BOSTON, MA, USA, Jul 7, 2020 – For the first time in the event’s decade-long history, the annual LiveWorx digital transformation event took place online, uniting tens of thousands of industry leaders across the world. Chaired by presenting sponsor, PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), the one-day event featured more than 120 sessions spanning topics ranging from Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, Robotics, Software as a Service (SaaS), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Computer-Aided Design (CAD), and more.

“This year’s virtual event brought to life the magic, excitement, and drive for transformative change that we all experience at the annual in-person version,” said Jim Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC. “I was particularly pleased to see the force of change magnified inside and outside of this year’s event. For the global society, 2020 has been a year of challenge and growth. I look forward to seeing how this year’s energy and drive will be matched in next year’s event.”

Energizing Change

In support of movements and causes that shape the world in which the technology community operates, the LiveWorx event recognized four charities as beneficiaries for donations stemming from attendee actions throughout the event. For each attendee who entered the virtual Networking Lounge, shared their experience on social media using #LiveWorx, or completed an online scavenger hunt, approximately $1 per action was donated to charities including WWF – World Wildlife Fund, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, and Black Girls CODE. Following the event’s final keynote session, all donations were matched by presenting sponsor, PTC.

“Bringing to life the Black Girls Code story during this year’s LiveWorx event enabled us to raise awareness of our mission across the globe, and reinforce why we need to confront this crisis today to ensure a brighter and more inclusive tomorrow,” said Kimberly Bryant, Founder and CEO, Black Girls CODE. “While there is still a lot of work to do, I am proud to have had the opportunity to share this message, and will continue to champion inclusion for all of the women entering the STEM community.”

As part of its mission to foster inclusion across the technology industry, LiveWorx continuously endeavors to reflect more gender, racial, and geographic diversity in STEM fields represented at the event. At this year’s event, 21% of presenters identified as female or non-binary, 27% of presenters were Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and 23% of presenters resided outside the United States.

Thriving in the ‘New Normal’

Over the course of the one-day event, attendees heard from technology experts across the community, including the following keynote headliners:

1. Jim Heppelmann, President and CEO of PTC, who spoke about how the accelerating pace of digital transformation has forced many companies to “disrupt, or be disrupted”, but the recent crisis has taught organizations a new set of principles about the role of technology in an era of disruption.
2. Kimberly Bryant, Founder and CEO of Black Girls CODE, who shared the Black Girls Code story, from its founding to its current transformational moment, as well as contemporary and historical case studies of resilience and leadership by women and people of color in times of crisis.
3. Eduarda Camacho, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer of PTC and Kevin Wrenn, Executive Vice President of Products at PTC, who focused on how companies should be prioritizing the use of best-in-class technology that will meet their changing needs during times of disruption and accelerated digital transformation.

To replay LiveWorx keynotes, track spotlights, and more, access the LiveWorx 2020 Content Archive. Event replays will be available through Spring 2021.

Major Product Announcements Put Industrial Enterprise Technology at Precipice of Future

Coinciding with the momentum and excitement surrounding LiveWorx 20, PTC shared key product releases from its ThingWorx® IIoT Platform, and Windchill® PLM Software offerings; recent advancements following November’s acquisition of the Onshape® SaaS technology; and the launch of the new Factory Insights as a Service product in collaboration with sponsors Rockwell Automation and Microsoft.

Alongside this year’s Title Sponsor, Analog Devices, 11 companies supported LiveWorx 20 including Pinnacle Sponsors Ansys, AT&T Business, Ericsson, EY, and Transition Technologies; and Premier Sponsors Archer Grey, Deloitte, EPLAN, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Kalypso.

About PTC (NASDAQ: PTC)

PTC enables global manufacturers to realize double-digit impact with software solutions that enable them to accelerate product and service innovation, improve operational efficiency, and increase workforce productivity. In combination with an extensive partner network, PTC provides customers flexibility in how its technology can be deployed to drive digital transformation – on premises, in the cloud, or via its pure SaaS platform. At PTC, we don’t just imagine a better world, we enable it. For more information, visit https://www.ptc.com.

