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November Edition 2019
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Table of Contents
1. Financial, M & A Updates..................................................................................................................................1
2. Solution Updates.................................................................................................................................................8
3. Rewards and Recognition Updates..................................................................................................................13
4. Customer Success Updates...............................................................................................................................16
5. Partnership Ecosystem Updates......................................................................................................................28
6. Event Updates...................................................................................................................................................38

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AVEVA Group PLC results for the six months ended 30
September 2019
• Revenue grew 16.5% to £391.9m (H1 FY19: £336.5m)
• Organic constant currency revenue4 growth of 11.9% reflected
strong sales execution and benefited from early contract renewals
• Good growth across all geographic regions with Asia Pacific
showing particular strength. Each of the Business Units also grew,
with particularly strong growth in Engineering
• Recurring revenue up 42.1% to £242.5m (H1 FY19: £170.7m)
representing 61.9% of total revenue (H1 FY19: 50.7%)
• Adjusted EBIT up 66.5% to £90.6m (H1 FY19: £54.4m).
Constant currency adjusted EBIT grew by 46.5%
• Interim dividend up 10.7% to 15.5 pence per share (H1 FY19:
14.0 pence)
• Net cash and deposits of £58.6m following payment of the final
dividend and acquisition of MaxGrip (FY19: £127.8m)
• Strong progress on product integration with the launch of AVEVA
Unified Engineering and AVEVA Unified Operations Control
Centre
• Outlook remains positive
Executive Commentary
Chief Executive Officer said: "AVEVA delivered a strong set of
first half results. Recurring revenue accelerated as a proportion
of overall revenue. Overall revenue grew above the industry
growth rate and adjusted EBIT margins also grew significantly.
We made good progress against our medium-term targets. I’m
pleased with these results and proud of the focus and execution
at AVEVA that is realising our ambition and vision for the
digitalisation of the industrial world. By working to understand
our customers’ needs, delivering innovation to accelerate their
digital transformation and meticulous business execution, we
are producing on all fronts and continue to recruit globally for
world class talent. Looking ahead, we see strong demand for
digitalisation and industrial software within the industries we
serve and remain confident in the outlook."
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3D Systems Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results
• For the third quarter of 2019, the company reported GAAP revenue of $155.3 million,
compared to $164.5 million in the third quarter of the previous year.
• The company reported a GAAP loss of $0.15 per share in the third quarter of 2019 compared
to a GAAP loss of $0.10 per share in the third quarter of 2018, and non-GAAP loss of $0.04 per
share in the third quarter of 2019 compared to non-GAAP earnings of $0.02 per share in the
third quarter of 2018.
• Printer revenue decreased 17.2 percent compared to the third quarter of the prior year, driven
by timing of large enterprise customer orders and the softer macro industrial environment.
Materials revenue increased 2.8 percent, healthcare solutions revenue increased 6.3 percent
including a large enterprise customer and 15.0 percent excluding this same customer.
• The company reported GAAP gross profit margin of 43.3 percent for the third quarter of 2019
compared to 47.3 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Non-GAAP gross profit margin was 44.4
percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 47.4 percent in the third quarter of the prior
year.
• For the third quarter of 2019, GAAP operating expenses decreased 10.8 percent to $79.2
million compared to $88.8 million in the prior year period. GAAP SG&A expenses decreased
11.2 percent to $58.3 million. GAAP R&D expenses decreased 9.7 percent from the third
quarter of the prior year to $20.9 million. The company continues to execute its cost reduction
plans, and as a result of these actions, non-GAAP operating expenses decreased 6.0 percent to
$69.3 million compared to $73.7 million in the third quarter of 2018.
• The company generated $6.5 million of cash from operations during the quarter and had
$127.6 million of unrestricted cash on hand at September 30, 2019. Cash generation during the
third quarter was driven by improvements in working capital, including planned reductions of
inventory.
"Despite continued headwinds in the industry, we achieved modest growth in Materials and
Healthcare this quarter, driven by customer demand for our core and new product
solutions," commented President and chief executive officer, 3D Systems. "We remain
focused on cost reductions, cash generation and profitability in the near-term and driving
long-term growth with the opportunities we have in our product portfolio and target
markets."
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GE Announces Third Quarter 2019 Results
• Total orders $22.5B, (5)%; organic orders (1)%;
backlog $386B, +14%
• Total revenues (GAAP) $23.4B, flat; Industrial
segment organic revenues* $21.5B, +7%
• Industrial profit margin (GAAP) of (2.1)%;
adjusted Industrial profit margin* 10.0%, +150
bps, +130 bps organically
• Continuing EPS (GAAP) $(0.15), including
non-cash Insurance & goodwill charges; adjusted
EPS* $0.15
• GE CFOA (GAAP) $1.1B; Industrial free cash
flow* $650M, increasing 2019 outlook to $0 - $2B
GE Chairman and CEO said, “Our results reflect
another quarter of progress in the transformation
of GE. We are encouraged by our strong backlog,
organic growth, margin expansion, and positive
cash trajectory amidst global macro uncertainty.
We are raising our Industrial free cash flow
outlook again even with external headwinds
from the 737 MAX and tariffs, and we are
holding our adjusted EPS outlook despite
reduced income from moving Baker Hughes to
discontinued operations.”
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GE Ventures To Sell Its Healthcare Venture Investments To
Leerink Revelation Partners
GE Ventures has signed an agreement to sell a portfolio of
up to sixteen healthcare venture equity investments to an
affiliate of Leerink Revelation Partners, a San
Francisco-based investment firm focused on the healthcare
sector. An initial closing has occurred, with additional
closings expected to follow subject to transfer
requirements. Revelation Partners provides liquidity to
investors in private healthcare companies giving
counterparties the flexibility to manage their illiquid,
private investments. These counterparties typically include
corporations, venture capital firms, individuals and limited
partners in investment funds.
Chief Investment Officer of GE Ventures, said, “From
Series A to growth capital, we’ve been a strategic and
dedicated partner to our portfolio companies. We are
proud of our healthcare portfolio companies. This
decision was made with their growth in mind, given
Revelation Partners’ strong track record and expertise.
We look forward to watching these companies continue
to grow and flourish.”
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PTC Announces Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Results
• License and subscription bookings in Q4’19 were $150 million,
$5 million above the high end of our guidance range driven by
strong bookings in IoT and AR, including a mega deal with our
strategic alliance partner Rockwell Automation. FY’19 license and
subscription bookings were $472 million, up 1% year over year or
4% on a constant currency basis.
