open cascade is an information technology company of capgemini , .

open cascade provides services in the domain of scientific and technical computing and simulation tools .

open cascade is primarily known to public for its open source platforms the company has been maintaining , improving and distributing free of charge for many years : open cascade technology ( occt ) for 3d surface and solid modeling , visualization , data exchange , and rapid application development salome ( software ) - free software that provides a generic platform for pre - and post-processing for numerical simulation open cascade builds its business model on using its open source software in the development of commercial software for various customers worldwide .

the company ’s head office is located in guyancourt , france and there are production sites in lyon and nizhny novgorod , russia .

open cascade employs around 150 engineers and developers in france and russia .

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open cascade community edition : patches / improvements / experiments contributed by users over the official open cascade library .
materials related to development of open cascade , open source 3d modeling kernel . note that this is not an sf project of open cascade itself .
github - tpaviot / oce : open cascade community edition : patches / improvements / experiments contributed by users over the official open cascade library .
along with maintaining this web site and supporting open source contributors , open cascade continues active development of occt .
the open cascade development platform is freely available in open source and provides many important features . with adina - m based on open cascade , adina users are able to take advantage of cad programs such as
consult with open cascade technology system requirements and license before downloading and installing the software .
© open cascade s . a . s . , 2014 the text of the article belongs to open cascade s . a . s . and cannot be cited , modified , reprinted or copied in whole or in part without written consent of open cascade sas .
at open cascade we strongly believe that our business model is the future of it . share our knowledge with everybody and adapt it for everyone , this is open cascade’s dna .
open cascade exception ( version 1 . 0 ) to gnu lgpl version 2 . 1 .
…open cascade keeps its leading positions in providing sustainable software solutions and expert services for industrial 3d applications .
this section provides you with access to open cascade technology and information explaining the conditions of its use .
note : a specific license is applied to open cascade technology version 6 . 6 . 0 and earlier .
open cascade is a highly experienced and constantly growing team of more than 130 professionals at the service of industry .
open cascade also continues to publish a ready - to - use certified version and to support users on urltoken .
since its publication in open source , occt has been developed almost exclusively by internal resources of open cascade company . at the same time , open cascade recognizes and welcomes the efforts and growing strength of the open source community to improve occt . thus , in 2011 , this web site has been created to make occt development visible and provide tools for all occt contributors to work in the same open environment .
adina - m based on open cascade uses the same commands as adina - m based on parasolid . hence , those who are already familiar with adina - m can also use adina - m based on open cascade with minimal effort .
here you may download the latest public version of open cascade technology and auxiliary materials that will help you evaluate its extensive capabilities .
a simulation of a measurement machine done with open cascade technology ( 3d modeling , animation , ray tracing . . . ) .
open cascade technology version 6 . 7 . 0 and later are governed by ( lgpl - 2 . 1 with this exception . ) a specific license ( occt - pl ) is applied to open cascade technology version 6 . 6 . 0 and earlier .
check the history of open cascade technology releases since version 6 . 5 . 1 till the latest one on previous releases & latest release pages .
below , we show solid meshes created by the adina user interface ( aui ) of two parts imported into adina - m based on open cascade .
in 1999 the management of matra datavision made a historical decision to open the source code of cas . cade library , which was then called open cascade . at the end of year 2000 matra datavision created an affiliated company called open cascade s . a . s . to provide support and services based on the new geometrical kernel . in 2003 matra datavision was purchased by ibm corporation , while open cascade s . a . s . was acquired by another french company : principia . you can read more about the company history on the
cadrays is a fast gpu accelerated , unbiased physically - based renderer . it is based on the industrial photo - realistic rendering solution by open cascade . urltoken
open cascade technology is one of the most used 3d kernels around the globe and our people will always be by your side to build your specific 3d future .
open cascade technology version 6 . 7 . 0 and later are governed by gnu lesser general public license ( lgpl ) version 2 . 1 with additional exception .
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this technology exists from the mid 90s and is available in open source since early 2000s under a permissive open cascade technology public license . starting from version 6 . 7 . 0 ( released end 2013 ) , occt is available under gnu lgpl license .
cadrays is a fast gpu accelerated , unbiased physically - based renderer . it is based on the industrial photorealistic rendering solution by open cascade . cadrays : urltoken . . .
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) . we are pleased to announce that in adina 8 . 8 , a new option is available for solid modeling with adina - m that is based on the open cascade kernel .
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open cascade technology platform is supplied with its custom visualization subsystem based on opengl . the subsystem not only allows working efficiently with geometric resources of the library , but it also supports implementation of interactive 3d scenes in real cad applications .
data translators allow working not only with geometric information , but also with some associated attributes . for example , open cascade technology is able to read component colors and names , their nesting in assemblies , layers and some other properties from step format .
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the kernel is supported and developed by a company bearing the same name : open cascade s . a . s . its front - office is located in france . in russia the company is represented with a big competence center located in the city of nizhny novgorod .
boise cascade ( bcc ) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity , and is in great company from a zacks industry rank perspective .
with the addition of the new capabilities in adina - m , based on open cascade , and other enhancements , the aui is significantly strengthened to support the comprehensive capabilities of adina for analysis of structures , heat transfer , fluids , electromagnetics , fluid - structure interactions and multiphysics .
open cascade s . a . s . company has been making great efforts to promote its occt kernel over the last years . this open - source product was released a long time ago , so naturally it has a community of users . now any interested person can participate in its development after filling out a registration form on the developers ' portal where occt official bug - tracker and git - repository are located .
cascade does not publicly disclose its performance results but it has been reported that because of larson’s relatively conservative strategy , cascade’s losses in the 2008 financial crisis were smaller than the industry average for the full year . since 1995 , larson has delivered a compound annual return of around 11 per cent .
the object code ( i . e . not a source ) form of a
work that uses the library
can incorporate material from a header file that is part of the library . as a special exception to the gnu lesser general public license version 2 . 1 , you may distribute such object code incorporating material from header files provided with the open cascade technology libraries ( including code of cdl generic classes ) under terms of your choice , provided that you give prominent notice in supporting documentation to this code that it makes use of or is based on facilities provided by the open cascade technology software .
open cascade technology is an absolutely open product that can greatly contribute to your capacities to develop high - tech software . it is remarkable that this library can be applied even in domains outside of cad / cam / cae fields . a sophisticated mathematical kernel , a visualization subsystem and components for fast prototyping of applications ( ocaf ) can be useful not only for the developers of industrial level software , but also for the teaching and research staff as a mathematical
ecosystem
for scientific projects .
attribute in html makes it possible to write style sheets with which no one can ever cascade . the css1 specification contains a warning against the use of class attributes :
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sergey slyadnev graduated from the faculty of computational mathematics and cybernetics of nizhny novgorod state university named after lobachevsky , specialty — applied mathematics and computer science . by a happy coincidence he joined open cascade company in 2008 and has been working there ever since . his professional interests lie in the domain of numerical methods and geometric modeling . married , has two children .
