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Siemens Takes Xcelerator Beyond Software to Connect the Real and Digital Worlds
Siemens recently announced Siemens Xcelerator, which is an open digital business platform that will accelerate digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes across industry, buildings, grids and mobility by making it easier, faster and more scalable.
Xcelerator still represents a portfolio of digital offerings, but now that portfolio is getting much, much bigger. In addition to the curated portfolio of internet of things (IoT)-enabled hardware, software and digital services from Siemens and certified third parties, Siemens Xcelerator also includes a growing ecosystem of partners; and an evolving marketplace to facilitate interaction between Siemens, our customers, partners and developers.
“Our goal is to bring together the physical and digital worlds, combining the realms of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) to break down the silos between industry, buildings, transportation and grids,” Brenda Discher, SVP, Strategy & Marketing, Siemens Digital Industries Software, explained in a recent press release. “We will continue to offer the industry’s most comprehensive digital twin, but now with the addition of solutions from across the company and from our partners, we can more closely connect the real and the digital worlds — from the factory control software and automation to edge computing devices, from chips to cities and all points in between.”
CERATIZIT has announced that Scott P. Walrath is the company’s new Head of Business Development for the Solid Round Tools division. Walrath brings 39 years of management, sales and product development experience to the position and will continue CERATIZIT’s steadfast commitment to customer service and sales support. Walrath has acquired a deep understanding of customer needs and challenges through a career that touches on virtually all aspects of the metalworking and machining industry. His work includes CNC programming and operating through product development and deployment with a focus on progressive and proprietary tool design. He has also directed research and testing of the latest tool coating technologies, substrates and macro and micro geometries. As a solid round tool milling specialist, Walrath supervised the design and development of advanced-engineered end mill and shank tooling solutions for key manufacturers throughout North America.
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Scytec Consulting Inc. Announces Partnership with CGTech and DataXchange Integration with VERICUT
Scytec Consulting Incorporated is proud to announce a partnership with CGTech and the integration of DataXchange into the Digital Twin standard VERICUT. This is an incredible offering for the manufacturing industry at large by making CGTech VERICUT infinitely more valuable by adding a robust machine monitoring solution via CGTech’s new module called CNC Machine Connect in the launch of VERICUT 9.3 to enhance the quality of the simulation. Through CNC Machine Connect, end users have the Pre-Check option which verifies key aspects of machine
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setups, such as main NC programs, subprograms, work offsets, cutting tools, and their length offsets matching the simulations produced in VERICUT. Located mismatches can be corrected to ensure the program will continue to run with no unwanted effects. CNC Machine Connect currently supports modern Fanuc 0i and 30i series controls.
Matt Geffken to Join CAI Software, LLC
CAI Software, LLC, a leader in the delivery of mission-critical enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES) and warehouse management software (WMS), is adding to its leadership team with the appointment of Matt Geffken as Chief Product Officer, effective immediately. Geffken will report directly to Brian Rigney, Chief Executive Offer. In this role, Geffken will lead product strategies to develop the company's portfolio of industry-leading software that deliver value to customers, including CAI ShopVue, CAI Food Connex, CAI Seasoft and its suite of EDI solutions. These products are part of CAI's platform of solutions helping distributors and manufacturers automate workflows, increase labor efficiency, and improve job and lot costing, which yield increased productivity and profitability.
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ANCA Selects Well-Known Machining Expert and Influencer John Saunders as One of This Year’s Tool of the Year Judges
ANCA’s Tool of the Year contest is once again underway for the fifth year in a row. The prestigious, global competition opened for John Saunders entries on May 17, 2022 and will close on August 8, 2022. The competition is based on the passion and the craft of tool making and celebrates the highly skilled tool grinding community. This year the panel of judges will include John Saunders, Saunders Machine Works, among a select group of industry experts. The winner of #MadeonANCA receives $10,000 AUD worth of ANCA innovations for parts, accessories or software that fit the winner’s grinding needs or a trip to ANCA's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. This amazing prize further includes access as an ANCA VIP to exclusive opportunities with ANCA tool experts. The winner of the most innovative virtual tool will receive a full CIM software package.
Schweiss Doors Enables Convenience for Users of Recycling Center
The new Surrey Recycling and Waste Center in British Columbia opens its Schweiss Doors bifold liftstrap door to the public for easy disposal, recycling and waste products. Metro Vancouver purchased the 4.3-acre site from the City of Surrey following a rezoning and development permit application process. The new recycling and waste center is open seven days a week, 363 days a year as a convenient drop-off location for residents and businesses and will reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions by shortening travel distances. The Schweiss Doors bifold liftstrap door is equipped with an automatic cable latching system. HDR Architecture Associates of Victoria, B.C., recommended the Schweiss door for the project.
Siemens Acquires ZONA Technology, Inc, Increases Xcelerator Capabilities for Climate-Neutral Aviation
With the global drive toward climate-neutral aviation gaining pace and the rebirth of interest in supersonic travel, innovations in aircraft configurations require careful and diligent use of aerodynamic and structural design optimization. Siemens Digital Industries Software today announces that it entered into an agreement to acquire ZONA Technology, Inc., a renowned specialist in the field of aeroelastic simulation solutions. The addition of the ZONA Technology, Inc. technology to Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio will assist customers in making their digital threads as comprehensive and as efficient as possible to help speed innovation, ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of more sustainable aerospace invention.
The ZONA Technology, Inc. technology will become part of Siemens’ Simcenter™ software portfolio, allowing the creation of a unique end-to-end airframe structure design and certification analysis digital thread, beginning with early concept studies, through high-fidelity aero-structural optimization and to the structural certification and documentation. The combination of ZONA Technology, Inc. high fidelity aeroelastic methods and industry leading Simcenter simulation can reduce dependency on third-party aeroelasticity tools and replace disjointed workflows for airframe analysis, simulation and verification.