• ARR per the new definition was $1,116 million, or $1,134
million at the guidance Fx rate, at the end of Q4’19, in line with
the targets we provided in September. This is a 10% increase, or
12% increase consistent with the guidance rate, compared to
Q4’18, reflecting the strength of our recurring revenue business.
• Operating cash flow was $55 million in Q4’19; FY’19 operating
cash flow was $285 million. FY’19 free cash flow was $221
million and adjusted free cash flow was $245 million, increases of
4% and 13%, respectively, over Q4’18. FY’19 adjusted free cash
flow excludes $25 million of restructuring payments related to our
workforce realignment and headquarters relocation.
President and CEO said “PTC’s ARR grew 12% in fiscal 2019
reflecting the strength of our technology in the markets we
serve and the value we provide to our customers. We also
successfully completed the transition to subscription licensing
and ended the year strong across key financial metrics including
revenue and margins. We also announced PTC’s intention to
acquire Onshape, creators of the first SaaS product development
platform that unites next-generation CAD, data management,
and collaboration tools. Onshape’s proven talent and technology
are the perfect complement to PTC’s market leading on-premise
CAD and PLM solutions, and will dramatically strengthen
PTC’s ability to participate in the highest growth part of the
market with a unique SaaS-based product offering. Most
importantly, Onshape will put PTC in a position to lead the
market’s inevitable shift to SaaS.”
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PTC to Acquire Leading SaaS Product Development Platform
Provider Onshape
PTC announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
Onshape, creators of the first Software as a Service (SaaS) product
development platform that unites robust computer aided design
(CAD) with powerful data management and collaboration tools,
for approximately $470 million, net of cash acquired. The
acquisition is expected to accelerate PTC’s ability to attract new
customers with a SaaS-based product offering and position the
company to capitalize on the inevitable industry transition to SaaS.
Pending regulatory approval and satisfaction of other closing
conditions, the transaction is expected to be completed in
November 2019. This acquisition is the logical next step in PTC’s
overall evolution to a recurring revenue business model, the first
step of which was the company’s successful transition to
subscription licensing, completed in January 2019. The SaaS
model, while nascent in the CAD and PLM market, is rapidly
becoming industry best practice across most other software
domains.
"PTC has earned a reputation for successfully pursuing new
innovations that drive corporate growth,” said President and
CEO, PTC. “Building on the strong momentum we have with
our on-premises CAD and PLM businesses, we look to our
future and see a new growth play with SaaS. We see small and
medium-sized CAD customers in the high-growth part of the
CAD market shifting their interest toward SaaS delivery
models, and we expect interest from larger customers to grow
over time. The acquisition of Onshape complements our
on-premises business with the industry’s only proven, scalable
pure SaaS platform, which we expect will open new CAD and
PLM growth opportunities while positioning PTC to be the
leader as the market transitions toward the SaaS model.”
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Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2019 Financial
Results
• Revenue was $69.0 million for the 2019 third quarter, an increase of 10.1% compared
to $62.6 million for the 2018 third quarter.
• Annualized Subscription Revenue was approximately $274 million for the 2019 third
quarter, an increase of 10% compared to $250 million for the 2018 third quarter.
• Active Clients as of September 30, 2019 were 2,032, an increase of 17.3% compared
to 1,732 Active Clients as of September 30, 2018.
• Revenue Retention Rate was 91.5% for the trailing 12 months ended September 30,
2019 compared to 92.0% for the comparable period ended September 30, 2018.
• Gross margin was 62.4% for the 2019 third quarter compared to 64.5% for the 2018
third quarter.
• Operating income was $2.5 million for both the 2019 and 2018 third quarters.
• Non-GAAP Operating Income was $7.5 million for the 2019 third quarter compared
to $10.7 million for the 2018 third quarter.
• Net income was $1.7 million for the 2019 third quarter compared to a net loss of
$48.4 million for the 2018 third quarter.
• Non-GAAP Net Income was $6.7 million for both the 2019 third quarter and the 2018
third quarter.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the 2019 third quarter was $7.6 million compared to $10.8
million for the 2018 third quarter.
• Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders was a net
loss per share of $0.07 per share for the 2019 third quarter compared to a net loss per
share of $0.85 per share for the 2018 third quarter.
"In the third quarter, we continued to see improving performance from investments
made over the past eighteen months in global sales capacity, productivity and
infrastructure," stated Rimini Street co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board.
"We also continued expanding our global capabilities and new product and service
offerings, opening operations in Dubai to serve the Gulf region and announcing the
global availability of Application Management Services for SAP. In addition, today
we announced the global availability of Application Management Services for
Oracle Database and Applications."
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3D Systems’ Cimatron® CAD/CAM Software Boosts Productivity and
Improves Efficiencies for Tool Makers
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3D Systems has announced that two leading German industrial tool makers are using Cimatron® integrated
CAD/CAM software by 3D Systems to overcome production challenges faster and more successfully. Cimatron
software, a dedicated design and manufacturing solution for tooling, is drawing renewed interest from customers
in Germany because of its ability to design and deliver molds faster, maintain data integrity between design and
manufacturing, and its outstanding electrode design and EDM programming application. HARTING Applied
Technologies, headquartered in Espelkamp, Germany, is a specialist in sophisticated toolmaking. The company
develops, designs and produces injection molds, die-casting molds, stamping and bending dies, and special
machines. Following a phased implementation of Cimatron, all application areas at HARTING are now served by
this dedicated, integrated CAD/CAM software. This has helped HARTING to enhance data integration through
the entire mold-making process, resulting in improved production quality and efficiency with decreased lead
times, reduced scrap and improved tool quality.

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Clarizen Launches New Clarizen Go Features to Help Enterprises Drive
Agile Adoption
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Clarizen, the global leader in enterprise collaborative work management, announced it has added several new features to its Clarizen Go task
management solution to enable enterprise teams to meet their goals while adopting simple agile workflows. Innovative companies like LogMeIn
and M Squared Lasers are using Clarizen Go to help their teams get more done faster, and make it easy for project stakeholders to manage and
visualize processes, status updates, and dependencies of both agile and waterfall work. Making the transition to agile is a gradual process, so
many enterprises are operating in a hybrid state with some teams, processes or projects becoming agile, while others are waterfall. A common
challenge is breaking down the silos that separate the teams and make it difficult to track who is working on what, and what progress they’re
making. Clarizen Go breaks down those silos by eliminating the need to update spreadsheets and other time-wasting manual processes, while
improving collaboration and providing project managers with the visibility they need across all enterprise work.