the positioning problem : some properties do not cascade well . the properties that were introduced to support the positioning of elements ( position , left , right , top , bottom , z - index ) are typically set on single elements rather than groups of elements . this makes it complicated for users to write style sheets that cascade gracefully with author style sheets .
open document architecture is a set of iso standards that describe formats for representing and exchanging structured documents . the efforts started out under the name office document architecture in the 1980s , and the name changed to open document architecture in the 1990s when results of the efforts were published as iso standards [ oda ] [ appelt 1991 ] [ rosenberg et al . 1991 ] .
today the market of science - intensive software proposes a big number of open source products possessing a proven high quality and widely recognized for showing good results . in this article we make a brief overview of open cascade technology ( occt ) capacities not going deeply into details and focusing only on the basic platform components . this overview will give you an initial understanding of the platform and its possible application domains . occt provides a wide range of functionalities for the development of engineering software . moreover , this library is accessible under lgpl license which means that there are practically no restrictions against its commercial use .
open document architecture ( oda ) is a set of iso standards to facilitate the electronic exchange of documents [ oda ] . oda documents can represent both the logical and the presentational representation of a document .
the link element is used to indicate the url of the style sheet . multiple style sheets can be referenced from the same document and will be appended to the cascade and merged as they are encountered .
cascade is not a family office in the traditional sense and does not like to call itself one . it does not handle logistics , payroll or expenses for the foundation and is purely an asset management firm that invests gates’s personal wealth . bmgi is an organisation that manages the portfolios of cascade , the bill & melinda gates foundation trust and other entities , but again it does not label itself as a family office .
it is well understood that the functions related to geometric modeling should be as reliable as possible . of course , no software is flawless , so testing is really important . despite about 16000 test scenarios , bugs are regularly found in open cascade technology ( which is inevitable ) . it should be noted that occt is a
live
product developed through coordinated efforts of several internal expert groups , modeling being the most important one .
issuers and holders of these shares can use our german central securities depository’s ( clearstream banking ag , frankfurt - cbf ) registered shares services ( also known as cascade - rs ) to register and transfer the shareholder data .
boise cascade company ( nyse : bcc ) , a forestry company based in united states , received a lot of attention from a substantial price increase on the nyse over the last few months . withread more . . .
open cascade technology provides advanced tools for cad data exchange . it supports such common formats as step , iges , stl and vrml . the correctness of data transfer using step format is ensured not only by a profound experience of using that translator in industrial projects , but also by the fact that the development team took part in a prostep
test - rally
( in 1998 - 1999 , tr 8 - 10 ) , and later in
in addition to all of the above reasons , a holding company is often the preferred vehicle of a true investor because it allows you to open an office and have that office devoted to nothing but finding places to put your money to work .
the overall goal of the activity is to work in collaboration with ongoing efforts in iso / iec jtc1 , sgml open , and the ietf to provide the pieces needed to complete the array of specifications that will enable web publishing using generic sgml .
michael larson is one of the most powerful men in us wealth management you have never heard of . he is the chief investment officer for bill and melinda gates investments ( bmgi ) , and as such is in charge of managing bill’s personal wealth through cascade investment , as well as handling the bill & melinda gates foundation trust endowment . despite his high - profile job , he works hard and successfully to stay out of the public eye — cascade declined to speak for the purposes of this article .
laws and regulations , such as eu shareholders rights directive and ( german stock corporation act ( aktiengesetz – aktg ) , call for more transparency and harmonisation of shareholder data . cascade - rs provides the necessary tools to be able to comply with these requirements .
first and foremost open cascade technology sdk is a geometric modeling library or , more simply , it is a geometrical kernel . occt uses a brep ( boundary representation ) approach to represent 3d models . this ranks the library together with such products as acis , parasolid , cgm , c3d and rgk . the main difference is that the occt source code is completely at the developer ' s disposal , which makes him considerably independent from the supplier company ( which is a service company ready to help its clients to resolving different kinds of engineering problems ) .
in order to support contextual selectors , browsers must keep a stack of open elements so that all simple selectors of the contextual selector can be evaluated . this task is further complicated when an element is present according to the dtd but the corresponding tags do not appear in the document . for example , this is often the case with the body element in html , and implementations must , therefore , have knowledge of the html dtd . most early web browsers did not keep a stack of open elements and , therefore , could not support contextual selectors .
the proposed scheme supplies the brower with an ordered list ( cascade ) of style sheets . the user supplies the initial sheet which may request total control of the presentation , but – more likely – hands most of the influence over to the style sheets referenced in the incoming document .
the proposed scheme supplies the browser with an ordered list ( cascade ) of style sheets . the user supplies the initial sheet which may request total control of the presentation , but – more likely – hands most of the influence over to the style sheets referenced in the incoming document .
open cascade technology ( occt ) is a software development kit ( sdk ) intended for development of applications dealing with 3d cad data or requiring industrial 3d capabilities . it includes a set of c + + class libraries providing services for 3d surface and solid modeling , cad data exchange , and visualization . originally developed as industrial cad kernel , occt is widely used for development of specialized software dealing with 3d models in design ( cad ) , manufacturing ( cam ) , numerical simulation ( cae ) , measurement equipment ( cmm ) , and quality control ( caq ) domains .
under larson , cascade has focused some of its attention on uk - listed stocks . in 2008 , it bought a 3 per cent share of carpetright , the flooring retailer , but has since reduced its stake . it has also invested in diageo , the distiller , and jjb sports , the retailer .
make css work with structured documents . css requires implementations to be aware of the structure in the document . more specifically , contextual selectors can match an element based on its ancestor and implementations , therefore , are required to keep a stack of open elements . around 1995 , most popular browsers did not keep a stack of open elements and css1 therefore imposed a major change to their architectures . in retrospect , it may have been a mistake to make contextual selectors part of the css1 specification . implementations did not support this feature in an interoperable manner until several years later , which delayed the deployment of css1 .
a document uses a < link rel =
style
href =
url _ to _ a _ stylesheet
> to associate to a stylesheet . it ' s an open question as to whether we should allow multiple stylesheets in a document , and where this link can be specified ( once only , in the < head > ? ) .
the second part of the chapter describes seminal structured document systems , namely scribe ; latex ; open document architecture ( oda ) ; standard generalized markup language ( sgml ) ; hypertext markup language ( html ) ; and extensible markup language ( xml ) . each of the systems is briefly described historically and technically with special emphasis on their relationships with style sheet languages .
dsssl ' s
expression language
is a full featured programming language that can do most of the things other programming languages can do . it is , however , a side - effect free language . that means that you cannot read or write files , open or close windows , assign to variables or do anything other than transform or format an sgml document .
to support nested counters , each named counter can have a stack of open counters . this is important for elements that can be nested inside themselves to arbitrary depth . figure 6 shows how a nested pair of lists ( the markup is shown on the left side ) is numbered differently . the two style sheets used for numbering the table are shown at the top .
