AACHEN, Germany, Jan 29, 2021 – Doosan Machine Tools has integrated the ModuleWorks cutting simulation technology into its Sketch Turn product. The ModuleWorks software replaces Doosan’s previous cutting simulation engine and is part of Doosan’s strategy to optimize the availability and effectiveness of machining information on the shop floor.

Sketch Turn with integrated MW Cutting Simulation

Sketch Turn is a highly automated NC programming environment that assists operators in creating and editing machining programs for Doosan turning centers. The integrated ModuleWorks simulation software enhances Sketch Turn with sophisticated stock removal verification for mill, turn and combined mill-turn applications. The graphic simulation and NC program are displayed next to each other on the Sketch Turn interface to enable operators to identify problems and conveniently edit the G-code.

The ModuleWorks simulation provides automatic collision checking between the tool holder, tool shaft and workpiece. A full range of toolpath analysis tools for segment length/type, feed rate and height as well as detailed gouge and excess analyses allow toolpaths to be refined and optimized before machining. All this information is available directly in the Sketch Turn interface for fast and efficient G-code editing on the shop floor.

“We already use the ModuleWorks Collision Avoidance System on our turning centers, so this latest cooperation is a natural continuation of our partnership.

Replacing our current simulation engine with ModuleWorks Cutting Simulation takes Sketch Turn to the next level of development and furthers our strategy of creating a seamless flow of information on the shop floor for right first time machining.” Kyungchul Kang, General Manager (Automation & Smart Factory) at Doosan Machine Tools.

“Partnerships like this show the importance of working together to combine technologies and develop innovative solutions that take digital manufacturing a step further.
It’s very rewarding to see how our technology helps Doosan to enhance their products and we look forward to the next developments in our technologies” Mark Foti, Head of Digital Factory at ModuleWorks.

About ModuleWorks

ModuleWorks is the leading software component provider for the CAD/CAM industry. With over 170 employees and 700 man years of software development, ModuleWorks’ expertise in toolpath creation and simulation is recognized throughout the industry and its software components are integrated into over 500,000 installed seats of CAD/CAM software around the world. From standard products to exclusive development projects, we work closely together with you to bring your own vision of Industry 4.0 to life. Our comprehensive product portfolio and cutting-edge software components enable you to optimize your CAD/CAM solutions and connect to CNC/MTB systems to increase your competitiveness and help you Get There Faster. For more information, visit https://www.moduleworks.com.

About Doosan Machine Tools 

Established in 1976 Doosan Machine Tools developed the first NC turning center in 1980, started exporting NC turning centers in 1981, developed the first machining center model in 1983, and has been sold turning centers, machining centers, multi-purpose machines, Swiss type lathes, and FA systems worldwide over $10 billion every year since 2007. As the total service provider in the metal cutting industry, Doosan Machine Tools provides machine tools and FA solutions required in the automotive, IT, aerospace, die & mold, and medical industries. Operating 5 overseas corporations, 11 technical centers, and 3 factories all over the world, Doosan Machine Tools sells over 10,000 units every year.

PLANO, TX, USA, Jan 28, 2021 – Siemens Digital Industries Software announces Teamcenter Quality software, a new suite of solutions that provide a closed-loop approach for quality management, from design to manufacturing on the shop floor and back again. Teamcenter Quality helps keep product development, quality planning and continuous improvement processes in synchronization to help maximize the value of change management and configuration management capabilities on the Teamcenter collaboration platform.

This new extension to the Teamcenter portfolio allows engineers to set quality requirements early in the design process to help ensure a product realized during the production phase will meet necessary quality standards.

“Given today’s product complexities and time to market agility needs, leading manufacturers include quality management into their collaboration, change management and data backbone, such as Teamcenter represents today,” said Matthew Littlefield, President and Principal Analyst at industrial transformation analyst firm, LNS Research.

In today’s market, companies are continuously challenged to reduce product and operating costs, while still improving quality, to distinguish products and gain a competitive advantage. Every effort must be made to improve efficiencies among teams that may be distributed across the globe. On the other hand, consumers are requesting more innovation, faster delivery and cheaper products to the market, while still ensuring their quality and safety. This new extension to the Teamcenter portfolio allows engineers to set quality requirements early in the design process and establish the parameters required to help ensure the product realized during the production phase will meet the necessary quality standards.

