FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, USA, Apr 6, 2021 – CCE, a leading provider of advanced CAD interoperability technology, announced the general availability of its secure real-time 3D Collaboration product, EnSuite-Cloud ReVue, that uses secure peer-to-peer technology and works directly on the browser without the need for any software installation or CAD licenses.

EnSuite-Cloud ReVue is a first of its kind CAD collaboration product that provides users a secure platform for real-time collaboration using 3D digital assets while maintaining complete control of their intellectual property. Participants can use 3D multi-CAD data (parts & assemblies) from all major CAD formats like CATIA V5, CATIA V6 (3DXML), SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, JT, IFC and glTF, among others, to conduct engineering design reviews directly in the browser.

Some of the key capabilities of EnSuite-Cloud ReVue include:

1. No software installation or browser extensions required
2. Real-time collaboration using 3D multi-CAD data – no CAD licenses required
3. No storing of proprietary design data on any server
4. No data footprint left after collaboration
5. Integrated conference call facility
6. Well-defined roles & privileges (Organizer, Presenter & Reviewer) for participants for data protection

With the general availability, users can now purchase an annual subscription for an “Organizer” license with the ability to:

1. Host unlimited real-time 3D collaboration sessions (“ReVue Room”)
2. Invite unlimited participants to the ReVue Room for collaboration
3. Bring data from all supported 3D formats to the ReVue Room for collaboration
4. Transfer Presenter control to other participants with an active Organizer subscription
5. Become a Presenter if other Organizers choose to transfer control

Presenters can load their own 3D data in a collaboration session but cannot create or host a new ReVue Room.

All Reviewers can participate in any 3D collaboration session for free.

Starting immediately, all new users can get a 15-day free trial for an Organizer license to evaluate the product.

“We are pumped about this release. We have collected some excellent feedback from Beta users over the past couple of months and incorporated it in this release. We are confident that EnSuite-Cloud ReVue will be a total game changer for real-time 3D collaboration. While ideal for sharing documents, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, common screen-sharing apps like Zoom, Webex simply don’t cut it for collaboration using 3D CAD. Among other things, what sets us apart from the other screen-sharing apps is the ability for each EnSuite-Cloud ReVue user to take independent control of the 3D digital asset for inspection or analysis without disrupting the collaboration session of other participants. Being able to independently interact with the digital asset is a critical requirement in any engineering collaboration or design review session. That is why it took a group of engineers to create a product for engineers,” said Vinay Wagle, CCE’s V.P. of Sales & Marketing.

EnSuite-Cloud ReVue has significant advantages over typical screen-sharing apps, widely used for engineering collaboration today.

“Our goal with EnSuite-Cloud ReVue is to provide engineering teams with a secure alternative over typical screen-sharing apps for CAD collaboration. Users have complete control of their intellectual property. Data used in the collaboration session is not stored on any server. Thanks to EnSuite-Cloud ReVue, everyone is now empowered to access high quality secure 3D CAD collaboration technology regardless of their location,” added Vinay.

Users can visit the EnSuite-Cloud ReVue page for additional product and pricing information or to start their 15-day free trial.

About CCE

Incorporated in Michigan, CCE has more than 30 years of CAD/CAM/CAE software development experience, as well as an extensive background in related services. Since 1989, CCE’s focus on CAD technology & application development has spearheaded its mission to deliver customers value through innovative, disciplined, and communications-focused technology products and services. CCE has offices located in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Fort Lee, New Jersey. For more information on CCE’s products and services, visit www.cadcam-e.com.

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HELSINKI, Finland and TOKYO, Japan, Apr 6, 2021 – NAPA, the leading maritime software, service and data analysis provider, alongside leading classification society, ClassNK, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), has announced that the software they have been collaborating on to intelligently monitor and mitigate grounding risks has been verified as successful in its proof-of-concept stage. Following the proof-of-concept stage, MOL, NAPA and ClassNK have agreed to the joint further development for a comprehensive navigational risk monitoring system.

The grounding risk monitoring system, which is based on ship performance monitoring and voyage planning platform, NAPA Fleet Intelligence, combines many data sources, such as position data, sea depth and navigational charts, to provide a robust and accurate fleet-wide platform to reduce grounding risk. The system also provides carefully calculated alerts and notifications to crew onboard, as well as those onshore if vessels operate in a high-risk way, strengthening ship-shore connectivity and enhancing response time.