cascade has holdings in property and non - technology companies . it holds around a 4 per cent stake in warren buffett’s berkshire hathaway investment group , owns 47 per cent of the four seasons hotel company and about 6 per cent of bunzl , the distribution and outsourcing group . in august , it increased its stake in strategic hotels and resorts to 9 . 8 per cent .
just past cripple creek lies the ghost town of victor ( urltoken ) , which , though still inhabited , has many period buildings . go for a stroll past the trolley depot , the masonic hall , and the victor daily record newspaper office . the victor hotel is still open for business , and the local lowell thomas museum tells about the famous adventurer and writer who grew up in these mountains .
based in kirkland , washington , cascade shies away from media attention . it declined to comment on its investment strategies but it is known to invest globally and across many asset classes . its five largest publicly disclosed equity holdings are : canadian national railway ; republic services , the waste removal company ; ecolab , the disinfectant maker ; femsa , the drinks group ; and deere , the maker of agricultural machinery .
at cascade , turn off for the 19 - mile ( 31 - kilometer ) toll road leading up to the 14 , 110 - foot ( 4 , 301 - meter ) summit of pikes peak ( urltoken ) . along the way , look for rocky mountain bighorn sheep patrolling the alpine zone of stunted trees and shrubbery . take a trip on the pikes peak cog railway to the village of manitou springs .
the result is , if someone walks in , falls , sues the company and bankrupts it , only that location that operated is going down . within 30 seconds , a dunkin donuts could open a new restaurant at that same location called “101 main street donuts version ii llc” , with the sister subsidiaries leasing all of the assets right back to it . the person who sued may walk away with little or nothing .
having an archived mailing list open to the public is very important for the design of new specifications . such a list will attract skilled people with new ideas , and it allows the authors and editors of a specification to express the thinking behind features . in the case of css , a community formed around the www - style mailing list . for a retrospective analysis , like this thesis , the mailing list archives provide valuable information .
like cascade , many single family investment firms are moving away from the term “family office” . catherine tillotson , managing partner of scorpio partnership , the consultancy , says : “a tour around london’s elite wealth management boutiques reveals the growing popularity of the term ‘private investment office’ . once loosely described as family offices or multi - family offices , this linguistic shift aims to put a finer point on their capabilities as independent advisers on family wealth . ”
a similar example of abstraction levels can be found in the field of computer networking . in 1983 , the international standards organization ( iso ) developed a network model called open systems interconnection ( osi ) reference model which defined a framework of computer communications . the iso / osi reference model has seven layers , each of which has a different level of abstraction . the seven layers are : physical , data link , network , transport , session , presentation and application .
the cascading mechanism is not necessarily tied to css style sheets . that is , a browser may offer a way for a user to set a preference ( say , the preferred font size ) through a graphical user interface ( gui ) syntax but still use the cascading mechanism to resolve conflicts between user settings and ( say ) incoming style sheets from the author . by giving user preferences a well - defined place in the cascade , browsers can offer a predictable resolution of conflicts .
make css work with any structured markup language . although html appeared in the title of the initial proposal , css was soon generalized to work with any structured markup language , of which sgml - based languages formed a particularly interesting subset . the cost of making the generalization was small , and the decision later proved important when new languages written in xml started to appear . this has worked both ways : people are more open to use xml given that it can be styled with css .
the first css proposal was put forward in the spirit of open exchange of ideas on how the web should develop , and discussions took place on public mailing lists . a number of people responded to the proposal [ bos 1994 ] [ behlendorf 1994 ] [ wei 1994 ] and the draft was developed further . during the course of 1995 , approximately eight revisions were published . the last of these , published in december 1995 , was declared to be stable and browser vendors were encouraged to use it as a base for implementations [ lie 1996 ] .
tables in html might have less to do with page design and more to do with rows and columns of numbers if it weren ' t for the spectacular failure of style sheets . the cascade effect of the w3c ' s
cascading style sheets , level 1
- unveiled a year too late last winter in that city of dreams , paris , france - couldn ' t have been better planned . by then , page layout via tables and netscapisms like font size had become entrenched , making style sheets an excellent standards - committee product - not only in its simple elegance , but also in its superfluousness and redundancy .
contextual selectors : contextual selector allow elements to be selected based on their place in the document ' s tree structure . supporting contextual selector made it possible to , e . g . , remove borders from images that where hyperlinks . this was perceived to be a requirements as one of netscape ' s extensions could express it . however , supporting contextual selectors is complex unless implementations already kept a stack of open elements . typically , this was not the case and contextual selectors were not interoperably supported until several years after the publication of css1 . as such , contextual selectors delayed the deployment of css1 . on the other hand , by having contextual selectors , css contributed to the understanding of html as a structured markup language .
the first rule in the example above assigns an integer value to the size property on h2 elements . the size property only accepts integer values ( which serve as indexes into a browser - defined table ) and , therefore , there is no need for unit identifiers . the second rule assigns a real number ( not an integer ) to the rulethickness property . the value is relative to the line height . in the third rule , the justify property is assigned the value left . the value in the fourth rule is the name of a font family and since the list of font names is open - ended , the value is a string rather than a keyword . however , since the property only accepts one simple kind of value , there is no need to differentiate strings from keywords syntactically .
in 1967 andrew mellon’s children , paul mellon and ailsa mellon bruce , offered funds for a second building , and architect i . m . pei ( b . 1917 ) was selected to design it . the structure he conceived is modernist in style and was inspired and informed by its trapezoidal site , located between pennsylvania avenue and the national mall and between third and fourth streets nw . to emphasize the connection between the two buildings , pei placed the entrance to the east building on fourth street , across an open plaza from the west building . he divided the floor plan into two triangles : an isosceles triangle for exhibition spaces and public functions ; and a smaller right triangle for an administrative and study center . these triangular shapes define the building’s major spaces and are echoed and repeated in architectural elements throughout . a large triangular atrium is the dramatic focus of the building’s interior public space . a sculptural space frame covers the atrium and allows brilliant natural light to enter the building .
salome is a cross - platform open - source software providing generic solutions for pre - and post - processing for numerical simulation . the softwre can be used as standalone cad / cae application for creation or import of cad models , for preparation for numerical calculations , and for post - processing of the calculation results . it can also be used as a platform for easy integration of external third - party numerical codes ensuring full life - cycle management . salome platform makes possible : - creating / modifying , import / export ( iges , step , brep , etc ) , repairing / cleaning cad models - meshing cad models , editing mesh , checking mesh quality , import / export of mesh ( med , unv , dat , stl , etc ) - attaching physical properties and quantities to geometrical items - performing computations using one or more external solvers ( coupling ) - displaying computation results ( scalar , vectorial ) - managing studies ( create , save , reload ) - easy connecting third - party codes , extending salome capabilities .
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principia is a engineering company developing added - value offer to energy sector and to naval defense sector .