Cebi, a worldwide manufacturer of electromechanical components for the automotive and household appliance industries, has recently engaged in a long-term partnership with Siemens in order to accelerate its digital transformation throughout the entire development process, starting from the concept phase through quality execution at the shop floor up to the customer service. “An important aspect in our digital transformation is to set up a common approach for managing product information and improve collaboration across Cebi’s global network, in which all the actors bring in their added value to meet customer expectations in terms of product innovation and quality,” said Paul Elvinger, member of the Executive Board at Cebi.

“Teamcenter Quality provides a digital thread throughout the design and production phases, creating aligned workflows between quality, manufacturing and engineering teams to help improve collaboration and reduce the need for coordination,” said Dr. Raffaello Lepratti, vice president of Business Development and Marketing for Manufacturing Operations Management at Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Creating this single source of truth for product, process and quality data can help ensure each step of the process is synchronized and compliant, while also offering traceability and a high level of transparency within the process.”

Teamcenter Quality is accessed through a modern web interface and includes AI-enabled user guidance with Teamcenter Assistant functionality. To learn more about Teamcenter Quality, please see here. For additional information, join the Teamcenter Quality YouTube Premiere on February 11, 2021.

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.

PLANO, TX, USA, Jan 28, 2021 – In light of the recent Siemens acquisition of the UltraSoC companies, UltraSoC Poland sp. z o.o. and Mentor Graphics Polska Sp. z o.o. plan to merge this spring of 2021. Therefore, the companies have jointly agreed on a Plan of Merger of Companies. The agreed Plan of Merger, after its publication, will be submitted to the competent register court of each respective company.

Having regards to the fact that the Acquiring Company is the sole shareholder of the Acquired Company, and holds 100% of the shares in the share capital of the Acquired Company, the merger will be executed in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the so-called simplified companies’ merger procedure, i.e. in accordance with Article 516 (6) and in connection with Article 516 (5) CCC.

The merger will be executed by way of merger by acquisition, according to Article 492 (1) point 1 CCC i.e. the  transfer of all assets of the Acquired Company by way of universal succession, to the Acquiring Company.

As a result of the simplified merger procedure arising of the Article 516 (6) CCC and due to the fact that Mentor Graphics holds all the shares in UltraSoC Poland and is unable to grant its own shares to the Acquiring Company in accordance with the Article 514 (1) CCC, the merger will be executed without the increase of the share capital of the Acquiring Company.

The Board of Mentor Graphics according to Article 500 (21)  and  Article 505 (1) and (31) CCC is publishing on their website below listed documents:

1. Plan of merger;
2. The draft resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Acquiring Company (Mentor Graphics Polska sp. z o.o.) on the merger of the Companies;
3. The draft resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of the Acquired Company (UltraSoC Poland sp. z o.o.) on the merger of the Companies;
4. The valuation of the assets of the Acquired Company (UltraSoC Poland sp. z o.o.) as of 31st December 2020;
5. The accounting statement of the Acquired Company (UltraSoC Poland sp. z o.o.) as of 31st December 2020.

KRAILLING, Germany, Jan 28, 2021 – EOS, the world’s leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing for metals and polymers, has announced the appointment of Dr. Florian Mes as the new Chief Performance Officer (CPO) for the EOS GROUP. He joined on January 18, 2021. With a focus on operational excellence, he will jointly with the management drive the consistent implementation of the corporate strategy across the entire EOS group of companies.

Dr. Florian Mes

Dr. Florian Mes states: “I would like to thank the Langer family for entrusting me with this responsibility. I am very happy to join the innovative EOS team and be part of the exciting company and industry journey still ahead of us.” He goes on to say: “Within the next year well will adapt our operating model to reflect the ever-changing business environment around us and will continue to constantly optimize overall performance and end-to-end processes to exploit the full potential of our industry-leading industrial 3D printing solutions for our customers.”

IRVINE, CA, USA, Jan 28, 2021 – EON Reality, the global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, announces a new partnership with Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in Romania. The collaboration will focus on building a state-of-the-art educational XR Center to serve multiple purposes within the area.