Invitation

ANKARA, Turkey, Jul 7, 2020 – Prota Software is pleased to announce the global launch of its revolutionary software for structural BIM design, ProtaStructure 2021, in a live webinar on tomorrow, 8th July, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. (+03:00 GMT).

In 2021, Prota again revolutionizes the engineering industry with;

1. A software for streamlined building modelling and analysis,
2. A software for designing your steel connections, concrete beams, core walls, foundations and more,
3. A CAD software for dedicated structural drafting and producing all your engineering drawing, with component design for other project elements (like retaining walls),
4. A Fabrication software for producing all your construction and shop details,
5. And a BIM software for communicating all of this to other project team members, Owners, Architects, M&E specialists etc for coordination
6. A Software for modelling & analysis, for design, for detailing, for fabrication, for BIM

Join our free webinar! Register now, limited seats available!

About Prota Software

Prota Software is a structural and earthquake engineering software company founded in 1985 by Professors Joseph Kubin and Danyal Kubin. The company has over 400 staff members based in more than 20 office locations around the globe. Prota Software became best known for its flagship product Probina Orion. Prota’s professional engineers, leading technical experts and software developers across the world develop a broad range of software solutions for structural design and detailing including the new ProtaStructure, ProtaSteel, ProtaDetails and ProtaBIM since 2011. For more information, visit https://www.protasoftware.com.

Bricsys is the latest addition to the Hexagon group.

It’s been a month since Bricsys opened the Asia Pacific Head Quarter in Singapore. The office is located at Aperia Tower, close to the Central Business district, well connected with MRT & buses. On top, the place is buzzing with lots of food choices, coffee shops and Cold storage. Post lockdown ease, we have been eating out cautiously. At least a few of us can see each other in the office. The office is new and designed to be a great collaborative space. We do have flexi-hours and the choice to work from home too.

It is exciting to see that almost every three weeks we have a new colleague joining in. The pace with which we have been growing is remarkable. By no means, has Covid19 slowed it down.

In usual scenarios, when we walk in the new office, everything is set up. We don’t have to worry about getting our stuff. But, Bricsys experience was different. When I first joined, along with another colleague, I had to do interiors for the office. From the games corner to the color of the cushions, all discussed among us.

Now when we walk into this place, it feels like our own. We consciously try to ensure that all our new colleagues feel welcomed to this place. Our goal is to make this place fun and exciting so that everyone looks forward to coming to work. At Bricsys, every Friday, we have a Pizza day. We complement that with some fun games to make it more exciting.

Bricsys is the fastest-growing division under Hexagon AB. We have a great support system from sister companies like Intergraph. But at the same time, we are independent in many ways. This place offers a great combination of thrill and excitement of a start-up and the security of being part of a big organization.

In the words of our VP Chris Lee,” We will continue to accelerate our growth in the next few years”. That means we will continue to expand and hire for the next few months. There will be plenty of opportunities for employees to explore and choose roles as we continuously grow.

Bricsys believes in developing its talent and growing them to be future leaders. This place offers tremendous learning opportunities as there is no defined areas/scope of work. One can pick and choose the projects that they want to learn and add value to the business. We are always on the lookout for people who love challenges and look forward to getting their hands dirty to get the job done.

Do you know what Bricsys does?

Bricsys builds BricsCAD® for people who build things. Our long term clients have amazing things to say – https://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/bricscad/client-stories/

Why don’t you download a Free 30-day Trial and familiarize yourself  – https://www.bricsys.com/download.do?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Links&utm_campaign=Hexagon&utm_term=TrialDownload. It is easy to learn and use. Once you have tried BricsCAD®, you won’t try anything else.

Here’s a short video on BricsCAD®.

MUMBAI, India, Jul 6, 2020 – Companies are facing new challenges as they resume normal operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the preparing for the “new normal”, companies must consider additional dimensions of employee safety and measures that address physical distancing requirements. With years of expertise in the building industry, Siemens smart building solutions supports companies to adapt to the ‘new normal’ and to build the foundation for resilient future workplaces. This includes IoT solutions which support adherence to social distancing and contact tracing guidelines, body temperature detection integrated with access control, indoor air quality optimization and secured remote monitoring of a building’s systems.

