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Dassault Systèmes and National Composites Centre join forces
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assault Systèmes, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and the UK National Composites Centre (NCC), have announced the signature of a partnership to create a collaborative environment where the NCC and its partners will work on tomorrow’s advanced composites products, thanks to Dassault Systèmes’ Version 6 3D Experience platform. As the first
official Associate Member, Dassault Systèmes joins other companies and enterprising academics to develop new methods and technologies to become the UK’s hub for design and rapid manufacture of high quality composite products. Inaugurated in November 2011 and located in the Bristol & Bath Science Park (UK), the NCC provides its members with a collaborative modeling and simulation environment based on Dassault
DHV and Royal Haskoning to merge
CN TETRAGEN acquires Nokia Siemens Networks’ Expedience business
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ngineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning are to merge. The new company will be one of Europe’s leading independent project management, engineering and consultancy service providers and will rank globally in the top 10 of independently owned, non-listed companies and top 40 overall. The intended name of the new company will be Royal Haskoning DHV. With its headquarters in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, the company’s 8000 staff will provide services from more than 100 offices in over 35 countries. Together, they deliver solutions to clients in planning & transport, delta & water technology, maritime, aviation, industry & energy and buildings. The new combination will have a turnover in excess of €700 million. Visit: www.dhv.com
Rio Tinto to sell its speciality aluminas business
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io Tinto has received a binding offer for its speciality aluminas business from H.I.G. A period of exclusivity has been agreed to with H.I.G. Guy Elliott, chief financial officer of Rio Tinto said, “The potential sale is in line with our strategy of continuing to streamline our
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Systèmes’ V6 solutions to develop innovative composites products in a neutral space, with unique design-to-manufacturing user experiences. Dassault Systèmes has a longstanding leadership in providing composites solutions for sustainable innovation, addressing key challenges in industries such as aerospace, automotive, marine and energy. Visit: www.3ds.com
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TETRAGEN, a privately held Spanish technology holding, has acquired Nokia Siemens Networks’ proprietary, fixed-wireless broadband business, Expedience. Under the terms of the transaction, CN TETRAGEN acquired the complete Expedience portfolio, assets and the active customer and supplier contracts. The Expedience business is not part of Nokia Siemens Networks’ mobile broadband portfolio based on widely adopted industry standards. CN TETRAGEN has in-depth knowledge of the Expedience portfolio and recognises an opportunity to provide outstanding products and services to the operators who have invested in the technology. CN TETRAGEN has set up a company called Nexpedience Networks to operate the Expedience assets. “With this acquisition, we are in a good position to ensure continuity for the manufacturing of the Expedience technology while developing a solid roadmap for its future. We are extremely committed to achieving this,” said Kiriako Vergos, chairman and CEO of CN TETRAGEN. Visit: www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
Funkwerk AG sells Avionics GmbH subsidiary
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unkwerk AG has sold all shares in Funkwerk Avionics GmbH, Waal; the subsidiary was taken over by investment and management company DREI Unternehmensbeteiligung GmbH, Lübbecke. The contract rigorously continues the strategic reorientation initiated by Funkwerk in 2011 to focus on the company’s core sectors. The aim is to concentrate primarily on growth fields with strong margins, shedding any and all peripheral sectors in order to use the company’s resources more efficiently. Funkwerk aluminium group through the divestment of non-core assets.” The specialty aluminas business is the largest integrated supplier of non-metallurgical grade aluminas with four production sites: Gardanne, La Bâthie, Beyrède in France, and Teutschenthal in Germany. It employs 730 people. Visit: www.riotinto.com
Avionics GmbH operates in the aerospace industry. Its product range includes radio equipment, emergency transmitters, navigation technology, transponders, and displays for small and light aircraft. The company is no longer part of the core business of the group’s Automotive Communication segment. The latter had been restructured as part of the group’s focusing strategy to concentrate exclusively on OEM supply for automobile and lorry manufacturers. Visit: www.funkwerk.com
