“We are looking forward to Chhavi and Nitesh joining our leadership team, bringing deep technical skills and leadership acumen. With the added firepower, we are setting the stage for taking the engineering and product development footprint of dunnhumby India to the next level,”

Chhavi Sinha has 17 years of engineering and technology experience and has been with dunnhumby since 2011. She has worked with multiple retailers across US, Europe and Asia markets. In her previous role, she led dunnhumby’s APAC Data Engineering team and has also been at the forefront of multiple initiatives across technology and science teams, which redefined the way dunnhumby operates. In her new role, Chhavi will report to Prithvesh Katoch, Global Head of Client Data Services. Chhavi said:

“I am excited about the opportunity to enhance the maturity of our data engineering function, preparing for the future with best-in-class solutions.”

In the past two years, dunnhumby India has been hiring engineering and product development skills. The India arm has 370 technology professionals in this space now, accounting for more than half of its India employee base of 710.

The announcement also signifies dunnhumby’s ambition to cultivate more diversity in leadership. With the induction of the new leaders, five of dunnhumby’s 13-member India leadership team will be female leaders.

dunnhumby India is expanding at a compounded annual growth rate of 19%. The office was started in 2008 as a hub of data engineering, data science and product development, and is today a key driver of dunnhumby’s growth.

The 3D printing software market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21.65% to reach US$6.415 billion by 2026. 3D printing software is an innovative method of product development. It uses digital software such as CAD to design several thin layers before sending them to the 3D printer.

Driving Factors

The growth of the 3D printing software market is attributed to significant growth in the demand for 3D printers for numerous end-user industries such as automotive, healthcare, and construction among others. Software components are necessary for the running of systems and solutions for the printing of objects, so the growth in the demand for 3D printers is the major driver for the growth of the 3D printing software market.

The 3D printers have benefits such as low cost, less manufacturing time, reduced material wastage, etc. which are encouraging industries such as automotive and aerospace to actively use them in their processes which will subsequently surge the demand for 3D printing software in the market. The increased public and private spending on these industries will fuel the market demand for 3D printing software during the forecast period.

Moreover, the market driver for the 3D printing software market is the rise in the demand for desktop printing, nationwide. The 3D printing software allows manufacturers to print customized objects depending on their customer’s needs which is further driving the market growth.

Furthermore, the shift from prototyping to functional manufacturing in industries such as automotive, healthcare, aerospace, and defence, etc. has increased the requirement for 3D printing software in the market. Also, the growing investments in the research and development of this software will further strengthen the market growth in the next few years.

Market Segmentation and Trends

By end-user industries, the healthcare and automotive industry account for the dominant market share owing to the excessive use of 3D printing in the industries for multiple applications. The aerospace and defense industry is also projected to grow at a high CAGR due to the increased spending in the sector. Geographically, North America is expected to hold the dominating share in the market on account of well-developed infrastructure and high adoption of the latest technology. The Asia Pacific will hold a notable market share owing to the flourishing industries such as automotive, and healthcare in the region, especially in countries such as India and China.

Growth Factors

Growing use in the automotive and healthcare industry

The major key driver of the 3D printing software market is the increasing use in the automotive and healthcare industry. Automotive OEM manufacturers use 3D printing software for rapid prototyping. The extensive use of 3D printing software for multiple applications in the automotive industry will drive market growth during the forecast period.

Restraints

High costs and limited availability

The costs associated with 3D printing software are very high owing to the specialized features of the printing. Due to the high costs many small and medium market players might be unable to adopt this technology, which may restrain the market growth during the forecast period. Also, the software is not developed in abundance due to which they are available in limited numbers so might not reach all the end-user industries, which may further restrict the market growth.

Impact Of COVID-19 On The 3d Printing Software Market

The Covid-19 pandemic negatively impacted the 3D printing software market, as due to the lockdown and travel and trade restrictions imposed by the governments, worldwide the business operations of many industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, etc. were put to a halt which in turn declined the demand for 3D printing material in 2020 as the industries suffered huge losses. However, the surging demand for this software in the healthcare industry globally balanced the market growth.

Competitive Insights

The market leaders for the 3D printing software consist of 3D Slash, Autodesk, Inc., Trimble Inc., Blender, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation, DesignSpark Mechanical, 3D Systems, SLM Solutions Group AG, and Optomec, Inc. The key players in the market implement growth strategies such as product launches, mergers, and acquisitions, etc. to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors.

