DETMOLD, Germany, May 22, 2020 – Increasing the potential of digitalization in cabinet building processes with tailored, consistent solutions. To this end, the companies Weidmüller, Komax, Zuken, and Armbruster Engineering founded the “Smart Cabinet Building” initiative in April.  These companies are technology leaders in various sectors of cabinet building, who are now bundling their competencies and know-how for the very first time. “The aim is to provide integrated solutions for current and future challenges in the area of cabinet building by networking technology and expertise across all process steps”, explains Volker Bibelhausen, CTO and Speaker of the Executive Board at Weidmüller.

“Our aim is to provide integrated solutions for current and future challenges in the area of cabinet building by networking technology and expertise across all process steps.”, Volker BibelhausenCTO and Speaker of the Executive Board at Weidmüller.

Holistic approach to the value-added process

Digitization offers many levers for optimizing production processes. However, productivity can only be successfully increased by taking a comprehensive view to the individual aspects of the value-added process. Huge efficiency increases can be achieved taking advantage of the optimization potential that exists in the interfaces between the individual process steps. “Cabinet building in particular, with its still high proportion of manual activities, offers very promising approaches here. This ranges from component selection to the pre-assembly of cord sets, equipment and enclosures, right through to assisted final assembly and testing prior to commissioning”, explains Matijas Meyer, CEO of the Komax Group.

“Cabinet building in particular, with its still high proportion of manual activities, offers very promising approaches here. This ranges from component selection to the pre-assembly of cord sets, equipment and enclosures, right through to assisted final assembly and testing prior to commissioning.”, Matijas MeyerEO of the Komax Group.

Perfect complementary expertise

Weidmüller is incorporating its expertise in the automatic assembly and marking of terminal blocks, as well as in manual tasks. Zuken is contributing its competence in digital development data that is provided for automatic processing and used on Komax machines for fully automatic wire processing, while Armbruster Engineering complements the initiative with its long-standing expertise in assisted assembly.

Perfect interaction of product, process and production equipment

“Panel building is situated in a pronounced field of conflict: An almost unmanageable number of technical features in the face of fast-changing customer requirements, high cost and price pressure with tight deadlines. This can only succeed if the possibilities opened up by automation and digitization are adopted to create a perfect interaction between product, process and production equipment. Especially the combination of fully automated solutions and digital assistance systems that guide the employee during manual installation as well as control and monitor the tools being used is a key factor for success factor in practice”, explains Henning Vogler, Managing Director at Armbruster Engineering.

“The combination of fully automated solutions and digital assistance systems that guide the employee during manual installation as well as control and monitor the tools being used is a key factor for success factor in practice.”, Henning VoglerManaging Director at Armbruster Engineering.

The digital twin as the basis

The foundation for networking the process steps is the digital twin, a complete digital description of the cabinet and its components that can be used to control the various process steps. Joachim Frank, Managing Director at Zuken E3 GmbH, adds: “Through our strategic partnership in the ‘Smart Cabinet Building’ initiative, we want to make our contribution to developing substantial optimization potential in cabinet building based on the digital twin.”

“Through our strategic partnership in the ‘Smart Cabinet Building’ initiative, we want to make our contribution to developing substantial optimization potential in cabinet building based on the digital twin.”, Joachim FrankManaging Director, Zuken E3 GmbH.

For more information on the complete portfolio of solutions, more information on the Smart Cabinet Building initiative and news, please visit: www.smart-cabinet-building.com

WALTHAM, MA, USA, May 22, 2020 – AMC Bridge extends the CAD-to-VR family and introduces CAD-to-VR for Rhinoceros, a new technology demonstration of viewing Rhinoceros geometry in VR using just a web browser.

ANDOVER, MA, USA and TOKYO, Japan, May 22, 2020 – Aras, the only resilient platform provider for digital industrial applications,  announced that EIZO Corporation, a Visual Technology Company that provides high-quality, high-performance visual equipment and visual solutions, has selected the Aras platform to increase its ability to adapt to business changes and support mass customization for its customers.

EIZO looked to foster innovation and agile practices to meet customer demands and stay ahead in today’s fast-paced business climate. Their current infrastructure and processes lacked the functionality and flexibility required to keep up with their evolving business strategies. They launched a digital transformation initiative to improve internal productivity and enhance responsiveness to business changes. Through extensive market research, EIZO selected the Aras platform to accelerate their initiative, and will leverage Aras’ adaptability and flexibility to meet their ever-changing business requirements. They hope to elevate their business strategies by strengthening their ability to respond to their customers’ product customization needs and continuously benefit from each feature that the platform has to offer.

