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 PDF Key takeaways: Unprecedented convergences of technology and demographics are driving emerging markets and highlighting the need for PLM strategies to help turn emerging markets into emerging economies In guiding economic transformations, ministries and other government agencies are adapting the “product” aspect of PLM for policies and planning processes, with Saudi Arabia in the forefront PLM can be invaluable for guiding emerging market transformations—from subsistence to sustainability, from borrowing to investing, and from extraction to innovation Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has a crucial role to play in creating the products on which emerging nations and developing markets will depend for jobs, tax revenue, and improving their balance of trade. That role is speeding the heartbeats of emerging economies with innovative new products, systems, and services. As both technology and strategy, PLM is ideally suited to drive the creation of business in today’s “emerging economies” that are being drastically overhauled through rapid industrialization. Why PLM? Only PLM strategies

Lectra is pleased to announce the launch of Lectra Fashion PLM V5, the newest version of its product lifecycle management solution. This new release boosts overall production efficiency by extending its process coverage to pre-production stages. Tailor-made for brands and retailers, the innovative solution was developed with the ambition of addressing the market specific challenges of today. “We are now living in a digital world, more so in fashion than other sectors and Lectra aims to keep its customers ahead of the evolving industry. To help them deliver profitable, on-trend collections within increasingly tight time constraints, we need to go one step further by accompanying them in their pre-production processes with both our technology and industry expertise. Clearing potential roadblocks right from the start ensures efficiency in the later production stages,” explains Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Lectra. The extended process coverage will provide greater

CD-adapco today announced the release of STAR-CCM+® v11.04, its industry-leading engineering simulation solution. This release is aimed at empowering engineers across industries to make critical design decisions quickly and with confidence through new modeling capabilities, improved simulation workflows and reductions in overall time-to-solution. “STAR-CCM+ v11.04 remains focused on making engineers more effective and enabling them to discover better designs, faster,” said CD-adapco Senior VP of Product Management Jean-Claude Ercolanelli. “This release also expands on the applications coverage in industries such as Turbomachinery, Marine, Oil and Gas, Aerospace, Ground Transportation, and Electric Machines.” On June 14, Siemens announced that STAR-CCM+ is part of the Simcenter™ portfolio, a comprehensive suite of simulation and test solutions for predictive engineering analytics. The purpose of Simcenter is to help companies develop digital twins that can predict real-world behavior of products and address complex engineering challenges. “We are excited and proud to have STAR-CCM+ now part of the Simcenter portfolio,” said

aPriori has been selected by Shandong Wuzheng Group, one of China’s largest agricultural vehicle manufacturers. Wuzheng will leverage aPriori’s software to optimize its product design, reduce costs and collaborate more effectively with suppliers. The solution will be implemented jointly with Beijing RAINFE Technology Co., Ltd., a leading product lifecycle management software developer, reseller and services provider in China, and a partner of aPriori since January, 2015. Product cost management is key part of a broad modernization effort at Wuzheng that includes advancements in its development, manufacturing and sourcing processes. The company will deploy aPriori to manage product costs from the earliest stages of design. Wuzheng expects to be able to optimize design, reduce product weight and increase manufacturing production yield as a result. The company will also implement aPriori’s “should cost” capabilities to assist it in working with its over 600 suppliers. “Wuzheng is very focused on product innovation and

Dassault Systèmes today announced that Osstem Implant Co., Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of medical device technologies, is using Dassault Systèmes’ “License to Cure for Medical Device” industry solution experience to expand its global market share in dental implant solutions. The medical device industry has been plagued by safety and quality issues and product recalls that have led to increased regulatory scrutiny.  As a result, many companies must dedicate more research and development expenditures to regulatory activities than to new product introductions. Osstem Implant, with 22 offices worldwide and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and South Korea, looked to expand its market share by balancing regulatory requirements with innovation. Specifically, it sought a unified, digital platform to manage unique device identifier (UDI), design change and quality assurance information it submits to regulatory approval organizations such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, the “License to Cure for

