Commentaries & Highlights

 PDF Key takeaways: Siemens PLM Software introduced industry–specific “Catalysts” designed to help accelerate PLM time–to–value and future–proof PLM investments With the Catalysts, Siemens seeks to shrink the value gap that typically exists between what’s potential and what’s actually achieved during deployment and throughout productive use Significant progress has been made on Active Workspace, the new “face” of Siemens PLM Software’s solutions, with more support for both casual and authoring users CIMdata recently attended Siemens’ PLM Software Analyst Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts September 4th and 5th. During the event, Siemens PLM Software (Siemens) presented their new industry program based on a “Catalyst” implementation approach designed to help companies achieve faster adoption of new and innovative PLM technologies and processes, and obtain a higher and quicker return on their PLM investment. In the opening keynote, Chuck Grindstaff, Siemens PLM CEO and President, described how the digitization of manufacturing is transforming the way goods are made, why manufacturing

 PDF Key takeaways: New life sciences technology, treatment strategies, and therapies are able to address and manage more health care issues than ever Consumer education has raised awareness of what is possible and they want it customized to suit their needs Medical device manufacturers around the world are challenged by balancing the increased pressure of the changing regulatory environment and with the needs of consumers and healthcare providers Dassault Systèmes’ solutions can help medical device companies innovate, develop and deliver superior experiences to patients and healthcare providers The Pressure On Medical Device Manufacturers is Continually Increasing Medical device companies are under a lot of pressure from all of their stakeholders including patients, health care providers, shareholders and regulatory agencies around the world. In order to succeed medical device companies must develop products that have a significant impact upon improving patient outcomes, overall product quality and improved patient safety. In addition, manufacturers must be able to contribute towards

 PDF Key takeaways: SolidWorks 2014 delivers solution enhancements that will please the existing customer base Executives updated industry analysts on progress with SolidWorks’ new Mechanical Conceptual solution, now in select customer’s hands On September 10, 2013, Dassault Systèmes announced the latest revision to their design–focused solution, SolidWorks 2014. Prior to the formal announcement, SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot hosted a small gathering of industry analysts to demonstrate key enhancements to the solution, and to discuss the company’s ongoing development strategy. Mr. Sicot, accompanied by Gian Paolo Bassi, Vice President of Product Management, opened the event at the new SolidWorks campus in Waltham, Massachusetts by reminding attendees that this year marks the twentieth anniversary of SolidWorks. Since 1993 the SolidWorks community has grown to over 180 thousand customers and 2.1 million users. On the business side, Mr. Sicot noted that SolidWorks’ revenue now accounts for 20% of their parent company Dassault Systèmes’ annual income. He spoke of

 PDF Key takeaways: Getting the most from your PLM investment requires being able to sustain your PLM environment well into the future—through upgrades, expansions as well as mergers and acquisitions Future–proofing means having the ability to address evolving business challenges without major disruption in a cost effective manner Future–proofing your PLM environment so that it is sustainable requires addressing multiple factors including architecture, technology, implementation, and support Introduction Corporate investments in PLM are continuing to grow—not just in the capital funds spent, but also in changing the way in which the business works, including process changes, cultural changes, operational changes, partnership changes, and others. Too often, a company embarks on a PLM strategy, but finds that as time goes by, the environment and changes they originally implemented—no matter how well planned initially—do not meet their current needs as their products and their business model changes to keep up with the demands of the market. As a

 PDF Key takeaways: Companies are not consistently achieving the maximum value from their PLM investments To maximize benefits, implementations need to be tailored for a specific industry, and incorporate best practices and company-specific business needs Companies need to fully implement the PLM technology they acquire to maximize the value from their investment – there is often a Value Gap between investment potential and return realized Siemens PLM Software’s Catalysts provide a vehicle that enables more complete, industry tailored, best practice enabled implementations resulting in obtaining a higher return on investment and doing so sooner Introduction Companies invest in product lifecycle management (PLM) as a means to transform their product development strategies, create innovative products and services, and improve their overall competitive position. PLM solution providers are delivering increasingly more complete solutions to help their customers undertake their business transformation. No matter which PLM solution provider(s) a company selects, how they implement the selected PLM technologies and solutions has