These new Clarizen Go features include:
• Work the way you prefer: Clarizen Go supports multiple methods of working, whether that’s Kanban, Scrum or Scrumban. Sprint planning and
tracking helps users make iterative progress towards a well-defined goal. It’s even possible to combine both Kanban and Scrum in one project or
product.
• Quickly identify and resolve bottlenecks: Summary views identify potential bottlenecks in advance to enable rebalancing the workload across
team members to ensure milestones and deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with anyone: Invite new internal collaborators as well as third party stakeholders, such as customers, partners, and stakeholders.

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GE Healthcare Launches Edison Datalogue to Help Health Systems
Break Down Siloes and Improve the Care Experience
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GE Healthcare today launched Edison™ Datalogue™, a new enterprise data management solution, aimed at connecting
data systems, devices, applications and clinicians to give health systems a more holistic view of their data, ultimately to
help improve clinical and financial outcomes. The new offering combines GE Healthcare’s vendor neutral archive (VNA),
analytics and collaboration tools to help clinicians share data and images across the care delivery network. GE Healthcare is
one of the only providers to bring together these critical elements into one comprehensive offering. The amount of data
generated within the healthcare industry is exploding. On average, one hospital stores 50 petabytes of data, and this figure is
growing 48 percent per year. [1] But this data, such as patient images, often resides across multiple departments, clinics and
hospitals, making it time consuming and inefficient to stitch the various types and sources of data together – hindering how
clinicians collaborate across the care pathway. Edison Datalogue will help speed up this process, reduce pressures on IT
departments and enhance the care delivery network by supporting clinician collaboration and providing health systems with
a more holistic clinical, operational and financial view of their data. Industry research indicates that a solution like Edison
Datalogue can help increase clinical productivity by up to 30 percent, saving up to $1 million annually through
consolidation and up to $50,000 per year in collaboration costs.

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GE Healthcare Announces the First U.S. FDA 510(k) Cleared Deep
Learning Based CT Image Reconstruction Technology
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GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its Deep Learning
Image Reconstruction engine on its new Revolution Apex CT device and as an upgrade to its Revolution CT system
in the United States. Deep Learning Image Reconstruction (DLIR) is the next generation image reconstruction option
that uses a dedicated Deep Neural Network (DNN) to generate TrueFidelity CT Images. These TrueFidelity CT
Images have the potential to improve reading confidence in a wide range of clinical applications such as head, whole
body and cardiovascular, for patients of all ages. Compared to current iterative reconstruction technology,
TrueFidelity CT Images can elevate every image to a powerful first impression with impressive image quality
performance, and preferred image sharpness and noise texture, without compromising dose performance. The FDA
also granted 510(k) clearance to three additional GE Healthcare CT applications recently introduced at RSNA 2018:
Bone VCAR, Thoracic VCAR with GSI Pulmonary Perfusion, and SnapShot Freeze. Both Bone VCAR and
SnapShot Freeze 2 are Edison applications. Edison is a platform that helps accelerate the development and adoption
of AI technology and empower providers to deliver faster, more precise care.

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3D Systems Expands its Industry-Leading Portfolio of Dental Materials
with Newly FDA-Cleared NextDent® Denture 3D+
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3D Systems announced that its new biocompatible denture material, NextDent® Denture 3D+, has received 510(k) clearance from the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The combination of this new dental 3D printing material, NextDent 5100 dental 3D printer,
and industry-leading intra-oral scanning and dental software solutions yields an end-to-end digital dentistry solution. As a result,
customers can expect more precise, predictable results than through analog techniques - enabling more efficient, cost-effective creation
of dentures for patients. Producing a denture using NextDent Denture 3D+ for the base, and NextDent C&B MFH for the teeth on the
NextDent 5100 results in a final denture that is 90% less expensive to produce in 75% less time than dentures created using analog
methods. The digital solution improves the patient experience as well, providing a properly fitting device with fewer required office
visits. NextDent Denture 3D+ material possesses excellent mechanical properties (in accordance with ISO Denture Base Standards)
and is capable of producing dentures rivaling conventional denture base materials. 3D Systems offers the largest available color palette
for a denture base material, which enables dental labs and clinics to deliver a final product that most closely matches a patient’s gums
for a natural looking aesthetic. This material joins the company’s portfolio of 30 unique NextDent resins – the largest number available
from any dental 3D printing material supplier. NextDent 3D printing materials for medical devices are biocompatible and CE certified
(CE certification is pending for NextDent Denture 3D+) in accordance with Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC, listed at the FDA,
and registered in various other countries. The complete NextDent portfolio – for both medical and non-medical devices – is suitable for
a wide range of applications.

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Airbiquity Named 2019 Telematics Solution Provider Of The Year By
Mobile Breakthrough Awards
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Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected vehicle services, announced it has been selected by Mobile Breakthrough Awards
as the 2019 Telematics Solution Provider of the Year. These awards recognize the top companies, products, innovation, and
people in the mobile and wireless industries. Airbiquity earned recognition for its OTAmatic® over-the-air (OTA) software
and data management solution, which enables automakers and automotive suppliers to securely orchestrate and automate
highly scaled connected vehicle software updates and data management campaigns from the cloud. With OTAmatic,
automakers and suppliers can efficiently plan and execute OTA campaigns with highly refined vehicle and device targeting,
discrete policy and privacy controls, fully customizable consumer communications, and solution deployment flexibility.
Airbiquity® is a global leader in connected vehicle services and pioneer in the development and engineering of automotive
telematics technology. At the forefront of automotive innovation, Airbiquity develops the industry's most advanced
cloud-based connected vehicle software technology and supports all leading use cases including over-the-air (OTA)
software update and data management with OTAmatic®. Working with Airbiquity, automakers and automotive suppliers
have deployed highly scalable, manageable, and secure connected vehicle service programs meeting the needs of their
customers in over 60 countries around the world.