For one thing, the Center will provide UBB students and faculty the opportunity to improve their educational experience with world-class XR solutions, thus changing the pedagogical paradigm to focus more on procedural knowledge that cannot be taught in textbooks and videos. Additionally, the Center will serve as the area’s research and development hub for XR creation, whether that means pragmatic incremental developments or disruptive innovations.

“Our hope with through EON Reality is to help universities, colleges, and others around the world build world-class educational XR centers to better both their own students and faculty as well as the community around them. This opportunity with UBB is a perfect representation of that goal, and we could not be more excited to move forward with them.” Dan Lejerskar, Founder of EON Reality.

The new agreement falls right in line with UBB’s educational plans even before building an XR Center, as the school’s focus on utilizing new technologies has set them apart from many others in the region. As thousands of institutions around the world quickly found out last year, utilizing immersive technology and other solutions when it comes to issues like forced distance learning due to a pandemic can be crucial to a school’s success.

“Our collaboration in research started several years ago, when we developed the PsyTech Platform in the Avalon Building. The new Center is dedicated firstly to the education activities — as UBB has introduced quality distance learning in the academic environment in Romania, and now we are the first in the country to move it to a new level with mixed reality — and secondly to the research and development activities, thus connecting the Center with the socio-economic environment based on innovative cognitive and technological transfer. Although EON Reality’s platform is used by many other national and international actors, the new XR Center is organized to be the primary reference one in Romania and the larger region due to past experience and its complexity.” Dr. Daniel David, Rector of Babeș-Bolyai University.

About EON Reality

EON Reality is the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education. EON Reality’s 21 years of success are tied to its belief that knowledge is a human right and should be available, accessible, and affordable for every human on the planet. To carry this out, EON Reality has developed the de-facto standard for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer software that supports devices from mobile phones to large immersive domes. EON Reality’s global development network — with more than 20 locations worldwide — has created the world’s leading AR/VR library for education and industry with over 8,000 applications and over 40 million users worldwide.

About UBB

Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) is the largest Romanian university with a community of over 55,000 people. It also has the oldest academic tradition in Romania, starting in 1581 as a Jesuit Academy/University (Academia/Universitas Claudiopolitana) and is one of the best Romanian universities, annually ranked as the top school among major Romanian universities since 2016. UBB has a strong multicultural profile, with three official languages of study (Romanian/Hungarian/German) and many programs in English, French and other international languages. The academic profile is very complex, including arts and humanities, social sciences, life and natural sciences, and engineering and technology programs, all organized in 22 faculties and 6 schools. Recently, UBB has been accepted in the GUILD (the organization of some of the best European research-intensive universities) as one of the most representative universities in Southeast Europe.

ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jan 28, 2021 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Education: Driving Systems Modeling and Simulation Understanding & Adoption.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 25 February 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and last for one hour.

During a webinar last July, we introduced Systems Modeling and Simulation (SMS). The approach presented leveraged a common systems engineering and product data model (Model-Centric Systems Engineering) that encompasses benefits, requirements, platform, program, project, system definition, product structure, lifecycle, and configuration-management capabilities. These are the key enablers needed to reach higher systems modeling maturity levels and, in turn, help a company to reach and maintain a highly competitive position within the industries it serves.

It is critical to recognize that the surrounding ecosystem with its culture and behavior must be brought into play and linked appropriately. Knowledge about SMS and its elements are key to making this initiative part of a business’s overall digital transformation. This webinar focuses on the role a well-defined and executed SMS training and certificate program plays in improving an organization’s engineering maturity while helping speed the adoption of SMS and realize its full potential.

This webinar will help attendees:

1. Understand the development challenges leading to a simulation-driven systems engineering environment.
2. Realize how education improves the engineering maturity of organizations.
3. Understand how SMS education can help businesses in their overall Digital Transformation.
4. Learn about the SMS Training and Certificate Program offered by CIMdata and SMS_ThinkTank.

