The “platformization” of PLM Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata The "platformization" of PLM is underway. It is the culmination of three irresistible trends: the evolution of personal productivity tools, the migration of discrete end-to-end lifecycle-management capabilities to the extended enterprise level, and greater cross-functional and extended enterprise collaboration. PLM platforms of the future will be the foundation upon which functional capabilities, data, and processes are enabled and executed—everything users need, when they need it, all in one place. The near-term goal is to enable the innovation essential to the creation of physical and digital products, systems (a combination of the physical and the digital), and services. This presentation will discuss this rapidly evolving trend and provide a look into the future of PLM enablement.

Additive Manufacturing & Conformal Cooling Lou Young, Jr., Director of New Business Development,Tooling & Manufacturing, Linear Mold & Engineering This presentation addresses the capabilities of 3D metal printing and conformal cooling that previously were not possible through conventional machining. By using additive manufacturing, design capabilities are endless. Linear has developed an expertise in the design and build of tooling inserts with conformal cooling channels that help reduce cycle times and drastically improve part quality. 3D metal printing technology excels in cases in which part designs have varying wall thicknesses, tight dimensional tolerances, and challenging mold geometry. This permits even cooling and prevents warp, sinks, and other quality problems. Straight water lines are required when using conventional methods; consequently, the intersection of two straight-drilled water lines creates a low-turbulence area where sediment may build up. This technology enables the design of complex water lines that eliminate these areas. “It’s a cool change.”

A Flexible Approach to PLM Rolf Hüsemann, Manager, Engineering Systems & PLM, GETRAG FORD Transmissions GETRAG's experience with PLM over time led to an interesting, non-traditional PLM implementation extending to multiple technical disciplines including mechanical, electronic, and software. A pragmatic approach to implement the PLM functionality was developed to support the dynamic environment GETRAG operates in. User and enterprise benefits have been delivered quickly with minimal process disruption. High user acceptance and flexibility of the solution have been achieved.

Model-Based Systems Engineering and PLM Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Bell, CIO, Global Product Development, Information Technology, General Motors The challenges in the automobile business are ever increasing with more stringent emissions and fuel economy targets combined with more and more conveniences for our customers. Accelerated development of these complex systems requires improved PLM and its virtual capabilities. PLM will accelerate product development when it enables well managed model-based systems engineering. GM needs our key suppliers in PLM, virtual engineering, and embedded systems development to integrate their solutions well. The systems engineers of the future need realistic, virtual models which can evolve as knowledge is acquired, thus providing the best decision making environment for robust products.

Global Product Development & the CAE Challenge Dan Mekker, Manager, Gas Turbine Design Integrity, Siemens Energy Understanding the demands of modern day global product development and realization from a design and simulation perspective, "The CAE challenge". Challenges include support for a global workforce and design anywhere philosophy; customer expectation for timely trusted innovative products; and advanced “model centric” engineered solutions. This presentation is a best belief guide, focusing on strategy and methodologies for lean product development (design, simulation, and manufacture) processes, advanced robust design methods, knowledge management, and transparency of information across end-to-end business processes. A gas turbine power generation machinery provider perspective will be shared.

Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Total billings increased 27 percent, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Total subscriptions increased by approximately 74,000, from the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Revenue was a record $637 million, an increase of 13 percent, compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2014 as reported, and increased 13 percent on a constant currency basis. Revenue contribution from the recent acquisition of Delcam was approximately $11 million. GAAP operating margin was 8 percent, compared to 15 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Non-GAAP operating margin was 18 percent, compared with 24 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables. GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.13, compared to $0.27 in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.35, compared to $0.45 in

Agilent Technologies Inc. reported orders of $1.74 billion, up 9 percent over one year ago, for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2014, and revenues of $1.77 billion, up 7 percent compared with one year ago. Third-quarter GAAP net income was $147 million, or $0.43 per share. Last year's third-quarter GAAP net income was $168 million, or $0.49 per share. During the third quarter, Agilent had pre-separation costs of $62 million, intangible amortization of $50 million, a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $21 million, and a tax benefit of $14 million. Excluding these items and $4 million of other net benefits, Agilent reported third-quarter adjusted net income of $262 million, or $0.78 per share(1). "Agilent generated strong revenue and earnings this quarter, exceeding the high-end of our forecasted guidance," said Agilent President and CEO Bill Sullivan. "We're seeing continued improvement in our markets and good order growth across our

Keynote speakers and presentation topics have been officially announced for the sixth annual Global Product Data Interoperability Summit. The September 8-11 event will feature industry-leading aerospace, automotive, software and IT experts who will address the importance of preserving data quality through the value stream. The Summit is of interest to anyone in the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM space—commercial or academic—who would like to participate in discussions about best practices in data management and exchange. Attendance has grown consistently with each annual Summit. “Early registration for this year’s Summit is the highest we’ve seen,” says conference organizer Ken Tashiro of Elysium. “We see this as a good sign that this year will be the biggest GPDIS ever.” There is still time to register. Additional registration information for the event, which takes place at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, AZ, can be found here. Register before August 15 for a reduced registration rate. Registration is open

Delcam will demonstrate the huge time savings that can be made with its Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy at Seco’s ‘Inspiration through Innovation’ manufacturing best-practice event to be held at the company’s premises in Alcester, Warwickshire, on 24th and 25th September. For full details on the event, please go to www.secotools.com/en-GB/GB-United-Kingdom/Events/Inspiration-through-Innovation/. The Vortex strategy offers substantial time savings by allowing users to make deeper cuts using the full flute length as the cutting surface.  A series of trials run by Delcam, on different machine tools within its Advanced Manufacturing Facility, has shown that time savings of up to 70% are possible with the new strategy. Unlike other high-speed roughing techniques that aim to maintain a constant theoretical metal-removal rate, the Vortex strategy produces toolpaths with a controlled engagement angle for the complete operation.  This maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the entire toolpath that would normally be possible only for the straight-line moves.  As a

Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Cadence, today announced the winners of the Cadence India Design Contest 2014. A flagship initiative of the Cadence University Program, the 10th annual edition provided engineering students an opportunity to showcase their talents in electronic design. The team from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad took the prize in the Master’s category for their project titled “Inductor-Less Reconfigurable Charge Pump Based Micro-Scale Energy Harvesting System For Self-Powered Devices” and the Bachelor’s category prize was awarded to the team from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Behrampur for their work on “Windows-Based Optimized Digital FIR Low-Pass Filter For iPod MP3 Player.” Two teams from NIT Hamirpur and BMS College of Engineering received Special Mentions in the Master’s and Bachelor’s categories respectively. As in year’s past, participating students were allowed to submit two different projects for the competition. The projects were judged by an