The development of the vessel grounding risk monitoring system could help reduce future grounding incidents and increase the shipping industry’s safety standards.

In the proof-of-concept stage, in collaboration with MOL, NAPA tested algorithms and warning mechanisms by using them to analyze historical vessel movements, proving that the system would have been able to mitigate against any past incidents in this sample.

The project also saw ClassNK apply their expertise throughout the entire process, while NAPA applied its big data expertise with MOL during the proof-of-concept phase. All parties played an important role in evaluating the concept in practice, distinguishing an effective, easily implementable, affordable grounding risk monitoring software solution for the fleet-wide application.

Based on the results of the proof of concept, an integrated risk monitoring system for operation, including monitoring of stranding, is also being developed. The new system will monitor risk factors such as the formation of volatile or unpredictable weather on a vessel’s given route. Additional technologies to monitor risk while anchored or moored are also currently being developed.

Commenting on the collaboration, Naoki Mizutani, Managing Director at NAPA Japan, said: “The development of this software marks a new frontier in the intelligent application of big data in reducing grounding out at sea and other navigational risks. The success of the proof of concept with our valued partners, MOL and ClassNK, reinforces the value of big data analysis in enabling more informed decision making to increase safety and efficiency.”

Satoshi Fujii, General Manager of MOL’s Smart Shipping Division, said: “We are very pleased with the results of the proof-of-concept stage of the vessel grounding risk monitoring software, in collaboration with NAPA and ClassNK. With the proof-of-concept stage having been made possible within a limited time frame, re-affirming both NAPA’s and ClassNK’s technical capabilities as a result of an effective and practical monitoring system – we are looking forward to developing and implementing this system to our vessels in order to ensure the safety of our fleet.”

Dr. Toshiro Arima, Corporate Officer and General Manager of Digital Transformation Center at ClassNK also commented: “Collaboration is key to enhancing safety and increasing efficiencies. With that being said, we are glad we have combined our diverse expertise to extensive operational data for the successful creation of a fleet-wide solution to reduce vessel grounding risk. Following the contribution by our expertise to the proof-of-concept, we hope to continue being involved in the system also from the standpoint of verifying its function and effectiveness.”

About NAPA

In its over 30 years of operation, NAPA has become a global leader in developing and scaling software, services and data analysis for a safer, smarter, and more sustainable maritime industry.

NAPA operates globally, with 190 employees in ten countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and has a turnover of more than €25.6m. To date, NAPA has 420 user organizations for its design solutions, nearly 3,000 installations onboard vessels, and a growing number of subscribers to its intelligent cloud-based services.

For more information, visit www.napa.fi

About Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

MOL, as a multimodal transport group, meets the needs of the era in a wide variety of fields. MOL’s activities are truly borderless, based on the operation of one of the world’s largest merchant fleets, backed by expertise and technology developed throughout over 130-year history. The MOL Group is promoting technological development using ICT to achieve “Provision of ‘stress-free services,’ which it will offer from the customer’s perspective”, the further enhancement of tools to support safe operation, and the deeper reductions in environmental impact.

For more information, visit https://www.mol.co.jp/en/index.html.

About ClassNK

Founded in 1899, ClassNK is a ship classification society dedicated to safer and cleaner seas. ClassNK provides diverse technical services including surveys and classifications of ships and marine structures based on its own rules, statutory certifications on behalf of more than 110 flag states, management system certifications in line with ISO and other international standards. ClassNK joins the project to explore the appropriate ways to assess ship safety in the digital era based on the concept of ClassNK Digital Grand Design 2030.

For more information, visit www.classnk.com.

PLANO, TX, USA, Apr 6, 2021 – Siemens introduced PCBflow, an innovative cloud-based software solution which bridges the gap between the electronics design and manufacturing ecosystems. PCBflow extends Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio with a secure environment for printed circuit board (PCB) design teams to interact with a variety of manufacturers, and by rapidly performing a range of design-for-manufacturing (DFM) analyses in the context of each manufacturers’ process capabilities, which helps customers accelerate design-to-production handoff.

