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CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm has announced that it will offer two of its new PLM Leadership Educational Programs for the first time in the Boston area during the week of September 21st. The first program, the PLM Executive Short Course, will be offered on September 21st. This program has been created with busy executives in mind and is a one-day program delivered through a combination of lectures, industry case studies, and group discussions. Successful completion of the program leads to the award of an Executive Certificate of PLM Leadership. The second program, PLM Fundamentals for Solution Providers Short Course, will be offered on September 21st – 22nd. This program satisfies the main PLM educational requirements of PLM solution providers and their employees who are responsible for providing PLM-related services. The program has been structured to take place over two consecutive days and includes a combination

I experienced a strategic “innovation” transformation when I worked in Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) diaper business between 1996 and 2007. In my first assignment the name of the business was “Diaper Category,” later it became “Baby Care.” This was an indication of a significant change in the business strategy—the focus was no longer only on the product (the diaper) but also on the job-to-be done (caring for the baby.) The journey that led to this change started with the realization that the manufacturing platform was limiting the product design space, and hence innovation. Projects were taking too long and costing too much. Once this reality was accepted, the organization went through a major transformation that started with understanding moms at a deeper, emotional level. Moms interact with their babies differently at each stage of development—newborns are cuddled in soft blankets, and toddlers are encouraged to be independent and active. Shouldn’t it

New short courses for busy executives and PLM solution providers will take place in Andover, Massachusetts in September. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 11 June 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm has announced that it will offer two of its new PLM Leadership Educational Programs for the first time in the Boston area during the week of September 21st. The first program, the PLM Executive Short Course, will be offered on September 21st. This program has been created with busy executives in mind and is a one-day program delivered through a combination of lectures, industry case studies, and group discussions. Successful completion of the program leads to the award of an Executive Certificate of PLM Leadership. The second program, PLM Fundamentals for Solution Providers Short Course, will be offered on September 21st – 22nd. This program satisfies the main PLM educational requirements of PLM solution providers and their employees who

ENGINEERING PLM Solutions announced the availability of RuleDesigner PLM’s integration to the latest release of Siemens' Solid Edge software, Solid Edge ST8. The RuleDesigner®  solid integration for Solid Edge, in all its version, allows users to  update their design software system still taking advantage of innovative features for managing projects and any information associated. This integration permits to benefit from automatic actions such as automatic filling of title-block and properties, saving and updating CAD files keeping all the relationships and automatic conversions at a project release. Also, RuleDesigner, thanks to the integrated process configurator, makes possible to create procedures for automating design as well as processes for archiving, synchronizing and sharing data and information. Finally, the collaborative functions of RuleDesigner grant to share product information including renders realized on Keyshot, integrated into Solid Edge ST8. Product data and information can be shared both internally, across the different corporate functions, and outside with providers and

SPRING Technologies, vendor of software that optimizes the use of NC Machines, announces the worldwide launch of NCSIMUL CAM. This new product delivers agile CNC programming to streamline the current CAM process and provides unparalleled flexibility on the shop floor.  Fully integrated in the new unified NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS V10 platform (including NCSIMUL MACHINE, NCSIMUL TOOL, and NCSIMUL DNC), it embodies SPRING Technologies’ response to today’s issues in CNC machine programming: removing the typical organizational method of tool path generation (CAM), post-processing, G-code verification and simulation and streamlining the conventional CNC programming process. According to the company, the primary benefits will be significant cost savings and optimal use of CNC machine because of the flexible programming capability. “This is a major new step forward for the company’s product strategy and in the manufacturing industry,” said Philippe Solignac, corporate marketing director for SPRING Technologies. The company will demonstrate the new product at the Paris Air Show, stand E71, Hall 2B. NCSIMUL CAM Product Overview NCSIMUL CAM directly generates verified and optimized CNC programs, while factoring

CGS announced that it will launch itsBlueCherry Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Designed based on the in-depth evaluation of the retail and consumer goods market needs, and taking into account feedback from early product adopters and leading industry analysts, BlueCherry PLM provides customers with the most integrated and comprehensive view of product workflows from concept to consumer. In addition to providing core product data management (PDM), bill of materials (BOM), technical specifications and other commonly available PLM tools, BlueCherry PLM draws from its enterprise solution heritage to deliver a comprehensive set of integrated line planning, design, product development and sourcing capabilities. The solution improves time to market, offers greater visibility and control over collections, and enhances global supply chain operations. It is currently used by over 50 brands and retailers. “In recent years, PLM has risen to the level of a mission-critical application due to the significant benefits it brings to an organization

Altium Limited has announced the release of a major update to their enterprise PCB design data management solution - Altium Vault. This new update includes a number of new features to improve the automation and management of design data, with updates to every major feature category including component management, data management, project collaboration, and infrastructure management. Altium Vault 2.5 is available now to all Altium Vault Subscription customers. “We’ve taken the opportunity in this newest Altium Vault update to carefully identify and optimize those tasks that we found our customers utilizing on a daily basis,” said Nikolay Ponomarenko, Product Manager at Altium. “Altium Vault 2.5 is all about automating those data management tasks that pull designers away from the actual design process, and providing greater control and specificity in those domains that still rely on human precision and analysis.” NEW FEATURES IN ALTIUM VAULT 2.5 The new features in Altium Vault build off an

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the 2015 CIMdata NC Market Analysis Report (MAR), the twenty-fourth annual study of the global Numerical Control (NC) market. CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide NC software and related services market grew by 7.3% in calendar year 2014. The estimated end-user payments grew from $1.64 billion in 2013 to $1.76 billion in 2014. The market growth rate reflects solid overall NC spending, continuing the recovery from the downturn in the global economy. CIMdata projects that in 2015 growth in manufacturing will continue and end-user payments for NC software will increase by 6.7% to $1.88 billion. Since 2002, the NC software market has shown modest but steady growth as global economies generally improved. There has been worldwide growth in the sale of machine tools and manufacturing output; greater emphasis has been placed on

NC Market Grew 7.3% in 2014 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 10 June 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the 2015 CIMdata NC Market Analysis Report (MAR), the twenty-fourth annual study of the global Numerical Control (NC) market. CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide NC software and related services market grew by 7.3% in calendar year 2014. The estimated end-user payments grew from $1.64 billion in 2013 to $1.76 billion in 2014. The market growth rate reflects solid overall NC spending, continuing the recovery from the downturn in the global economy. CIMdata projects that in 2015 growth in manufacturing will continue and end-user payments for NC software will increase by 6.7% to $1.88 billion. Since 2002, the NC software market has shown modest but steady growth as global economies generally improved. There has been worldwide growth in the sale of machine

nPower Software has released a powerful new reverse engineering product, Power Surfacing RE. Power Surfacing RE is an add-in reverse engineering (RE) product for SolidWorks 3D design software that significantly improves the process for reverse engineering scanned meshes, other mesh data, and SolidWorks geometry within SolidWorks. Power Surfacing RE is built on top of nPower’s Power Surfacing product. Dealing with scanned meshes can be tricky and time consuming. Power Surfacing RE simplifies the process with tools to reference and convert the scanned mesh into “standard” SolidWorks NURBS geometry. Once the scanned mesh is converted into typical SolidWorks geometry, users can apply all the SolidWorks commands normally used on native SolidWorks geometry. Power Surfacing RE also includes mesh cleanup and preparation tools to simply the reverse engineering process. For example, users can patch/fill holes while maintaining the overall surface continuity, flip faces on inverted meshes, and visually compare the distance between the original mesh and