EIZO plans to use the Aras platform to manage engineering projects and documents, engineering bill of materials (EBOM), manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM), workflows, and process designs. It will also manage the bill of materials (BOM) transfer to enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and the bill of process (BOP) connection with the manufacturing execution system (MES). EIZO leveraged implementation partner, Hitachi Systems, to assist with a wide range of technical support, including compliance with laws and regulations essential to manufacture medical devices, technical documentation, and workflow management.

“Flexible and open in nature, the Aras platform gives users the ability to quickly address business needs by easily adapting to new processes – adding even more value to their current systems,” says Masahiko Hisatsugu, President of Aras Japan. “Aras is proud to support EIZO in their digital transformation initiative by offering a single platform to meet their digital manufacturing needs now and into the future.”

For more information about Aras Innovator, please visit https://www.aras.com/.

About EIZO Corporation

EIZO, which means image in Japanese, is a visual technology company that develops and manufactures high-end visual solutions to enrich people in their professional and personal lives. EIZO offers total imaging solutions with a range of monitors, software, video capture, processing, and distribution solutions, cameras, and advanced integrated technologies, to meet the specialized needs of customers in business, creative fields, healthcare, air traffic control, maritime, security & surveillance, and more. Headquartered in Hakusan, Japan, EIZO has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Japan, China, Germany, and the United States, and representation in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit https://www.eizoglobal.com.

About Aras

Aras provides a resilient platform for digital industrial applications. Its open, low code technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible, upgradeable solutions for the engineering, manufacturing and maintenance of complex products. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain. Airbus, Audi, GE, GM, Honda, Kawasaki, Microsoft, and Mitsubishi are investing in the platform to manage complex change and traceability. Visit www.aras.com to learn more and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

EXTON, PA, USA, May 21, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has joined Digital Twin Consortium at the “Groundbreaker” level.

As a groundbreaker member of the consortium, Bentley will help develop requirements for new standards and share use cases to maximize the benefits of digital twins.

Digital Twin Consortium was formed by non-profit trade association Object Management Group with Ansys, Dell, Lendlease, and Microsoft, creating a global ecosystem of users who are accelerating the digital twin market and demonstrating the value of digital twin technology. As the authority in digital twins, the consortium brings together industry, government, and academia to drive consistency in the vocabulary, architecture, security, and interoperability of digital twin technology. Digital Twin Consortium aims to influence the direction of digital twin technology development, become the focal point for digital twin thought leadership, and promote, evolve, and refine digital twin best practices and benefits.

As a groundbreaker member of the consortium, Bentley will help set de facto technical guidelines and taxonomies, publish reference frameworks, develop requirements for new standards, and share use cases to maximize the benefits of digital twins. Bentley will be working alongside other early innovators, including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and New South Wales Government.

Bentley’s collaboration with Digital Twin Consortium and its global ecosystem of digital twin users underscores its commitment to advancing an open-source platform for digital twins, which began with its release of iModel.js at its Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference.

1. iModel.js is the first and only open source library available on GitHub for accessing, creating, visualizing, analyzing, and integrating the data associated with infrastructure digital twins.

Bentley has since expanded its digital twin offerings to include:

1. iTwin Services, which enable digital information managers to incorporate engineering data created by diverse design tools into a living digital twin with no disruption to their current tools or processes; and
2. PlantSight, a digital twin for process industries, which brings together plant data and operating information into a single “pane of glass” accessible from anywhere 24/7 using a standard web browser.

Adam Klatzkin, vice president, business development – iTwin Services for Bentley Systems, said, “Infrastructure professionals are quickly catching on to the significant gains that can be realized by digital twins. We believe that no one vendor will be able to satisfy the myriad requirements and potential applications of digital twins that will emerge over the next five years. No one knows what a digital twin is going to be five years from now, but it is a safe bet that it will be connected to more systems than is possible today. Users want the flexibility to change as requirements change and as new things become possible. In software terms, that means being open. It is important for organizations to take an open approach when they are selecting digital twin technologies to work with. Open wins.”

“We are delighted that Bentley will bring its infrastructure industry and open-source expertise to our global ecosystem of Digital Twin Consortium members,” said Dr. Richard Soley, executive director, Digital Twin Consortium. “We look forward to working with Bentley to advance the use of digital twin technology across industries.”