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Key Topics Covered:

1.Introduction

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Market Dynamics

4.1. Market Drivers

4.2. Market Restraints

4.3. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

4.4. Industry Value Chain Analysis

5. 3D Printing Software Market Analysis, By Type

5.1. Introduction

5.2. CAD Tools

5.3. Slicers

5.4. Others

6.3D Printing Software Market Analysis, By End-Use Industry

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Healthcare

6.3. Automotive

6.4. Aerospace and Defense

6.5. Construction

6.6. Others

7. 3D Printing Software Market Analysis, By Geography

7.1. Introduction

7.2. North America

7.2.1. United States

7.2.2. Canada

7.2.3. Mexico

7.2.4. Others

7.3. South America

7.3.1. Brazil

7.3.2. Argentina

7.3.3. Others

7.4. Europe

7.4.1. United Kingdom

7.4.2. Germany

7.4.3. France

7.4.4. Italy

7.4.5. Spain

7.5. the Middle East and Africa

7.5.1. Saudi Arabia

7.5.2. Israel

7.5.3. Others

7.6. the Asia Pacific

7.6.1. Japan

7.6.2. China

7.6.3. India

7.6.4. Indonesia

7.6.5. Taiwan

7.6.6. Thailand

7.6.7. Others

8. Competitive Intelligence

8.1. Competitive Benchmarking and Analysis

8.2. Recent Investment and Deals

8.3. Strategies of Key Players

9. Company Profiles

9.1. 3D Slash

9.2. Autodesk, Inc.

9.3. Trimble Inc.

9.4. Blender

9.5. Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation

9.6. DesignSpark Mechanical

9.7. 3D Systems

9.8. SLM Solutions Group AG

9.9. Optomec, Inc.

Taking a layered approach to testing your site for accessibility also improves the usability of your site — which in turn increases your customer base and reduces customer service inquiries. It can both make and save you money.

There are different types of analogies and layers of accessibility, including the so-called layered cake analogy. Food analogies have become quite popular in the accessibility world!

When accessibility testing, there are two points of view – mechanical angle, as well as user experience.

Combining many types of accessibility testing throughout the product development life cycle is a powerful way to improve overall product accessibility.

Dr Henry Liu, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Michigan, proposed a new testing method for a simulated driving environment, that eliminates bias and improves efficiency.

According to a research paper recently published in Nature Communications by the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), one of the challenges that have hindered the development of autonomous vehicles comes down to a severe inefficiency in the way autonomous vehicle testing and evaluation is performed.

The fizz around autonomous vehicles (AVs) can mostly be attributed to a projected decrease in traffic fatalities and the possibility of providing access to education, healthcare and job opportunities to underserved communities. Unfortunately, the standard test to evaluate the readiness of an AV is still not clear. Currently, state-of-the-art testing combines software simulation, closed-track testing and on-road testing.

The problem with most of the available simulation software and test tracks is that events of interest, including accidents, rarely happen. Thus, systems might require a great amount of money to demonstrate safety performance.

Dr Henry Liu constructed a simulated driving environment using large-scale naturalistic driving data collected by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This testing method eliminates bias and improves efficiency by training background vehicles to learn when to execute certain adversarial manoeuvres, while simultaneously keeping the environment naturalistic.

Photo credit: The Michigan Engineer News Center

In contrast, NADE is allowing for uninterrupted interaction between AVs and multiple background vehicles. For instance, if we want to test our vehicle in an urban environment, this approach would allow the testing AV to drive continuously and experience adversarial scenarios. This environment eliminates the inefficiency of the currently available options by multiple orders of magnitude.

Reuben Sarkar, the president and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) shared that if we drive one mile at ACM using augmented reality simulation with NADE superimposed on our track, it could be equal to thousands of public road miles, leading to dramatically lower overall cost. Sarkar also noted that it is high time to validate AVs in a safer, controlled, repeatable test environment and that ACM sees this as a significant product development resource.

Today’s topic will be related to the inclusive and supportive team cultures and human-centered developer tools

The Microsoft team has been advocates for human-centered design ever since its beginning. This method helps their team to create lifesaving solutions using community co-creation and Customer-Driven Playbook for building developers’ tools. The process starts with an open-ended inquiry to figure out where exactly developers are experiencing pain-points. While talking with development team members we can see how much they are eager to collaborate and learn from each other in pair-programming, mentoring, defining component boundaries, and debugging.

Over the past decade, there have been some challenges in building social capital– the type of connection with a colleague that makes it easier to overcome challenges together, because teams are now more distributed. Оther crucial pointс are building the right team culture and encouraging team communication, normalizing asking for help, and making it a priority for previous employees to support onboarding. The conclusion from last year is that connection and bonding are very important elements if we want to be successful at the workplace. Because of that in the next few years, we will see an emerging need for human-centered coding experiences.

Human-centered coding can help individuals learn about their colleague’s habits, coding styles, practices, and knowledge while also providing them with high-bandwidth optimized tools for collaboration like Visual Studio Live Share. Human-centered coding also means bringing external human perspectives into your individual process which requires engagement with other users and developers for feedback and input.

As the Open-source Lead  Sarah Novotny says:

“Success in open source is just as much about your own contributions to the community as it is about what you learn from the community.” 

This has always been a tenet of open source, and we’re now seeing it apply to product development at large. Microsoft promises that the work across companies and industries will continue in 2021 and beyond so we are all looking forward to learning, growing, and earning our place in open-source communities.