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Lantek updates Flex3d sheet metal CAD suite

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The modular suite works with all major 3D MCAD solutions to optimize the design and manipulation of folded metalwork. Lantek ...

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2007: Surprise! Siemens to acquire UGS

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The $3.5 billion deal cashed out investors and paved the way for the Siemens PLM Software of today. From the ...

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2007: A scorecard on simulation trends

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In 2007 Collaborative Product Development Associates completed an in-depth study of how enterprise manufacturers were taking advantage of virtual product ...

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2007: ATI, NVIDIA Reach for High Performance Computing Status

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2007 was a pivotal year in the advancement of computer graphics. Both AMD and Nvidia introduced new technologies for general-purpose ...

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2007: Autodesk licenses ImpactXoft technologies

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ImpactXoft played an important role in the development of feature modeling in mechanical CAD. Their work has influenced the current ...

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2007: Doing Your Own Online 3D Parts Catalogs

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3D online part catalogs are proliferating, rapidly. An overview originally published in the January 2007 edition of Engineering Automation Report, ...

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SMBs and the rise of global product development

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For several years debate has raged in product development over the benefits vs. drawbacks of outsourcing and/or offshoring. This article ...

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2007: SAP PLM Road Map: High-Speed Rail Line or Head-On Train Wreck?

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In detailed plans that read more like an internal memo than a press release, SAP announced a four-year road map ...

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2007: A Primer on MCAD modeling technology, part 1: It’s all about the trees

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Either a CAD modeler uses a structure tree, or it doesn’t; Paul Hamilton explains all. Originally published August 2007 in ...

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2007: PLM products for hazardous substance compliance management

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RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) compliance issues have taken center stage for many ...