Tuesday, January 29, 2013

FREE PTC Mathcad Express - Engineering Calculations Made Easy!


PTC is offering a free license copy of the PTC Mathcad Express. The tool that handles engineering calculations, specifically formulas and equations for various engineering disciplines (mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil engineering).

The software was originally developed Allen Razdow (of MIT, co-founder of Mathsoft),with its first relase in 1986. It is consider as the first computer application to automatically compute and check consistency of engineering units.In April 2006, PTC aquired Mathsoft.  


Calculations are the important aspect of engineering and product development process. Today, many professionals still use calculators, do calculations by hand or use some programming laguages. These methods lead them to confusion when working with critical equations and formulas.

The new PTC Mathcad express is not just the upgraded version of PTC Mathcad explorer viewer that was offered free by PTC previously, but is a limited version of PTC Mathcad Prime 2.0. It is a free version of Mathcad that allows user to utilize some selected features of Mathcad Prime 2.0, for an unlimited time.

The features available with PTC Mathcad express supports equation editing, documentation,basic numeric functions and operators, units and X-Y plots. Its features also help to convert old Mathcad files to the Mathcad Prime file format.

Check the comparesion of features available PTC Mathcad Express and PTC Mathcad Prime...



Users can access all the capabilities of latest PTC Mathcad Prime 2.0 for first 30 days with the Mathcad Express download.

Ninety percent of Fortune 1000 companies, 500 government agencies and 2,000 colleges and universities around the world use PTC Mathcad to capture the strategic value in their engineering calculations. So, what you are waiting for....Download and try it now!

So, better to have this tool on your workstation to make your calculations easy!



Download link - http://www.ptc.com/product/mathcad/free-trial/?3pe=MathcadExpressDailyCADCAMEN122012



Thursday, January 24, 2013

India's #1 VAR for SolidWorks 'BEACON' Wins SIX Prestigious Awards at SolidWorks World 2013


The New Year 2013 began with a big bang for Best Engineering Aids & Consultancies (P) Ltd., (BEACON) as they were crowned the Best SolidWorks Reseller in India by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp at the just concluded SolidWorks World 2013 event, held on January 20-23, 2013 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Florida. This annual event conducted by SolidWorks has thousands of attendees, with partner pavilions showcasing hundreds of technology products that work with SolidWorks, indepth training sessions, and the grand event finale where SolidWorks Value Added Resellers (VARs) are awarded for their achievements in promoting SolidWorks solutions across the globe.



The event witnessed BEACON winning a host of other awards, other than the Best SolidWorks Reseller, which include:

Best Simulation Reseller in India

Best 3DVIA reseller in India

100% achievement in India

The most significant honor came with the announcement of the Presidents Club award, for BEACON, which made it a hat-trick of sorts, as this was the third time in a row that BEACON was winning this prestigious award. The President’s Club Award recognizes top performers among the global SolidWorks Reseller community, and who demonstrate a commitment to providing customers with a comprehensive SolidWorks Solution to their design, engineering, and manufacturing challenges.

Finally, BEACON also walked away with the award for the Highest Customer Satisfaction Rate in rest of Asia.  The award validates SolidWorks customers' appreciation for BEACON's services, reaffirming its status as a No.1 Reseller for SolidWorks in India.

"I sincerely thank entire BEACON team for your contribution for achieving such distinction. We should do better in 2013..." said Varakumar Siddavattam, Director, BEACON


  
BEACON, India's #1 Reseller for SolidWorks 3D CAD, advances the way companies design, prototype, manufacture and manage products. Customers of this leading professional 3D CAD services and technology company include organizations from the manufacturing, product design, special purpose machines, defense and engineering services industries. As one of the India’s largest resellers of SolidWorks 3D design and engineering software, the team leverages unrivalled industry experience to help businesses design products better and quicker. Headquartered in Bangalore with offices in over 9 major cities of India, BEACON with its state-of-the-art training and infrastructure facilities, provides exceptional user training and technical support.
For more information, visit BEACON website, beacon-india.com, or call +91-80- 424-57336

PTC Tech Forum - learning more about PTC solutions


It’s time again for CAD industry’s premier event "PTC Tech Forum" in India. After the grand success at Mumbai and Chennai events in 2012. This year it’s time for Bangalore and Pune designers and engineers to experience the latest PTC products LIVE. 

PTC Tech forum event series is conducted worldwide with an idea to make engineers aware of PTC's breakthrough technologies like PTC Creo, Windchill, Integrity, Arbotext and Mathcad. 

With Mr. Rafiq Somani and Mr. Jeffrey Wilmot at PTC R&D 
“India is rapidly growing economy; we have double digit growth in last financial year ended and see increasing demand for our applications” said Mr. Jeffrey Wilmot Country Manager India during the recent conversation with him at PTC R&D office. “During the showcase events we will demonstrate how our innovative products benefit to overcome challenges faced by design engineers, both within India and on global scale. Thousands of designers and engineers in India are using PTC products to bring their projects to life.PTC Tech forum is a platform for attendees to share, collaborate, learn and explore new functionalities and embrace their love for creating innovative products" said Mr. Jeffrey Wilmot

This year PTC has scheduled events in Bangalore and Pune

Bangalore: Feb 12, 2013 at ITC Gardenia, Residency Road 



Pune: Feb 14, 2013 at The Westin Pune, Koregaon Park 



For more information: Visit - http://liveforum.ptc.com/

Attendees will hear from keynote speakers who use PTC products to help change the course of human history, and ultimately, acquire knowledge and inspiration that will take their projects to the next level. Automotive leaders Ashok Leyland, Nissan, and Gabriel India would be presenting their experience using PTC products to develop world class vehicles at Bangalore event.