Robert Demann, Head of Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Limited, said, “The development of these solutions for the ‘new normal’ supports our ‘creating environments that care’ approach. For organizations, people are the biggest asset and they need workspaces that are safe and secure, now more than ever. Even in a post-COVID-19 era, organizations of all sizes and across industry would be required to follow health and safety regulations, in addition to keeping their premises secure.”

The solutions include Comfy, a workplace app that allows building operators and owners to engage with occupants and keep them informed, safe, productive and helps in enabling social distancing through configurable desk booking. The app also provides timely updates related to COVID-19 with configuration of content for localized needs and mandates. The Enlighted IoT Platform allows accurate and efficient contact tracing and relies on real-time location services (RTLS) of people and equipment, as well as triggering and tracking sanitization – all of which ensures the safety of building occupants and visitors. The IoT sensor-based space utilization solution allows to better plan the available space inside buildings, allowing for better return on real estate investment.

The HVAC and building management systems including room automation allow for improved indoor environment quality for occupant wellbeing; Siveillance Thermal Shield, measures the body temperature of a person seeking to access a building and integrates the results into the video and access systems of the company, which can be seamlessly integrated into the workflow of the corporate security solutions. The Remote Connectivity and Data Driven Services, provide secure connectivity and support systems in managing critical infrastructures to ensure business continuity. With a rapid initial diagnosis enabling targeted fault clearance, the remote technical support ensures system efficiency & uptime even in times of restricted travel.

More information: https://sie.ag/3foy0RJ.

About Siemens Limited

RICHMOND, Canada, Jul 6, 2020 – AviPLAN 3.0, the latest edition of Transoft Solutions’ CAD-based airside planning, design and operations tool, was launched globally on May 28th. The release includes the introduction of several frequently requested enhancements.

The highlight for many AviPLAN Airside Pro and AviPLAN Turn Pro users will be the all-new Group Path command. The tool, which adopts many of the functions and workflows seen in AviPLAN’s core Path command, is used to analyze movements with a group of airplanes by following existing drawing entities in the form of lines/polylines, arcs, etc. or by selecting an existing Path session.

Group Path also introduces conflict analysis to the path building and analysis process. With this much requested feature, conflicts between main gear clearances and pavement edges, outer engine paths and shoulders, and wingtip clearances and apron limits are assessed and identified by the software automatically, with problem areas clearly indicated both visually as well as in results and reports.

As always with a major AviPLAN release, we have endeavored to add not only new headline features, but also improve and extend core functions that are available in all four products across the AviPLAN range. For AviPLAN 3.0, this has resulted in the addition of new jet blast controls in Session Manager to select single engine breakaway jet blast, where data is available. Further, as is common procedure for many airlines, idle jet blast can be displayed for the engine not being used to propel the airplane. Session Manager also sees the inclusion of a much-requested feature – clearance box variants. This enhancement provides two further clearance box forms, tapered and boxed, in addition to the previously available offset shape.

Another example is Settings. Not only has the dialog undergone a complete overhaul but it also sees the introduction of Settings Templates. Once units and regulations, jet blast colors and clearance box offset settings have been selected according to preference, they can be saved as a template for future use, perfect for ensuring all stakeholders follow the same AviPLAN drawing standards.

Further, the ‘Set as default’ user preference handling available for many of the most frequently used controls in the Path and Stand commands, as well as several controls in the Group Path, Park, Fillet and Settings commands, has been improved and extended in AviPLAN 3.0. Supported controls now include ‘Right-click for options…’ in their mouseover tooltip and current default values are now indicated as such.

For those working with stand planning, the AviPLAN Airside Pro 3.0 Stand command includes all-new MultiDock functionality for docking a boarding bridge to multiple airplane doors or a door to multiple bridges, all in a single session. With this powerful enhancement, it is possible to rapidly generate and review scenarios such as contingency plans, maintenance operational procedures or potential new layouts. Any warnings or errors identified by the software during the planning and design process are reported in a new Status tab, providing a clear overview of the airplanes and issues that may need to be reviewed.

Check out all this and much more in the on-demand launch webinar at: http://webinars.transoftaviation.com/on-demand-product-presentations.html.

