Position Papers

Siemens’ commitment to building and supporting an extensive and robust partner ecosystem as a strategic component of the business has created the largest and fastest growing Channel Partner Program in its industry. As part of its ongoing efforts to expand its award-winning Channel Partner Program, Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business recently exceeded 1,000 global channel sales partners, adding 150 new partners in the last 12 months alone. The expanded program more fully represents Siemens’ digital enterprise portfolio, including Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software, Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) software and all of its Simulation and Test solutions. Through organic growth and accretive additions from integrations, Siemens’ award-winning program is now comprised of over 11,000 sales and technical professionals globally helping its customers on the path towards digitalization. In addition, CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Siemens PLM Software with a 5-Star rating in its 2017 Partner

“CIMdata delivers Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting, research, and education to global PLM leaders. Their annual review of the AEC market provides a thorough look at the trends in the market and how AEC solution providers are responding to them. The 70-page report includes 20 charts tables of data detailing the global AEC market along several dimensions. In the report, details like the growth in cloud services, innovations in the area of reality capture as well as VR/AR developments are discussed in detail. Additionally, the report contains AEC solution provider analysis for some of the biggest companies in the industry, including Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Hexagon AB and Trimble Navigation, just to name a few. We caught up with Ed Martin, Director, AEC / Manufacturing Convergence Consulting Practice, at CIMdata to gather a few more insights around the sort of info that’s in this report, and how it can best be utilized. Ed

I am wondering… With the changing political landscape and environmental regulations will enterprises continue on the path to the “Circular Economy[1]” moving away from the traditional “Linear Economy?” Will they continue to celebrate their “Sustainability” success stories? AndGiven that every object and transaction are being linked and soon to be revealed through “digitalization,” how should enterprises approach innovation and new product development?” Lately, these questions have been on my mind as I prepare for a new research project entitled “Future of ‘Digitalized’ Enterprise Innovation and Product Development.” Many enterprises have learned that adopting sustainability as a core strategy drives topline growth, as well as minimizing total lifecycle costs.  In 2014, over 72% of S&P500 companies reported on sustainability[2] indicating its wide adoption. In addition, research indicates the positive impact of “sustainability” on business performance[3]. Investment funds that incorporate ESG (Environment, Social and corporate Governance) rose 28% between 2012 and 2014, and their

Considering the challenges in preparing students for Industry 4.0. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 12 July 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, released a new eBook focused on research recently conducted on PLM education, at all levels, from high school through university. Industrial companies are experiencing a very serious gap in new employees’ understanding of PLM and their lack of practical experience using a multitude of concepts that exist in the PLM realm. The result is slower PLM adoption and delayed financial and other benefits. The general lack of PLM education is being aggravated because academic institutions are not providing what companies need. This is not just an issue at the university level, but at all levels of education—learnings for tomorrow’s work environment must start much earlier in the education pipeline. Research for this eBook was sponsored by Siemens PLM Software, a leading provider of PLM software to the

 PDF Key takeaways: Consumer Product (CP) companies have used PDM and PLM for years to support product design and manufacturing, but functions to deliver a consumer-ready product to the distribution channel or retail shelf have historically been siloed. In consumer product companies packaging, labeling, and artwork are critical to getting a saleable product to market quickly. Most product development oriented PLM solutions do not support merchandise and line planning; therefore, category and brand managers have limited visibility of those factors. PTC’s FlexPLM, based on the Windchill platform, is a proven solution for retail and consumer products that can help get complex consumer products to market faster and at lower cost by integrating product design with retail, online, and other channel related data. Bringing any product to market quickly and profitably is an achievement, but in the case of consumer products it is especially notable due to the short timeframe and complexity of factors outside the core

Equipped with both strategic and tactical tools, leanGears aims to be a product manager's thinking tool throughout the product life cycle. It comes with strategic features like Visual Elevator Pitch, Lean Canvas, Impact Mapping, Experiment Canvas and collaboration tools like User Story Mapping, Release Planning and Storyboards. "Our goal is to equip people with an end-to-end product management platform for evangelizing products, right from the time they get an idea through product discovery, development and market launch," says Satisha Venkataramaiah, Product Owner at leanGears.com. leanGears is working on additional features like Competitor Analysis, Users Voting Features, Opportunity Scoring and Business Value Estimation. leanGears can be used to not only manage the complex requirements of software development but also for active collaboration with all stakeholders. Addressing the challenges of building a product, Satisha says: "The biggest pain point in product development is staying focused on problem/solution fit. Many a time, product managers come

CGTech will demonstrate the latest version of VERICUT Composites Applications during the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) in Orlando, FL, Sept. 11-14, in Booth R51.  During the show, CGTech will exhibit both VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS), and VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP). Visitors will have a firsthand view of the steps needed to get from a CAD model of a composite part, to producing and simulating CNC programs that drive Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Laying (ATL) machines.  “Due to the extensive time, energy, and labor invested in composite workpieces prior to machining, they can often times be more expensive than even some exotic metal alloy parts,” said André Colvin, CGTech Composites Product Manager. “Repairing composite workpieces after a machining error is problematic and many times not advisable. Thus, validating the part program prior to trimming is exceedingly critical.”  During CAMX, current customer projects to be highlighted include extensive

Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Siemens Canada have announced a new academic partnership that will provide advanced learning and certification opportunities for engineering students and professionals. Announced at an industry engagement day hosted by SFU in partnership with Siemens and the City of Surrey, the collaboration involves both the introduction of the Siemens Mechatronics Systems Certification Program (SMSCP) at the university's Surrey campus, and an in-kind grant of sophisticated Siemens PLM software. Beginning in August 2017, SFU will offer the globally recognized program to qualified students (from all post-secondary institutions) and professionals interested in advancing their skills in automation and manufacturing. Upon completion of the program, participants will obtain mechatronics systems certification directly from Siemens. Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering integrated to build complex systems ranging from home appliances to automated manufacturing systems. This holistic, hands-on approach to engineering can improve efficiency, productivity and quality and ultimately decrease time to

PTC and L&T Technology Services Limited today announced the opening of a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) innovation at LTTS’ office in Bangalore, India. Popularly termed as Industry 4.0, the Industrial IoT Center of Excellence will demonstrate the promise of digital transformations for companies across the globe, and will showcase the technologies that make those transformations possible. LTTS will equip the CoE with the entire PTC technology stack – from product design software through Industrial IoT functionality. The CoE will support LTTS’ advanced capabilities in the Industrial IoT space and will focus primarily on application lifecycle management (ALM), product lifecycle management (PLM), service lifecycle management (SLM), manufacturing operations management (MOM), and connected manufacturing. Customers visiting the space can experience new-age technology innovations to better inform decisions on initiating new IoT projects or further developing existing ones. “This Center of Excellence will be a valuable way to

ANSYS announced today that it has acquired Computational Engineering International, Inc. (CEI), the developer of a suite of products that helps engineers and scientists analyze, visualize and communicate simulation data. Terms of the deal, which closed earlier this month, were not disclosed. The merger of the physical and digital worlds is resulting in products that were once unimaginable, and companies are faced with an overwhelming number of design decisions compared to previous product generations. That is something only engineering simulation can feasibly provide in a timely and cost-effective fashion. Users need to quickly analyze the immense amount of data that simulation generates to make the right engineering and business decisions. By bringing together the world leader in engineering simulation with the top simulation visualization tool, ANSYS is offering the industry new insight as companies increasingly rely on simulation to develop tomorrow's products. Headquartered in Apex, North Carolina, CEI has 28 employees and more