Siemens announces PCBflow, an industry-first, secure, cloud-based environment for accelerating design-to-manufacturing handoff between printed circuit board (PCB) designers and manufacturers.

Powered by the industry-leading Valor NPI software engine, which performs over 1000 DFM checks, PCBflow enables PCB design teams to rapidly identify manufacturability violations. These violations are then sorted and prioritized according to level of severity, guiding users through images and locations on the design for easy identification and immediate correction.

PCBflow is Siemens’ first step toward PCB assembly online solutions which automate the design-to-manufacturing handoff process. With a leading position across the design-to-manufacturing flow, Siemens is the first company to offer a marketplace featuring online, fully automated DFM analysis technology, which can help optimize designs, reduce front-end engineering cycles, and streamline designer/manufacturer communication.

“PCBflow is the ultimate product-design tool, because it supports comprehensive designer/manufacturer collaboration with a closed-loop feedback mechanism that drives continuous improvement,” said Dan Hoz, general manager, Valor Division, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Because customer designs are in sync with the fab’s capabilities, respins can be reduced, time-to-market can be shortened, board quality can be optimized, and yield can be enhanced.”

For manufacturers, PCBflow helps simplify customer onboarding processes and provides designers with a comprehensive source of knowledge, which can streamline customer/manufacturer collaboration. And thanks to manufacturers’ capabilities being shared electronically, lengthy phone calls and email exchanges can be reduced, helping enable real-time customer communication to focus more on strategic, high-value discussion.

“PCBflow saves time and costs in the design-to-manufacturing handoff process by addressing manufacturability violations during the design phase,” said Evgeny Makhline, chief technology officer for Nistec, a PCBflow customer. “With PCBflow, producing and reviewing a DFM analysis report takes just minutes instead of hours.”

As a software as a service (SaaS) technology, PCBflow incorporates the strict security standards of Siemens’ software, reducing risk and protecting intellectual property (IP) with no additional IT investment.

PCBflow works with the Mendix™ low-code application development platform. The platform provides the ability to build multi-experience apps and share data from any location, on any device, on any cloud or platform, to more quickly realize the benefits of digital transformation.

Engineered for ease-of-use, PCBflow requires neither training nor prerequisites, and it is accessible from virtually any location, including mobile phones and tablets. Additionally, PCBflow provides designers with images, tool-tips, measurements and precise locations of solderability issues and other PCB design violations. Reports are available online and in a downloadable PDF format for easy sharing. PCBflow supports the ODB++™ language design file format and support for additional formats is planned in 2021.

Additional information is available here, and at: www.PCBflow.com.

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 AG

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.

ST. ROMAIN, France, Apr 6, 2021 – Trace Software International, and its solar subsidiary Cythelia Energy is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the archelios PRO photovoltaic software range.

archelios PRO allows to size any type of solar project, from a few kWp to several dozen MWp, on roof, shade, or on the ground.

archelios PRO, together with archelios CALC, is part of archelios Suite allowing you to manage the complete design of your photovoltaic project, from the feasibility project to the calculation notes of the installation.

A full range for PV professionals

As PV professionals do not all have the same design needs, Trace Software has launched in June 2020 a new extended archelios PRO range adapted to the size of their projects and their activity (study offices, installers, developers …)

Depending on the version, fast design, computing power, precision in production simulation, 3D environment, installation optimization or 3D tools for design are all features that equip users with a powerful and unique tool in the PV software market.

More computational and design possibilities on the 2021 version.

Among all the changes made on the 2021 version, users will be able to benefit from more possibilities for taking into account regulatory parameters, such as limiting the power injected or production thresholds, but also for optimizing large-scale solar power projects.

Optimizations for large power plants

For solar power plant designers, the capacity and performance of the calculations have been greatly optimized to enable the management of larger projects. (up to 100 MWp, a gain of a factor of 10 compared to the previous version). In addition, exporting and synchronizing between SketchUp and archelios PRO is faster and project backup is now non-blocking (possibility to work during backup).

Limiting the power injected

Users will now simply be able to meet the mandatory requirements of certain projects. Consideration of the limitation of injected power is integrated and displayed on the reports. The resulting production losses can also be visualized.

