accurate pattern matching cutting technology and efficient customized production, and decided to implement it. According to Shigeru Ozaki, Managing Director, Kanko “The demand for quick delivery of a wide variety of products in small lots has been increasing year by year. We have high hopes that the introduction of this revolutionary technology will lead to a dramatic improvement in production efficiency and quality.”

Akihiko Tanaka, Managing Director, Lectra Japan says “Whether it is customizing items or producing limited editions, all of our customers are focused on producing high quality goods. We are proud that Lectra Fashion On Demand has been chosen by many well-known brands to achieve digitalization while maintaining the brand value and business model that we have developed over the years. The fact that this solution has been implemented in many different types of companies, from women’s wear to work wear, and has been able to meet their specific needs, proves the flexibility of this solution”.

In addition, Akihiko Tanaka also mentions “I am very happy that Kanko selected Fashion On Demand by Lectra as the first Japanese customer. Kanko valued the operation site that they often visited our cutting lab in Kobe to confirm their operation of mass-customization production and they finally decided to invest Lectra solution. By digitalizing production process, our project team are glad to support Kanko to achieve dedicated production”.

About Kanko Gakuseifuku

Kanko Gakuseifuku is a school solution company that solves various social issues surrounding children and schools through “manufacturing” represented by school uniforms and gym uniforms, and “human life development” to future children’s abilities to live in the future. For more information, visit https://kanko-gakuseifuku.co.jp.

About Lectra

For companies that breathe life into our wardrobes, car interiors, furniture and more, Lectra is crafting the premium technologies that facilitate the digital transformation of their industry. Lectra’s offer empowers brands, manufacturers and retailers from design to production, providing them with the market respect and peace of mind they deserve. Founded in 1973, today Lectra has 34 subsidiaries across the globe, serving customers in over 100 countries. With more than 1,700 employees, Lectra reported revenues of 236 million euros in 2020. Lectra is listed on Euronext (LSS). For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

ANAHEIM, CA, USA, May 20, 2021 – World Metrology Day – Verisurf Software, Inc. announces its new Verisurf 2021 release. More than 25-years ago, Verisurf was the first company to develop PC-based software that could compare physical part measurements to the surface of a CAD model. Today, Verisurf continues to lead the way with its latest release of Verisurf 2021. From Boeing’s Digital Product Definition requirements to PTB and NIST, Verisurf exceeds industry and customer expectations for measurement and inspection automation, designed for today’s manufacturing enterprise.

Verisurf 2021 has new and enhanced features that increase measurement and inspection productivity, from CMM plan creation through execution, particularly for Renishaw PH20 5-axis touch-trigger and REVO 5-axis scanning probes. Users can also look forward to additional CMM controller support, enhancements for GD&T feature control frames and ballooning, and updated Software Development Kit (SDK) for custom user interfaces, integration of robotics, and automating processes across the manufacturing enterprise.

“We work closely with our customers as we continue the ongoing development of the Verisurf software platform and are committed to performance, ease-of-use, and universal compatibility with all popular CAD file formats and all new and legacy CMMs,” said Ernie Husted, President and CEO of Verisurf Software.  “We have gained the trust of our customers by providing, and continually improving on, practical measurement solutions for inspection and reporting, scanning and reverse engineering, toolmaking, and assembly guidance,” added Husted.

Verisurf is the only measurement and inspection software dedicated to Model-Based Definition (MBD) and built on a CAD/CAM platform.  This enables greater compatibility, workflow integration, and more complete end-to-end solutions customers require.