- offshore engineering ( oil & gas ; , lng , marine renewable energy ) : subsea , surf , mooring , pipeline , transport & installation , jacket , topside , fpso , flng , fsru , fso - marine engineering : design and refit of specific boats for marine operations applied to offshore sector ( naval architect ) - nuclear : code checking according to normal use , exceptional and accidental situations ( stress analysis , fatigue analysis , fluid / structure interaction ) - defense : mechanical engineering applied to vessels , submarines and aircraft carriers - . . and also risk analysis : seismic , tsunami , blast , crash , collision , dropped object , crowd motion , tank safety
engineering capabilities rely on strong core expertise in numerical simulation and analysis both for structures ( linear and nonlinear ) and fluid ( cfd , hydrodynamics ) behavior with performance qualification compliant to relevant standards and rules such as api , dnv , bv , rcc - m , rcc - mr , rcc - mrx , etcc - c , codap , … .
a company wins on its market not just by constantly introducing its own innovations but also by constantly using external innovations . the core 3d technology , on top of which your specificity is built , must be shared in order to maximally benefit and leverage all enhancement .
the history of the company goes back to 1980 when the famous euclid cad system was announced by matra datavision . by mid 90 ' euclid 3 was released and employed in the widest variety of engineering domains , from general mechanical and automotive engineering to the complex robotics and aerospace industries .
1993 is the year when a development platform called cas . cade ( computer aided software for computer aided design and engineering ) was released by matra datavision specialists as a future generation of cad technology .
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signature of a € 1 billion , 10 years it services contract . finalization of the acquisition of euriware by capgemini
paris , may 7 2014 areva and capgemini finalized today a commercial partnership covering a large outsourcing and systems integration contract of € 1 billion over 10 years and the acquisition of euriware and its subsidiaries by the capgemini group ( acquisition completed today ) .
euriware , a french company founded in 1991 , has 1 , 900 employees and revenues of € 220 million ; areva is its largest client representing over 50 % of revenues . euriware offers outsourcing and systems integration services as well high value added industrial engineering and information security systems to clients in the energy , manufacturing and defense sectors .
with capgemini , euriware is joining a global leader in it services . this acquisition is based on an ambitious industrial and social plan consistent with the economic interests of both parties including a commitment on employment and geographic locations .
this partnership allows areva to rely on capgemini , a global leader , to accompany it in the management and transformation of its information systems , while offering the highest level of performance and security .
capgemini expands its service offerings with security managed services , strengthens its engineering and industrial it services ( e . g . plm ) , and reaffirms its leadership in the energy sector .
luc oursel , ceo of areva , said : “this partnership helps secure the future development of euriware and its employees . it was made possible by a high quality dialogue between the social partners , areva and capgemini . this operation will help us improve the performance of our it systems . ”
for paul hermelin , ceo of capgemini : “we are delighted to expand our partnership with areva and integrate new capabilities and teams within capgemini . we are strengthening our leadership in france , our first and historic market . ”
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this site provides user authentication , legal documents ( see get involved ) , access to occt development environment and tools ( documentation , issue tracker , git repository etc . , see resources ) , and developer ' s forum .
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oce is a c + + 3d modeling library . it can be used to develop cad / cam softwares , for instance freecad or ifcopenshell .
oce stands for o pencascade c ommunity e dition . this project aims at gathering patches / changes / improvements from the occ community . official occt documentation and sources are available at urltoken , you can also theck their development portal at urltoken .
below are listed all the oce releases since the beginning of the project , the matching occt version , as well as abi change if any ( an abi change means that oce binaries are not compatible with previous ones ) .
read the official upstream documentation for 6 . 9 . 1 release , at :
to request write access to the repository , just ask @ tpaviot ( tpaviot @ urltoken ) .
read the urltoken file for instructions on compiling for unix ( for both linux and macosx users ) . windows users should read urltoken if they use mingw or urltoken if they prefer msvc compiler .
oce has the same license as occt ; since occt 6 . 7 . 0 ( oce - 0 . 16 . x ) , you can redistribute it and / or modify it under the terms of the gnu lesser general public license version 2 . 1 as published by the free software foundation , with special exception defined in the file occt _ lgpl _ exception . txt . see license _ lgpl _ 21 . txt for the full license text .
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this video describes general ways to use salome cad / cae platform : - creation of a sample 3d cad model with built - in geometry tools - import of models from neutral formats like brep , step , iges etc . . .
this video shows how to get salome platform on the web and how to install it . - urltoken web site is described : documentation , details of usage , tutorials , support , forum , download page . . .
this video explains how to use the geometry module of salome cad / cae platform , building a bracket as an example . - adding boxes , cylinders . etc ; - applying transformations ; - moving , rotating , and . . .
this video shows how to create a mesh of a bracket using the mesh module of salome cad / cae integration platform , for structural computations . creation of the bracket itself was shown in the previou . . .
this video shows how it is possible to build meshes directly in mesh module of salome cad / cae integration platform . a turbine blade with a twisted shape is built . the basic airfoil and the main axi . . .
this video illustrates exercise 3 of tutorials for salome cad / cae integration platform , given at urltoken . the tube is created in geo . . .
this video shows how to apply re - meshing with geometrical zones , using the homard module of salome cad / cae integration platform . the mesh is rebuilt with fine elements in a box and a sphere located . . .
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structurally the library consists of several inter - connected modules responsible for various functions ( figure 1 ) . the main library components are listed below :
foundation classes : the fundamental occt toolkit , including
smart pointers
, collections and other tools providing the library infrastructure .
mesh : built - in tools for triangulation of cad - models . as a rule , this functionality is used for 3d visualization .
visualization : an integrated visualization subsystem for cad models , grids and arbitrary application data .
historically occt inherits its mathematical kernel from euclid cad system , developed by matra datavision company since the beginning of 1980 - s . a platform called cas . cade ( computer aided software for computer aided design and engineering ) was released in 1993 . it served as a basis for the development of a new generation of euclid called the euclid quantum system , which was officially released in 1996 . however a few years later ( in 1998 ) matra datavision company changed its business model and focused on providing software services .
as we have mentioned above , occt platform implements a boundary representation ( brep ) of objects in 3d . the notions of geometry and topology are fundamental for such representation . thus the geometry is usually understood as a mathematical description of a shape , e . g . in terms of bezier curves and surfaces , nurbs representation , etc . in its turn , the topology is a data structure binding geometrical objects together . speaking abstractly , we could draw an analogy between brep topology and classic topology in the mathematical sense . as it is known , mathematical topology studies homeomorphisms , i . e . transformations without cutting and gluing . from this point of view , a torus ( figure 2 to the left ) is identical to a coffee cup ( the reader with a good imagination can recognize it in figure 2 to the right ) . the same is true for a brep topology : data structures that describe a torus and a cup can be totally identical . the whole difference consists in the geometry .
figure 2 . torus modification without changing its topological structures . the same topological structure can fit equally well to visually different models .
from the programmer ' s viewpoint topology is a graph of objects representing adjacent vertices and edges for neighbor faces .
figure . 3 . possible topological structure of a
patchwork
torus from figure 2 .
