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 PDF Key takeaways: “Monetizing innovation”—capitalizing on disruption is key to forward movement in the current technological environment Siemens PLM Software is moving to “Totally Integrated Automation” Companies must “own the edge” by using disruptive technology to create new products, solutions, and business models Solid Edge ST9 release announced expanded licensing options and an option for increased productivity using Teamcenter integration On May 16, 2016, Siemens PLM Software users opened PLM World 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The event celebrated its 40th year with over 1,900 attendees from 423 different companies and 73 partners traveling from 30 countries worldwide. This annual gathering of Teamcenter, NX, and other Siemens PLM Software solution users met to learn and share their experiences. Several customers had large (10 to 40 person) groups that spanned much of their organization. New to PLM World this year was a “Customer Showcase” in which selected customers displayed some of their products and described how they were
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 PDF Key takeaways: HTE companies are ill-equipped today to deal with the next wave of product complexity driven by IOT and connected products High tech product knowledge is distributed across the supply chain so collaboration with security is needed Today’s High Tech business challenges should not be solved through islands of solutions—things must change Platformization of PLM needs to be considered, it’s not about tearing out legacy tool—they need to be connected to get much better value There has been an ongoing illusion shared by executives in the High Tech sector that they have PLM. Despite the fact that the promised ROI was not achieved they are reticent to examine the issues deeper to better understand what has really transpired. This commentary explores the history behind these perceptions, the current challenges and gaps, and how to augment existing systems for better ROI. The current poor state of PLM in High Tech is largely a result of limited
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 PDF  PDF (Simplified Chinese)  PDF (Japanese) Key takeaways: Product-related information and other enterprise information is created and generally used effectively inside engineering, but its use is often limited to engineering, even though others could make better decisions faster with access to up-to-date product related information The restricted use of data from PLM and other enterprise systems greatly reduces the potential benefits from broad usage, but most PLM solutions have been implemented in an engineering-centric manner, making it difficult for occasional users outside of engineering to fully benefit Role-based offerings, like PTC Navigate, which are targeted to different organizational roles and use cases, are essential to optimizing access to up-to-date product data across the extended enterprise For more than 30 years CIMdata has supported what has become known as the product lifecycle management (PLM) industry. Over the years, CIMdata consultants have consistently promoted PLM and provided strategic guidance to many leading industrial companies implementing PLM-enabling solutions. As a
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 PDF Key takeaways: Software increasingly has become the technology differentiator in today’s complex products—without integrating software into the product development process, product launches can become market failures Integrated Product Development Lifecycle should be tool agnostic and able to use existing installed toolsets that are already in production, rather than requiring a rip-and-replace approach Wipro has developed an holistic and product agnostic framework uniting software development into PLM Over the last few decades, manufactured products have become increasingly “smart,” driving growth in the level of embedded electronics and software. The ubiquity of Internet access and the availability of cheap sensors and computing power make it easy to connect these smart products to drive new value for customers, enable innovative business models, and help manufacturing companies learn how their products are actually used and perform in the field. Based on CIMdata’s consulting experience, many industrial companies are still struggling to adopt the technologies and processes necessary to make
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 PDF Key takeaways: Kubotek Creation Engineering launches a new 3D geometry kernel, the KCM Modeler Each object in the KCM modeler carries its own precision for better computational speed and accuracy Kubotek USA’s Key Creator will be released using the KCM kernel Kubotek Creation Engineering, a Division of Kubotek Corporation announced the availability of a new 3D geometry kernel, the KCM Modeler.[1] Most readers will be familiar with Key Creator, the 3D direct modeling CAD solution from Kubotek USA, a subsidiary of Kubotek Creation Engineering.[2] A geometry kernel underpins the 3D modeling capabilities of a typical CAD solution. The introduction of the new KCM kernel was accompanied by claims that it “supercharges compute intensive 3D modeling applications” and that it “solves the decades long CAD interoperability problem.”[3] In discussions with Dr. Paul Stallings, Vice President of Development at Kubotek, and chief architect of the KCM modeler, CIMdata recognizes the expert technical attention given to these
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 PDF Key takeaways: Oracle PLM manages the creation, maintenance, and governance of the Common Product Model which includes the complete definition of a product or item end to end from ideation to commercialization and extends that definition to include all the operational attributes and constructs needed for to support ERP, SCM, and CRM PLM Cloud provides flexible entry to managing product data in the cloud through innovation, development, and commercialization PLM Cloud enables social product development by connecting social input to product definition for long term traceability A common product approach enables data harmonization across PLM, ERP, and SCM More than ever, there is a heavy emphasis on innovation and ideation within product development companies. There is fresh energy around entrepreneurship and empowering collaborative innovation. From Kickstarters to the well-established, everyone is looking at how to redefine products and services with outside-the-box thinking. Yet capturing ideas, sharing ideas, and qualifying ideas in order to create new
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 PDF Key takeaways: Even simple products have embedded electronics and software, complex products can have a lot of more including live connections to the cloud Electronics and software cannot be effectively added as an afterthought, products that delight their customers have hardware, electronics, software, and services integrated seamlessly The shift to products with embedded technology and accompanying services requires manufacturers to develop or expand competencies in areas such as model-based systems engineering, agile software development, and supply chain management TCS has provided embedded technology R&D and product development services for many years across a variety of industries and has competencies that can add value to customers and partners TCS helps customers accelerate product development using its embedded product development capabilities from chip design and software development through manufacturing and deep expertise in PLM The growth of complexity in products in recent years has been relentless and is accelerating. Embedded electronics and software within products is a key
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