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C3.ai Named a Leader in Industrial IoT Software Platforms
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C3.ai, a leading enterprise AI software provider for accelerating digital transformation, announced that independent analyst firm Forrester Research has named
the company a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms, Q4 2019. C3.ai received the highest score in the current offering category and
achieved the maximum possible score in 16 criteria, including analytics and data‚ connectivity, platform deployment options, security, and platform
differentiation. C3.ai provides an integrated software platform (C3 AI Suite) that enables organizations to rapidly design, develop, deploy and operate
enterprise-scale AI applications to realize significant business benefits. C3.ai’s pre-built applications, configurable for a variety of industries, include predictive
maintenance, fraud detection, sensor network health, supply network optimization, energy management, anti-money laundering, and customer engagement.
For the criteria where C3.ai received the highest score possible, our capabilities include:
• ANALYTICS AND DATA: The C3 AI Suite advanced data analytics provide unmatched support for ingestion and processing of high-frequency time series
data for predictive applications. The C3 AI Suite allows data scientists to use all their favorite AI and machine learning tools to rapidly develop machine learning
features and train predictive models, and seamlessly deploy these models into production applications.
• PLATFORM DIFFERENTIATION: C3 AI Suite’s model-driven architecture and low-code development capabilities speed time to value for all AI application
development and deployment. The model-driven abstraction layer provides a consistent, business-specific and flexible model to represent all data, entities, and
algorithms, and presents a common interface to all users (programmers, data scientists, data engineers, business analysts).
• MANAGEMENT CONSOLE: The C3 AI Suite’s robust management capabilities include visual development tools, easy-to-use management and user
interfaces, all for easy deployment and maintenance.
• SECURITY: C3 AI Suite’s comprehensive security measures have been subjected to rigorous external audits. C3.ai’s cybersecurity programs are managed
using NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) best practices and established IT standards. C3.ai holds several cybersecurity certifications such as
SOC2 Type II and complies with HIPAA and GDPR requirements.
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ABI Research Names PTC a Leader in Enterprise Augmented Reality
Platforms
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PTC announced it has been named a leader in the Enterprise Augmented Reality Platforms market for its Vuforia® augmented
reality (AR) solution suite in a new research report from ABI Research entitled, “Competitive Assessment – Enterprise Augmented
Reality Platforms.” The ABI Research report evaluated vendors on two criteria – innovation and implementation. ABI Research
ranked Vuforia first in the innovation category due to PTC’s expansive customer and partner footprint, its advancements in
transformative technology and functionality, and the company’s robust digital thread capability. In the implementation category, the
ABI Research report highlighted Vuforia’s strength in device support, as well as “options from low-level development tools up
through more readymade solutions.” Vuforia covers a wide-variety of industrial use cases, and the ABI Research report deemed
Vuforia’s breadth “incredibly strong, with the core of Vuforia covering a robust mix of capabilities and, again, additional added
value comes in when including the rest of the PTC portfolio.” Vuforia enables users to visualize digital information in a physical
context for employee training and design reviews, to create operator and service instructions, and for many other use cases. Vuforia
offers an easy way to capture, create, and deliver content for industrial AR experiences, empowering organizations to digitally
transform their products, processes, and people.
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Schneider Electric Selects Ayla Networks to Power New APC Smart Surge
Protector
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Ayla Networks, a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for smart home device manufacturers and service providers,
announced that Fortune Global 500 company Schneider Electric SE has chosen the Ayla IoT platform to connect APC Smart Surge to the Internet of
Things (IoT). According to a senior Schneider Electric executive, Ayla Networks offered support for the smart home capabilities APC by Schneider
Electric needed, such as voice control, scheduling, independent outlet and USB port control. Ayla Networks also made sure advanced features are managed
through the APC Home mobile app and coupled with a control platform to support APC Smart Surge consumers. In addition to time-to-market and control
platform features enabling customer support, Schneider Electric chose the Ayla platform for its strength in the consumer IoT market. The Ayla platform
offers flexibility to support the full breadth of current and future products; and the ability to provide customers with the convenience of a mobile app and
Amazon Alexa voice assistant to manage their connected products.
By using the Ayla platform, Schneider Electric can achieve the following benefits:
• Easier and more cost-effective development of connected products. Using built-in platform capabilities such as integration with Amazon Alexa to add
voice control to any of its connected products, Schneider Electric can simplify and accelerate product launches.
• More efficient management of its connected products. Ayla Networks provides a single IoT command and control platform for connected products. Its
enterprise-grade IoT device management and provisioning capabilities mean that Schneider Electric can provision and manage APC Smart Surge
Protectors at scale.
• Automatic futureproofing for connected products. Because Ayla Networks keeps its IoT platform up to date as IoT standards and technologies evolve,
consumers can be confident that their Schneider Electric connected products will remain current and secure.
• Enhanced customer experience. Schneider Electric can use the Ayla platform to create a single mobile app to interact with multiple products, thereby
giving consumers the benefit of a superior and convenient experience.
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America Makes and Department of Defense Select 3D Systems to Help Reduce
Part Corrosion - Potential to Significantly Reduce Maintenance Costs
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3D Systems announced it has been awarded a contract to conduct research and development of a Corrosion Performance
Design Guide for Direct Metal Printing of Nickel Alloys. 3D Systems received the award based on its ability to thoroughly
collect corrosion data and apply its expertise on the effects of various production practices associated with parts built via
direct metal printing (DMP). The company’s particular technology is ideal for shipbuilding and munition fabrication due to
its low oxygen content and superior part quality control. On this project effort, 3D Systems will collaborate with industry
leaders - Newport News Shipbuilding and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - as well as nationally recognized
corrosion experts at the University of Akron. As a producer of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (AM) systems, 3D
Systems will ensure that machine parameters and related software are appropriately taken into account to address
phenomena observed in the corrosion analysis. 3D Systems, Newport News Shipbuilding and Northrop Grumman
Innovation Systems will identify the specific corrosion mechanisms that form the bulk of key Nickel alloy corrosion
difficulties common to naval sea system platforms and high-speed weapons. The companies will support 240 corrosion tests
with four different surface finishes, and four different heat treatments evaluating crevice, stress corrosion cracking, and
galvanic corrosion modes. Surface finish and post-build annealing time will also be varied to simulate the range of surface
conditions, elemental micro-segregation, and deleterious secondary phases found in deployed components.
