Position Papers

Dr. Keith Meintjes is featured in a new article on CAE. The article includes both quotes and an illustration; link at bottom of excerpt: Computer-aided engineering (CAE), software continues to suffer from being the outsider at the party, despite predictions of its popularity. It’s been well documented how simulation software can both innovate designs and increase product quality, while also reducing costs, risk and development time. However, simulation is still not seeing the boom in usership CAE vendors crave. What gives? The pickle is that traditional CAE software is notoriously hard to use and the pool of simulation experts needed to run the software isn’t meeting the demand. Are the solution democratized simulation tools like engineering apps, templates, and fit for purpose CAE tools? Maybe, but the creation of these tools are themselves dependent on CAE experts. Even giving users access to simplified user interfaces (UI) in a Design Platform or Simulation in-CAE

Dr. Keith Meintjes is featured in a new article on CAE. The article includes both quotes and an illustration; link at bottom of excerpt: Computer-aided engineering (CAE), software continues to suffer from being the outsider at the party, despite predictions of its popularity. It’s been well documented how simulation software can both innovate designs and increase product quality, while also reducing costs, risk and development time. However, simulation is still not seeing the boom in usership CAE vendors crave. What gives? The pickle is that traditional CAE software is notoriously hard to use and the pool of simulation experts needed to run the software isn’t meeting the demand. Are the solution democratized simulation tools like engineering apps, templates, and fit for purpose CAE tools? Maybe, but the creation of these tools are themselves dependent on CAE experts. Even giving users access to simplified user interfaces (UI) in a Design Platform or Simulation in-CAE atmosphere

Paper sets the bar for assessing the lifecycle management capabilities of a platform. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 13 July 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new position paper entitled, “Product Innovation Platforms: Definition, Their Role in the Enterprise, and Their Long-Term Viability.” In this position paper, CIMdata offers an enhanced understanding of platforms in terms of their long-term viability specifically focusing on answering the following questions: What is a practical working definition of a product innovation platform? How is the long-term viability of a product innovation platform measured? What makes product innovation platforms vital to an enterprise? According to Mr. Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s president, “The growing complexity of products and consumer demand for innovation are driving changes in industrial companies and PLM solution providers alike. With a ‘systems-of-systems’ approach, product innovation platforms are enabling the next-generation of PLM.” Mr. Bilello went on to state, “Product innovation

 PDF (English)  PDF (French)  PDF (German)  PDF (Japanese) Key takeaways: With a “system of systems” approach, Product Innovation Platforms are enabling next-generation PLM. The robustness of Product Innovation Platforms is measured with five imperatives and seven strategic characteristics. It never makes sense to develop tomorrow’s products with yesterday’s tools. Industrial companies need to review and update their PLM strategy and enabling solutions to be successful. In the more than 30 years that CIMdata has been covering the PLM market, the landscape has changed dramatically. Product complexity has increased, with electronics, embedded software, and Internet connectivity now becoming the norm in most industries. Furthermore, PLM solution providers’ offerings have expanded greatly in scope, both organically and through acquisitions. Additionally, the PLM vision has expanded in both depth and breadth, with industrial companies expecting more from their implementations to keep up with product complexity. And yet, as we have reported on extensively in recent years, the scope of PLM implementations has not

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes’ aspires to the role of catalyst and enabler for realizing critical structural transformations across industry value chains that will allow customers to maximize benefits and profits from economic disruptors like the current trends such as smart, connected products and digitalization. Dassault Systèmes’ is driving their 3DEXPERIENCE platform to the next level, positioning the platform as an operating system that powers their portfolio and their customers’ operating models, as well as being a business model that powers their marketplace and their customers’ value networks. Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform revenues in 2016 grew 30% over 2015, and represented 36% of Dassault Systèmes new license revenues. CIMdata recently had the pleasure to attend Dassault Systèmes annual PLM analyst event at their headquarters in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France. As in previous years, these two days were well organized with presentations and demonstrations by key Dassault Systèmes’ management team members. Dassault Systèmes’ executives updated the PLM analyst

