MUNICH, Germany and WESTFORD, MA, USA, Jul 3, 2020 – Zuken announces the CR-8000 2020 release of its advanced 3D multi-board EDA environment. The latest release was developed in close collaboration with Zuken’s global customers in business sectors, including electronics, high tech, automation, automotive, aerospace, and defense. As product complexity increases, these businesses are searching for opportunities to increase design performance and process resilience. Valuable contributions from academic research institutions such as UCLA or Fraunhofer IIS, have also been incorporated into the release, particularly in the field of advanced packaging.

Key development themes for CR-8000 2020 are superior design efficiency, comprehensive system-level design and verification, and support for the latest advancements in packaging technology.

1. Design efficiency benefits from significant enhancements in the areas of schematic design, FPGA optimization, skew group routing, and support of back-drilled vias.
2. System-level design and verification have been enhanced in the areas of electro-mechanical co-design of flex-rigid PCBs and multi-domain analysis through direct integration of best-in-class solutions from Zuken’s partners, Keysight and ANSYS
3. The latest advancements in packaging technology are supported by new functionality for tile bump and 3D wire design planning.

Our global development teams in Japan, USA, and Europe have been working very hard to evolve the capabilities of CR-8000, our flagship EDA design tool suite, to stay on top of the exacting requirements of our global blue-chip customer base Kazuhiro KariyaChief Technical Officer und Managing Director of Zuken Inc., Yokohama.

“Our global development teams in Japan, USA, and Europe have been working very hard to evolve the capabilities of CR-8000, our flagship EDA design tool suite, to stay on top of the exacting requirements of our global blue-chip customer base”, says Kazuhiro Kariya, Managing Director of Zuken Inc., Yokohama. “While our users will benefit from significant efficiency enhancements in the areas of engineering productivity and  process resilience, we have also dedicated our attention to enabling a smooth transition for new customers who are locked into of 3^rd party design tools that are reaching their limits.”

The CR-8000 platform is built upon the latest software methodologies and utilizes hardware acceleration to provide the needed performance for today’s complex and multi-discipline designs. Many legacy design tools are facing growing limitations, both in terms of system-level design and technology support.

About Zuken

Zuken is a global provider of leading-edge software and consulting services for electrical and electronic design and manufacturing. Founded in 1976, Zuken has the longest track record of technological innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) software industry. The company’s extensive experience, technological expertise and agility, combine to create world-class software solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and integrity in all aspects of business produce long-lasting and successful customer partnerships that make Zuken a reliable long-term business partner. For more information, visit www.zuken.com, blog.zuken.com, or www.linkedin.com/company/zuken.

Invitation

ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jul 3, 2020 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Managing Disruption: Using PLM to Support Working from Home.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

2020 has been a challenging year so far. The immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was to shutdown non-essential businesses and to require workers who didn’t have to be onsite to work remotely, usually from home. While there are always people, process, and technology challenges within product lifecycle related activities, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 shutdown was extreme in many cases.

Many analysts, including CIMdata, have predicted this will give digitalization and digital transformation a higher priority due to its ability to support remote work and enable other forms of flexibility to minimize the impact of workplace disruptions. In this webinar, CIMdata will discuss what we have heard from solution providers and industrial companies on some of the issues they have had to address and what they are doing to move forward. We will also discuss how to use the crisis to get support for PLM-related changes from executives.

Attendees at this webinar will:

1. Learn about strategies for success when disruption happens.
2. Learn how remote working impacts industrial companies and how the companies mitigate the issues.
3. Hear about the changes that solution providers are making to address working remotely.
4. Learn more about the changes in PLM-enabling technology expected over the next 1- to 3-years.
5. Learn some tactics for using the crisis to get support for needed change.

According to Tom Gill, CIMdata’s Practice Manager for PLM Enterprise Value and Integration, and the host for this webinar, “We live in interesting times. While 2020 has had a bumpy start, it appears that there are major structural changes underway in how companies will operate for at least for some time to come. A solid PLM strategy can help deal with disruption. Using knowledge of what has happened so far in 2020 can be used to clarify needed PLM strategy and roadmap changes and get support for them.”

