Software & Digital Solutions

It's a rite of passage for any new machinist. You order dial calipers, a few micrometers and a dial indicator or two, and before long you're wondering where you're going to stick all this stuff. It's time to get your first toolbox.

Cincinnati Inc. named Nick Thielmann sales engineer for the Midwest, covering Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northern Michigan.

Many consider 2017 the "worst year ever" for data breaches and cyberattacks, largely due to the rise in ransomware. And IT experts predict it's only going to get worse.

CGTech Inc., Irvine, Calif., developer of Vericut CNC simulation, verification and optimization software, formed a direct office in Russia.

A Vimana, Berkeley, Calif., and R.F. Celada SpA partnership enables R.F. Celada to resell Vimana's advanced manufacturing analytics software, providing customers with a turnkey, Industry 4.0 solution.

Omax Corp., Kent, Wash., a provider of advanced abrasive waterjet technology, is featuring its GlobalMAX 1530 and ProtoMAX abrasive waterjets at the AMT Shanghai Technology and Service Center.

Siemens PLM Software, Plano, Texas, appointed Brenda Discher to a new position for the company: senior vice president for strategy and marketing.

ZOLLER Inc. inaugurated its new North American Headquarters on May 18, 2018, in the presense of the Zoller family, esteemed architect David Gebhardt, and Paul Krutko, president and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK. The entire North American employee base and their families and friends also attended the gala celebration event. The new facility encompasses more than 44,000 sq. ft. and houses the U.S. corporate offices including sales, service and administration. In addition, the facility features an 8,800 sq. ft. Industry 4.0 Tech Center.

Hexagon AB, Stockholm, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, acquired sole ownership of Licom Systems GmbH, a German distributor of Alphacam CAM software for woodworking, metal and stone cutting.

Hexagon AB, Stockholm, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, acquired ProCAM SRL, an Italian distributor of CAD/CAM solutions and complementary software.

On April 10, 2018, CNC Software Inc. hosted local Girl Scout troop #65023 for a tour of its corporate offices. Area Girl Scouts in 5th and 6th grades were able to see where Mastercam CAD/CAM software is developed and learn how it is used by thousands of companies worldwide to manufacture products they see and use every day.

WorkXplore, by Vero Software, has completely updated its online help in the latest version to include new icons, along with dialog and menu screen captures, so that users can easily recognize where they are in the help file.