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Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC®) announces IGC Brava!® Enterprise 7.2 for EMC Documentum xCP 2.1. In addition to seamless integration with the new Documentum xCP 2.1, Brava offers significant upgrades: The Brava HTML5 viewer now offers vector viewing, which provides crisp text even at tight zoom levels and support for CAD drawings, including selecting which layers to view, changing background colors and viewing block attributes. Improved navigation tools like a new zoom window that lets you choose any area in any document or drawing and quickly hone into it. Improved redaction capabilities include intelligent pattern matching and privacy data redaction scripts in addition to text search and easy-to-use area selection tools. Sign and date documents quickly and easily within Brava. Create a signature mark that embeds the signer's name and title, then add that signature to any document with one click and create a PDF of the signed document. The HTML-based Brava for Documentum xCP requires only

EMA Design Automation (ema-eda.com) today announced Component Information Portal™ (CIP) 5.0 – offering a tight integration with Cadence® OrCAD® Capture CIS and EMA EDABuilder® for a complete part search and new part introduction flow including automated symbol creation. “CIP 5.0 fulfills the automated new part introduction vision, EMA pioneered back in 2008,” said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. “Design teams now have a complete methodology to identify, manage, and define their part data, and it is all done within their design tool, OrCAD Capture CIS.” Managing part data can be a significant challenge, especially when using shared libraries across a group of engineers. CIP is the only web-based PCB library management solution with integration to component part supplier data from Digikey, Mouser, Farnell, Future, and Arrow that allows access within the CAD environment as well as from a web browser. This provides a unique environment for managing OrCAD component

Accenture today announced the launch of Accenture Product Lifecycle Services (APLS), a new business service aimed at helping manufacturing clients better organize, develop and manage products and services, from idea to retirement. APLS combines capabilities from Accenture’s strategy, digital, technology and operations growth platforms, with industry-specific services across manufacturing and engineering, all supported by established alliances with leading product lifecycle management (PLM) vendors. This unique combination can help manufacturers increase revenues and reduce costs and time to market for new products as breakthroughs in digital technology continue to transform the value chain for industries, including airline, automotive, industrial equipment, and public transportation. Digital Industry 4.0, where highly intelligent cyber physical systems are connected to create the Internet of Things, is generating the need for better integration of engineering and product development; production and technology; and supply chain with marketing and sales. By connecting these, APLS provides the ability to unlock engineering productivity

Dassault Systèmes announced today that BNP Paribas Securities Services chose the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its “Innovation Factory” industry solution experience to enhance product management and accelerate product development. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform will give BNP Paribas Securities Services’ teams access to a dedicated product lifecycle management solution centralizing product development information from conception to launch. This will enable the bank’s multi-local teams to share information digitally, ultimately streamlining the bank’s product lifecycle management and reducing the time to market of new products. “We are proud to be the first financial services provider to adopt the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. We see huge benefits in adopting this new approach to product development, which has proved so successful in other industries. It will help our multi-local teams share knowledge efficiently and streamline our processes. We estimate the platform will reduce our time to market by 20 percent, which is significant in our fast changing industry. This will ultimately

Altair today announced that Aernnova, Spain, a leading aerostructures company, has heavily extended its use of Altair's computer-aided-engineering (CAE) software suite HyperWorks®. The company assumes integral management of large aircraft sections and provides engineering services, composites and metallic parts as well as maintenance and support services. As one of the most important Tier 1 suppliers to the aerospace industry in Spain, Aernnova supports renowned customers such as Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, and others. Aernnova uses HyperWorks and especially HyperMesh® to set up large geometries for structural analysis, and HyperView® for post-processing tasks. The company also employs OptiStruct® to handle further weight optimizations of existing structures and HyperStudy® for design of experiment studies. Aernnova started working with Altair in 2009, strongly expanding its use of HyperWorks over time. Just recently, the company expanded its contract to enable unlimited use of HyperWorks for Aernnova Spain, giving engineers unlimited and flexible access to the entire CAE

Open Design Alliance (ODA) announced that Neil Peterson, formerly chief technical officer, was appointed president of the ODA on the retirement of Arnold van der Weide. “Arnold is retiring after 7 years of distinguished service,” said Neil Peterson. “Under his seasoned leadership ODA has seen a strong and steady growth in membership, as well as significant improvements in the quality and scope of our software.” “I leave the ODA in extremely capable hands,” commented Arnold van der Weide. “Since becoming CTO in 2007 Neil has built the ODA development team into a modern, stable, highly focused unit that efficiently serves the needs of the industry.” Peterson was responsible for modernizing the ODA’s infrastructure and establishing automated quality systems. He also doubled the size of the development team and streamlined internal operations through an Agile development process.  “Our infrastructure and process improvements have made us more efficient, allowing us to expand our development into mobile

Dr. Mahesh Turaga, Technical Lead, Aerospace & Defense Industry, Dassault Systèmes  Mahesh Turaga is the Technical Lead for the Aerospace & Defense Industry sales team for the SIMULIA brand and is responsible for technical sales for SIMULIA's North American aerospace customers. He also manages the SIMULIA on-site consulting team at Boeing. Prior to his current role, Mahesh managed a global on-site team at Procter & Gamble and his team was involved in methodology development, collaborative development and the simulation of various manufacturing processes. Mahesh has been with Dassault Systèmes for the last 11 years and has worked with customers in solving various simulation challenges involving Abaqus, Isight and SLM in the aerospace and consumer products industries. Mahesh holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University and is pursuing an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Steve Partridge, Senior Customer Solutions Specialist, PTC Steve Partridge is a Senior Customer Solutions Specialist at PTC. In this role he works with clients to understand, design, and implement processes that address the complexities of systems engineering and their supply chain. Previously at MKS he was a Requirements Management Product Manager. Steve studied computer science at Sheridan College in Canada.  

 PDF Key takeaways: Program success begins in the proposal phase when the focus is on both minimizing risk and defining the right product in order to acquire new business. Companies must have the ability to respond rapidly to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) with confidence in their proposals. Delivering on commitments and defining the right concept to win profitable business requires integrating systems engineering with proposal development to support reuse of prior trade studies and early planning for production and maintenance. Introduction In today’s competitive global markets, aerospace and defense (A&D) companies need to do more with less. Because of budgetary constraints, programs are smaller than before, and companies are now seeking new business across the globe. As a result the volume of proposals is on the rise. Companies must respond more efficiently than before to requests for proposal (RFPs). Companies must compete with innovative design and production concepts that effectively address their prospect’s needs at a

Craig A. Brown, PLM Leader, Global Engineering Systems Development & PLM, General Motors Craig Brown has 35 years of experience in systems engineering, both in the automotive and aerospace industries. He manages engineering and IT teams developing tools to improve product engineering. These teams have received patents, engineering awards, and ROIs. Craig received GM’s Boss Kettering Award in 2003, using OnStar to monitor and report Vehicle Diagnostics. The acquisition of knowledge applied across product portfolios is key to the next wave of Product Lifecycle Management. Craig was appointed the GM PLM Leader in September 2012.