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aPriori has been selected by TG Missouri Corporation, a leading automotive parts manufacturer based in Perryville, Missouri.  The company, which manufactures steering wheels, airbags, side molding and plastic trim components to enhance vehicle comfort, appearance and safety, will use the software to identify and prioritize cost savings opportunities, set cost standards for material, labor and machining, and reduce costs at the product design stage. TG Missouri will deploy the aPriori platform in conjunction with its Cost Accounting group to prioritize cost reduction opportunities in tooling, optimize manufacturing routings and reduce the cost of piece parts and product assemblies. “At TG Missouri, our goal is to attain best costs first by ensuring quality in the initial process and eliminating quality problems at each subsequent process,” said Mike Pyle, General Manager of Engineering at TG Missouri. “Using aPriori, we will expand on this by identifying and eliminating unnecessary product costs in design - before

Leading online SAP training innovator Michael Management Corporation released its 100th SAP training course, fortifying its position as the second largest SAP training provider in the world behind SAP itself. This unprecedented accomplishment was born out of a real need in the SAP space to have training that was accessible, effective, and reasonably priced. Michael Management started designing SAP eLearning back in 2007 with the courses SAP101 – Basic SAP Skills, and FIAA101 – Asset Accounting. Since then the company has set a furious pace to release approximately one SAP course per month from a production queue based on the demand from their customers. “Major Fortune 500 brands rely on us to deliver cutting-edge, ‘learning-by-doing’ online SAP training. Time and again our customers have expressed to us that they prefer our hands-on SAP training to the more ‘death by PowerPoint’ approach that’s out there. We’re very proud to have 100 certification-level SAP courses,” said

Autodesk Inc. and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) are partnering to develop the first-ever industry recognized Computer Aided Manufacturing/Machining (CAM) standards and credentials. These standards and credentials will enhance education and training programs to meet 21st century demands for skilled CAM programmers, designers and engineers, which will account for almost 100,000 new jobs by 2024. To stay competitive, manufacturers must maintain high standards of production at efficient cost while meeting the ever-changing customer demands for their products. CAM allows manufacturers to efficiently adjust their processes to identify optimal production paths that decrease cycle times, reduce scrapped parts and materials, and improve the quality of finished parts. Skilled CAM programmers, designers, and engineers with extensive education and training are in high demand to plan, manage, and control these very sophisticated and costly machines. “Companies in technologically-advanced industries are becoming much more reliant on the use of information technology and automation through CAM software

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces that it’s first-ever PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry will take place on October 28 & 29, 2015. The event will feature the highly regarded 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (CIC) and will be held at The Westfields Marriott-Washington Dulles, located in Chantilly, Virginia. The theme for this year’s event is “Free at Last with 3D Model Based Design? No, Not Yet, Just a Little Bit Longer.” The content will provide a status check and prescribes the next steps for Aerospace & Defense OEMs and their supply chain partners. Having listened to the needs of the Aerospace & Defense users and the preferences of solution providers, PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense Industry continues CIMdata’s focus on presenting a series of right-sized, content-rich, and industry focused conferences. For over 30 years, leading thinkers in the

Aerospace & Defense industry-focused product lifecycle management event will take place in collaboration with the 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 30 June 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces that its first-ever PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry will take place on October 28 & 29, 2015. The event will feature the highly regarded 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (CIC) and will be held at The Westfields Marriott-Washington Dulles, located in Chantilly, Virginia. The theme for this year’s event is “Free at Last with 3D Model Based Design? No, Not Yet, Just a Little Bit Longer.” The content will provide a status check and prescribes the next steps for Aerospace & Defense OEMs and their supply chain partners. Having listened to the needs of the Aerospace & Defense users and the preferences of solution providers, PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace

The latest release of the game-changing Alphacam CAD/CAM software ensures that users can exploit the full power of their PC. Alphacam 2015 R2 is 64-bit compatible, meaning its programs can utilise all the available memory. “With 32-bit computers only able to work with 2GB, irrespective of how much memory is onboard, some large files are extremely difficult to work with,” says Alphacam Technical Manager Paul Green. “We gave a high priority to this development, as it means end users can now process large files without any issues arising.” Amongst the full array of new and enhanced functionality in Alphacam 2015 R2: The GUI includes a new fully customisable radial menu. “It means users can set up as few or as many commands as they need.” For Advanced 5-Axis Machining, while the previous release of Alphacam introduced surface machining, considerable enhancements in 2015 R2 give many more advanced options, including wire frame machining for effective

CGS today announced that Mondetta, a Canadian casual and sportswear design and manufacturing company, selected BlueCherry® PLM. The solution will provide Mondetta with a comprehensive set of tools to manage its product lifecycle from concept-to-consumer. After several years of developing and investing in its own PLM system, Mondetta realized it needed a solution that could keep up with the fast-changing range of capabilities of PLM software used within its market. After a thorough search, Mondetta selected BlueCherry PLM as it encompassed the latest technology and broad functionality backed by a strategic partner with a business platform for long-term success. The BlueCherry PLM will help Mondetta develop new products quickly and cost effectively by utilizing collaboration tools that enable seamless work with agents and overseas vendors in real-time. "After a comprehensive evaluation of the market's PLM offerings, we saw BlueCherry PLM as the most innovative, integrated and trusted solution in the industry," said Prashant Modha, chief

CACI International has received task order to deliver modelling and analysis support services for the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic business portfolios. The four-year $59.8m contract has been awarded under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple-award SPAWAR Pillar Business and Force Support contract vehicle. Under the contract CACI will continue supporting SSC Atlantic in developing, implementing, and training users in the maintenance figure of merit (MFOM) programme. The programme allows the navy to analyse the impact of ship maintenance tasks on mission readiness. CACI COO and president of US operations John Mengucci said:"Drawing from our deep experience supporting the various legacy systems that feed and / or interface with the Maintenance Figure of Merit programme, CACI is leveraging our world-class modelling and simulation capabilities to aid the navy in most effectively applying ship maintenance resources." CACI will support the navy in decision-making before investing time and

Autodesk, Inc. announced the availability of the new Autodesk Design Academy iTunes U course, marking the first time the company has shared its portfolio of curricula resources through iTunes U. Developed by educators and subject matter experts across the globe, the Autodesk Design Academy provides hundreds of standards-aligned class projects to support design-based disciplines in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) while using Autodesk’s professional-grade 3D design, engineering and entertainment software used in industry, helping students develop 21st century skills and prepare for future careers. iTunes U is the best way to bring a classroom together on iPad, helping educators build lessons with amazing content, collect and grade student work and stay connected with their class. A key component of the Autodesk Design Academy iTunes U course is learning materials about the use of Autodesk Fusion 360, which brings CAD, CAM and CAE together in the cloud. It’s an integrated, connected, and accessible platform

It’s time for apparel companies to rethink how they do business, said Stan Przybylinski, vice president of research at consulting firm CIMdata, who spoke Tuesday at a Product Innovation Apparel seminar in New York titled “Enhancing Supply Chain Collaborative Practices.” “Yes, there are some practices that you do because they’re longstanding and are valuable but there are others that seem to be standard operating procedures and can potentially be replaced, and if you do that you can improve both your top and bottom line,” he said. And having product lifecycle management (PLM) technologies and strategies in place is one way to address supply chain and product development complexities. Apparel companies that harness technology to collaborate effectively across the supply chain—design, product, merchandising, sourcing and patterns, for example—have cut costs and sampling, improved time to market and boosted flexibility. But before diving into a new software system, Przybylinski advises companies to first determine what