According to Mr. Ed Ladzinski, CEO of SMS_ThinkTank and one of the hosts for this webinar, “In many companies, executives, managers, and practitioners are overwhelmed by the rapid pace of today’s technology and its impact on organizations and processes. Typically, companies decide to investigate solution providers before their digital transformation needs are identified, resulting in ‘false starts.’ We offer this SMS training and certificate program to address these challenges and reduce the effort to embrace the much-needed transformation.”

This webinar will provide useful guidance on how to make use of education on SMS. People from multiple levels in an organization will find the information pertinent and valuable. Included are engineering executives, senior and middle managers responsible for simulation-driven projects, CAE and systems engineering subject matter experts and practitioners, and IT support analysts for engineering.

1. To find out more, visit: https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/educational-webinars/webinar-education-driving-systems-modeling-and-simulation-understanding-adoption.
2. To register for this webinar, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3814466832320896016.

ROCK HILL, SC, USA, Jan 28, 2021 – 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced its decision to significantly expand its development efforts focused on regenerative medicine and bioprinting solutions. This decision was driven by the tremendous progress made in collaboration with United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) and its organ manufacturing and transplantation-focused subsidiary, Lung Biotechnology PBC, on the development of 3D printing systems for solid-organ scaffolds. Leveraging this work as well as accomplishments with additional partners, 3D Systems intends to invest, further develop, and commercialize solutions for the diverse application opportunities in regenerative medicine, including the development of non-solid organ applications requiring biologically sustainable vasculature.

Human vasculature model created using Print to Perfusion process
(Image courtesy of United Therapeutics)

In 2020, 3D Systems and United Therapeutics achieved significant progress in the development of a next-generation additive manufacturing platform solution for lung scaffolds that is capable of full size, vascularized, rapid, micron-level printing. 3D Systems’ capabilities as a technology innovator, spanning hardware, software, and materials science, combined with United Therapeutics’ renowned expertise in regenerative medicine has enabled advances in lung modeling, 3D printing, as well as material formulation using a unique rhCollagen, and material handling to yield significant capabilities in bioprinters and biomaterials for lung manufacturing. As a result, 3D Systems has built a portfolio of unique capabilities specifically designed to address the requirements of regenerative medicine applications. The newly developed Print to Perfusion™ process enables 3D printing of high-resolution scaffolds which can be perfused with living cells to create tissues. The ability to print large, vascularized, highly detailed hydrogel scaffolds at rapid speeds is now opening new opportunities for a range of tissue applications. To advance these efforts, 3D Systems is expanding its high-speed Figure 4 technology through innovation tailored to bioprinting and regenerative medicine. Building upon these capabilities, the company – in collaboration with its partners – will be able to advance innovation into numerous applications within the human body. The company also believes these capabilities have the potential to enable novel laboratory testing methods to accelerate the development of new drug therapies while reducing the need for animal testing.

“Over the last years as bioprinting and regenerative medicine have evolved, we’ve seen a growing need to place cells at high-resolution in a nurturing matrix to produce complex tissues,” said Chuck Hull, co-founder, executive vice president and chief technology officer, 3D Systems. “Precise 3D printing with hydrogels, followed by perfusion of cells into the printed scaffold is the best way to achieve this, and we are thankful our work with United Therapeutics has given us the opportunity to advance and perfect this technology.”

“Our collaboration with 3D Systems has allowed us to take a first-principles approach to regenerative medicine,” said Derek Morris, associate director of engineering, Lung Biotechnology PBC. “The full size, vascularized lung scaffolds produced by 3D System’s printers allow our cellularization teams to focus on our mission to build an unlimited supply of transplantable organs.”

Building on the progress the company has made to date, 3D Systems is infusing additional resources into its regenerative medicine R&D efforts to accelerate development programs that expand on the scope of potential applications. The company intends to add additional regenerative medicine domain expertise to its team, complementing the deep technology experience and expertise focused on these advanced applications. Additionally, the company is growing its roster of partners to broaden the portfolio of solutions the company offers. 3D Systems previously announced collaborations with CollPlant Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:CLGN) and Antleron that expanded its capabilities in regenerative medicine.