New Verisurf 2021 Highlights

To review all that is new in Verisurf 2021 and view Feature Focused videos, visit:  Verisurf Version 2021 Highlights Page

1. 5-Axis CMM programming with support for Renishaw PH10, PH20, and REVO heads
2. External Productivity Utilities provide time-saving tools and shortcuts
3. CAD Translator V8.0 with new assembly import and management features
4. Thickness feature for Dynamic Surface Point improves CMM Plan creation
5. Digital Product Definition compliance – Boeing, PTB, NIST
6. Custom Clearance CMM Path added to Generate Path tool
7. Power Surface option to Orient Starter Plane for surface fit
8. Power Surface is enhanced to support point clouds or meshes in addition to existing wireframe capabilities
9. Power Surface tools to use starter plane fit options such as least squares, minimum zone, or graphics view, plus an option to use point vectors to help for a better surface fit
10. SolidWorks Inspection First Article & Balloon Dwg Reports using Verisurf – SOLIDWORKS Inspection added to Report Database output
11. GD&T Feature Control Frames added to CMM Plans and Measured Features staying current with ASME and ISO protocols
12. Verisurf Device Interface (VDI) upgrades for new laser trackers, accessories and CMMs
13. Software Development Kit (SDK) enhancements for communication with other cooperative devices
14. Feature Align improvements use nominals from the Plan to automatically create a WCS, improving workflow and flexibility
15. Best Fit feature includes multiple enhancements for automated CMMs and user-prompted inspection routines for manual and portable CMMs
16. CAD is at the foundation of Verisurf software, and 2021 has new features and improved user experience for model-based inspection productivity

For more information about Verisurf 2021, visit https://www.verisurf.com/version/verisurf-2021

About Verisurf

Verisurf Software, Inc. is a measurement solutions company, committed to delivering advanced surface analysis, quality inspection, assembly guidance, and reverse engineering. Verisurf products and processes are vital to maintaining a digital thread between design, engineering, manufacturing, and finished part validation. Based on a powerful CAD/CAM platform, Verisurf is committed to digital Model-Based Definition (DPD) (MBD), open standards, and interoperability with all coordinate measuring machines and CAD software. Verisurf solutions help manufacturers produce higher quality products in less time. For more information, visit

MILFORD, OH, USA, May 20, 2021 – Leading interoperability solution provider International Technegroup Incorporated (ITI) has collaborated with AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, to use ITI’s CADfix PPS model simplification solution to enhance the performance of AVEVA E3D Design, the advanced 3D design solution for the process plant, marine and power industries.

CADfix PPS automatic simplification of complex MCAD equipment assembly models

Fueled by the CADfix PPS automatic model simplification solution, AVEVA E3D Design has been enhanced with two new add-on products – AVEVA Model Simplification and AVEVA Native Model Simplification – which allow engineers to resolve the complex issues faced when importing very large and complex equipment assembly models. The advanced CADfix PPS automatic simplification wizard enables the rapid and automatic removal of small parts and unwanted computer-aided design (CAD) features, as well as the removal of internal parts and simplification of complex parts to basic shapes, which further helps to improve overall performance.

Brian Hughes, Senior Portfolio Manager of AVEVA’s Design & Execute software, said, “A plant layout includes many machines and large equipment installations. Having a CAD model of these installations with all the non-essential details can adversely impact performance in the layout tool. The new AVEVA simplification tools powered by CADfix PPS allow users to eliminate excessive details and small CAD features to seamlessly integrate the equipment model into the plant model. Customers can now significantly increase the performance of AVEVA E3D Design solution and enhance productivity across design teams.”

The new add-on products enable users to import into AVEVA E3D Design complex 3D CAD models of equipment items that have been created in external Mechanical CAD (MCAD) systems. During the import process, the equipment items can be simplified before being inserted into the typical design database to greatly enhance performance. Smaller models mean faster working, loading, clashing, and creation of drawings. The imported equipment items behave in the same way as other AVEVA E3D Design objects to ensure customers can work on projects more efficiently with ease and accuracy.

Andy Chinn, Director, ITI, said, “We are delighted to have worked with AVEVA to deliver the new model simplification products that extensively heighten performance and allow customers to shrink large files ahead of integration of CAD models into AVEVA E3D Design. It is rewarding to see CADfix PPS contributing to the enriched stability and usability of plant design systems containing large equipment models, saving days of non-productive geometry handling, and ultimately helping customers increase efficiency and get to production faster.”