Tom Gill has over 25 years of experience applying computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing. Before joining CIMdata, he worked as an independent PLM consultant, after spending more than 20 years at high-volume manufacturing companies. Mr. Gill has worked on projects in numerous industries, including fabrication & assembly, food & beverage, defense, chemical, and medical devices. He has executed PLM strategy projects, solution evaluation and selection projects, deployment planning, and training development for industrial clients.

This webinar will be of interest to those responsible for product development, manufacturing, quality, and service; PLM team leaders and team members; product managers, IT leadership and staff; solution providers; and anyone who wants to learn about how to manage PLM when a disruption happens.

1. To find out more, visit: https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/educational-webinars/webinar-managing-disruption-using-plm-to-support-working-from-home.
2. To register for this webinar, please visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9024792946405621771.

ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jul 3, 2020 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report, the third of five modules of the CIMdata 2020 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2019. It contains analyses of major trends and issues, revenues of leading PLM solution providers, and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.

“The PLM market grew to $51.5 billion overall in 2019, 7.7% growth over 2018, under our forecast of 8.9%,” according to Mr. Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s Vice President. “Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) and Simulation & Analysis (S&A) saw strong double-digit gains, largely driven by Autodesk’s huge growth powered by their move from perpetual licensing to subscription. Other Tools, our segment that includes tools to develop product software, grew 11.2%, surpassing the high growth numbers of recent years. While CIMdata expected the market to continue strong growth going forward, the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world and affected all types of businesses, including the PLM Economy. CIMdata does not expect the PLM market to return to growth until 2021. Still, the market will recover because the underlying trends of smart, connected products, and Industry 4.0 continue to grow in importance. Looking toward 2024, CIMdata forecasts the PLM market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% to $68.2 billion.”

Companies make PLM investments in many different areas and with many types of solutions, including mechanical CAD, simulation and analysis, visualization and collaboration, building design, and others. This diversity is reflected in the different solution providers to the PLM market and in the fact that no single type of provider dominates the industry. During 2019, a number of providers generated substantial revenues that represent PLM-related investments. Fourteen providers generated PLM revenues over $500 million from both the tools and the cPDm segments. Three solution providers, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, and Siemens Digital Industries Software, are major providers of both tools (such as MCAD) and cPDm technology while others, such as Autodesk and Cadence, are primarily tool providers that focus on specific segments within the overall market. While Hexagon does not position itself as a PLM company, its revenues from businesses that CIMdata does count in PLM puts them in the top 10. It illustrates the breadth of companies that participate in the overall PLM market, even though they may not all compete directly with each other.

PLM Market History and 5-Year Forecast

The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series comprises five modules:

1. The CIMdata 2020 Executive PLM Market Report provides an overview of CIMdata’s complete global analysis. It includes key charts on PLM market investment statistics through 2019, forecasts of investments for 2020 through 2024, and a summary of PLM solution providers’ performance in 2019.
2. The CIMdata 2020 PLM Industry Review and Trends Report is mainly qualitative and focuses on key issues facing the global PLM ecosystem of solution providers and end-user organizations. It highlights changes that occurred in 2019, what effects those changes may have in the short and medium terms, and what is on the horizon in the years to come.
3. The CIMdata 2020 PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report details measures of and forecasts for the overall PLM market and its key segments in 2019, including Tools, cPDm, and Digital Manufacturing. The Tools section has additional details on sub-segments, including MCAD, NC, S&A, EDA, and AEC. It also includes CIMdata’s estimates of PLM solution provider revenues in these segments and sub-segments for 2020 through 2024.
4. The CIMdata 2020 PLM Market Geographic Analysis Report provides an additional view of the 2019 market results, by major geography. The report offers CIMdata’s 2019 estimates and market forecasts for PLM and the major PLM market segments for the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Also, the report includes estimates and forecasts for the cPDm segment within specific European and Asia-Pacific countries and regions.
5. The CIMdata 2020 PLM Market Industry Analysis Report provides an industry segmentation view of the 2019 market results. The report provides CIMdata’s 2019 estimates and market forecasts for PLM and cPDm for ten different industry sectors: aerospace and defense, automotive and other transportation, electronics/telecommunications, fabrication and assembly, process-packaged goods, process—petrochemical, utilities, construction, infrastructure, and shipbuilding.

