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ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 17 August 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of a new whitepaper, Siemens Accelerates Development of Batteries and Motors for Vehicle Electrification. The whitepaper describes vehicle electrification engineering challenges and the capabilities of Siemens Digital Industries Software’s solutions for batteries, electrically powered motors, and the power electronics needed to make them work efficiently. With new drive lines and battery technology, not to mention the explosive growth in electronics and software, these capabilities must enable automakers to remain competitive, even as new start-ups enter the electric vehicle marketplace....

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Key takeaways:

• PTC has developed an innovative product strategy built atop a product’s 3D model-based definition (MBD) core that facilitates the Digital Thread.
• The MBD Core enables a model-based enterprise beyond product design, to include the wider scope of supply chain, production, and service.
• The semantic content of the MBD core facilitates the Digital Thread through downstream applications including emerging technologies.

Developers of computer-aided design (CAD) products are actively implementing 3D model-based definition concepts within their software solutions. They add the semantic (machine-readable) knowledge that a given geometric construct is a feature of a particular type, such...

Fostering trust in information starts with establishing project scope, assessing the current situation, and determining the most appropriate vision

As digital transformation spreads throughout the enterprise, the need for effective Data Governance is gaining importance, benefiting every task or process where reliable data is indispensable. Note I did not say “can” benefit or “may” benefit.

Dramatic as it is, digital transformation is only one of the drivers of the need for Data Governance. Many other changes are sweeping through today’s successful enterprises. The ways that products are developed, marketed, and serviced are rapidly and fundamentally changing. So are the ways in which...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 12 August 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Tom Gill, Senior Consultant, will participate in a webinar entitled, “Creating More Sustainable Practices in Automotive Manufacturing Through Virtually Testing Multi-material Assemblies.” The webinar, sponsored by ESI Group, takes place on Thursday, 1 September, at 10:00 AM EDT.

In this webinar, Tom will be part of a discussion addressing how automakers are moving towards more sustainable strategies.

Tom Gill has over 35 years of experience applying computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing. Before joining CIMdata, he worked as an independent PLM consultant...

This free webinar will show how PLM and digital twins can help manage the safety-critical elements of a product when combined with real-time data analytics.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 9 August 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Safer Complex Products use Digital Engineering and Agile Processes.” The webinar will occur on Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

Product complexities are increasing as they become more computer controlled, with some emerging automation. Digital...

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Siemens solutions foster continuous verification and validation

Key takeaways:

• Continuous virtual verification and validation through all phases of the product lifecycle—throughout design, manufacturing, and operations—is critical so that an automaker can assure intended functions from their inception.
• Only a fully integrated solution, that includes virtual integration and simulation capabilities, can enable the process revolutions keeping automakers competitive.
• Digital twins correlated with physical performance test results and virtual evaluations enable continuous collaboration and optimization helping stakeholders across different disciplines concurrently work together as a product evolves.
• Reducing or eliminating early physical prototypes through simulation and linking requirements with test...

This position paper offers an industry baseline definition and understanding of the current capabilities of the digital twin/thread in the A&D industry.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 2 August 2022—Representatives of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) have published a position paper, Digital Twin/Digital Thread Solution Definition for A&D, for review and consideration within the A&D industry. The purpose is to facilitate consensus on an industry baseline definition and understanding of the current capabilities of the digital twin/thread in the industry. The position paper is the culmination of a...

Fourth Module of the 2022 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 28 July 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Geography Analysis Report, the fourth of five modules of the CIMdata 2022 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2021. 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.

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Key takeaways:

• The concept of the digital thread has become important to many industries, expanding well beyond its roots in discrete manufacturing.
• The Bill of Material (BOM) is at the core of the digital thread, and the nexus for information that industrial companies want to associate with the BOM as it evolves from idea through life.
• OpenBOM, a recent entrant into the market, offers a cloud-native, multi-tenant solution that helps companies and their value chain partners collaborate around the BOM.
• OpenBOM’s customers have started to expand their use of OpenBOM’s delivered capabilities into use cases more typical...

This one-day event organized by CIMdata will be held in conjunction with the Global Product Data Interoperability Summit.

Ann Arbor, MI, USA 28 July 2022—CIMdata is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a one-day PLM Road Map™ conference at the 2022 Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS). GPDIS will take place as a live event at the McCormick Ranch Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ, on September 28 & 29 and PLM Road Map will take place the day before on Tuesday, September 27th. The theme for PLM Road Map is "Digital Transformation...