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10 March 2008
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CIMdata Presents PLM and Factory Automation Sessions at INDUSTRIE Paris 2008 April 2, 2008
We invite you to join CIMdata at INDUSTRIE Paris 2008. We will be present and lead a discussion about Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Factory Automation. Industrie Paris 2008 will be held in Paris on 31 March – 4th April, 2008. CIMdata’s session is scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, 2 April from 14:00hr – 17:00hr.
When: Wednesday 2 April 2008
Where: Paris Nord Villepinte France
Topic: Product LifeCycle Management & Factory Automation
Agenda:
14:00-14:50 – PLM Market Situation & Fit with Automation by Ed Miller - CIMdata President
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has become an accepted and increasingly required initiative in leading companies around the world. But PLM has not been a stagnant strategy with static boundaries; it has been a dynamic and continuously evolving strategy that is growing in response to the pressing needs of industrial companies to transform themselves in order to succeed. This session will provide an overview of the current state of PLM in industry, with a focus on its growing span of coverage of the full product lifecycle. As a part of this, the fit with Digital Manufacturing and the link to Factory Automation will be introduced. Motivations that are driving this industry evolution will be presented along with perspectives on the current level of investments across industries and regions.
15:00-15:50 – Digital Manufacturing & Automation: An Overview by Ed Miller - CIMdata President
Digital Manufacturing is a technology-enabled approach that can be used to effectively transform product designs to take advantage of a company’s manufacturing resources and capabilities, and to more effectively design a company’s manufacturing processes and facilities. This session will provide a perspective of the overall status of Digital Manufacturing in industry. The technologies to support Digital manufacturing, and knowledge of how to most effectively use them, are rapidly evolving in both depth and breadth. To date, most investments have been from substantial organizations that produce complex products. But advances and experience are allowing a broader range of companies to take advantage these tools. Additionally, the integration with Factory Automation technologies is being hastened by changing industry dynamics. These topics will be discussed in this session.
16:00-17:00 – Roundtable: Digital Manufacturing & Automation
Moderator of the Panel – CIMdata – Jacques Cornelis
Members of the Panel:
- Siemens PLM Software – Eric Gautier
- Dassault Systemes – Yves Coze - Vice President EMEA Sales
- PSA– Olivier Marchand/ Digital Manufacturing Manager- User of the Delmia (Dassault Systèmes)solution
- User company #2 – an industrial user of theTecnomatix (Siemens PLM software) solution
This Roundtable will provide the perspectives of both suppliers of Digital Manufacturing solutions as well as those of companies that have already implemented Digital Manufacturing solutions and can share their experiences. The objective is to provide a view of the achievements of companies already utilizing the solutions as well as to understand the major challenges that they have faced in reaching this point. Questions for the panel will include topics from the Moderator as well as questions from the audience, and are expected to include:
- What was the anticipated value of Digital Manufacturing, and how have the real experiences of companies compared to expectations?
- What challenges have companies face to achieve success with Digital Manufacturing implementations, and how have they overcome these challenges?
- What has been the impact of Digital Manufacturing on the operations of the business – not just financial impacts, but the organizational and operational impact?
- What are future plans for the use and expansion of Digital Manufacturing solutions?
- What are the current and anticipated links from Digital Manufacturing solutions to MES and Factory Automation systems, and what current/expected benefits are driving this move?
- Other topics as identified……………
Registration: www.industrie-expo.com
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