The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is available as a five-module set, or each module can be purchased separately. Parts of the MAR are available as part of CIMdata’s Community Memberships. Further details and pricing information about the report and Community Memberships are available at www.cimdata.com.

COLUMBIA, MD, USA, Jul 3, 2020 – To help graduating students transition into their professional careers, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. is offering recent graduates 40 percent off perpetual licenses as part of its student2PRO program. This deal is applicable to any Vectorworks product.

“Starting a career after graduation is a momentous milestone for any graduate, and the student2PRO program is the perfect initiative in helping graduates take that first step toward career success without having a huge financial burden setting them back,” said Alice Lowy Marketing Programs Director. “This option is to help ensure up-and-coming professionals have the necessary 2D drawing, 3D modeling, and BIM tools to bring their designs to life.”

student2PRO is a gateway program helping recent graduates jumpstart their professional careers more easily by offering discounts on the standard price. Additionally, those who take advantage of student2PRO are eligible for a 40 percent discounted membership to Vectorworks Service Select — the maintenance program that includes upgrades to product, priority technical support, exclusive training opportunities and early release of new content libraries. Service Select members also receive member-only features in Vectorworks Cloud Services.

“Going the student2PRO route was such a valuable option for me and now as a full-time lighting designer, I use the features in Vision and Spotlight in my day-to-day work on theatre productions,” said Chloe Clark, a San Diego State University alumna. “Not only is the program an economical option for graduating students, but it’s also beneficial that Vectorworks updates and enhances its software regularly in conjunction with my industry constantly changing. It’s an easy way for me to always stay up to date.”

To qualify for student2PRO, graduates must have completed a degree at a university, college, post-secondary vocational or poly-technical school within the past 365 days and submit transcripts or a diploma showing degree completion and graduation date. Alternatively, graduates can take advantage of the current monthly or yearly subscription license offerings on Vectorworks products, where available.

For more information or to submit your transcripts or diploma, visit vectorworks.net/education/student2pro.

About Vectorworks, Inc.

Vectorworks, Inc. is an award-winning design and BIM software provider serving the architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Creating intuitive software since 1985, we’ve become the preeminent software built to manage the entire design process. Globally more than 685,000 users are creating, connecting and influencing the next generation of design with Vectorworks on Mac and Windows. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Newbury and London, England and Vancouver, Canada, Vectorworks is a part of the Nemetschek Group. Learn how we empower designers to create experiences that transform the world at vectorworks.net or follow @Vectorworks.

PARIS, France, Jul 2, 2020 – ESI Group (ISIN Code: FR0004110310, Symbol: ESI), a global player in virtual prototyping software and services for industrials, announces the retirement of Christopher St John, Chief Operating Officer of the Group since December 2013, effective on December 31st, 2020.

Dr. Christopher St. John, COO, ESI Group

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain, Jul 2, 2020 – Lantek, a leading multinational in the development and sale of CAD/CAM, MES, ERP, and analytical solutions for the digital transformation sheet metal and structural steel manufacturing has established a partnership with AlfaSolid.

The agreement between the two companies includes the sale, installation, and support of all CAD/CAM products in Greece and Cyprus.

The Greek company is an expert in the field of 3D mechanical design, operating in the industrial framework, manufacturing and tools, medical devices, household appliances, transportation, and many other sectors.

The collaboration began last April, when both companies reached an agreement for the sale, installation, and support of all CAD/CAM products in Greece and Cyprus.

“With this agreement we will begin our market research process to offer MES and ERP solutions to companies in the metal sector and become their technological partners to move towards connected factories and Industry 4.0,” states Juan José Colas, Sales and Marketing Director of Lantek.

According to Dimitry Manolis, the General Director of AlfaSolid, “in times of great uncertainty like the ones we are living nowadays, we are convinced that these kind of agreements with partners allow us to offer our most advanced solutions and a better response to our customers”.

