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2024

What’s the difference between PLM, ERP, EAM, and more?
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, February 20 2024, (www.engineering.com)

Supply chain resilience through PLM integration
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, January 5 2024, (www.engineering.com)

2023

The Role of Top Leadership Amid PLM and Data Management
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, November 30 2023, (www.engineering.com)

PLM, Your Enterprise and Three Stumbling Blocks
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, October 22 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Business Models Fail to Understand PLM
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, August 17 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Products as a Service: The Changing Views on Products
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, July 6 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Digital Twin Lessons for Engineers from the PLM Road Map & PDT
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, June 8 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Why PLM-related Big Data Opportunities Greatly Exceed the Potential Headaches
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, April 27 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Climate Change is Transforming PLM Strategies
by Mark Reisig, Executive Consultant & Sustainability and Green Energy Practice Director, CIMdata, March 10 2023, (https://industrytoday.com/)

Accelerating the Transition to Green Energy with Product Lifecycle Management
by Mark Reisig, Executive Consultant & Sustainability and Green Energy Practice Director, CIMdata, February 9 2023, (www.powermag.com/)

The IoT: Connecting the Product Lifecycle
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, February 7 2023, (www.engineering.com)

Data Governance: Establishing and Maintaining Trust in Information
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, January 3 2023, (www.engineering.com)

2022

Outlook 2023: Digital Twins Will No Longer Be an Option
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, November 22 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Model-Based Structures: Enabling Digitalization’s Future
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, October 21 2022, (www.engineering.com)

The Bill of Information is Vital to Digital Transformation
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, September 22 2022, (www.engineering.com)

This Disaster Proves the Importance of Configuration Management
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, August 25 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Advancing Data & Process Management With PLM
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, July 20 2022, (www.engineering.com)

End-to-End Connectivity: What It Really Means
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, June 28 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Striving Toward the Benefits of Digital Twins
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, May 4 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Digital Threads: Providing End-to-End Lifecycle Connectivity
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, April 4 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Mastering Tools and Techniques of Digital Transformation
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, February 17 2022, (www.engineering.com)

Digital Transformation: New Techniques and Technologies Disrupt Accumulated Expertise
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, January 17 2022, (www.engineering.com)

2021

Low-Code Development: Enabling Faster Digital Transformation
by Ken Amann, Executive Consultant, CIMdata, December 2 2021, (http://magazine.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/)

Sprint to the finish
by Ken Amann, Executive Consultant, CIMdata, December 9 2021, (www.engineering.com)

Navigating Disruptions and Improving Resiliency with PLM
Podcast with Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, November 30 2021, (https://www.digitalenterprisesociety.org/)

As Data Becomes ‘Actionable,’ Digital Threads Become Webs
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, November 11 2021, (www.engineering.com)

Every Business Needs Data, But Do They Understand the Big Picture?
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, October 21 2021, (www.engineering.com)

How AI and PLM Maintain Order When Project Chaos Threatens
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, October 19 2021, (www.designnews.com)

Top 12 Trends and Enablers to Unlock Every Digital Transformation
by Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, August 27 2021, (www.engineering.com)

"Can You Afford To Be a Follower?": CIMdata CEO Peter Bilello on PLM Development
by Verdi Ogewell, July 9 2021, (www.engineering.com)
Few analysts in PLM have a better understanding of trends and where the industry is headed than Peter Bilello, President and CEO of CIMdata. The question is: how do these development directions affect the approaches taken for product realization? Peter Bilello discussed this issue at the recent digital event PLM Road Map & PDT 2021. I asked Bilello to summarize the five main trends.

2020

Democratizing Simulation: Job Well Done or Unfinished Task?
By Kenneth Wong, Digital Engineering, December 2020
CIMdata’s President & CEO, Peter Bilello, sat down with Siemens Digital Industries Software's Joe Bohman to talk about PLM in the cloud and how it can solve business challenges.