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Nigeria’s Dangote Cement PLC Turns to GE to Digitize Its Cement Plants to
Boost Reliability and Power Supply Efficiency
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GE and Africa’s leading cement producer Dangote Cement Plc signed an agreement to deploy GE’s Asset
Performance Management (APM) digital solution to reduce unplanned downtime and enhance performance at its two
cement plants in Obajana and Ibese, Nigeria. The project includes extending the current service agreement for an
additional 50,000 operating hours for the seven GE LM6000PC aeroderivative gas turbines installed at the sites.
GE’s total plant solutions will improve efficiency, reliability essential to continuous operations and the plants’
business strategy. APM leverages cutting-edge technology to monitor the performance of power generation assets to
reduce downtime, avoid turbines damage and remotely predict and resolve issues. APM sensors will be installed not
only on the seven aeroderivative turbines, but also on their associated generators and gear boxes to predict and
accurately diagnose issues with greater accuracy before they occur. The agreement underscores GE's commitment to
work collaboratively with its customers using the APM software to optimize their performance of assets, increase
reliability and availability, minimize costs and reduce operational risks. Earlier this year, GE announced the first
digital solutions order in sub-Saharan Africa for Azito in Ivory Coast improving power plant output, reliability,
availability and operational performance.
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GE signs a multi-year maintenance contract with BPDB for the 225 MW power
plant in Bangladesh
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GE Power has signed the first-of-its kind multi-year maintenance contract with the Bangladesh Power
Development Board (BPDB), to provide services and maintenance as the original equipment manufacturer
(OEM). The five-year contract includes the procurement of spares and services from GE for the scheduled
maintenance of the two GE 6F.03 gas turbine units installed at the 225 MW combined-cycle gas-based
power plant in the Bhola district of Bangladesh. The Bhola power plant was developed to address the
shortage of reliable power in the island district and began operation in 2015. This new services contract will
ensure enhanced availability and utilization of the assets, which generate the equivalent electricity needed to
supply up to 270,000 homes in Bangladesh. At present, GE has an installed base of approximately 37 gas
turbines in Bangladesh. This fleet also includes a robust portfolio of GE’s technologies including E-class,
F-class, Frame 5, Frame 6 and aeroderivative that are fueling operations at various state-owned power plants
in the country.
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GE Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with China Huaneng Group to Build
715 MW Wind Farm in Henan Province
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GE Renewable Energy and China Huaneng Group Co. Ltd. signed an agreement at the China International Import
Expo (CIIE) to build a 715 MW wind farm in Puyang, Henan Province, China. This record deal represents GE’s
largest-ever wind order in Asia, as well as the single-largest onshore wind deal ever awarded to a non-Chinese wind
turbine generator OEM in China. For China Huaneng and the Henan province, this world-class low-wind-speed wind
farm project has been recognized as National Energy Administration’s plain wind development demonstration
project, and also a key new energy development project of Henan province, providing enough green electricity to
power the equivalent of 500,000 homes in Henan Province. According to the agreement, GE Renewable Energy is set
to provide 286 units of its 2.5-132 turbines with 130m soft steel towers to the wind farm – which will be developed
by China Huaneng and located in the Puyang prefecture, Henan Province. This project is also noteworthy for its
deployment of GE’s 2.5-132 turbines, which were designed specifically for the unique low-wind-speed needs of the
China wind regime and manufactured by GE in China. The development of these turbines incorporates GE’s
long-time expertise in the industry along with the latest technology and represent GE’s commitment to tailor
solutions to the markets in which it does business.
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GE Renewable Energy announces 494 MW orders with ENGIE for projects in
Oklahoma and South Dakota
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GE Renewable Energy announced that it has been selected by ENGIE North America to supply 180 onshore
wind turbines for two wind projects. The agreements include 88 2.8-127 turbines for the King Plains wind
project in Oklahoma, and 92 2.7-116 turbines for the first phase of the Triple H Wind project in South Dakota.
Construction on the projects began this year, and both projects are expected to reach commercial operation in
the second half of 2020. With these latest projects, ENGIE North America has contracted with GE Renewable
Energy for 885 MW of new wind turbines in the past year, demonstrating a strong effort towards expanding
renewable energy in the US. The US wind market remains strong. According to the American Wind Energy
Association, the second quarter of 2019 saw a record wind capacity of nearly 42 GW under construction or in
advanced development, a 10 percent increase over the level of activity this time last year. GE Renewable
Energy was recognized by AWEA as the top manufacturer of wind turbines in the US in 2018, supplying over 3
GW of capacity, or 40 percent of the total onshore wind energy installed nationwide in 2018.
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GE Renewable Energy announces 350 MW order for Foard City Wind Project
in Texas
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GE Renewable Energy announced that it has been selected by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. to supply 139
2.X-127 onshore wind turbines on 89-meter towers for Innergex’s approximately 350 MW Foard City Wind
project located in Foard County, Texas. The order also includes a 20-year full-service agreement. The Foard
City wind farm reached commercial operation on September 27, 2019. The deal is another sign of the success
of GE Renewable Energy's best-selling 2 MW product platform, which will have a total installed capacity of
more than 15 GW by the end of 2019. GE's 2 MW fleet operates at an industry-leading average of 98+ percent
availability. The US wind market remains strong. According to the American Wind Energy Association, the
second quarter of 2019 saw a record wind capacity of nearly 42 GW under construction or in advanced
development, a 10 percent increase over the level of activity this time last year. GE Renewable Energy was
recognized by AWEA as the top manufacturer of wind turbines in the US in 2018, supplying over 3 GW of
capacity, 40 percent of the total onshore wind installed nationwide.
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KIPIC Selects Honeywell As Main Automation Contractor For The Middle
East's Largest Integrated Refinery Complex
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Honeywell announced that Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) has selected Honeywell
Process Solutions (HPS) to be the main automation contractor for its new Petrochemicals and Refinery Integration Al
Zour Project (PRIZe). Under the agreement, HPS will provide KIPIC with front-end engineering design and
advanced process control technology for the complex, which will help KIPIC expedite production start-up and assist
with reaching production targets faster and more efficiently. The PRIZe project will become the first integrated
refining and petrochemicals complex in Kuwait. The new facility – developed as part of the Al-Zour Complex – will
significantly enhance Kuwait's domestic petrochemicals, aromatics and gasoline manufacturing capabilities.
Honeywell UOP also was awarded a contract with KIPIC earlier this year for modernization of the Al Zour complex.
Honeywell UOP will revise the configuration and capacity of the refinery's gasoline production facilities and supply
technology licenses, design services, key equipment, and state-of-the-art catalysts and adsorbents to produce
clean-burning fuels, paraxylene, propylene, and other petrochemicals.