With the addition of AlfaSolid to its network of distributors, Lantek reinforces its position as leaders in the global manufacturing technology market for sheet metal and structural steel fabricators by forging important alliances with regional industry experts.

About Lantek

Lantek is a multinational which is leading the digital transformation of companies in the sheet metal and metal industry. With its patented manufacturing intelligence software, it enables factories to be connected, turning them into Smart Factories. It rounds off its range of services with CAD, CAM, MES, and ERP solutions for companies that manufacture metal parts from sheet metal, tubes, and profiles using any cutting technology (laser, plasma, oxycut, waterjet, shearing and punching).

Founded in 1986 in the Basque Country (Spain), one of the main European hubs of machine tool development, Lantek enables the integration of sheet metal and metal processing technologies using the most advanced manufacturing management software. The company is currently the outstanding leader in its sector as a result of its capacity for innovation and commitment to internationalization. With more than 23,700 customers in over 100 countries and 20 offices in 14 countries, it has an extensive network of distributors with an international presence. In 2019, its international business contributed to 86% of its revenue.

For more information, visit: https://www.lantek.com/us

About AlfaSolid

Founded in 2006 by Dimitri Manolis, AlfaSolid is the official SOLIDWORKS and SolidCAM reseller in Greece and Cyprus. The companyʼs powerful team provides the Greek industry with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD /CAM /CAE and PDM solutions, continuous technical support, consulting and training services. AlfaSolidʼ s goal is to help Greek companies to design and manufacture better quality and innovative products with less time-to-market. ALFASOLID made SOLIDWORKS No. 1 CAD solution in Greece & Cyprus, now its  time for Lantek.

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain, Jul 2, 2020 – Salz IT Solution is the new Lantek premium partner in Austria. The newly founded company takes over consulting and support for Austrian customers of the software specialist for sheet metal processing and intends to expand its portfolio. Company founder Rene Gruber sees “a lot of potential for digitalization catching up” in the Austrian sheet metal processing industry.

Newly founded company sees a lot of potential for digitalization in Austria

“Austria is not yet very advanced in terms of digitalization,” says Rene Gruber about the general mood in his home country. “We Austrians are a bit more cautious, slower – and believe that some aspects of digitalization are not fully developed yet.” However, currently the market is moving because the government is giving incentives to invest in computers and software. “There are now a lot of funding opportunities that companies can take advantage of.” Gruber wants to do some persuasion here.

Until now, Lantek’s Austrian customers have been supported by the German office. Since Salz IT was founded at the beginning of 2019, they now have a contact person directly on site, based in the Upper Austrian community of Ohlsdorf, between Linz and Salzburg in the Salzkammergut – hence the company name. Salz IT is now one of Lantek’s 24 premium partners worldwide – complementing Lantek’s 20 locations in 14 countries to form a dense network of advice, assistance and support.

“We are glad to have in Rene Gruber a partner who knows our programme inside and out”, says Christoph Lenhard, head of Lantek’s German office. He has known him for over twelve years from his former employer in the steel industry, where Gruber worked with Lantek software. “He has an excellent knowledge of machines and technology, can develop customizations, i.e. tailor-made customer solutions, for our Integra and MES software modules and much more. He also knows our target group in Austria very well and can therefore seamlessly take over, continue and intensify the consulting and support for our customers”.

Salz IT does “everything digital”, says Gruber. “From setting up PCs and telephone systems to installing servers, setting up networks and linking locations.” His customers come from all industries. As a Lantek partner, he currently advises and supports mainly the company’s existing Austrian customers. Gruber continues, “Last year we concentrated on building up our business. This year, we will focus on the acquisition of new customers.” Gruber currently has one employee; more are to follow.

From a craft business to a group of companies with several locations

Lantek’s customers in Austria are mainly in the sheet metal working sector, but there are also tile and stonemasonry companies that cut using water jet technology. Their size ranges from small craft businesses using only the Lantek Expert punching module, to a group of companies working in a network in multiple locations and with a tailor-made software suite of several Lantek modules. Salz IT advises customers, designs and installs solutions for them, trains the staff and then provides ongoing support. All the while, Gruber and his colleagues continue to be supported by Lantek’s German office and, if necessary, by the company headquarters in Spain.