the structure of occt geometrical and topological primitives generally corresponds to iso - 10303 ( step ) standard . it is mostly useful to check part 42 —
integrated generic resource : geometric and topological representation
. anyway , grasping the idea that a cad - model is rather a
patchwork
than a simple object is absolutely necessary to work with a brep representation . brep principles are rather standard and are not peculiar exclusively to occt . only the set of used topological primitives changes from one kernel to another , while such objects as faces , edges and vertices are always present ( exactly these objects get connected with geometric primitives , while all others play a purely structural role ) .
it needs to be noted that , apart from brep , other representation techniques for cad modeling are known and actually used : faceted shells , voxels , cellular structures , csg ( constructive solid geometry ) etc . however , all of them are very application - specific and are used only within a limited range of tasks ( for example , voxels are successfully used in parallel processing ) .
a precise brep - model is
better
than a discrete one to the effect that it can always be converted into both , voxels and 3d meshes of required quality . the reverse task ( obtaining a precise model from a discrete one ) is not trivial as a rule and poses many difficulties . the main one is the fact that geometry and topology can be reconstructed in infinite number of ways . that is why 3d modeling tasks require a somewhat
ideal
object representation corresponding to its actual or designed form .
as for a discrete model , its nature is usually determined by a specific task . for example , in cae field engineers often need to observe some limitations on the shape of finite elements ( fea ) and those limitations may vary depending on the solver ( for example , hydrodynamic solvers can be sensitive to the features of a discrete model that are not taken into account when structural analysis is performed and vice versa ) .
occt geometry is defined in a standard parametric form . it is commonly known that nurbs is the most common approach to the description of a geometric form . alongside with it , occt platform implements surfaces of revolution , ruled surfaces , curves , сonics and quadrics , etc . currently occt supports the entire usual set of geometries , except for such technologies as t - splines and subdivision surfaces .
geometry is trimmed and structured using topological limitations . it can be seen how the parametric domain of each face changes in the process . the
parametric domain
means a ( u , v ) space , where the face of interest , complemented with parametric 2d curves ( p - curves ) is defined . the configuration and orientation of these curves indicates how the edges are defined on the face and where the holes are located .
after this brief overview of the basic brep principles , we will examine the fundamental occt capacities related to cad engineering field . for more details of available functions please consult the
occt supports a toolset to reconstruct the surface geometry from an ordered set of points . this procedure can involve the global interpolation methods ( if the resulting precision should be equal to zero ) or the approximation methods with a given precision .
reconstructing a shape from a given set of sections is a standard geometric modeling task . occt provides means for both , surface skinning and for solid reconstruction with automatic recovery of end faces .
sweeping a profile along a given trajectory ( spine ) allows building tubes of arbitrary shape and section . the profile orientation along the spine is defined by the user .
cut , fuse , common , intersection of shapes and surfaces — all these fundamental algorithms are implemented in occt and have been successfully tested on many real industrial models .
chamfers and fillets are also available in occt . fillets with a variable radius are supported as well .
. we can only remark that the existing functions provide solutions to a widest range of cad tasks .
the quality of translation is amplified by shape healing component , which serves for post - processing of a reconstructed cad model and allows solving geometric and topological problems ( for example , related with self - intersection of edges , absence of parametric curves , insufficiency of topological information , etc . )
figure 17 . visualization by ray tracing method ( real - time fps ) .
figure 18 . visualization of a pump model by ray tracing combining shading and wireframe .
at our disposal we have either low - level tools working with basic geometry and topology ( nurbs visualization with control points and knots , rendering of isolines to estimate the speed and quality of parameterization , rendering of a parametric domain of faces ) or high - level tools for real time quality rendering of models using ray tracing ( including shades , reflections , transparency , antialiasing , etc . ) . it seems that currently this part of the library develops most rapidly .
figure 19 shows the chart of improvements implemented in the latest versions of occt platform grouped by their functional domain . it can be clearly seen that most corrections and improvements belong to geometrical modeling , which is the most technically complex and knowledge - intensive part of the library . this means that even after the extinction of euclid , occt platform steadily develops and expands its geometrical functionalities and their reliability .
figure 19 . corrections and improvements in occt for the last three years ( versions 6 . 5 . 1 , 6 . 5 . 2 , 6 . 5 . 3 , 6 . 5 . 4 , 6 . 5 . 5 , 6 . 6 . 0 , 6 . 7 . 0 and 6 . 7 . 1 ) .
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started in 1992 , it has over 300 franchises in the uk and ireland which are served from its production facility in trafford park , manchester , uk .

it is the largest high-street print franchise in the uk .

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hiring an independant poster designer can often be cheaper and more effective than working through an agency . there are websites dedicated to crowdsourcing and connecting freelance designers with companies . the first places you should check are urltoken and urltoken , two leading platforms held in high - regard in the design community that help you find and hire an international poster designer online .
we asked urltoken to re - design our existing website to make it responsive or ' mobile friendly ' . kobie tweedie was a pleasure to deal with and the urltoken team created a website that looked great . we and the urltoken team worked together to hone the website to perfection . all of our requests were incorporated exactly as we wanted them . as a result we are now getting twice the customer enquiry that we got with our original website . we could not be more pleased with the outcome . money well spent !
designers post examples from their portfolio and links to their personal websites with customer references and success stories . behance and dribble both offer verified customer reviews from other small businesses without having to worry about bias . other options that can introduce you to designers are urltoken and urltoken . think of using these online communities as a way to get familiar with more poster designers and agencies that you wouldn’t come across otherwise .
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companies don’t think about this too often but if you come across a poster you like , contact that business directly and ask them introduce you to the artist . another way to find a poster designer is through mutual interest websites like urltoken or urltoken . there are often local events for design that would connect you with the local design community . usually these networking events are free to attend and great for meeting people in all lines of work . business is becoming more digitalized and finding a physical person can be the best way to see if you trust this designer and explain in - person what you are looking for in your poster designs .
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we’ve been operating since 1999 from this iconic building in finnieston , glasgow’s newest creative quarter . we’re ideally located between the city centre , the west end and the exhibition centre . our designers are multi discipline , so you ' re in safe hands whether your project is online or offline .
