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Collaborative research partners included leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 12 May 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a report summarizing the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program focused on the business benefits and challenges offered by the adoption of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) PLM delivery model. Partners in this research effort included Aras, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, and Siemens Digital Industries Software.

This collaborative research program focused on helping answer vital questions about industrial companies’ on-going and planned Cloud/SaaS-related PLM efforts. The report summarizes the analysis of a global survey...

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Key takeaways:

• Creo 8 introduces an optional design item folder to document the design’s model structure independent of the feature history.
• Creo’s GD&T Advisor has been enhanced to support assemblies.
• For additive manufacturing, Creo 8 introduces the concept of simulation-driven lattices.

On April 15, 2021 PTC released the next revision of their flagship product, Creo 8. This release shows PTC’s continued investment in emerging technologies. It contains a wide range of enhancements across a variety of design and manufacturing areas, including usability and productivity enhancements, model-based definition and detailing, generative design and simulation, and additive and subtractive...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 11 May 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that defines digital transformation and why it has become imperative for manufacturing enterprises. The eBook identifies the characteristics of initiatives, solutions, and technologies required for successful digital transformation. How Autodesk enables digital transformation, and an illustrative case study of how one customer is using Autodesk solutions to transform their business are also presented.

Manufacturers of all sizes are facing increased complexity amid continually evolving customer and market requirements. Customers are demanding smarter, more connected, and eco-friendlier...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 6 May 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of an eBook “Accelerating Digital Transformation with the Vertex Platform,” focused on how Vertex Software’s platform enables business units throughout manufacturing companies to bring 3D data into their enterprise systems.

With the Vertex Platform, manufacturers can build and deploy purpose-built, 3D digital twin applications with extremely low ownership cost in under 30 days. Vertex provides a 3D cloud-native visualization platform that allows any team in the extended enterprise to build and deploy applications that provide instant access and interaction with...

Collaborative research partners include the leading PLM solution providers

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 6 May 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program focused on the business benefits and challenges offered by the adoption of a Software as a Service (SaaS) PLM delivery model. Partners in this research effort included Dassault Systèmes and three other leading PLM solution providers.

In many leading companies, legacy PLM implementations have often been installed on-site and often experience implementation delays due to complex installation requirements....

Deferred PLM Modernization Delays Time to Value

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 5 May 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, released a new eBook reviewing the results of an industrial PLM user study focused on quantifying the impact of PLM upgrades. The study was based on a data-gathering survey executed in Q1 2021to get input from a wide variety of industrial companies using a variety of PLM solutions.

The results presented in this eBook leverage knowledge and key conclusions from earlier CIMdata research on product innovation platforms, PLM solution obsolescence, and the PLM Value Gap. The eBook compares...

Collaborative research partners include the leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 28 April 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program focused on the business benefits and challenges offered by the adoption of a Software as a Service (SaaS) PLM delivery model. Partners in this research effort included Siemens Digital Industries Software and three other leading PLM solution providers.

In many leading companies, legacy PLM implementations have often been installed on-site and often experience implementation delays due to complex...

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Key takeaways:

• Supply chain collaboration for large product platforms is complex, and even more complex when defense security restrictions such as ITAR^[1] and EAR^[2] need to be adhered to.
• Eurostep’s collaboration solution helps BAE Systems Maritime manage their ever-changing supply chain with data security while protecting IP and respecting ITAR controls.^[3]
• The Eurostep solution’s attention to data standards helps unite the data imports from BAE Systems’ supply chain and satisfies the United Kingdom’s Ministry of...

This annual event presents PLM industry trends, 2020 global PLM market growth, and major research topics.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 27 April 2020—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the successful completion of its 2021 PLM Market & Industry Forum. For 2021 the Forums were held in April as a series of virtual events for the PLM community in North America, EMEA, India, China, and Japan. Over 280 people registered, representing 98 companies. A series of update sessions will take place in June and September.

CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forums are the world’s premier event...

Collaborative research partners include the leading PLM solution providers

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 22 April 2021—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program focused on the business benefits and challenges offered by the adoption of a Software as a Service (SaaS) PLM delivery model. Partners in this research effort included Siemens Digital Industries Software and three other leading PLM solution providers.

In many leading companies, legacy PLM implementations have often been installed on-site and often experience implementation delays due to complex...