Future of PLM with Cloud Applications
(https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/teamcenter/future-of-cloud-applications/ accessed 2 December 2020)
CIMdata’s President & CEO, Peter Bilello, sat down with Siemens Digital Industries Software's Joe Bohman to talk about PLM in the cloud and how it can solve business challenges.

PLM and Digital Threads Are Not Quick Fixes When the Coronavirus Downturn Hits the Aerospace & Defense Industry
by Verdi Ogewell, November 11 2020 (www.engineering.com)

The weekend after PLM Roadmap / PDT 2020 – part 1
by Jos Voskuil, (https://virtualdutchman.com/)

CIMdata on Siemens Teamcenter X: “Fully Embracing the Cloud”
(https://www.engineering.com/, November 26 2020)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.


Intelligent Products and Assets: Creating a Digital Thread from Design to Decommission


Voiceamerica.com - podcast with CIMdata’s Stan Przybylinski, Siemen’s Joe Bohman and SAP’s Keith Zobott for their take on Intelligent Products and Assets: Creating a Digital Thread from Design to Decommission.


Digitalization past, present, & future
CIMdata’s Executive Consultant, Ken Amann, recently sat down with Ginni Saraswati to discuss his career and how digitalization is driving change in industries today in Where Today Meets Tomorrow, a new Siemens podcast. https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/podcasts/where-today-meets-tomorrow/podcast-digitalization-past-present-future-with-ken-amann-episode-1/


Why PLM is Often so Hard


Minerva PLM TV episode - a discussion with Peter Bilello, CIMdata's President & CEO, on his recent position paper, Why Is PLM Often So Hard?


Geeking out on NURBS


Shapr3D Vlog featuring Dr. Ken Versprille, Executive Consultant, CIMdata, Inc. Epsiode explores the ultimate 4-letter word in CAD: NURBs. Join Ken Versprille, the inventor of this seminal CAD innovation, author of ‘An Introduction to NURBs, and student of Stephen Coons, the father of computer graphics.


2019

PLM View: Data Governance: Getting Off to a Good Start
(https://plmconnections.com/, December 18 2019)
By Janie Gurley, PLM Success Practice Manager, CIMdata, Inc.

Data, Culture Snag Digital Transformation to MBSE.
(https://read.nxtbook.com/peerless_media/digital_engineering/december_2019/digital_engineering_december_.html, December 2019)
By Peter Bilello, President & CEO, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM View: Why Digital Twins Require Digital Threads
(https://plmconnections.com/, May 8 2019)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

2018

Generative Design Impacting Product Development
(http://www.catiacommunity.com/, August 31, 2018)
By Dr. Keith Meintjes, CIMdata, Inc. and Dr. Ted Blacker, Sandia National Labs

It's Time to Clean Up Our Model-Based Problem
(https://www.engineering.com/, July 26, 2018)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM A Key Enabler for Digital Transformation
(https://security-information-and-event-management.enterprisesecuritymag.com, June 12, 2018)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Innovation, Monetization In Food & Beverage Brands
(Food Manufacturing, May 30, 2018)
By Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, CIMdata, Inc.

The Swanson Program at Cornell University: Integrating Simulation into the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum
(Benchmark Magazine, April 2018)
By Dr. Keith Meintjes, CIMdata & Dr. Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

2017

Overcoming Obsolescence Challenges
(ConnectPress, December 13, 2017)
By Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, CIMdata, Inc. & Fred Keith, Business Development Executive, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM Enablement for Manufacturing’s Master Data Woes
(advancedmanufacturing.org/, November 3, 2017)
By Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, CIMdata, Inc.