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jonny started the incus way back in 2003 and had seen it evolve to include from litho printing to design , digital print production and recently web development . he runs the business and is the numbers man . he also looks after the nettl® and printing . com® businesses in scotland . if you’re interested in opening your own print / web design studio , he’s the man to talk to . he still keeps his hand in at snowboarding and playing football , but seems to have developed a nasty addiction to golf . happens to so many as they…er…mature !
rachel is the studio manager and she runs the show here from day to day . she has worked in marketing for her whole career and has been running things at argyle street for the past 6 years . she is the proud mother of two however that doesn’t stop her coo - ing over any children who come in to the store – even the ugly ones ! she’s really a snowboarder at heart ( she lived for years in the alps ) but now she’s back home and married with kids , it seems her snowboarding days are behind her .
audrey spends most of the day on the phone . with a glittering career in corporate sales she’s now turning her skills to the print and design industry . sharp suited most of the time , she brings the standard of dress up considerably when she’s in the store .
gavin is our resident digital guru . he’s not only interested in the shiny front ends of websites , but even the darker , scarier bits that make them work . he’s never happier than when making a shopping cart operate smoothly or a booking system . . er…book ! originally an aberdeen boy , he’s now a genuine westender .
claire is our in - house geek . not really your “i’ll fix your website” geek but more your “i’m going to comic - con and cried when jon snow died” kind of geek ! she also has time to be a very talented graphic designer , and is our social media queen - bee . she originally studied computer animation at paisley university but chose , on finishing her degree , to pursue a career in graphic design . she has worked as a freelancer for many years as well as working in social media , digital production , tattoo design and dress making to name a few .
we are a team of creative specialists who provide high quality graphic design , branding , marketing , print and web services . we pride ourselves on having big ideas and a big passion for producing creative and effective solutions to help our clients achieve their business goals . we shape and position brands so that they are engaging , distinctive and memorable in the minds of consumers to enable growth . in short , we ensure brands appeal to their target markets across digital , print and physical touch points . our client base is made up of all shapes and sizes , from start - ups to well established corporate organisations , from a colourful mix of industries .
you’d be forgiven for thinking that selling online is a different kettle of fish . truth is , although it may be a different kettle , the fish are pretty much the same .
we’ve been exploring how getting the most out of selling online shares an awful lot of practices and philosophies with good old fashioned bricks and mortar commerce . up ’til now , we’ve discussed :
a guide that explains the similarities between a good retail display and showcasing your swag online .
there are lots of indicators in the real world in regards to trust . this article explains what we can do to send out the same reassuring signals online .
user experience originates from the real world around us but here are 5 website specific ui / ux tips to help you get some quick wins on the board .
all of the above are incredibly important areas to consider when setting out your online stall . but the fact remains , however convincing your website is… however wonderful your web shop is… it will be a fantastical flop – if no one knows about it .
a beautiful shop means little if there isn’t the footfall . and even then , a store needs enticing reasons to bring people off the street and through the doors .
a website is no different . but rather than targeting passers by , we’re looking for destination shoppers .
driving customers to your site falls into two broad categories , online and offline marketing . targeted promotion of your products , services or website via online marketing can bring fantastic results .
but just like the high street shops and out of town superstores , your promotional efforts should include a mix of many different activities , both online and offline to get the most ‘bang for your buck’ . even giant superstores like tesco need to mix up their activity to maximise overall return . but you don’t need a supermarket budget , just a keen eye on who you’re customer really is , and a little creativity .
everybody wants to be number one on google . the reality is , it requires a large ongoing budget and significant resource .
laying the foundations for a search engine friendly site should be your starting point if you’re serious about the future rankings of your website . search engine optimisation ( seo ) is complex and ever changing . put very simply , it’s about relevance and authority .
relevance , or on - page seo , is all about whether search engines can find information on your site that is relevant to the user’s search term . authority , or off - page seo , is how much search engines trust your website and determines where you rank .
the rules for both are varied and complex . they change regularly according to the search engine and its algorithms . you can start by making your site relevant to what your audience is searching for .
the adverts you see at the top of google search results are paid - for adverts . they are a way of driving traffic to your website instantly .
increasingly for transactional websites and local searches , google adwords campaigns are used to push traffic . google adwords focus on specified keywords that your customers are currently looking for online . as a google partner , we are an approved agency that help tailor and manage these online advertising campaigns for you .
we can advise you on budget , advert content and the best approach to ensuring your business gets found by customers .
with pay - per - click advertising , you only pay when someone clicks on your advert and visits your website . how much you budget daily , weekly , or monthly is up to you .
measure your success . by seeing which ads get clicked and which don’t , you’ll see where to invest .
the right message , to the right person , at the right time and in the right place across all devices .
an effective way to re - market to your customers is via email marketing . it’s important to send a combination of both general and focused emails as clients respond differently to both . the way it looks , what you say and a clear call to action all will impact on a campaigns’ success .
however , the starting point of any promotion , in any industry , is how well you collect and maintain your client data . if your ultimate goal is for clients to contact you then this needs to be the focus of your website journey . collecting data in the right way is as important as receiving the enquiry itself . this information allows you to re - market to your clients in a targeted way .
we are experts in designing e - shots for maximum impact and then reporting back on their effectiveness .
offer something of perceived value , like vouchers or ebooks , in exchange for email .
google likes fresh , new , relevant content , but so do real people ! sure , a lively blog will help your search engine rankings but it will also indicate that you’re open , active and on top of your game .
blogs are great for attracting new visitors and increasing email subscriptions , helping to build that database of potential suitors .
frequent updates will encourage users to come back for more , it can help position you as an expert in your field , and it will create the confidence that leads to web enquiries .
keep blog posts going out at consistent , regular intervals , so visitors can know when to expect new content .
do or do not – there is no try . a blog feature on your website , with no news in the last 6 months looks terrible and could actually be detrimental compared to none at all .
give before asking to receive . it’s ok to use a blog post to promote your products and services . but don’t always be selling . provide plenty of valuable , useful content , for free .
speak to us about our monthly concierge services that can publish fresh regular ongoing content onto your blog , and keep everything up to date .
with the emergence of different online media for promoting your business , offline marketing still offers some of the best return on your investment .
mail shots , handouts and magazine inserts are just some of the ways offline marketing can get in front of your customers . we offer a varied range of printed products meaning that we have something for everyone . we can help plan , design and print your campaign .
your online marketing will not be as effective if it is not backed up by offline marketing .
at the end of a client meeting , a networking event or a presentation , you can’t leave your website behind . you need to leave a lasting positive impression using tactile printed collateral such as business cards , leaflets , hand - outs , company brochures and folders .
we have lots of ideas and experience on how to use print to promote your business and drive traffic to your website . let’s talk .
to win in web , you have to be there whenever your consumer needs you , to listen to the things they like and to react to the things they don’t .
it’s all about the ‘micro - moments’ . potential customers will need to engage with your business across lots of different channels and devices before taking the next step . you need to be ready to connect with them in whatever medium they want to communicate .
engaging can build lifelong customers . so what are the routes to engagement for your business ?
being present on social media channels is the first step . facebook helps you show off the good things you do , twitter helps you listen to your target demographic , answer questions and join relevant conversations .
pick up the phone and talk to your clients or engage with them at networking events .
everything we do is about helping you to engage . for more information on social media management , arrange an appointment .