Gruber sees the benefits that in depth hardware knowledge at Salz IT can bring to both Lantek and Austrian customers. “We can offer the complete range and, if required, install computers and servers, set up networks and then implement Lantek’s software solutions to meet the needs of each company”, says Gruber. He emphasises, “We don’t interfere with our customers’ IT – but if we are asked, we can offer hardware solutions that meet the exact requirements of Lantek software”.

About Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions

Lantek is a multinational leading the digital transformation of companies in the sheet metal and metal industry. With its patented manufacturing intelligence software, it enables factories to be connected, turning them into Smart Factories. It rounds off its range of services with CAD, CAM, MES, and ERP solutions for companies that manufacture metal parts from sheet metal, tubes, and profiles using any cutting technology (laser, plasma, oxycut, waterjet, shearing and punching). Lantek’s U.S. Headquarters are in Mason, OH.

Founded in 1986 in the Basque Country (Spain), one of the main European hubs of machine tool development, Lantek enables the integration of sheet metal and metal processing technologies using the most advanced manufacturing management software. The company is currently the outstanding leader in its sector thanks to its capacity for innovation and commitment to internationalization. With more than 23,700 customers in over 100 countries and 20 offices in 14 countries, it has an extensive network of distributors with an international presence. In 2019, its international business contributed to 86% of its revenue. For more information, visit https://www.lantek.com.

About Salz IT

Founded in 2019 by Rene Gruber, Salz IT offers IT, EDP and network solutions to companies in all industries. Salz IT is Lantek’s premium partner for Austria – mainly for companies in sheet metal working, but also for all companies that cut or punch materials in any way. It offers the entire Lantek portfolio of products and services, from initial consultation to installation, training and support. The company name “Salz IT” comes from the Salzkammergut region in the Austrian province of Upper Austria, where the company has its headquarters.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN and BOSTON, MA, USA, Jul 2, 2020 – On April 1, a dozen anesthesiology resident physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital kicked off an audacious public challenge to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator that could address shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in developing countries. Just three months and more than 200 submissions later, a team of engineering alumnae, staff and faculty from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, had taken a winning design from concept through working prototype. The next step could be a final product for regulatory approval in Nigeria, just one of the countries that have been talking with the CoVent-19 Challenge organizers.

The 30-person Smith College team collaborated on a simplified, cost-effective, easily manufactured pneumatic design particularly tailored to COVID-19 patient needs. The SmithVent design, which is one-tenth the cost of traditional ventilators, combines economical proportional solenoid valve technology with an air-oxygen mixing chamber to meet the full set of requirements for COVID-19 ventilation. The team relied primarily on readily available, off-the-shelf components, which reduced custom machining and improved compatibility with other medical equipment. The enclosure, ISO fittings, and mounting blocks can be produced using FDM or stereolithography 3D printers. The design is open source for anyone to use and improve.

Smith College Engineering Professor Susannah Howe said the timeline was intense. “To a person, we came into this not knowing anything about ventilators,” she said. “In two months we went from knowing nothing to having a functional prototype. That’s just crazy. To see that trajectory in such a short period of time, with people who are volunteering their time on top of their other jobs is amazing and heartwarming and so rewarding.”

Two other teams were also recognized by the CoVent-19 Challenge judges. The second-place InVent Pneumatic Ventilator was submitted by a San Francisco-based team comprised of fuseproject, a design and innovation firm founded by Swiss designer Yves Behar, and Cionic, a medical device technology start-up. The InVent prototype is a pneumatically driven ventilator optimized for a COVID-19 healthcare context that can be assembled in under four hours. The prototype used 3D printing technology from Stratasys, and featured a simple and intuitive human-machine interface and custom rapid-manufactured venturi flow sensors. A multi-ventilator tablet display encourages patient distancing.

The third-place prototype, RespiraWorks, was developed by a global team of dozens of engineers, healthcare workers, and other professionals that bring a focus on developing countries and low-resource communities. The model uses a sophisticated blower-based ventilation system, simplified assembly and manufacturing, and high-quality, open-source software. Parts are designed to be available from local supply chains around the world. “Patients suffering from COVID-19 require and deserve high-quality ventilation, regardless of whether they were born in a rich country or a poor one,” said RespiraWorks Founder and Executive Director Ethan Chaleff of Oakland, Calif.

