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Key takeaways:

• Multi-domain simulation models exist at many different levels of abstraction based on the decisions product leaders are making at different stages of the product lifecycle. Keeping the model abstractions coherent with each other is the next innovation needed to assure best decisions can be made in the context of current system performance requirements.
• Pervasive sensing enables massive data collection for product performance analytics. Product usage is measured in near real-time providing valuable insights to designers, engineers, and their management.
• Orchestrating the “as used” product measurements and the corresponding simulation models (i.e., digital twins) as...

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On Tuesday, January 11, Aras Corporation announced the merger of Minerva Group, one of Aras’ leading implementation partners, effective immediately. Minerva develops vertical industry solutions for medical devices and high-tech electronics companies based on the Aras Innovator Platform. Additionally, Minerva has extensive experience in the automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial equipment manufacturing industries and has a series of tools and add-ons to speed implementations helping customers to shorten their time-to-value.

Minerva is a long-time partner that has implemented Aras at nearly 100 companies and has a strong reputation with their...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 11 January 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that its Chairman Emeritus, Alan Christman, died January 9, 2022, in Boca Raton, Florida, following a short illness. Mr. Christman served as CIMdata’s chairman from 2009 through June 2017.

Peter Bilello, President & CEO of CIMdata, today issued the following statement: “CIMdata is sad that Alan Christman, a pioneer in CAM and NC programming technologies since the late 1960s and interactive CAD/CAM technology since the late 1970s, has died. Alan was a colleague...

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Low-code platforms help manufacturers bridge legacy domains and modern digital processes

Key takeaways:

• While CAD, PDM, and ERP are often the core solutions in a digital thread, there can be hundreds of ancillary and legacy apps that contribute to the thread. Also, multiple data repositories can contain decades of data.
• Connecting data, processes, and people is easier said than done, and once established, keeping the data and integrations current with processes and procedures often requires error-prone manual work or “enrichment” on both sides of any integration.
• The digital twin paradigm requires implementing a robust and flexible digital...

This webinar is part of CIMdata’s educational webinar offerings.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 4 January 2022—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Getting People to Care: The Case for Organizational Change to Support Digital Transformations.” The webinar will occur on Thursday, 20 January 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and will last for one hour.

Change is a challenging, often scary event. Many people don’t like change, and some don’t trust change. When you want to change how people work, you...

CIMdata brings you the top ten trending PLM news stories of 2021.

1. Dassault Systèmes’ Cloud Strategy

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2. A Milestone in Aerospace CAD: A&D PLM Action Group Develops New Standard for 3D Model-Based Type Certification

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3. Connecting the Product Lifecycle Across the Enterprise

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4. DENSO deploys Siemens’ software portfolio for digital transformation of automotive product design

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5. Aras Announces Expansion of Subscription Offerings with Enterprise SaaS

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6. Siemens expands innovation in diverse geometric modeling with latest Parasolid release

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7. Siemens and SAP Expand Partnership to...

This event provides the first look at CIMdata’s analysis of 2021’s PLM market results.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 17 December 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and research firm, announces its 2022 PLM Market & Industry Forum schedule and theme.

The theme for 2022 is “Sustainability: PLM Essential to Facing this Global Challenge.” Sustainability has gone from one of many topics in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs to a global imperative, and PLM is essential to a systemic response. Leading PLM software and service providers define the needed metrics,...