[ … ] so there you have it , 5 simple steps to take your existing shop online . once you have that preparation in the bag , we can get you up and running with your ecommerce shop in no time . there’s arguably a step 6 , which is promotion . we haven’t included it because this was about taking your shop online . but it’s not enough to just put a website online . you need to let people know about it . regularly . but fear not , we’ve already published a popular guide on attracting customers . [ … ]
posters are one of the most cost effective ways to get new customers and raise your brand awareness . great posters are memorable , to the point , and create instant connections with potential customers . they also allow you to get creative with your marketing plans and smart brands use posters to leverage unique guerilla marketing tactics in their promotional campaigns . furthermore , posters are proving to stay relevant even in the digital age , especially as we discover new ways to incorporate online channels and track the roi of your poster marketing campaign .
with all the endless platforms and online service providers , the risk is high that you hire the wrong poster designer to create your work . here we will outline how to find a trusted partner to create your perfect poster and masterfully communicate your message .
maybe someone you know has told you about a talented creative agency . a first impression isn’t just based on giving a quick lookover a website . an agency centered on design should have a well - designed , interactive website showcasing their portfolio and client references . if you like what you are seeing you need to touch all parts that a first impression can encompass , especially customer relationships . search engines can be our friends here . with a simple google search , search for agency name and reviews . not all agencies or designers have reviews around the web but you might get lucky and find some very happy customers in local forums or the agency name mentioned in a newsletter or blog of a customer not on their website .
to find a good partner you also need to do a quick check to see what their relationship is like with customers . ask yourself : do they have a newsletter ? do they have a blog ? do they show work they’ve done for customers ? all of these things are indicators for how an agency treats their customers and invests in their own brand .
let’s say that a potential partner passes your first impression test , now what ? sleep on it . let a few days pass and think about what aspects of their work have resonated with you the most . is their portfolio giving you that lasting impression and inspiration you’re looking for , or have you completely forgotten about it ?
world - class designers let their work speak for itself . they put in the audience research and strategic thinking in the front - end so it penetrates throughout the entire piece of art . the selection colors , imagery and text work together and leave the viewer with a persisting impact lasting days or even weeks after first seeing the art .
the fastest way to see a designer or creative agency’s reputation is to look at the case studies and the customer references on their website , however take these testimonials with a grain of salt . an agency or freelancers might put up a customer reference on their website because they are friends or it could genuinely be a satisfied customer . you can always ask for a contact on the customer references , but be sure to also ask for a contact in one of their case studies . this way you can make sure that the agency or designer helped them in the long - run and really get a feel for what their challenge was and how the agency helped solve it .
this can sometimes be the best and most reliable option for your poster design work , especially if you want to create a long - term relationship with someone you can meet face - to - face . finding a local design professional might not be as difficult as it sounds ; ask around . local design schools will be thrilled to introduce students and recent grads who want to build their portfolio and book of business . there are also professors at these colleges that still work commercially in the world of design . maybe you know someone who just had a logo or business card designed by an agency or local freelancer . ask them to put you into contact as these agencies likely offer poster and graphic design as well . this way you can find out about an agency through someone you already know and trust .
there are many factors that go into finding a great poster designer for your business and there are a few easy steps to make sure that you are hiring a partner that believes in cultivating long - term customer relationships . to get the best results , a simple first impression or conversation isn’t enough . there are a lot of creative agencies and designers out there , but you will need to put in some effort to find and hire the best in class . there still remains a justified danger that the freelancer or agency you hire will not meet the requirements you set out to make your poster memorable . however , it’s possible through due diligence and research to find someone that creates brilliant posters and listens to their customers needs as well .
we work seamlessly with some of the largest and most creative marketing departments , designers and brokers . their trust in our ethics and confidentiality has allowed cottrell to win several awards in this community , year after year . we also team up with our clients on graphic concept , redesign and branding methods to keep their marketing personal and relevant .
choosing one vertical market to get your brand out there is great , but it is not enough in today’s world . sure , printing is still the cornerstone in advertising and marketing , but we suggest that you ‘continue your conversation’ through other channels of marketing such as web and mobile . but unless you want to pay major bucks to an advertising agency to handle this , it can be a struggle to even know where to start .
we can work from almost any designer software , and are here to help . for best results , we suggest the image resolution be at 300 dots per inch ( dpi ) at full file size , convert rgb files to cmyk , add 0 . 25 inch bleed , flatten transparency and outline the fonts . supplying images and fonts is suggested . need additional help ? just give us a call .
offer your customers an easy way to derive more information about your business by applying a qr code on your next print marketing piece . these square codes allow you to guide a potential client to any mobile website , video link or easily share your contact information directly onto their phone .
fortunately , cottrell printing has a solution . we can assist and help support your different channels of advertising , and make sure that there is a consistency between all media streams . we also can add unique call - to - actions on your printed piece that will help in response rate times and the overall sales process .
each qr code is uniquely developed to be readable by any smartphone camera through various application platforms . and with our team to help create and place these codes into your material , you can be confident that cottrell printing will help get more out of your print .
application suggestions : there are a lot of them out there . most are free and do great . we suggest going to your smartphone application storefront on your phone and searching qr code reader to find the best fit for you .
we are innovators , problem solvers , and trendsetters who geek - out about branding products correctly . and with an arsenal of quality promotional products second to none , your days of ‘crossing your fingers’ on what you order blindly online are over . our mission is to help you catapult your marketing efforts , resulting in a lasting impact and stronger relationships . your mission is to cross - off that task on your list , grab an iced - coffee and enjoy your afternoon .
the power of having your logo and company name on pens , t - shirts , bags and thousands of other great items , is not to be underestimated . not only will your brand’s visibility
be dramatically increased , it’ll also help to increase brand loyalty , the chance of future sales , and help your staff to feel motivated , committed and valued . simply put , incorporating promotional merchandise and company gifts into your marketing plan will quickly help increase your company’s chances for success .
having any old branded corporate stock isn’t enough . it’s vital that your promotional products are of the highest quality and with the most professional branding .
marketing your business needs to be fast , personal and relevant . at cottrell , we will create and help maintain an online ordering storefront that will allow individuals within your organization to log - in 24 / 7 to personalize and order predetermined items , without time - consuming conversations with the marketing department and without jeopardizing brand integrity . by setting permissions , purchasing limits and access levels , by per - user basis , an online ordering storefront will allow both freedom and confidence in ordering , managing and garnishing reports that benefit almost any business in any industry .
trelleborg ' s rollers & belts operation continues to push forward the boundaries of what can be achieved in the field of tissue converting .
founded 40 years ago , the fox co . is known for their incredible quality in offset . recently , they have had a growing demand from customers for digital printing . after thinking about going digital for a while , the company decided upon the versafire cv from . . .
sai to highlight the multitude of design workflow benefits accessible with its ‘go - to’ enroute cad / cam software .
electronics for imaging , inc . ( nasdaq : efii ) announced the first european installation of the efi vutek .
having solimar join the long list of sgia specialty printing organizations is an important statement to the print industry .
with more than 1 , 600 versafire installs worldwide and growing , u . s . versafire customers were recently invited to the print media center atlanta to learn about heidelberg’s new digital presses : the versafire ev and ep . kicking the day off , customers . . .
the advertising specialty institute ( asi ) announced its increasingly popular industry internship program continued its strong momentum .