About Digital Twin Consortium

Digital Twin Consortium is The Authority in Digital Twin. It coalesces industry, government and academia to drive consistency in vocabulary, architecture, security and interoperability of digital twin technology. It advances the use of digital twin technology from aerospace to natural resources. Digital Twin Consortium is a program of Object Management Group. www.digitaltwinconsortium.org

About Bentley’s iModel.js

iModel.js is an open source library for creating immersive connections with digital twins. iModel.js library is a comprehensive collection of JavaScript packages that build on the most open, popular, and flexible standards for modern cloud and web development. It is written in TypeScript, and leverages open technologies including SQLite, Node.js, NPM, WebGL, Electron, Docker, Kubernetes, and of course HTML5 and CSS. The same codebase can produce cloud services and web, mobile, and desktop applications. The source code is hosted on GitHub and is distributed under the MIT license. www.imodeljs.org

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems is a leading global provider of software solutions to engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley’s MicroStation-based engineering and BIM applications, and its digital twin cloud services, advance the project delivery (ProjectWise) and the asset performance (AssetWise) of transportation and other public works, utilities, industrial and resources plants, and commercial and institutional facilities.

Bentley Systems employs more than 3,500 colleagues and generates annual revenues of more than $700 million in 172 countries. From inception in 1984, the company has remained majority-owned by its five founding Bentley brothers. www.bentley.com

LEUVEN, Belgium, May 21, 2020 – Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing, is launching Mindware as an advisory service to offer businesses strategic, tailored and technology-neutral insights on the use of 3D printing to address their business challenges.

3D printing offers businesses a way to establish more sustainable supply chains and reduce the costs associated with operational inefficiency, by enabling decentralization of manufacturing and production on-demand. The technology is also known for its ability to enable new business models such as mass production of customized products, and bring innovation to market in record time.

ROCK HILL, SC, USA, May 20, 2020 – 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) is accelerating the transformation to digital manufacturing workflows with its extensive suite of software. By utilizing the company’s software as part of their workflow, manufacturers can deliver high quality products with digital precision and speed – from digitization and design to manufacturing, inspection and production management.

3D Systems is continually innovating to enrich its products, and today is announcing new versions of Geomagic Design X and Geomagic Wrap, which include first-to-market capabilities that streamline workflows and empower designers and engineers with digital tools to achieve greater precision. Rooted in the company’s “customer-first” approach to innovation, these enhancements to 3D Systems’ industry-leading reverse engineering solutions are specifically developed to help manufacturers maintain competitive advantage by accelerating product development cycles – achieving faster time to market.

New Geomagic Design X Features Increase Efficiency with Improved Accuracy

3D Systems’ Geomagic Design X combines robust 3D scan processing and complete CAD design functionality to enable faster, more accurate and reliable reverse engineering than possible with other methods. Using the software’s newest features, engineers will benefit from streamlined modeling workflows as well as expanded modeling pathways for complex, revolved parts. With the release of Geomagic Design X 2020, engineers will have access to the following unprecedented new features:

Unrolling of a 3D scan of a tire for mold modeling in Geomagic Design X

1. Revolved parts with features have historically been very cumbersome to model as CAD software is using a two-dimensional environment to create three-dimensional, rotating parts with multi-axis features. The process often requires a great deal of trial-and re-work to get to a final part – often times sacrificing precision. The newest Geomagic Design X release includes an Unroll/Reroll function that enables a new modeling workflow to tackle these complex, revolved parts. Using a comprehensive suite of mesh processing tools, an engineer can unroll the mesh to automatically extract a 2D sketch, make the modifications needed, and then reroll the sketch for additional engineering. This feature reduces the need for multiple rounds of trial and re-work, dramatically improving part precision, efficiency and downstream usability.
2. Topology optimized parts and castings with precision features present unique challenges for repatriating a generative mesh, or 3D scan into CAD with intelligence. The new Selective Surfacing features in Geomagic Design X 2020 simplify the hybrid modeling process, providing easy workflows for traditionally difficult parts with both organic and prismatic features. Selective Surfacing combines very fast organic surfacing with high precision feature modeling methods. This results in accelerated productivity while providing greater downstream CAD re-usability, and maintaining control over model accuracy.
3. Since its inception, 3D Systems has taken a customer-centric approach to innovation – collaborating with its customers to understand their application needs and developing solutions to address them. The company is further accelerating this approach by releasing a framework for early feature and capability preview. Through this framework, Geomagic Design X customers on-maintenance will be invited more efficiently into the R&D process – providing early access to innovations and the ability to share feedback. Additionally, this new plugin structure enables 3D Systems to quickly gather customer support requests – and in many cases more efficiently delivering support for customers’ business critical needs. Shortly following the general release of Geomagic Design X 2020, on-maintenance customers will be directly invited to visit the company’s new support site, and get access to the first Add-in pack delivered through this framework.

