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22 January 2009

Events News

PLM-based Process Management – What’s it all about?

Once again CENIT is issuing invitations for its traditional Body and Tool Making Forum, now in its 4th year, on Thursday, 2 April 2009 in Stuttgart. Last year, more than 100 guests came to learn more about current trends in the sector. They discovered first-hand how product lifecycle management (PLM) can speed up processes and save valuable time during development of new products.

This year’s Forum is dedicated to the same topic. But more than that: speakers with extensive practical experience will discuss what aspects really matter in harnessing successful PLM in the body and tool making industry. The agenda will also look at future-oriented strategies for sustained cost reductions, because when times are hard for business, the optimization of production costs becomes a crucial aspect of staying competitive. For the manufacturing industry, PLM is an important component of any cost-cutting program. Its approaches include intercompany initiatives and teams working across functions and departments, but also customized methodologies and software tools. New ways to exploit other opportunities for optimizing existing development processes, as well as the difficult balancing act between standardization and individualization, will also be discussed.

In addition, the complete CATIA V5 process will be illuminated on the basis of practical examples and customer presentations – from CAD to NC, and with a special focus on the specific requirements of the body and tool making industries.

The event will be rounded off by a discussion forum that will aim to conclusively demonstrate why investments are important particularly in a difficult business climate, and how PLM can give enterprises a decisive competitive edge.

Further details on the agenda, the speakers and the order of events will be published shortly. The venue will again be the Stuttgart Forum “Haus der Architekten“ (Danneckerstraße 54). To register for the 4th CENIT Body and Tool Making Forum, please visit us at http://www.cenit.de/toolmakingforum. Here you can also find updated information on the event. Participation is free.

Send queries to:

CENIT AG, Christoph Michl

Industriestraße 52-54, D-70565 Stuttgart, Germany

Phone: +49 711 7825-3393, Fax: +49 711 782544-4393, E-Mail: c.michl@cenit.de

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