Siemens' STAR-CCM+® software has achieved ASME Nuclear Quality Assurance-1 compliance. The addition of NQA-1 compliance in the rigorous ASME QA certification program ensures the code meets industry-standard requirements for nuclear industry customers in support of safety-related applications. STAR-CCM+ is developed by Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software business and is part of the company's Simcenter™ portfolio of simulation solutions. "For years, STAR-CCM+ has been an important tool used by Sargent & Lundy to obtain engineering insights to help meet our clients' needs in the nuclear and fossil power generation industry as cost-effectively as possible," said Dan Ludovisi, Project Associate at Sargent & Lundy LLC. "The NQA-1 compliance provides further assurance that our project teams can efficiently deliver high quality services consistent with the requirements and expectations of our customers." Due to the fact that STAR-CCM+ is considered one of the leading multiphysics analysis tools for nuclear applications, its NQA-1 compliance

PZFlex® LLC announces PZFlex 2017, the latest release of the market-leading piezoelectric and ultrasound simulation and optimization toolset. PZFlex 2017 is the first choice of engineers designing piezoelectric devices like MEMS fingerprint sensors, FBARs and SAWs for RF Filters, medical imaging systems using PMUTs and CMUTs, 4D-imaging sensor heads and high-intensity focused ultrasound transducers. Like previous generations of PZFlex, the 2017 release is built around the same trusted time-domain solver with fully coupled mechanical, piezoelectric and thermal physics. However, this is where the similarities stop. The 2017 release includes a modernized UI with a ribbon displaying the most useful PZFlex commands and an upgraded workflow featuring the powerful new Designer Mode. Designer Mode is a 3D modeling environment which allows device designers to directly import 2D and 3D CAD, set up simulation parameters using point-and-click in 3D, and observe real-time 3D simulation data during simulations. The classic Analyst Mode also

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence today launched PC-DMIS 2017 R2, the latest edition of the popular measurement software. This is the second of two major releases scheduled for PC-DMIS in 2017, with continued service pack updates to ensure maximum reliability of the platform. PC-DMIS 2017 R2 introduces Slideshow for INSPECT software, allowing users to create unlimited customisable layouts with inspection results populated during measurement. INSPECT software was first introduced with PC-DMIS 2017 R1 in January 2017 as a simple front-end for PC-DMIS Measurement Routines. The optional Slideshow tab (additional licence required), can display multiple slides of dimensional and informational labels whenever users execute a measurement routine. The native mesh resolution is improved from import to visualisation. PC-DMIS 2017 R2 makes it easier to apply a colour map to the mesh data object and create annotation points, align mesh data objects to the CAD model or align a mesh to another mesh

ESI Group announces it will hold multiple international ESI Forums between September and November in North America, Germany and Japan. These events provide opportunities to learn more about the latest innovations in ESI’s software solutions, to witness exceptional examples of how our customers benefit from Smart Virtual Prototyping, and to network with fellow users, worldwide industry experts, academics, and partners. The ESI Forum in North America will kick off the international meeting season in Birmingham, Michigan, USA. From September 26 to 27, clients from a diverse range of industries, from ground transportation to aerospace and defense, will gather to exchange ideas on new trends in simulation and manufacturing and how to address the challenge of delivering more innovative and smarter products at a lower cost, faster, and with increased reliability. ESI will also offer technical sessions and hands-on workshops covering the latest software updates.  The following month, ESI will hold the 5th edition of the OpenFOAM User Conference in

Capgemini is gearing up for Inforum, Infor’s flagship customer event July 10-12 in New York City. As a Platinum sponsor, Capgemini is excited to showcase our solutions, powered by Infor technologies that enable cost savings and productivity gains using digital workplace transformation. The Infor and Capgemini teams are eager to discuss and debate challenges and opportunities in the areas of digital manufacturing, supply chain analytics, and distribution order management. Cloud-based technologies play a vital role in the digital transformation journey. Infor has invested heavily in the Infor CloudSuite product offerings with micro-vertical specialization to facilitate industry-specific processes with last-mile functionality. With a common industry-first approach, Capgemini also incorporates industry-specific predictive analytics to drive digital customer intimacy and operational improvement in areas like secure and easy tracking and completion of digital manufacturing processes. In the true spirit of the word “partnership,” Infor’s unique specialization and Capgemini’s industry expertise and experience come together for large transformation