CollPlant is the developer of proprietary recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen) BioInk technology, which is also being used in collaboration with United Therapeutics. Bringing together 3D Systems’ expertise in 3D printing and healthcare and CollPlant’s expertise in rhCollagen-based BioInks will enable joint development of tissue and scaffold bioprinting processes for third party collaborators. As a result, the companies are jointly addressing an unmet market need for a comprehensive solution to produce tissues and scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications.

Antleron co-creates, as an innovation pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine, personalized manufacturing solutions for advanced therapy applications. Antleron integrates core technologies such as 3D printing, bioreactors, and artificial intelligence with bioprocess know-how to enable disruptive manufacturing workflows that convert cells into living therapies. The 3D Systems/Antleron partnership wants to make 3D printing an integrated part of modular and digital factory-of-the-future solutions to enable sustainable and personalized manufacturing of cell & gene therapies, vaccines, tissues, and organs.

3D Systems has delivered additive manufacturing solutions to the healthcare industry for more than 25 years. The company is renowned for its VSP surgical planning solutions which have enabled the planning of more than 140,000 patient-specific surgical cases, as well as the production of more than two million medical devices from its operations in Littleton, Colorado, and Leuven, Belgium. 3D Systems’ NextDent 5100 digital dentistry solution is recognized as the industry leader in transforming prosthodontic and orthodontic production at dental laboratories and clinics. The company also has a long-standing relationship with Align Technology, Inc., the makers of Invisalign clear aligners, iTero scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM services, for which it has co-developed proprietary solutions comprised of customized hardware, software, and non-aligner materials that are used to mass-produce more than 500,000 unique patient-specific aligners per day.

Commenting on the future of regenerative medicine at 3D Systems, Dr. Jeffrey Graves, president and CEO, said, “The progress that Chuck Hull and his team have made over the last three years, in collaboration with the Team from United Therapeutics, has been absolutely remarkable. Through unique developments in new printer hardware, software, and biomaterials technology, they have laid the foundation needed for accelerated commercialization of bioprinting at 3D Systems. Taking a strong application focus we will now expand our commercialization efforts in this nascent industry, which we believe will experience significant growth over the next decade. We expect these efforts to bring substantial benefits to the healthcare patients in critical need, both through direct applications within the human body, as well as in accelerating the development of drug therapies in the pharmaceutical industry. We anticipate regenerative medicine to be an exciting growth driver for our healthcare business over the next decade.”

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 partner, we bring innovation, performance, and reliability to every interaction – empowering our customers to create products and business models never before possible. Thanks to our unique offering of hardware, software, materials, and services, each application-specific solution is powered by the expertise of our application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform how they deliver their products and services. 3D Systems’ solutions address a variety of advanced applications in healthcare and industrial markets such as medical and dental, aerospace & defense, automotive, and durable goods. More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com.

DADA POINT, CA, Jan 27, 2021 – MecSoft Corporation, the developer of industry leading CAM software solutions, has announced the availability of RhinoCAM 2021, the latest version of MecSoft’s fully integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) plug-in for Rhino 6 & 7.

Release highlights include:

1. Full support for SubD surface machining in Rhino 7
2. A New separately priced module for Adaptive Roughing in 3 Axis milling
3. New Face-Top machining method in 2-½ Axis Milling
4. Multiple Z-levels in 4 Axis Pocket Milling
5. Additional tool axis controls for 5 Axis Continuous Milling
6. Numerous features and feature improvements in 2 ½, 3, 4 & 5 Axis machining
7. Programmable post-processors employing the Python programming language
8. Expanded RhinoCAM SDK for automating machining
9. Other Productivity and User Interface enhancements
10. Additional enhancements to the G-Code editor & Profile Nesting modules

Click on the link for a detailed documentation of What’s New in RhinoCAM 2021.

Free demo software downloads of RhinoCAM 2021 can be requested here.

About MecSoft Corporation

Headquartered in Dana Point, California, MecSoft Corporation is a worldwide leader in providing Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software solutions for the small to mid-market segments. These solutions include products VisualCAD/CAM®, RhinoCAM™ and VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS®. These software products deliver powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions for users in the custom manufacturing, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, mold making, aerospace, automotive, tool & die, woodworking, and education industries.

For the latest news and information, visit mecsoft.com or call (949) 654-8163.