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Contract to Deliver Mobile Ground Based Air Defence To The Norwegian
Army Worth 583 MNOK
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency worth
583 MNOK to deliver Mobile Ground Based Air Defence to the Norwegian Army. The Army Mobile Ground
Based Air Defence System is a highly mobile, short-range air defence system that will reuse key capabilities
from the NASAMS system to include its command and control and unique network solutions. In addition to
elements from the NASAMS, this highly mobile air defence system includes the IRIS-T missile from Diehl
Defence GmbH and a radar from Weibel Scientific A/S. The Army Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System
provides the Norwegian Army a unique capability to provide air defence throughout their maneuver operations.
We are very pleased that the addition of the Army Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System in the Norwegian
forces, along with the existing NASAMS air defence system, provides both the Norwegian Army and the Air
Force extremely advanced air defence systems from KONGSBERG”, says President Kongsberg Defence &
Aerospace AS.
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BOBST Selects Servigistics to Optimize its Service Supply Chain
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BOBST, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers, has
selected PTC’s Servigistics Service Parts Management solution to help the renowned manufacturer and innovator
improve operational excellence by optimizing its complex service supply chain. BOBST has used MCA technology for
service parts planning since 2007, being the first European implementation of MCA. PTC acquired the MCA technology
in 2012 and successfully merged the best capabilities into the Servigistics code base. BOBST follows the example of
other innovators including Pratt & Whitney, who also migrated from MCA to Servigistics to gain additional capabilities
and deliver increased business value. Servigistics is a purpose-built, best-of-breed enterprise solution delivering the
industry’s broadest, deepest, and most robust service parts optimization capabilities. These capabilities give
manufacturers and organizations control over the balance between inventory levels and service levels. Servigistics also
offers features including historical and causal forecasting, multi-echelon inventory optimization and demand planning.
Coupled with ThingWorx, Servigistics also empowers service parts planners to produce more accurate forecasts by
leveraging accurate, reliable asset utilization data.
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Rimini Street Announces Global Availability of Application Management
Services for Oracle Database and Applications
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Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support
provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner, today announced the global availability of
its Application Management Services (AMS) for Oracle, which includes coverage for Oracle Database, Middleware
and a wide range of Oracle applications including E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Siebel. In addition
to leveraging Rimini Street's award-winning Support Services for Oracle that replaces expensive and less robust
software vendor annual support with a more responsive and comprehensive support offering, clients can now have
Rimini Street manage their Oracle systems day-to-day with an integrated application management and support
service provided by a single trusted vendor. As an integrated service, Rimini Street can provide clients a better
model, better people, and better outcomes with higher satisfaction and significant savings of time, labor and money.
Rimini Street Application Management Services for Oracle includes system administration, operational support,
health monitoring and enhancement support.
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Uptake Lands Contract With the U.S. Marine Corps
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Uptake has landed its second U.S. military contract after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to
provide artificial intelligence software to its M88 armored recovery vehicles. Uptake announced that the Marines will
use its Asset IO application to provide predictive maintenance and other insights into the health of its M88 vehicles.
The contract with the Marines comes after Uptake announced a deal with the U.S. Army last year to bring predictive
analytics software to its Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Uptake said that during its work with the Army, it was able to
identify problems on the Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicles “weeks before” a maintenance failure actually occurred,
and as a result was able to reduce maintenance costs and improve safety. Founded in 2014, Uptake’s predictive
maintenance tech has been used across several industries, including aviation, rail, mining, and oil and gas. Its other
customers include Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Rolls-Royce and Caterpillar. Though Caterpillar, an
early investor in Uptake, redeemed its investment stake in the startup in 2017. Uptake has raised around $260 million
in venture funding to date.
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Bosch and BASF expand their cooperation for digital agriculture
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Bosch and xarvio™ Digital Farming Solutions of BASF are further intensifying their successful cooperation in the development of digital
solutions for farming. The companies have now established a project center that enables them to undertake their joint research and development
activities at the same location. Since 2016, employees of the two companies have already been working together on the smart spraying project, a
technology for precise herbicide application that significantly reduces the total amount of herbicides used. The market launch of Smart Spraying
is planned for 2021. Further joint activities are planned. As the sprayer passes over the field, its on-board cameras record the vegetation over the
entire area. A smart spraying management system analyzes the sensor signals online and identifies the presence of a crop plant or weed. The
system then controls the sprayer jets and the herbicide is applied as needed. Weed-free areas, on the other hand, remain herbicide-free. The entire
procedure – scanning, identification, and application – takes just a few milliseconds and is performed in a single processing step. Bosch’s focus
in the research and development cooperation is on the camera sensor technology, image processing and pattern recognition, control units, and
system connectivity. “In daily practical use in the field, the field sprayer with the smart spraying technology is connected to the xarvio FIELD
MANAGER, which uses various parameters to determine precisely which and how much plant protection product the respective crop needs,”
explains Tobias Menne, head of BASF Digital Farming. xarvio FIELD MANAGER is a digital solution that helps farmers make agronomic
decisions in various different areas of their work. The aim is to achieve more efficient and eco-friendly cultivation that ensures optimal use of
each section of field. Farmers can at any time view the field status, obtain recommendations for each field, and download a set of maps that
indicate the application recommendations for each of the individual field zones.
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3D Systems and Antleron Collaborating to Accelerate 3D Printing Biomedical
Breakthroughs
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3D Systems and Antleronare announcing a collaboration, intended to play a pivotal role in advancing and accelerating breakthroughs in the
biomedical industry. Bringing together two industry pioneers – 3D Systems for 3D printing technologies and healthcare expertise, and Antleron
for leadership and innovation in the development of regenerative products and personalized patient care - the companies will collaborate to
support Antleron’s development of bioprinting solutions utilizing 3D Systems’ printing technologies. Antleron has created an R&D facility at
their headquarters in Leuven, Belgium - a location known as an incubator for medical and life science innovation, including regenerative
medicine, to support and validate customer projects in the field of 3D bioprinting. Antleron’s ‘living therapy factory’ merges cells, biomaterials,
biologics, bioreactors and 3D Systems printers to accelerate the engineering of living therapies. Using quality-by-design and artificial
intelligence the Antleron multidisciplinary specialists translate these core technologies into pioneering workflows that turn cells into therapies.