Dr. Richard Boyer, founder and director of the CoVent-19 Challenge, said when they began planning in March, it was unclear if there would be enough ventilators even in the United States to treat pandemic patients. “Our focus has since shifted to developing countries, where we’re seeing high death rates and limited resources to deal with the ravages of this new disease,” he said. “The test bed we developed gives us a lot of confidence in the performance of the winning prototype, and frankly there is probably tremendous value in getting other finalist designs out into the world too.”

Seven finalist prototypes were evaluated using a test bed to determine which design provides the best combination performance against safety, reliability, manufacturability, affordability, and simplicity.

The three winners will receive a total of $10,000 in credits for 3D printing from Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), which also provided access to free 3D printing and a team of three application engineers for the seven finalist teams building their working prototypes. In addition, the challenge was hosted on the Stratasys GrabCAD community. Other sponsors include Ximedica, Valispace, HackFund, and Yelling Mule.

About Stratasys

Stratasys is a global leader in additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology and is the manufacturer of FDM®, PolyJet Technology™, and stereolithography 3D printers. The company’s technologies are used to create prototypes, manufacturing tools, and production parts for industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, consumer products and education. For more than 30 years, Stratasys products have helped manufacturers reduce product-development time, cost, and time-to-market, as well as reduce or eliminate tooling costs and improve product quality. The Stratasys 3D printing ecosystem of solutions and expertise includes 3D printers, materials, software, expert services, and on-demand parts production. Online at: www.stratasys.com.

To learn more about Stratasys, visit www.stratasys.com, the Stratasys blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook. Stratasys reserves the right to utilize any of the foregoing social media platforms, including the company’s websites, to share material, non-public information pursuant to the SEC’s Regulation FD. To the extent necessary and mandated by applicable law, Stratasys will also include such information in its public disclosure filings.

PUNE, India, Jul 2, 2020 – Dassault Systèmes and Government Tool Room & Training Centre (GTTC) has set up four 3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Centers in the districts of Raichur, Bellary, Bidar and Yadgir (Gulbarga) in the Kalyana-Karnataka (Hyderabad-Karnataka) Region. The centers aims at reducing the skill gap between the students and the industry to facilitate employment opportunities in Karnataka in the realm of automotive design, engineering and manufacturing and in multi-industry processes like additive manufacturing, composites and mechatronics. Dassault Systemes has undertaken such similar initiatives in the past at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in Karnataka and in over 60 locations in Andhra Pradesh respectively.

The state of Karnataka is hub for leading automotive & aerospace OEM’s and Tier 1 supplier companies needing a full-fledged ecosystem of varied skilled workforce right from concept design till tooling design and manufacturing. Also, Karnataka is emerging as electric vehicle and space destination for many companies and this would need the existing workforce to be skilled in the newer domain mechatronics which plays crucial role in adoption of model based system engineering. To further strengthen India’s inherent capabilities for engineering and manufacturing, it is imperative to prepare the workforce of the future and foster transfer of industry knowledge in new domains like additive manufacturing (3D Printing), composites which are applicable across several different industry domains for light weighting and complex designs.

The 3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Centers are targeted towards developing skilled workforce of the future to catalyze the industry growth in the region. At these centers, students will be trained on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and will be provided highly coveted industry-grade skill enhancement to enable better productivity and job prospects. At the successful completion of the training, Dassault Systemes along with GTTC will provide a joint certificate.

Raghavendra IRPS, Managing Director, GTTC said, “Karnataka has been at the forefront of up-skilling the manpower in the state to meet the dynamic needs of the manufacturing industry. As industry is evolving and going high-tech with adoption of advanced manufacturing practices, the first and foremost priority for the state is to be able to provide the right skills for the future workforce. With the ambition of increasing the employability of students and the professional skills of skilled manpower needed for the industry, Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Centers will provide access to over 35 years of expertise and technology garnered from collaboration with the world’s leading Industrial companies. Dassault Systèmes will help to nurture the talent through virtual and real experiences with innovative learning paths based on domain and industry practices. This would help in the socio-economic development of the Kalyana-Karnataka Region (KKR)”.