About ITI, a Wipro company

International TechneGroup Inc. began in 1983 with a mission to help manufacturers drive innovation and time to market by applying computer-aided product development to engineering problems. Today, ITI specializes in conversion, integration, validation, and migration solutions for product data and related systems. Our customers recognize the value of having a trusted solution partner that provides more than just software. ITI solves complex product data interoperability problems so that the world’s leading manufacturers can focus on making great products. In 2019 ITI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company. ITI operates within the Engineering and Research & Development (ER&D) business of Wipro. ER&D provides customers with a platform to innovate and engineer the next generation of products and platforms at scale. For more information, visit www.iti-global.com.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a strong commitment to sustainability, and good corporate citizenship, we have over 170,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and bold new future. For more information, visit www.wipro.com.

SANTA FE, NM, USA, May 20, 2021 – Flow Science, Inc. has launched FLOW-3D (x), an optimization and workflow automation software, the latest addition to the FLOW-3D product family. The FLOW-3D (x) interface allows customers to build automation and optimization workflows graphically and intuitively to dynamically connect parametric CAD features to the CFD solution and provides the framework for effective batch simulations, postprocessing and data extraction. From optimizing geometric parts for improved weight-to-strength ratios to evaluating sensitivities in the design parameter space, FLOW-3D (x) offers a powerful platform for users to arrive at the best design solution, achieving greater certainty while reducing modeling and analysis time.

“FLOW-3D (x) is a game changer for our customers. It’s not just about saving time and money; it’s about discovery through optimization and workflow automation. It offers a really elegant way to solve the toughest CFD problems. Once you start using FLOW-3D (x), you won’t ever want to go back to the old way of doing things,” said Dr. Amir Isfahani, CEO of Flow Science.

FLOW-3D (x) puts power and efficiency into the hands of its users through its core functionality and connectivity to explore solutions using optimization, workflow automation, distributed solving, parameter sensitivity studies, simulation calibration, CAD and Microsoft Excel plugins, and Python interoperability.

A live product webinar with expert technical panelists will be held on Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 pm ET.

About Flow Science

Flow Science, Inc. is a privately-held software company specializing in transient, free-surface CFD flow modeling software for industrial and scientific applications worldwide. Flow Science has distributors for FLOW-3D sales and support in nations throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Flow Science is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more information, visit https://www.flow3d.com.

LIBEREC, Czech Republic, May 19, 2021 – VariCAD announces the release of a new version of its flagship product, VariCAD 2021-2.0. The new version contains the following features and enhancements:

1. Completely rebuilt 2D graphics used in 2D mode or in sketching.
2. From now on, VariCAD works fully under OpenGL 4.0 or later versions.
3. New graphics enable more clear and legible displaying of 2D objects and various auxiliary items, used both in 2D drawing area or sketching.
4. Management of predefined 2D creation from 3D (re-exports), in printing definition interface and in 3D modeling.

To evaluate a free 30-day license, download it here.

About VariCAD

Founded in 1994, VariCAD today has long-time experience in developing CAD systems. Since its inception, the company has focused on solutions tailored to meet the needs of mechanical engineers. Today, our team provides software and services to customers from over 70 countries around the world. Our employees share VariCAD’s commitment to helping mechanical engineers design easier and faster. The software VariCAD is a powerful, yet inexpensive 3D/2D CAD system for mechanical engineering. For more information, visit http://www.varicad.com/en.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 19, 2021 – NUMECA is delighted to announce the official release of FINE/Marine version 10.1. FINE/Marine is the leading CFD software for naval architects and marine engineers.

Restart from a different project with the grid-to-grid method

Computations can now be restarted from a computation of a different project. For instance, initializing the flow on a coarse mesh can lead to significant savings in CPU time. For instance, these CPU time reductions have been observed on various cases:

1. Resistance cases: from 30 to 60%
2. Self-propulsion cases: up to a 50%,
3. Appended hull geometries can be restarted from their bare hull variant, leading to reductions in CPU time of up to 50%

The first dynamic VPP for sailing boats integrated into a CFD package!