The 3D Systems/Antleron relationship addresses solutions for medical device and advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) applications,
incorporating a variety of innovative technologies that are of benefit to biomedical manufacturing process, beginning with 3D Systems’ ProJet®
MJP 2500 and Figure 4® 3D printers and existing portfolio of 21 biocompatible, USP Class VI materials; 3D Sprint® and 3DXpert® software,
and post-processing equipment and processes. The goal is to establish a flexible, scalable Digital Factory approach, built on modular, closed
parametric processes which include digital monitoring and quality control for risk mitigation. An example is to advance the way cells and tissues
are grown to enable the transition from a static 2D to bioreactor-based 3D cell culture. This can lead to new ways to manufacture functionalized
medical implants, vaccines, cell therapies, and living tissues.
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Renault Group relies on ESI Group’s Virtual Prototyping technologies for the
Clio 5 concept
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ESI Group, world player in virtual prototyping software and services for industrials, supported its strategic partner Renault Group in the
realization of the new Clio 5 concept. Thanks to this collaboration and a consortium of partners, the Clio 5 obtained a 5-star rating at
the Euro NCAP safety test. The cooperation between ESI and Renault Group started in 2001, mainly focused on design and
manufacturing methodologies for various vehicle models. Positioned as an agent of change working alongside Renault Group’s experts,
ESI is one of the companies involved in the digital transformation initiated by Renault Group in 2017. Renault Clio’s fifth generation
is the first vehicle of the Group to benefit from the latest evolutions of this transformation program. ESI relied on its expertise in
physics of materials and its teams’ know-how to virtualize the concept stage until the crash-test certification. All physical tests were
immediately successful, and no further testing was needed. This cooperation allowed a considerable rationalization of the concept
phase, reducing the time spent on tests and consequently related costs. The certification of a vehicle with a single physical prototype is
a world premiere. It is as significant as the first virtual crash-test that was realized by ESI’s founders in 1985. This achievement
positions Renault Group among the leading automotive industrials, equipped to seize the opportunities presented by the future of
mobility. Thanks to this accomplishment, ESI meets its vision: to allow industrials to virtually manufacture their products with zero
physical tests, zero physical prototypes, and zero unpredicted downtime. ESI provides a global answer to the increasing requirements of
the automotive industry: innovate while producing faster, with more reliability and less cost.
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Small Modular Reactor Technology
Collaboration in Poland
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Synthos SA have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications
for GEH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland. Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the
biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, is interested in obtaining affordable, on-demand, carbon-free
electricity from a dependable, dedicated source. In a Memorandum of Understanding signed by GEH and Synthos,
the companies have agreed to investigate the potential to construct GEH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor in
Poland. The BWRX-300, a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems, leverages
the design and licensing basis of GEH’s U.S. NRC-certified ESBWR. Through dramatic design simplification, GEH
projects the BWRX-300 will require up to 60 percent less capital cost per MW when compared to other water-cooled
SMR designs or existing large nuclear reactor designs. By leveraging the ESBWR design certification, utilizing
licensed and proven nuclear fuel, incorporating proven components and supply chains and implementing
simplification innovations, GEH believes that the BWRX-300 can become cost-competitive with power generation
from combined cycle gas plants and renewable energy platforms.
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Global Nuclear Fuel and X-energy Announce TRISO Fuel Collaboration
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Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) and X-energy announced a collaboration to produce low-cost, high-quality TRi-structural
ISOtropic (TRISO) particle nuclear fuel. The companies have signed a teaming agreement for the purpose of developing
High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) TRISO fuel to potentially supply the U.S. Department of Defense for
micro-reactors and NASA for its nuclear thermal propulsion requirements. By leveraging X-energy's currently operating
commercial-scale TRISO production equipment and GNF's NRC-licensed fuel fabrication facility in Wilmington, North
Carolina, the teaming arrangement is expected to produce TRISO fuel of significantly higher quality and at costs that are
substantially lower than other potential manufacturers. TRISO coated fuels start with a uranium kernel, which is coated with
three layers of pyrolytic carbon and one layer of silicon carbide. These coatings encapsulate all product radionuclei under all
operating conditions. X-energy is currently manufacturing TRISO particles at a pilot fuel facility located at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. With two active U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cooperative agreements and cutting-edge capabilities that
improve production throughput while maintaining product integrity, X-energy continues to build on the TRISO fuel technology
developed under the DOE Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Fuel Qualification Program.
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Rocket Lab Partners with Kongsberg Satellite Services For Electron And
Photon Ground Station Support
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Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services
(KSAT), the world’s largest provider of ground station services, to be the sole provider of ground station services for the
Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. The agreement sees Rocket Lab deliver a complete solution
for small satellite operators, including satellite design and build, launch, and ground segment support leveraging an
existing global network of ground stations. Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle is currently the only commercial,
dedicated small satellite launch vehicle operating a service to orbit, making space more accessible for small satellites.
With a proven launch vehicle in operation since January 2018, the next evolution of Rocket Lab’s mission services is the
Photon satellite bus. Designed for seamless pairing with Electron, the Photon satellite bus streamlines the entire
end-to-end satellite experience for customers from design to build to launch. Likewise, KSAT’s KSATlite ground
network is designed and optimized for small satellite systems, providing streamlined access (through standardized API
driven interfaces) and scalable support that grows to meet mission needs.
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Sumitomo Rubber, Hitachi, and PTC Collaborate to Deploy a High-Quality and High-Efficiency
Tire Production Solution, Using Advanced AI and IoT Technologies
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., and PTC are collaborating to deploy a tire production solution,
leveraging an advanced AI/IoT platform, for achieving high-quality, high-efficiency processes across its many factories
worldwide. Industrial companies today are faced with a variety of challenges, including increasing customer needs,
intensifying global competition, and serious labor shortages due to an aging population in Japan. To address these issues
and to enhance its market competitiveness, Sumitomo Rubber teams, in conjunction with Hitachi and PTC, have
developed a highly-efficient, lean production solution that leverages advanced digital technologies and that will be
deployed in its tire production factories that produce such globally recognized brands as DUNLOP and FALKEN. This
initiative consists of three world-class companies collaborating and synergistically combining their technologies and
expertise to deploy a highly efficient solution:
• Sumitomo Rubber – with its advanced tire production technology.
• PTC – with its ThingWorx*1 Industrial IoT platform and extensive consulting experience in the industrial space.