Weaving the future with Digital thread
(https://www.tcs.com/manufacturing-journal-of-innovation-transformation, October, 2017)
By Mike Fry, Director, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Consulting Practice CIMdata, Inc
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Optimizing the Additive Manufacturing Workflow with PLM
(http://www.additivemanufacturing.media/blog/post/optimizing-the-additive-manufacturing-workflow-with-plm, August 16, 2017)
By Christina M. Fuges, Contributing Editor, Additive Manufacturing

Digitalisation enabled by product lifecycle management
(https://www.raconteur.net/product-lifecycle-management-2017, June 22, 2017)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM Solutions are Evolving into Product Innovation Platforms
(Fibre2Fashion.com, May 26, 2017)
A Chat with Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Digital Twins, Avatars Enabled by PLM
(Connect Press, May 16, 2017)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

IoT: Expanding the PLM Opportunity
(Connect Press, March 30, 2017)
By Gerard Litjens, Vice President, CIMdata, Inc.

The Discomfort of the Comfort Zone Opportunities and Obstacles to Change in AEC
(AEC-ST News, March 1, 2017)
By Edward J. Martin, Director, AEC / Manufacturing Convergence Consulting Practice, CIMdata, Inc.

Political Realities of PLM Implementation Projects
(Engineering.com, February 14, 2017)
By Tom Gill, Frank Popielas, and Fred Keith.

Industry Experts Identify Technology Trends and Best Practices for AEC in 2017 and Beyond
(ConnectPress, January 16, 2017)
By Rita Stange, Managing Editor, ConnectPress

CIMdata Market Analysis Report Highlights Simulation & Analysis Trends, Market Leaders and Future Forecast
(ConnectPress, January 13, 2017)
By Stan Przybylinski, Vice President, CIMdata, Inc.

2016

PLM’S NEED IS CLEAR. WHY THE CHANGE IS NOT OBVIOUS?
(BeyondPLM, September 7, 2016)
By Oleg Shilovitsky

Convergences: Higher Education and PLM Upheavals
(ConnectPress, July 26, 2016)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Simulation Data Management Takes New Twists and Turns
(Desktop Engineering, July 18, 2016)
By Beth Stackpole, Contributing Editor, Desktop Engineering

Ending the rip-and-replace approach to aging software
(Aerospace Manufacturing and Design , July 7, 2016)
By Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration Knowledge Council, CIMdata, Inc.

The Digital Thread from Manufacturing to Facilities
(ConnectPress, June 17, 2016)
By Edward J. Martin, Director, AEC / Manufacturing Convergence Consulting Practice, CIMdata, Inc.
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The Beginning and Future of CIMdata's AEC & Manufacturing Convergence Consulting Practice
(ConnectPress, May 27, 2016)
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A Tech-Management "Third Rail": Aerospace and Defense Group Seeks to Mitigate High Costs and Risks of Lost Data in PLM Obsolescence
(March 17, 2016. Retrieved from http://www.engineering.com/. Engineering.com)
By Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration Knowledge Council, CIMdata, Inc.

Delving Into and Demystifying the Kinetic IoT
(ConnectPress, March 15, 2016)
By Laila Hirr, High-Tech Practice Lead, CIMdata, Inc.

The PLM Platform Comes of Age
(CIO Review, March 8, 2016)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Smart Connected Products & PLM - The Role of OSLC
(CIO Review, March 8, 2016)
By Stan Przybylinski, Vice President, CIMdata, Inc.

2015

Research Shows Growth in CAM Market and Trends on the Rise
(ConnectPress, November 23, 2015)
By Stan Przybylinski, Vice President of Research, CIMdata, Inc.

Digitization Forms New Value Stream
(ConnectPress, July 13, 2015)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Why Supply Chain Collaborative Practice is Paramount for Success
(June 29, 2015. Retrieved from https://www.sourcingjournalonline.com/. Sourcing Journal)

In High-Tech Electronics, Managing Three Lifecycles as One Is a New Key to Product Development
(May 19, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.engineering.com/. Engineering.com)
By Laila Hirr, High-Tech Practice Lead, CIMdata, Inc.