Establishing the performance map of a sailing yacht in all kinds of wind conditions and angles is essential to get the maximum out of a boat. Developed with naval architects Finot-Conq, the integrated Velocity Prediction Program (VPP) retrieves this performance map based on large matrices of aero and hydro data in an iterative process. It also gets rid of many of the classical “static” VPP flaws: in one single computation a 5 degrees of freedom speed optimization is performed. Moreover, C-Wizard can prepare the whole project setup automatically!

Smooth wave initialization

The wave field can be initialized in the entire domain when using the Internal Wave Generator to speed up seakeeping computations, simply by checking a box.

Improvements towards fully automatic open water propeller simulations

The C-Wizard, in the Open water propeller mode, has been improved to handle a wider range of inputs:

1. Users can now provide advance ratios (J) or speeds, fixing the advancing speed or the rotational speed,
2. Rotational speeds units can be provided in Rotation Per Seconds (RPS) in addition to RPM,
3. Meshes can come from AutoGrid5™ including with a periodicity by rotation.

On top of that, the post processing tool automatically makes the analysis of the project and plots the performance curves of a series of open water computations in a graph.

And that’s not all!

1. Multiple computations within the same project can now be set up for launch simultaneously with a specified number of cores, taking into account set dependencies. Computations can now also be moved up and down in the Task Manager.
2. A new type of connection between bodies is available: the slider joint allows one body to translate in a predefined direction during the simulation (nice to experiment different rudder locations for instance, without remeshing!).
3. The projection algorithm robustness used in adaptive grid refinement has been largely improved
4. Custom values for the initialization of the turbulent quantities can now be imposed in the entire domain of simulation.

About NUMECA International

NUMECA International is a leading developer and provider of Grid Generation, Multi-physics – CFD software systems for analysis, design, and optimization of industrial products and processes, with an emphasis in the domains of turbomachinery, marine, aeronautics, aerospace, energy, chemical processes and multi-physics. NUMECA offers an extended suite of software systems covering a broad range of applications for both internal and external flows, including fluid-structure, fluid thermal, aero-acoustic interactions.

Driven by creativity, innovation & quality, we proudly turn our passion into innovative software toolsets that support the world’s leading industries. For more information, visit www.numeca.com.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, USA, May 19, 2021 – Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division today announced the opening of its new Technology Center in Montreal, Canada. The co-working space will be utilized in partnership with Leica Geosystems Ltd, a part of Hexagon, a well-established geospatial technology provider in the greater Montreal area. The Technology Center provides a product showcase area where Québec manufacturers can get an in-person look at a wide range of advanced solutions for production, automation, metrology and reality capture applications under a single roof. The newly renovated office will serve as a regional hub of talent, technology and training to support customer learning, testing, technical support and product demonstrations. The facility is located at 1950, 32e avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada, H8T 3J7.

The Montreal technology center will house Hexagon’s latest coordinate measurement machines (CMMs), vision systems, portable measurement arms, structured light scanners, and laser trackers for dimensional measurement and metrology-related automation. PC-DMIS, REcreate, and Inspire metrology software programs complement this extensive hardware offering for data acquisition, analysis and evaluation, in addition to powerful data management and reporting tools. Area manufacturers will also get a closer look at Hexagon’s CAD/CAM/CAE sophisticated software solutions such as MSC Nastran, Simufact and Adams for design, engineering and production. This software portfolio embeds feedback loops and continuous learning into all stages of the production process for quality-driven productivity.

“The addition of our new Technology Center in Montreal reflects Hexagon’s strong commitment to our growing industrial landscape in Canada. The Québec manufacturing industry is diverse and advanced. Our direct presence in the region is crucial to supporting our customer base and future clientele looking to move forward with smart manufacturing initiatives.   We are excited to have a collaboration space where Hexagon subject matter experts (SMEs) and users can solve challenges and innovate applications with our advanced manufacturing and metrology technologies. It is a huge bonus to work alongside our Geosystems division, an innovator in reality-capture technologies and a well-established presence in Montreal,” said David Hill, Director of Commercial Operations – Canada, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping urban and production ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that utilise data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 21,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.8bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.