Availability

Geomagic Design X 2020 is planned for general availability in late May 2020.

Geomagic Wrap 2021 Includes Enhanced Automation to Accelerate Workflows

Geomagic Wrap provides the industry’s most well-known toolset to transform 3D scan data and imported files into 3D models for immediate use in downstream engineering applications across a variety of industries. 3D Systems’ latest release – Geomagic Wrap 2021 – includes features such as scripting automation and texture manipulation that accelerate designs; thus enabling faster time-to-market.

Example of using the updated scripting editor showing the real time error tracking, Contextual highlighting, and autocomplete tools.

1. 3D Systems’ Geomagic Wrap is the only product in its class that includes scripting automation that enables engineers to work more efficiently. The latest release includes a new scripting editor that allows engineers to customize their workflow for their unique applications. The editor uses Python – an open source, widely used programming language with which many engineers are very familiar – to interact with the custom Geomagic Wrap accessible features. This has enabled a much simpler experience with new tools such as ‘auto complete’ and ‘contextual highlighting’ that accelerate the design of accurate, 3D surfaced models. These new features are complemented by enhanced API Documentation that will be live-hosted on the company’s support site providing customers access to continuously updated documentation.
2. Geomagic Wrap 2021 includes new texture manipulation tools to streamline workflows involving color and texture scans. When an engineer scans an object that includes colors, logos or other complex visual elements in a scan-to-web workflow or digital asset creation, an additional software program is generally required to edit and re-touch these files prior to manipulating the surface textures. The latest release includes a more robust set of texture map manipulation tools to deal with complex geometries directly within Geomagic Wrap. Having these advanced capabilities included in the same program streamlines the workflow – enabling creation of higher quality and more logical texture maps for improved downstream usability – helping improve efficiencies and reduce design time
3. A new HD Mesh Construction method provides a powerful way to construct 3D data from point clouds. This can be a particularly challenging operation when dealing with a scan that is missing information, or for those that result in large data sets. HD Mesh Construction is designed to overcome these challenges, enabling engineers to create watertight meshes.

Availability

General availability of Geomagic Wrap 2021 is planned for late July 2020.

“3D Systems has the broadest reverse engineering software portfolio in the industry, which includes a variety of best-in-class products,” said Radhika Krishnan, executive vice president, software, healthcare & digitization, 3D Systems. “Our Geomagic software combines robust 3D scan processing with CAD design functionality to help manufacturers expedite the product development cycle. With the new features we are introducing today, designers and manufacturers who have incorporated our reverse engineering products into their end-to-end workflow will be able to achieve unmatched speed and accuracy. We are committed to continuing this caliber of innovation which is enabling our customers to improve productivity, lower Total Cost of Operation (TCO), and maintain competitive advantage.”

About 3D Systems

More than 30 years ago, 3D Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry. Today, as the leading AM solutions company, it empowers manufacturers to create products and business models never before possible through transformed workflows. This is achieved with the Company’s best-of-breed digital manufacturing ecosystem – comprised of plastic and metal 3D printers, print materials, on-demand manufacturing services and a portfolio of end-to-end manufacturing software. Each solution is powered by the expertise of the company’s application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform manufacturing environments. 3D Systems’ solutions address a variety of advanced applications for prototyping through production in markets such as aerospace, automotive, medical, dental and consumer goods. More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com.

NATICK, MA, USA, May 20, 2020 – MathWorks, the Natick-based developer of software for scientists and engineers, announced that it has donated $1 million to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Combating COVID-19 Fund, a $250 million initiative to work on COVID-19 globally.  The fund supports leading scientific organizations to develop the most promising diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines to stop the spread of the virus and help speed people who are sick back to health. In addition, the fund is focused on protecting some of the most vulnerable people living in Africa and South Asia from the immediate impact of COVID-19—while helping their countries prepare for future outbreaks.

MathWorks, a global company with 33 offices around the world and customers in more than 180 countries, pursues a social mission that actively supports communities through advancing STEM education, fostering staff volunteerism, building environmental sustainability and aiding global relief efforts.

“MathWorks wanted to find an organization where we could make a meaningful contribution to scientific and engineering efforts to combat COVID-19,” said Jack Little, CEO of MathWorks. “Over the last five years Bill Gates has become a foremost expert on pandemics and we’re proud to support the scientifically-driven root cause solutions his Foundation is pursuing to fight COVID-19 around the world.”