Deepak NG, Managing Director, India, Dassault Systèmes said, “Developing the workforce of the future to meet the industrial requirements is extremely critical for governments and industry alike. Partnering with GTTC to set up 3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Centers in key locations in Karnataka will help the engineering talent at district level to be certified on a global and common industry platform- the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.” “Karnataka continues to be a significant state for us in our business with strong inroads in automotive, aerospace & industrial equipment manufacturers as well as our association with the educational institutions in the regions” he added.

PUNE, India, Jul 2, 2020 – Dassault Systemes announced Aakruti 2020, a nationwide product design contest for students in India. Aakruti 2020 is targeted at student teams who can design products based on their innovative ideas that provide solutions to the challenges of today and the future, and benefit the environment. There are five diverse themes for Aakruti 2020 that give students the freedom to innovate: “Small is Big,” “Medical Devices with Innovation,” “Design Product for Rural Entrepreneurship”, “Stop Pollution at Source” and a special theme introduced this year in the wake of COVID-19 – “Re-Engineer Products for Contactless Operation in view of COVID 19”.

Theme 1: “Small is Big”

Think, re-engineer, simulate and validate an existing product and optimize it using principles of reverse engineering, 3D scanning the existing product, topology optimization and additive manufacturing. The product should be lighter, small in size, energy-efficient and optimized for performance.

Theme 2: “Medical Devices with Innovation”

Design a device implementing biomedical science, bio-engineering, human ergonomics, human safety, medical regulatory and norms, which is innovative and will be a great boon to patients / medical practitioners. The device should be cost-effective, energy-efficient, easy to handle and cheaper than existing devices available in the market. The aim is to design a medical device that will help patients in critical situations, especially in rural areas.

Theme 3: “Design Product for Rural Entrepreneurship”

Provide ideas for products to rural youth that they can manufacture locally, and help them improve their livelihood opportunities. Look for ideas to boost rural entrepreneurship in agriculture, affordable energy for remote places, handicrafts, sanitation and other fields by developing product ideas with DIY kits.

Theme 4: “Stop Pollution at Source”

Look for ideas to prevent sources of pollution and create a healthier environment and a sustainable world for future generations. Look for innovative ideas to eliminate or replace the components which are causing heavy pollution, a larger carbon footprint, and increasing greenhouse gases by eliminating problems at the source.

Theme 5: “Re-Engineer Products for Contactless Operation in view of COVID-19”

As the world is gearing up for the ‘new normal’, it is imperative to re-engineer the interface to operate or use the publically utilized products across factories, malls, restaurants or shops or any public utility place with appropriate change in existing product or design and come up with a cost effective solution. In view of government guidelines, product designers need to ensure expected safety norms of not touching surfaces which are in public contact. This means, allowing people to use these machines without using hands; for instance making them foot operated or utilizing other type of additions like motion, gesture, temperature, object, voice etc.

All student teams must register for the contest online by July 31, 2020 at https://academy.3ds.com/en/challenges/aakruti2020.

Following the registration and acceptance of their project summary, a student team will get access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and SOLIDWORKS applications to bring their ideas to life. Another important aspect of Aakruti 2020 is the ability to work with respective team members virtually through online collaboration enabled by the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The top 10 teams across India, based on innovations in design, feasibility and application of the project, will be selected for the Aakruti 2020 final to be held on October 12, 2020. The participants will have the opportunity to win cash prizes worth INR 300,000, free SOLIDWORKS subscriptions, vouchers, job opportunities and more.

About Aakruti

Launched in 2011, Aakruti has had tremendous response from all across India over the years. Last year more than 4,900 engineering, design and technology students from 330 colleges across 26 states competed by designing innovative products that can bring positive change to society. K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra was voted the winner of the competition by a jury of industry experts from the field of education.

For more information on Aakruti 2020:  https://academy.3ds.com/en/challenges/aakruti2020