CAM Market Grew 12.9% in Constant Currencies in 2015.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the 2016 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the twenty-fifth annual study of the global Computer-Aided Machining (CAM) market. CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 2.8% in calendar year 2015. The estimated end-user payments grew from $1.76 billion in 2014 to $1.81 billion in 2015. According to Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata’s VP of Research, “Just like PLM revenues overall, currency effects...

Experienced PLM executive joins CIMdata as a Senior Business Development Manager.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Robert L’Heureux has joined the firm as a Senior Business Development Manager.

During his 25+ year career Mr. L’Heureux has provided PLM strategic support to a wide variety of clients over a spectrum of industries including: Aerospace & Defense, Federal, State Government, Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Process & Chemical, High-Technology Electronics, Semiconductor, Software Application Developers, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical.

“In today’s world of extremely complex products, Internet of Things (IoT), Social...

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Key takeaways:

• A major transformation is underway in engineering processes for complex cyber-physical products (mechanical, electronics, embedded software, and controls)
• Global market leaders in multiple industries are rapidly expanding their strategic use of virtual prototyping and simulation into the cyber-physical systems realm
• Siemens PLM Software continues to execute within the overall Siemens corporate strategy for enabling Systems-Driven Product Development
• The new Simcenter™ solution is Siemens PLM Software’s next major step in evolving cross domain and multi-physics performance modeling, simulation and testing tools as a foundational capability within their Smart Innovation Portfolio of industry solutions

Virtual prototyping via both...

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Key takeaways:

• PTC’s rebranding emphasizes the yin and yang of “physical” and “digital,” encapsulating their strategy to support customers developing smart, connected products
• Many of PTC’s recent acquisitions brought open solutions, more easily integrated into current offerings, and huge ecosystems of partners and influencers that will be essential to achieving that strategy
• PTC’s long time strength in industrial equipment design is a good fit for the Industrial Internet requirements of that segment and many others

Upon entering the Boston Convention and Exposition Center for PTC’s LiveWorx 2016 on June 7, one could tell it was a different...

The S&A market grew by 10.7% in constant currencies to over $4.8 billion in 2015.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 14 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata Simulation and Analysis (S&A) Market Analysis Report. This report deepens the S&A market analysis conducted as part of the CIMdata 2015 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The well-known PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during calendar year 2015. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for...

One-day event takes place on November 3 in the Detroit area

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 9 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the agenda topics for PLM Road Map 2016 for the Global Automotive Industry and their Supply Chain Partners, to be held on November 3 at The Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan.

PLM Road Map 2016 for the Global Automotive Industry and their Supply Chain Partners is the must-attend event for automotive industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to...

Second Module of the 2016 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 8 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Review and Trends Report, the second of five modules of the CIMdata 2016 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2015. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.

The 2016 Trends report focuses on...

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Key takeaways:

• Recipe management is a multifaceted business challenge for companies that develop food or formula based products
• Infor enhances Optiva for the user experience, and leverages Ming.le to put the power of social at users’ fingertips
• Infor brings added capabilities to project management and compliance
• Infor provides consistency for their on premise and cloud based offerings

Infor’s Optiva has always been a strong technical application for managing recipes. With Optiva VER. 12, Infor focused on taking Optiva from a technical platform to being a user friendly solution. In addition, Infor has tied Optiva into Ming.le, enabling social...

First Module of the 2016 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 2 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the release of the CIMdata 2016 Executive PLM Market Report. This report provides an executive-level view of CIMdata’s comprehensive analysis of the PLM market, with summary charts on the overall market and on specific PLM solution segments (including the chart below). It also includes perspectives on current trends in the PLM industry and how they may affect current suppliers and investments.

While the global economy...

In this free webinar participants will learn how Agile methodology can be used in PLM deployments to add significant benefits.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 2 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Using Agile Methods to Speed Time to Value in a PLM Deployment.” The webinar will take place on July 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will share CIMdata’s observations of clients using an Agile methodology for PLM deployment achieving benefits in line with those experienced by commercial software developers. Benefits include faster time to value, a higher...