Iron Mountain Incorporated®, a provider of storage and information management services, today announced NEC Corporation of America, a leading technology integrator of advanced IT, communications and networking solutions, has selected Iron Mountain’s highly-secure underground western Pennsylvania data center (WPA-1) as the primary colocation provider for its SAP HANA® private cloud and operations service. NEC chose Iron Mountain’s location for its comprehensive compliance support and security, federal-ready services, energy efficiency, data center marketplace, and cloud services provider neutrality. SAP HANA is an in-memory platform designed to make the processing of large data volumes faster and more efficient. NEC engineers delivered an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) blueprint specifically designed to address the resource-intensive needs of SAP HANA and provide a turnkey service to enterprise clients and reseller partners. The selection of a secure data center from Iron Mountain helped NEC achieve SAP-Certified Provider status, attained only through SAP validation of service management

SPRING Technologies will show visitors at IMTS 2016 how its "NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS 10" all-in-one digital suite can truly usher in the "smart" factory. In Booth E-3267, the company is focusing on its most popular modules in the suite – NCSIMUL MACHINE and NCSIMUL CAM. NCSIMUL MACHINE NCSIMUL MACHINE is an innovative CNC software solution providing realistic simulation of the machining process. Users can simulate, verify, optimize and review machine programs based on the actual characteristics of the machine tools. Three-dimensional graphics help to avoid machining crashes while powerful algorithms and embedded process-based knowledge enable cutting conditions to be optimized. NCSIMUL MACHINE verifies programs in three steps: investigates and corrects coding errors, simulates to locate collisions and correct motion errors, and validates the program. The benefits are many, including reducing the time spent on debugging programs; preventing the costly risk of spindle collision, tool breakage and scrap; and improving cycle times

Global CAD/CAM provider, Vero Software has joined up with parent company, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) to inaugurate the new Hexagon premises in St. Priest. For the first time in Europe, this new Centre brings together Hexagon MI, Vero Software and Leica Geosystems technologies, offering even greater reactivity to the needs of industrial and geospatial sectors. It demonstrates the complementary technologies of the Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Vero Software product portfolio. Antonio Parisse, Sales Manager for Vero Software France, Daniel Jullien, Sales Manager EMEA for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Jaime FERNANDEZ, Regional Manager EMEA South for Leica Geosystems, presented their different solutions to customers, partners and journalists. They also showed progress made on the Hexagon MI Global Process resulting from the synergy between measuring, scanner, CMM, arms and CAD/CAM software products. Antonio Parisse evoked a problem frequently encountered in the field of mechanical engineering: the loss of numeric

Redstack, an Australian supplier of design and engineering technologies, is now the first reseller to offer digital distribution of Autodesk software to its clients in the Southern Hemisphere. Working closely with Autodesk distributor Dicker Data, Redstack now provides accelerated, easy and affordable access to the full range of Autodesk subscriptions.  Recognising that manual processing creates delays and uncertainties, Redstack has worked closely with Dicker Data and Autodesk to deliver an advanced, end-to-end digital workflow to ensure clients receive their Autodesk software as efficiently and accurately as possible. With a best-in-class online store, Redstack clients can now place orders online and receive a reply email with a link to download their software within two hours.  This provides Redstack with a significant advantage over its competitors that rely on manual processes and aim to deliver software within 48 hours. Redstack provides a flexible service with the option to order your software on a

Infor today announced the expansion of its retail business unit into Europe. Since the announcement of Infor CloudSuite Retail in late 2015, the company has seen strong momentum in the retail industry, and has more than 1500 retail and fashion customers in Europe including Christian Louboutin, Carrefour and Schiesser. To further support Infor's commitment to the industry and bring together an expert team to help customers improve operations, drive growth, and quickly adapt to changes in business demand, the company has hired Jason Berry as Vice President of Infor Retail in EMEA, reporting to Corey Tollefson, SVP and general manager of Infor Retail. "Infor continues to make investments that offer an alternative to the status quo of supporting the retail industry; not only through organic and acquisitive R&D, but, by providing a bright beacon for attracting the best talent in the industry. By expanding our retail team to Europe, a