rollem international’s insignia die cutting division is announces two installations of the insignia sheet - fed flexo - magnetic die cutters .
kompac announced they’ve appointed scorpio sp . z o . o . as their newest distribution partner for poland .
on july 2 , 2018 , winterbell converting in high point , nc became a division of case paper co . , operating as case paper winterbell .
ricoh usa , inc . announced the availability of an incredibly versatile sheet - fed series that builds on ricoh’s successes of making unprecedented and unmatched color printing affordable . the ricoh pro c7200 series , featuring graphic arts edition and 5th . . .
the great lakes graphics association ( glga ) has announced that mcgrath printing custom apparel received three 2018 graphics excellence awards .
on 12th june , mark andy co - hosted a special event with esko at its european headquarters in warsaw .
aspen paper products is boosting output of high - quality paper table top products and achieving production efficiencies .
technological advances and application - driven requirements drive developments in the wide - format digital printing market .
presses are rapidly changing thanks to new technological advancements , which are creating several new trends in our business .
perhaps the biggest deterrent for a young workforce in joining the print industry is the incorrect notion that it’s a dying field .
for the last few years , whenever isa asks about the greatest concerns facing sign , graphics and visual communications companies , workforce is always at the top .
before you can dive into expanding or revising your direct mail marketing strategy , an assessment of existing practices must take place to determine the gaps .
the prepress department can either be a big money maker or a big money loser . it is up to management to focus on the department’s costs and its contribution .
iwco direct ' s karen weil has made a tremendous impact on the print industry , offering over 30 years of experience .
one of the more intricate and necessary components that can be found in printing lies in the successful reproduction of digital imagery in the pre - press stages .
holidays like thanksgiving and black friday are slated closely together , so printing companies have little time for hesitation or waiting around—customer demands pile up quickly .
we’ve all heard of social media marketing before . businesses should be on social media , professional individuals should be on social media , social media is the new way of marketing , everything . of course , there’s “the big three” : facebook , twitter and linkedin . all are very important to be knowledgeable about and to be involved with .
but there’s one social networking site that has enormous potential for businesses , organizations and professional individuals , and that’s instagram . instagram is a great resource for marketing personal or professional brands . if you’re still not sold on the site , we’ve got some reasons why you should be on instagram .
find new users . here’s the truth : instagram is a massive platform with millions of users that are just waiting to connect . according to the huffington post , instagram has over 500 million monthly active users and more than 300 million daily active users . it generates about 4 . 2 billion likes a day , with over 95 million photos or videos shared daily .
this breaks down to about 216 , 000 photos posted every second on the site . that’s a whole lot of people , businesses and organizations connecting . engaging on instagram gives you the opportunity to find and meet these users , and share your brand with them .
connect across channels . if you or a business is already on facebook , twitter or linkedin , you may be wondering : “why do i need another social media site ? ” existing across different media gives you the chance to connect with various individuals on different channels .
you’re able to build a more solid relationship when they see your imagery on different sources . rather than being that one weird facebook account they followed a few years ago , you can be the instagram account that’s posting new , engaging content , and really making them feel connected to the brand .
engage with more followers . finding new users and connecting across different channels also allows you to engage with more followers . many businesses will offer photo contests on instagram . this means users are going out , taking pictures and promoting the business—often on their personal instagram account to their own followers .
commenting , tagging and now the new stories feature on instagram also allows you to share fun , interesting , engaging information with followers that may be slightly different than what you would share on other social networking sites . you have the opportunity meet followers where they’re at , and share your content with them on a relational level .
generate more sales . finally , marketing a business or personal brand better is never going to hurt sales . building up networks on a new platform is going to show more people who you are , and they’re going to be more inclined to build a professional relationship with you . draw in consumers and constituents and generate new sales new connections or business sales .
if you’re not on instagram yet , give it a try . try out some new social media marketing tactics and see how they benefit your personal or professional image . because the more you connect , the more you can grow .
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in today’s fast paced world there is no doubt people are addicted online users . often before their first cup of coffee they have checked their email , logged into facebook and responded to their text messages .
here’s five reasons why print is not going away and why you might consider a “turn around” in your thinking .
1 . print is beautiful . it doesn’t matter how gorgeous your jpgs are , a beautifully printed piece will blow away your screen graphics any time .
print has a richness , depth , and allure that mobile devices and laptops can’t match .
2 . print communicates beyond the subject line . when you communicate by email , recipients can’t see beyond the subject line unless they open the message
. with clear envelopes , windows , and exterior envelope printing , you can communicate a tremendous amount of information in print before people even open the envelope .
. not everyone will respond to your message through the same channel or at the same time . print remains a critical channel in the overall mix .
4 . print influences buying decisions . marketers once thought that , as e - commerce became mainstream , printed catalogs would fade away . history indicates otherwise .
to make online purchases at the retailer’s web site as those who do not .
unless it comes from a known brand , people are skeptical of claims made by email alone , and for good reason . print still carries greater weight and authenticity than digital marketing . combine that with personalization and you have a communication people
print remains a critical component in today’s fast - paced , “what’s in it for me ? ” world .
while e - marketing is a necessary component in our multi - channel marketing environment , print — particularly 1 : 1 print — brings benefits that online channels just can’t touch .
no matter how hard you push the envelope it will still be stationery . business cards are often a company’s first… read more
contact printing has been the primary supplier for all our print needs since our company’s inception in 2007 . as a graphics company we rely heavily on having a reliable , local source for quality printing . i consider dave and the contact team to be key players in our business success . they are truly committed to customer satisfaction and are heavily involved in the local community . i would not hesitate to recommend contact printing to anyone looking for professional service , quality production and orders that are delivered on time .
it’s simple . just press the blue button and follow the directions . you can upload all kinds of projects from stationery and brochures to catalogs and business cards . let’s get printing !
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business owners want to use a well - coordinated marketing plan using different promotional methods with consistent brand messaging that reaches across non - traditional as well as traditional marketing channels . print materials and online visuals alike , must have the same recognizable elements of color , visual stimuli , and brand representation across paid advertising , public relations , social media , owned assets , and promotional items . you want to relate to your prospects and customers in a consistent manner whenever you contact them . high - level marketers will develop your marketing plan and direct your investment toward :
have promotional opportunities like contests , coupon giveaways , freebies , premiums , rebate news releases , and special events . take part in related trade shows using advertorial company booths , product demonstrations , and glossy handouts at the exit . become and active participant in your business locality . join in on volunteering opportunities , with your staff decked out in identifiable t - shirts , water bottles and baseball caps .
weaving an effective integrated marketing campaign together successfully means you have leveraged every communication channel available to your company to achieve engagement with your target audience having a noteworthy effect . with familiarity , your potential clients will examine communications according to the brands’ perspective , a “one sight , one - sound” approach that directs consumer responses and loyalty .
in a world of tight timelines and shifting priorities it is essential to work with a company like robert & sons because they hold themselves to high standards . we enjoy working with roberts printing through the years because of their attention to detail , ability to deliver quality , and affordable prices .