About Transoft Solutions

Transoft Solutions develops innovative and highly specialized software for aviation, civil infrastructure, and transportation professionals. Since 1991, Transoft has remained focused on safety-oriented solutions that enable transportation professionals to work effectively and confidently. Our portfolio of planning, simulation, modeling, and design solutions are used in over 130 countries serving more than 50,000 customers across local and federal agencies, consulting firms, airport authorities, and ports. We take pride in providing the highest quality of customer support from our headquarters in Canada, and through our 12 offices in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, India, Belgium, and China. For more information on Transoft’s range of aviation, civil design, and vehicle simulation solutions, visit transoftsolutions.com.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA, Jul 6, 2020 – MSC Software Corporation (MSC), a global leader in Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation software and services and part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, has released MSC Apex Generative Design 2020, a pioneering tool that enables engineers to explore new approaches and optimize any part of their design in a single step to develop innovative products up to 80% faster than conventional approaches.

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MSC Apex Generative Design provides a truly end to end solution for designers making high-precision, metal components. It takes you from screen to machine faster and with less human intervention than any other software.

MSC Apex Generative Design addresses product development pressures to meet shrinking budgets and rapid time-to-market by generating lightweight and smoothed preliminary component concepts based on just the engineering goals. It does away with the iterative process of eliminating unsuitable candidates, freeing up the engineer’s time so they can use their expertise to explore the design space and find more optimal and novel solutions by fine tuning pre-vetted, manufacturing-ready designs.

Its uses span every imaginable industry – regardless of the application. It enables engineers to innovate more quickly, producing the perfect design in the same amount of time it would have taken them to create, test and discard a first prototype using conventional tools and workflows. With MSC Apex Generative Design:

1. A surgeon can create a smarter, latticed implant design that’s pre-validated for additive manufacturing and the same weight as the bone it replaced, improving biocompatibility to encourage muscle attachment and patient comfort.
2. The aerospace engineer can redesign a product part-by-part for lightweighting, confident in maintaining the same performance and safety while improving efficiency.
3. An automotive designer can build a motorcycle chassis that is 56% lighter than previous iterations, improving range while saving on fuel consumption.
4. Manufacturers can fully exploit the capabilities of additive manufacturing and optimize their designs to enable first-time-right part production for entirely new products.

Thomas Reiher, Director of Generative Design, MSC Software, said: “Designing an optimal product that fully exploits the available techniques is such a convoluted process today, that designers have to compromise. Designers’ eyes light up when they use MSC Apex Generative Design because it thinks like them, improving parts with intelligent engineering decisions – only much faster.”

“Our users have reported slashing their design time by 80% by reducing the number of individual tools and interventions, automating the optimization process and streamlining their workflows. They start producing products that for the first time they have been able to optimize with design, performance and cost all tailored to their technical and commercial requirements.”

Despite this power, MSC Apex Generative Design can run on a normal laptop to generate initial candidates within an hour, and produce a final design within a matter of hours. Adding to its accessibility, the tool is also now equipped with an intuitive interface, opening its capabilities up to designers and engineers without specialized knowledge of computer aided engineering. Design goals can be set up directly, or set against an existing design from Computer Aided Design (CAD) or directly from CAE models.

MSC Apex Generative Design’s ability to anticipate design issues that would otherwise require redesign much later in the process is particularly important for new manufacturing practices such as additive manufacturing. 3D printing teams can use the solution as a Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) tool. It performs topology optimization and intelligent smoothing in a single step, producing parts with low distortion risk and ‘bionic’ printable geometries. The resulting parts are automatically designed for performance, balancing the material use with strength requirements and stress distribution.

Users can link MSC Apex Generative Design with industry-leading manufacturing simulation tools Simufact Additive for metals and Digimat AM for polymers to reduce build failures and make optimal use of materials at every step.

The new tool was first announced in November 2019. This first major release introduces new controls that make it easier for designers to adjust the complexity of the generated designs and how much the fixation points can be reduced. It also exploits many productivity benefits of the underlying MSC Apex platform, for example direct export of engineered models (mesh) to Computer Aided Design (CAD) formats so that generative design optimization can be used within common CAD/CAM manufacturing workflows.

For more information visit: www.mscsoftware.com/product/msc-apex-generative-design

About Hexagon | MSC Software

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.