• Hitachi – with its Lumada*2 solution, an advanced digital technology that combines their long-nurtured OT* and IT
technologies and that provides analysis technology using 4M*4 data from the shop floor.
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Rockwell Automation and PTC Celebrate First Year of Partnership With Momentum, Cus-
tomer Growth, and Industry Recognition in Digital Transformation
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Rockwell Automation announced strong market momentum for its PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) partnership and joint digital transformation solutions. This
performance includes a year of major achievements spanning new customers and use cases, innovations designed to accelerate the integration of OT
and IT systems, and wide-spread industry recognition for the two companies combined industrial software suite, FactoryTalk InnovationSuite™,
powered by PTC.
Since the inception of the partnership in 2018, FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC has experienced:
• Rapid customer adoption and global growth. Customer engagements for FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC have grown significantly
across 21 countries, including some of the world’s largest automotive, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, oil & gas, and pharmaceutical
companies. Leading use cases include Digital Workforce Productivity, Enterprise Operational Intelligence, Intelligent Asset Optimization, and
Scalable Production Management.
• Operational and Information Technology integration. OT/IT integration is the key to accelerating innovation and achieving productivity gains at
digital transformation scale. The joint offering delivers the industry’s most advanced OT/IT integration capabilities including asset and system
auto-discovery, data model sharing and re-use, integrated analytics, and AR empowerment.
• Broad industry recognition. Rockwell Automation, PTC, and the combined software suite have been widely acknowledged in numerous analyst
research reports over the past year, including reports from Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and ABI Research. Most recently, the companies’ FactoryTalk
InnovationSuite was recognized as Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems for the Second Consecutive Year, and
received the IoT Innovator Award: Manufacturing & Factory from Compass Intelligence.
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Uptake and Symboticware Partner to Provide End-To-End AI and Data Science Solution
for Mining Fleets
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Uptake announced it has partnered with Symboticware to provide mining companies with an end-to-end, integrated AI and
data science solution to increase the productivity of mobile mining equipment. The joint solution combines Symboticware’s
SymBot® device, which provides comprehensive data capture from mining fleets, and Uptake’s Asset Performance
Management (APM) software, Asset IO, which applies AI to surface predictive insights from the data. The combination of
the two arms users with:
• Data-driven cost reductions: For an average medium-sized mining site, Asset IO can save as much as $2.5 million
annually in haul truck maintenance, fuel and tire costs alone. Additionally, operator and fleet productivity is optimized with
the help of benchmarking and informed decision-making.
• Actionable insights for continuous improvement: Asset IO quickly turns data into actionable, AI-driven insights. The
software deploys AI models that are pre-trained to drive greater performance, reliability and availability of the mobile
mining fleet.
• Greater visibility into assets: Collect data from sensors, store time-stamped values in an internal database and seamlessly
transmit data for AI analysis.
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Uptake, Symboticware Partner for Mining AI
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Uptake and Symboticware will provide mining companies with an end-to-end, integrated artificial
intelligence (AI) and data science solution for mining equipment. The partnership combines
Symboticware’s SymBot device that provides data captured from mobile mining equipment, such as
haul trucks, with Uptake’s Asset IO asset performance management software that applies AI for
predictive insights. According to Uptake, putting the two systems to work together will enable fleet
managers to reduce operating costs based on data analytics. It says an “average medium-sized mining
fleet” could save $2.5 million on haul-truck maintenance, fuel, and tire costs. The system also provides
benchmarking for fleet asset management and planning. The system collects data from sensors, can
store time-stamped values in an internal database, and can “seamlessly” transmit data for AI analysis,
according to the company.
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Upcoming Events - IoT & AR
CES 2020
CES is the world's gathering place for all those who
thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has
served as the proving ground for innovators and
breakthrough technologies for 50 years — the global
stage where next-generation innovations are introduced
to the marketplace.
Hosted By : Aicas
Las Vegas, USA
7-10 Jan, 2020
https://www.aicas.com/cms/en/event-details/888
Embedded World 2020
Be it security for electronic systems, distributed intelligence,
the Internet of Things or e-mobility and energy efficiency –
the embedded world trade fair in Nuremberg enables you to
experience the whole world of embedded systems.
Hosted By : Aicas
Nuremberg, Germany
25-27 Feb, 2020
https://www.aicas.com/cms/en/event-details/852
Infosys EMEA Confluence
This year, we will explore the many possibilities of
nurturing the Live Enterprise – organizations that intuitively
adapt to the shifting business environment with frequent,
quick-paced changes like living creatures do. We will
discuss and debate how automation, data and algorithms can
come together to make this ever-evolving organization a
reality.
Hosted By : Infosys
Barcelona, Spain
20-21 Nov, 2019
https://www.infosys.com/confluence/2019/emea.html
Digital Manufacturing Open House
This unique opportunity allows for one on one time with our
highly knowledgeable application specialists and engineers
who will be on hand to answer your questions and provide
solutions to your unique challenges. You'll also be able to
meet with our authorized partners, CAD BLU and TEC, Inc.
Hosted By : 3D Systems
Massachusetts, USA
21 Nov, 2019
https://www.3dsystems.com/events/digital-manufacturing-series-Boston
Date 2020
The five-day event consists of a conference with plenary invited papers, regular papers, panels, hot-topic
sessions, tutorials and workshops, two special focus days and a track for executives. The scientific
conference is complemented by a commercial exhibition showing the state-of-the-art in design and test
tools, methodologies, IP and design services, reconfigurable and other hardware platforms, embedded
software, and (industrial) design experiences from different application domains, e.g. automotive, IoT,
wireless, telecom and multimedia applications. The organisation of user group meetings, fringe meetings,
a university booth, a PhD forum, vendor presentations and social events offers a wide variety of extra
opportunities to meet and exchange information on relevant issues for the design and test community.
Special space will also be allocated for EU-funded projects to show their results.
Hosted By : Zuken
Grenoble cedex, France
9-13 Mar, 2020
https://www.zuken.com/en/event/date-2020/
NRF 2020
NRF 2020: Retail’s Big Show is where the industry unites to get
a whole new perspective. NRF convenes the largest community
of movers, shakers and industry makers who come together to
see beyond what is, to reveal what could be. NRF 2020 is where
visionary talent meets visionary tech and the latest and greatest
becomes the here and now!
Hosted By : National Retail Federation
NewYork, USA
12-14 Jan, 2020
https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com/
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