VE Commercial Vehicles, a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Limited and bearing manufactures NEI would be presenting at Pune event.

"It’s a wonderful opportunity for existing and potential users of PTC software solutions to get a hands-on experience, learn how to leverage the latest product enhancements and use these capabilities more effectively by attaining best practice sessions" said Mr. Rafiq Somani, Country Sales Manager and AVP.

“We have invited two renowned speakers from PTC, US team.  Mr. Brian Thompson, VP, Creo Product Management. He is well known speaker for PlanetPTC events worldwide. He would talk on the MCAD, Creo and Technology Road map. Another is Mr. Bill Newman, VP, PLM Solutions at PTC. To give an overview on Wildchill 10” said Mr. Jeffrey Wilmoth

Event covers more than 20 sessions to give insight of PTC’s business, vision and service advantage.  The key note presentations will cover the latest solutions and capabilities and show users the way to apply them to their business. Apart from PTC Creo 2, Concept Design, Mathcad there would be sessions on PTC Windchill 10. More than 800 professionals are expected for the event this year, giving very good opportunity for attendees to expand their professionals network. 

I am very excited to learn more about the PTC’s new and exciting Service Lifecycle Management solutions and various training solutions for education innovators.
    
So, if you are

·          Design Engineer
·          Designer
·          Software Engineer
·          Analysis Engineer
·          QA Engineer
·          CAD Administrator
·          CAD Manager
·          IS/IT Manager
·          QA Manager
·          Technical Author
·          Technical Illustrator
·          Publishing Manager
·          Compliance Manager
·          CAD Faculty

PTC Tech forum is for you! 




*Free online registration required to attain these events, click these links to register.  




Tuesday, January 15, 2013

ITC Infotech - PTC's 1st Authorised Training Partner (ATP) in India


ITC Infotech, a leading global IT services and solutions company, and PTC India, a leading technology solutions company, have jointly announced that ITC Infotech is the 1st Authorised Training Partner (ATP) for PTC in India. Under this agreement, ITC Infotech will provide to customers, high quality training services on PTC Windchill® PLM software & curriculum related to other products through In-centre and Onsite training classes. As part of the ATP program, ITC Infotech has also set up a state-of-the art training centre at its ITC Infotech park campus in Bangalore. As the exclusive ATP of PTC in India, ITC Infotech will provide the full range of training services on all PTC Windchill modules, which will help professionals enhance their careers and lead to a highly skilled pool of resources for the entire PLM industry.

Through this ATP programme, the target customer base will have access to PTC’s world class training material and methodology and course completion certification. Training will be delivered using experienced instructors approved by PTC. Certification requirements will vary according to course and are established by PTC University, based in Needham in USA. The learning solutions under the ATP programme are completely scalable, and can focus not just on the training needs of a single user but can also address diverse requirements of an enterprise.


 Eduarda Camacho, VP, PTC Global Services, said, “Industry best-in-class training tools and curriculum, plus the more experienced delivery resources, are combined to bring to the market and to the organizations the right skill sets at the right time, which will ultimately lead to the right output. PTC’s award-winning Windchill® PLM solution has high regard in the industry and with the launch of ATP program (India Chapter), PTC together with its partner ITC Infotech, aims to train & certify more and more people to make them industry-ready in this ever-growing PLM market in India. These certified resources will enable organizations to implement and adopt product development best practices. The ATP India program will surely be another milestone for the PTC University program.”

V V Rajasekhar, Sr Vice President, ITC Infotech, said, “The ATP program further consolidates our long-standing relationship with PTC. The curriculum and facilities will offer best-in-class training for individuals and corporates who wish to adopt PTC solutions and realise value from the PLM Investments.”
Best suited for End-Users, Business Administrators, System Administrators and Team Leaders, the course is designed to impart best practices of PTC PLM solution (Windchill). End-users are given a comprehensive training to use the basic and advanced features of PTC Windchill with tips and tricks so as to enhance day-to-day usage. Additionally, ITC Infotech will also be offering Adoption Training to end users.

Jeffrey Wilmot, India Country Manager, said “India continues to offer huge opportunity for PTC and today, I am very excited to launch the India chapter of the Authorized Training Partner (ATP) program along with our valued partner -- ITC Infotech. The ATP program has been a huge success in EMEA and NA regions and I know that it will be the same for India. Through this program, PTC has globally managed to meet the ever increasing demand for PTC Windchill® certification in a professional & flexible way.”

Ashwani Maheshwari, CEO - India and APAC business, ITC Infotech, said, ”We see good demand for PLM in the emerging markets. PTC and ITC Infotech have a large client base using state of the art PTC-PLM solutions. By being an Authorized Training Partner with PTC, ITC Infotech will help existing and new clients, derive the ‘maximum value’ from their Windchill implementations

ITC Infotech is one of the leading PLM service providers globally and has been a long–standing partner of PTC for PLM-based services. ITC Infotech has consistently delivered value at the highest quality to over 500 business organizations worldwide across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

For more information about training contact: http://www.itcinfotech.com/
Mail ID - contact.us@itcinfotech.com