MSC Software, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, is one of the ten original software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services. Learn more at mscsoftware.com. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that utilise data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

Learn more about Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada, Jul 3, 2020 –  LMI Technologies (LMI), a leading developer of 3D scanning and inspection solutions, is pleased to announce the official launch of Gocator 6.0 software. This is a major release that introduces significant user interface improvements for enhanced productivity.

Here are just a few of the exciting UI developments in Gocator 6.0:

1. Tools Diagram for Easy Viewing and Managing of Relationships Between Tools
2. Multi-Measurement Data Viewing for Increased Workflow Efficiency
3. Multi-Window Data Viewing for Faster Development and Troubleshooting
4. Dashboard Data Viewing for Greater Visibility into Measurement Results

With this iteration of the Gocator inspection software, users will also be able to pair different models from the same Gocator 3D line profiler series for increased scanning flexibility.

In addition, users can now integrate Universal Robots (UR) with Gocator® 3D laser line profile sensors.

“Gocator 6.0 delivers major user interface improvements that make 3D measurement and inspection more efficient and intuitive than ever before. Features like the Tools Diagram, multi-measurement data viewing, and multi-window data viewing give customers more flexibility and control over their inspection process. In addition, mixed model multi-sensor networking and support for UR robot integration with Gocator line profilers provide extended options for system configuration and greater factory automation,” said Chi Ho Ng, LMI Technologies Senior Director of Technology.

Other new tools and improvements for you to explore include:

1. Enhanced Data Viewer display that merges 2D intensity with 3D height map data for more complete data visualization
2. Refreshed Emulator Scenario Selection Menu offers greater choice and an improved user experience
3. Surface Blob tool for advanced 3D height map and 2D intensity surface defect detection (e.g., uneven or excess material, gouges, blemishes)
4. And more!

Gocator 6.0 comes with every new Gocator. Order your Gocator 3D smart sensor now at orders@lmi3d.com for improved factory automation, inspection, and optimization. If you’d like to learn more about Gocator’s features and capabilities, contact us at contact@lmi3d.com or visit the firmware section of the LMI website here.

If you already own a Gocator, you can download firmware 6.0 and upgrade your sensor for free here.

About LMI Technologies

As the global leader in 3D scanning and inspection, LMI Technologies works to advance quality and productivity with 3D sensor technology. Our award-winning, FactorySmart® laser, snapshot, and line confocal sensors improve the quality and efficiency of factory production by providing fast, accurate, reliable inspection solutions that leverage smart 3D technologies. Unlike contact based measurement or 2D vision, our non-contact solutions add 3D shape information that is critical to achieving 100% quality control.

To learn more about how LMI’s inspection solutions can benefit your business, we invite you to contact us at contact@lmi3d.com or visit us at www.lmi3d.com to explore the possibilities of smart 3D technology.

HELSINKI, Finland, Jul 3, 2020 – Solibri is pleased to announce that Heini Kautonen will join Solibri Management Team as the new Chief Financial Officer starting 3rd of August 2020. Heini replaces Mika Härkönen who successfully managed and developed the position for the past four years. On behalf of everyone at Solibri we wish Mika the best of luck with the new challenges and welcome Heini to the team.

Heini has strong background in financial management and driving strategic development. Her enthusiasm to get the job done and charismatic style of communication compliments Solibri and its way of working. “I can’t wait to step into the CFO’s boots at Solibri. With our team of talented professionals, I am sure we can contribute to the present and future success of the company.” said Heini.

“Finding a good CFO is very important for Solibri, with Heini I believe we made the right decision and I’m looking forward how we can benefit from her experience in years to come. It is not just about crunching the numbers but having the mindset of development and understanding the business behind the numbers”, says Ville Kyytsönen, Solibri CEO.

About Solibri

Solibri is the leader in BIM Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Providing out of the box tools for BIM validation, compliance control, design process coordination, design review, analysis and code checking. Solibri’s corporate message is to develop and market quality assurance solutions that improve the quality of BIM-based design and make the entire design and construction process more productive and cost effective. Solibri’s customers include major building owners, construction companies, architects and engineering firms in more than 70 countries. Solibri is part of the Nemestchek Group. For more information, visit www.solibri.com.