In addition to the Gates Foundation donation, MathWorks recently assisted other global and local organizations in their efforts to combat the pandemic. This included:

1. Directing a $1 million gift to CARE for that organization to use as necessary as it works to protect vulnerable people all over the world from the COVID-19 outbreak. CARE is providing hygiene kits, hand-washing stations and clean water to help stop the spread of disease – particularly in refugee and displaced persons camps where social distancing is impossible.
2. Providing $285,000 in grants to 57 non-profit organizations within the MetroWest region of Boston. Each organization received $5,000 to help them address any pressing needs they themselves identify, including family support, food insecurity and youth development.
3. Contributing $140,000 through staff donations and company matching to support worldwide COVID-19 relief efforts through Global Giving.

About MathWorks

MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. MATLAB, the language of engineers and scientists, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation. Simulink is a block diagram environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of multidomain and embedded engineering systems. Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on these product families to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development in automotive, aerospace, electronics, financial services, biotech-pharmaceutical, and other industries. MATLAB and Simulink are also fundamental teaching and research tools in the world’s universities and learning institutions. Founded in 1984, MathWorks employs more than 5000 people in 16 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. For additional information, visit mathworks.com.

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, May 20, 2020 –  To help accelerate the adoption and implementation of physics-based digital twin technologies across multiple industries, Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) is joining Microsoft, Dell and Lendlease on the steering committee of the Digital Twin Consortium. The Consortium represents an international ecosystem of pioneering technologists that are influencing digital twin development, usage and standards requirements.

Physics-based digital twins — virtual models of a process, product or service that allow for data analysis and system monitoring via simulations — are invaluable to operators, helping them monitor maintenance needs, sustainability, efficiency and performance to generate predictive and actionable insights. However, a lack of common standards and terminology make industry adoption of digital twins difficult for many organizations.

As a founding member of the Consortium, Ansys will play a leadership role for influencing requirements for new digital twin standards and will be instrumental for creating a unified terminology to simplify digital twin adoption. This will help speed the implementation of digital twin technology across a wide ecosystem of companies in sectors ranging from aerospace and defense to manufacturing to natural resources.

“Ansys is at the forefront of global digital twin innovation, making it easier than ever for customers to adopt digital twin technologies,” said Dr. Richard Soley, executive director, Digital Twin Consortium. “Their input will prove vital for helping our team drive digital twin adoption, enabling end users to capture more revenue streams, create advancements to current processes, products and services and rapidly generate new business.”

“Joining the Consortium’s distinguished steering committee signifies a critical milestone in Ansys’ work to radically advance digital twin development and further its safe and efficient deployment across our customer base,” said Prith Banerjee, chief technology officer, Ansys. “We look forward to collaborating closely with Microsoft, Dell and Lendlease to align best practices, standards and architectures in this space and help blaze a path for customers to improve product reliability, increase speed to market, reduce physical testing needs and enhance product design.”

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. For more information, visit www.ansys.com.

ROCK HILL, SC, USA, May 20, 2020 – 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced that Wayne Pensky, former chief financial officer of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL), has been appointed interim CFO, effective May 26. The company has initiated an executive search to identify a permanent replacement for Todd Booth, executive vice president and CFO, who has resigned from the company to pursue other opportunities.

Wayne Pensky, Interim CFO, 3D Systems

“I am excited and grateful to have a person of Wayne’s caliber take a pause in his retirement to join our leadership team on an interim basis,” said incoming 3D Systems President and CEO Jeff Graves. “Wayne is a seasoned CFO with tremendous experience and a proven track record who will help ensure that we make meaningful progress during this transition period.”

Pensky retired in 2017 after 24 years with Hexcel, a multinational manufacturer of advanced composite materials used in aerospace and industrial applications. He served as CFO for his last 10 years with the company, during which time Hexcel’s revenue doubled to more than $2 billion and its net income grew nearly four-fold. Prior to that, he held a variety of financial leadership roles including head of Finance, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Pensky began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co, where he served 14 years. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

About 3D Systems

More than 30 years ago, 3D Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry. Today, as the leading Additive Manufacturing solutions company, it empowers manufacturers to create products and business models never before possible through transformed workflows. This is achieved with the Company’s best-of-breed digital manufacturing ecosystem – comprised of plastic and metal 3D printers, print materials, on-demand manufacturing services and a portfolio of end-to-end manufacturing software. Each solution is powered by the expertise of the company’s application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform manufacturing environments. 3D Systems’ solutions address a variety of advanced applications for prototyping through production in markets such as aerospace, automotive, medical, dental and consumer goods. More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com.