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There are very few events that are designed exclusively for PLM Solution Providers in the PLM economy. CIMdata's annual PLM Market & Industry Forum, which is now over 25 years old, is one that comes to mind. Of course, I might just be a little bit partial! But consider how…
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Ugly Truth

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Enterprise PDM. A CAD Data Vault across the organization. In most organizations today, Product Lifecycle Management solutions are little more than Enterprise PDM. I've said it, the ugly truth that most PLM veterans are afraid to admit or even mouth the words. Our organizations and their clients, don't deploy most…
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Simulation: Past the Tipping Point?

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It strikes me, that without us really recognizing it, simulation has become more relevant for product development than physical testing. (Please note, I said product development, not product validation.) As innovation in product design and manufacturing methods increase, it has become much more difficult to procure representative and statistically relevant…
CIMdata's Vice President, Stan Przybylinski, recently spoke to Brian Hunter, Manager of Quality Control at NovaCentrix, who has taken a lead role in the company’s cloud PLM deployment. Let's find out! First, some background. NovaCentrix (www.NovaCentrix.com) is the leading provider of photonic curing tools, conductive inks, and materials expertise that…
You may be aware that CIMdata has been hosting a series of educational webinars. We have seen record attendance and many of the past webinars are available for replay from the CIMdata on-Demand page of our website. I recently hosted a webinar on Semantic Technology which generated lots of questions…
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Spreadsheets: How Much of a Problem Are They?

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It is often said that MS Excel is by far the most widely used engineering tool on the planet, and I suspect that is true. But, there are many concerns over proper management and governance of spreadsheets. In CIMdata’s engagements with clients, usually in product engineering, we find that spreadsheets…
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