CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
9 June 2008
Implementation Investments
Rutgers University Receives In-Kind Software Grant From Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software announced an in-kind software grant with a commercial value of US$78.4 million to Rutgers University to enrich its engineering curriculum and to facilitate transfer of Siemens PLM Software’s technology to the areas of critical infrastructure lifecycle management in New Jersey and beyond. The in-kind investment includes engineering software student/instructor training and academic support.
As a result of this partnership with Rutgers University, Siemens PLM Software’s PLM software will be used primarily in undergraduate courses for Automated Manufacturing Systems and Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems. This grant is provided through the Siemens PLM Software’s GO PLM™ (Global Opportunities in Product Lifecycle Management) program.
“This generous donation will boost our students’ design skills and give them a competitive edge in the engineering work force,” said Mohsen Jafari, professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers. “We’re especially excited to use it next fall in our senior project course, where student groups create comprehensive engineering solutions to problems in health care, transportation, manufacturing and commercial environments.”
Jafari expects several engineering groups to explore applications beyond manufacturing automation, such as to design efficient industrial energy systems and durable highway structures. He notes that this donation builds on Siemens PLM Software’s earlier support for the School of Engineering’s education and research programs.
Siemens Corporate Research (SCR) Automation & Control Department Head George Lo, who was instrumental in forging the Siemens PLM Software/Rutgers partnership, has collaborated with Rutgers University since 2004 to bring best-in-class automation technology into the University’s teaching laboratories.
“Speeding up innovation is critical to stay ahead of the competition,” said Dr. Lo. “The more you can build upfront in a digital environment, the faster you can take your products to market. This grant will help Rutgers engineering students prepare for the challenges of digital manufacturing."
SCR’s future collaboration plans include establishing a Siemens PLM Software laboratory in the university’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation.
“Siemens PLM Software strives to develop and nurture partnerships that provide significant value for academic institutions as well as youth and displaced worker development programs throughout our global communities,” said Dave Shirk, executive vice president, Global Marketing, Siemens PLM Software. “We look forward to continuing to work closely with Rutgers to build on the technical stature of its engineering programs and impact the university’s ability to develop top-notch engineers and technologists.”
For more information on GO PLM and the partners and programs it supports visit http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/about_us/goplm/index.shtml
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