Production thresholds – Adaptations to tariff order 2021

The software incorporates the consideration of the evolution of tariffs by production threshold.

Weather database update

The default weather databases (MeteoNorm) have been updated to incorporate more up-to-date and reliable data. When creating the project, the software automatically offers the most recent weather station.

archelios PRO study report models in Excel format (generated from e CSV report) are available to assist the designer in representing the data from his installation.

Because of the constant developments made on archelios PRO, Trace Software and Cythelia provide photovoltaic professionals with a tool that goes beyond the standard PV design. The software is positioned not only as a real project management tool but also as marketing support.

About Trace Software International

For more than 30 years, Trace Software has been publishing software solutions for the design and operation of electrical and solar installations, for building and energy professionals. Trace Software’s solutions cover the needs of design, operation, and network sizing. The company has an international presence via subsidiaries in Germany, Spain, Morocco, and China, and licensed distributors. For more information, visit https://www.trace-software.com.

About Cythelia Energy

For more than 20 years Cythelia Energy has been supporting its customers on their photovoltaic solar and smart grids projects. Their missions cover the entire lifecycle of projects, from decision support to implementation of solutions and follow-up over time. Cythelia Energy’s research and development center develops the archelios Suite distributed worldwide.

Cythelia Energy and Trace Software belong to Groupe Trace, an expert in solutions for electrical design, building, BIM and energy.

WALTHAM, MA, USA, Apr 5, 2021 – AMC Bridge, a trusted partner in digital transformation for architectural construction and engineering, has joined the BuiltWorlds community.

BALTIMORE, MD, USA, Apr 5, 2021 – Demonstrating an unmatched aptitude for solving simulation challenges, Rand Simulation, a division of Rand Worldwide, has advanced to the top tier in the Ansys North American channel with the recent attainment of Elite Channel Partner status. This designation was achieved through a combination of technical expertise, extraordinary growth and a team focused on helping customers use Ansys technology to improve their design processes and product innovation.

“We’ve reached the pinnacle of the Ansys partner ecosystem through our continuous investment in people who provide our clients with a rock-solid support system to help them overcome their toughest business challenges,” says Jason Pfeiffer, vice president, Rand Simulation. “The sole purpose of our rapidly-expanding team of engineers and business professionals is to empower informed insights that enable the innovation of our customers. As an Elite Channel Partner, we look forward to this recognition further strengthening both our partnership with Ansys and our customers.”

The Rand Simulation team helps engineers innovate, optimize and validate designs in a virtual environment by combining best-in-class engineering simulation solutions, technical resources and strategic business practices. This unique and collaborative business model has been proven on thousands of design projects across North America. The Rand Simulation team has deep expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and electromagnetics (EMAG) and provides first-hand knowledge to virtually any field of engineering simulation that a design process requires.

“We are pleased that Rand Simulation has so quickly achieved Elite Channel Partner status,” says Bob Thibeault, senior director of worldwide channel business development, Ansys. “They have consistently demonstrated that they can unlock massive customer value through their deep understanding of Ansys products and how to strategically use them to solve the most challenging problems. Elite Channel Partners are measured on partner contribution, customer satisfaction and development of staff and I am happy to say that Rand Simulation has quickly exceeded all requirements.”

As an Elite Partner and simulation thought leader, the Rand Simulation team shares industry insights on their popular blog. Rand Simulation will also play an important role as an Ansys partner at the world’s largest engineering simulation virtual event, Simulation World 2021. Register now for Ansys Simulation World, which takes place April 20-21. To connect with one of Rand Simulation’s experts, call 888-483-0674, email simulation@rand.com or visit randsim.com/contact.

About Rand Simulation

Rand Simulation is focused on helping organizations bring their product vision to reality through incorporating engineering simulation technology into the product development process. Rand Simulation helps product development organizations looking to compress the design process, maximize innovation, strengthen competitive differentiation and grow bottom-line profitability. Serving as both a North American reseller of Ansys engineering simulation software and a trusted design consultant, Rand Simulation offers insights gained from over 3,000 design projects using engineering analysis software to balance design performance with size, cost, DFM and aesthetics.