Webinar will consider ways to democratize product information.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 4 May 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Peter Bilello, President, will take part in a webinar to discuss ways to democratize product information so that it is provided to everyone who needs it, when they need it, and throughout the product lifecycle.

In this webcast, "PLM for All: Unleashing Product Data to the Enterprise," attendees will learn how leveraging product data across teams will drive better actions and decisions that can provide significant business value.

The webinar, which is hosted by PTC, will...

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Key takeaways:

• Even simple products have embedded electronics and software, complex products can have a lot of more including live connections to the cloud
• Electronics and software cannot be effectively added as an afterthought, products that delight their customers have hardware, electronics, software, and services integrated seamlessly
• The shift to products with embedded technology and accompanying services requires manufacturers to develop or expand competencies in areas such as model-based systems engineering, agile software development, and supply chain management
• TCS has provided embedded technology R&D and product development services for many years across a variety of industries and...

In this free educational webinar participants will be introduced to the impact of materials engineering on PLM.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 3 May 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Materials Engineering & PLM for the Automotive Industry.” The webinar will take place on June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will address how materials engineering impacts PLM and its use within the automotive and other similar industries.

According to the webinar host, CIMdata’s President, Peter Bilello, “New materials and materials engineering in support of additive manufacturing, lite-weighting, and other topics...

Presentation will show what is needed to support a Big Bang Product Lifecycle Management roll out.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Gail Bakewell, a Program Manager at Edwards Lifesciences will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech and Medical Device communities.

In her presentation, “Big Bang Commitment to Go-Live,” she will share the readiness preparation and organizational support that is required to support a Big Bang PLM roll out to a global population of over 2,000. Program governance, business community participation, training and communication, count-down...

Presentation will discuss scaling innovation efficiently to drive productivity and growth.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 27 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Dyan Finkhousen, Director of Open Innovation & Advanced Manufacturing at GENIUSLINK™, will make a presentation at CIMdata’s Innovation Engagement & Governance workshop.

GENIUSLINK™ is GE’s latest Open Innovation initiative and is seeking to redefine “what is possible” by connecting the world’s brightest minds and deepest expertise with the world’s most pressing issues. In her presentation, Convening Brilliance and Redefining What’s Possible, Dyan Finkhousen will talk about the impetus behind GENIUSLINK and how...

VCollab CAX: A Unifying Language for 3D Simulation

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 26 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, released a new whitepaper on the VCollab CAX technology and associated products for automated intelligent processing, web-based visualization, and team collaboration involving complex 3D multi-physics performance analysis results.

The need for innovative model-based design and analysis technologies that can connect performance analysis data, processes, and knowledge across the various engineering functional domains is becoming critical as product complexity continues to grow even while product development cycles continue to be shortened by competition and market requirements. VCollab is one...

Free educational webinar focused on the importance of innovating better and more efficiently, will take place on May 12, 2016.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 21 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “The Technology Impact on Ideation and Idea Management.” The webinar will take place on May 12 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will share examples of modern ideation and idea management approaches.

The webinar will be an hour long and those attending will: gain an understanding about proven best practices and lessons learned that lead to better ideas, be able to...

Bridging information and processes between AEC and manufacturing to improve efficiency and create more value from bid proposal to commissioning and ongoing operation of facilities and infrastructure.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 20 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the addition of an AEC & Manufacturing Convergence consulting practice. This consulting practice focuses on bridging the flow of data and integrating processes between manufacturing and the design, fabrication, and operation of facilities and infrastructure to reduce waste from project proposal through commissioning, reduce budget and timeline contingencies, improve quality and compliance, and better enable a...

Two leading global PLM events will co-locate in Paris, France on 8-10 November 2016.

Stockholm, Sweden and Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 19 April 2016—Eurostep, the long-time producer of PDT Europe, and CIMdata, the leading global PLM consulting and research firm, are pleased to announce the co-location of PDT Europe 2016 and PLM Road Map 2016 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Community.

The two events will be held in conjunction with each other at the same venue in Paris, France. Participants can choose to attend one of the events or both at a discounted rate. PLM Road Map for the A&D Community...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 19 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the expansion of its Simulation-Driven Systems Development (SDSD) consulting practice with the immediate addition of Mr. Frank Popielas.

“We are extremely pleased that Frank Popielas will be joining CIMdata as an Executive Consultant in the SDSD practice, working closely with Dr. Keith Meintjes (Executive Consultant, Simulation & Analysis) and Don Tolle (Director, Simulation-Driven Systems Development Practice) along with other senior staff members to expand CIMdata’s overall management consulting capabilities,” stated Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President. Mr. Bilello continued, “Frank brings to...