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 PDF Key takeaways: Hexagon AB has expanded from their metrology roots to become a major player in the PLM Economy. Their commitment to invest in recent acquisitions like Vero Software and MSC Software is clearly evident and much needed, particularly for MSC Software. Hexagon’s Autonomous Connected Ecosystems (ACE) vision is consistent with digitalization and Industry 4.0 trends that are impacting a wide swath of industrial companies. Their organic offerings and recent acquisitions put them in an excellent position to capitalize on these trends and helping them achieve their ACE vision. Key partnerships with companies like SAP and OSIsoft give them direct access to enterprise and operation technology information that is vital to their vision and to maintaining their digital threads over the long life spans of the target products and assets. CIMdata had the pleasure of attending Hexagon Live 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 12-15, 2018. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Hexagon AB began by focusing
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The S&A market grew by 8.3% to over $5.7 billion in 2017 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 28 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata Simulation and Analysis (S&A) Market Analysis Report. This report deepens the S&A market analysis conducted as part of the CIMdata 2018 PLM Market Analysis Report Series. The well-known PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during calendar year 2017. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The 2018 S&A MAR is an 80+-page report containing over 35 tables and charts of data detailing the worldwide S&A market along a number of dimensions. It also includes an update on CIMdata’s S&A segmentation, a discussion of trends in the
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Take advantage of the best rates and register now. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, has announced that registration is now open for PLM Road Map™ EMEA 2018. This one-day event will be held in collaboration with PDT Europe at the Le Méridien Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany on October 24-25. The theme for the event is Digitalizing Reality—PLM's role in enabling the digital revolution. Presentations will cover topics that are important to the industry such as Industrie 4.0, Digital Twins, Additive Manufacturing, and the Internet of Things. These new business concepts hold the promise for measurable business value and the companies that embrace them understand that it is possible to digitalize the real world. The event will draw on real-life examples of these concepts at work and will show that PLM is a core enabler of this product-centric digital world. PLM Road Map
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Announced at a signing ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Turkish Aerospace Industries has selected technology from Siemens PLM Software to implement a complete digital twin in the company’s manufacturing enterprise. Turkish Aerospace Industries has become Turkey's center of technology in design, development, modernization, manufacturing, integration and life cycle support of integrated aerospace systems, from fixed and rotary wing air platforms to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellites. Extending the partnership for an additional 11 years, Turkish Aerospace Industries plans to implement a wide variety of software from Siemens’ end-to-end digital innovation platform, including the Teamcenter® portfolio, NX™ software, the Simcenter™ solution and the Tecnomatix® portfolio, which will help deliver complex programs more quickly, reduce physical prototyping and save valuable time to market. “Using software from Siemens, we will be able to create a digital twin of our products and apply engineering simulations to these products,” said Temel Kotil, president and CEO
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The Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM) is a simulator that will allow CCRT (Centre de calcul recherche et technologie) partners to experiment with disruptive technologies to better manage the evolution of their applications and to meet the challenges associated with digital simulation, Big Data, and even Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Several industrial partners of the CCRT and the CEA have already identified and started to work on use cases to which quantum computing will make a decisive contribution. To achieve this, the Atos Quantum Learning Machine offers a fast and efficient way to test and validate algorithms by simulating physical or logical quantum bits (qubits). This initiative complements the one announced by Teratec[1] to set up a competence center in quantum computing to create a dynamic ecosystem on the same site in Bruyères-le-Châtel, bringing together, industry users, and research centers in a bid to acquire skills quickly and develop
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Each year CGTech hosts numerous VERICUT User Exchange (VUE) meetings around the world for its customers and partners. In 2017, more than 1,600 VERICUT users attended over 45 VUE events in 15 countries. This year CGTech Ltd. has announced 3 UK VUE events to take place throughout September and October. The first event will be held on 19th September at the Advanced Forming Research Centre, Renfrewshire. A further 2 events will then take place at Moyola Precision Engineering, Ireland (26th September), and Williams FI, Oxfordshire (2nd October). At this year’s events CGTech will be celebrating three decades of innovation and consistent growth, as 2018 marks the company’s 30 year anniversary. Attendees will learn about new software features, tips for improving manufacturing efficiency and optimisation, and will have the opportunity to meet with CGTech staff and influence the future direction of the software. “VERICUT development is driven by
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SenecaGlobal celebrated the recent launch of its Oracle Practice to help organizations better manage the complexities of global business environments by announcing its Gold Partner Status with Oracle. The Oracle Gold Partner designation rewards SenecaGlobal’s commitment to delivering outstanding customer experience and recognizes the company’s ongoing dedication to deepen its cloud-centric applications expertise. “Just like SenecaGlobal, Oracle is helping customers migrate to the cloud,” said Haranath Pinnamaneni, SenecaGlobal Senior Vice President, India. “As trusted teammates, we make our customers’ cloud transformations successful with next-generation services on Oracle Cloud and our proprietary Cloud Journey methodology ensuring that we deliver a smooth, drama-free, successful conversion on time and on budget.” Led by Sri Gullapalli, SenecaGlobal Vice President, Technology and Delivery, the Oracle practice provides on-premise Oracle EBS services and cloud application services (ERP, CRM, HCM) including technical advisory services, upgrades, and cloud migrations. According to Gullapalli, “SenecaGlobal helps enterprise clients
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Gemini CAD Systems and ExactFlat, announce the forthcoming availability of a bundled solution to solve the productivity improvement needs of manufacturers of soft goods. The solution interconnects 3D to 2D pattern and graphic flattening capabilities with the advanced 2D pattern development tools needed to create compelling, profitable products. The output of ExactFlat's leading 3D to 2D pattern and graphic flattening environment is now fully compatible with Gemini CAD's suite of advanced 2D design and nesting capabilities, as well as with Gemini CAD's innovative technologies for leather or for digital printed goods. Customers will be able to move to an integrated workflow from design to cut. A seismic shift is underway for manufacturers of apparel, furniture, and other soft goods. Modern interconnected digital processes are replacing the unprofitable manual processes everywhere, to save time and costs, positioning manufacturers for success in cutthroat competitive markets. The new bundled solution from Gemini
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HCL Technologies (HCL), a global technology company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wolfsburg-based IT and engineering services provider, H&D International Group (H&D). The acquisition is part of HCL’s long-term growth plan in Germany. This landmark deal sees HCL attain significant in-country front office and delivery capabilities and will further enhance the company’s domain expertise in the global automotive sector. The H&D International Group is one of the largest IT service providers in the German automotive industry, and operates in over 20 locations globally including; Germany, the USA, the Czech Republic and Poland. H&D specialises in IT Infrastructure, application services particularly in R&D IT, shop floor IT and Industry 4.0 solutions and has extensive expertise in SAP, computer-aided technologies (CAx), engineering services and customer-specific product development. H&D’s existing delivery center in Gifhorn, Germany, will become part of HCL’s global delivery footprint and will focus on IT
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Second Module of the 2018 PLM MAR Report Series ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 27 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Review and Trends Report, the second of five modules of the CIMdata 2017 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2017. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The 2018 PLM Industry Review and Trends Report focuses on Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution. The core design principles of Industry 4.0 are interoperability, information transparency (including the notion of the digital twin), technical assistance (augmenting humans in analysis and physical work), and decentralized decision making. Some talk about Industry 4.0 as the convergence of
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