Platformization, Closing Open Loops Are Forcing Product Lifecycle Management to the Enterprise
(CIO Review, April 6, 2015 pp 14-15)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Closing the Product Lifecycle's Many Loops
(ConnectPress, March 12, 2015)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Value Gaps and PLM Sustainability
(March 6, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.cioreview.com/. Published in CIO Review)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

The New World of Platforms
(February 3, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.onlinetmd.com/. Published in Today's Medical Developments)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

2014

The Evolution of PLM
(Product Innovation, December 17, 2014)
Interview with Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

The Next Step in PLM's Evolution: Platformization
(Product Design & Development, December 16, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Workshop Explores Collaboration, Integration, and Sustainability as Keys to Maximizing Value of PLM
(ConnectPress, November 19, 2014)
By Dr. Suna Polat, Director, Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development Consulting Practice, CIMdata, Inc.

Social Product Development: Can LIKEs and Search Improve Productivity, Knowledge Capture, Collaboration and Innovation? Yes! - An Interview with Dr. Suna Polat
(CoDev News & Updates, October 25, 2014)
By Jackie Cooper, Management Roundtable
Featuring Dr. Suna Polat, Director, Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development Consulting Practice, CIMdata, Inc.

Auto Industry's Product-Development Challenges Are Driving the Rethink and Platformization of PLM
(ConnectPress, October 22, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Systems Engineering Meets Moldmaking
(Mold Making Technology, August 1, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM: There is More Than Meets the Eye
(Asia Pacific Metalworking Equipment News (eAPMEN) July/Aug 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Managing Your Analysis and Simulation Data
(ConnectPress, July 16, 2014)
By John Myers, ConnectPress Editor
Featuring Dr. Keith Meintjes, Simulation & Analysis Practice Manager, CIMdata, Inc.

CIMdata Reaffirms Collaborative Innovation and Social Product Development Practice
(ConnectPress, June 25, 2014)
By Jill Jerabek, ConnectPress Editor
Featuring Dr. Suna Polat, Director, Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development Consulting Practice, CIMdata, Inc.

CIMdata Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group Addresses The Big 3
(ConnectPress, June 10, 2014)
By John Myers, ConnectPress Editor
Featuring James Roche, Aerospace and Defense Practice Manager, CIMdata, Inc.

‘Experiencing’ the Quality of the Internet of Things
(Quality Digest, May 15, 2014)
By Stan Przybylinski, Vice President of Research, CIMdata, Inc.

Value Gaps and PLM Sustainability
(CIO Review, April 8, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

The Internet of Things: Beefing Up the 'Back End' of PLM
(ConnectPress, March 26, 2014)
By Stan Przybylinski, Vice President of Research, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM Value Gap Emerges
(Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, February 5, 2014)
By James Roche, Practice Manager, Aerospace & Defense, CIMdata, Inc.

Fragmentation: Product Development's Dark Secret
(ConnectPress, January 27, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Moving Toward Supporting the Circular Economy
(Raconteur Report on PLM, January 27, 2014)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Raconteur Report on PLM
(The London Times, January 27, 2014)


2013

Systems Engineering Reaches its Tipping Point
(ConnectPress, December 29, 2013)
By John Myers, ConnectPress Editor
Featuring John MacKrell, Vice President, CIMdata, Inc.

Value Gaps and PLM Sustainability
(ConnectPress, October 3, 2013)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Collaboration, Social Media and the Single-User Mode
(ConnectPress, August 20, 2013)
By Dana Nickerson, Director, CIMdata, Inc.

CIMdata Feature: Simulation & Analysis Governance
(ConnectPress, May 1, 2013)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM Returns on Investment ... with User Metrics
(ConnectPress, February 15, 2013)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

CIMdata, Big PLM Users Form Research Consortium to Go Beyond Standards
(ConnectPress, January 11, 2013)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2012

Raconteur Report on PLM
(The London Times, December 5, 2012)

Brave New World’ CIMdata’s 2012 PLM Road Map Conference Goes Strategic Before a Capacity Crowd
(ConnectPress, October 25, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM View: Managing Intellectual Property
(ConnectPress, October 12, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

A New Era for PLM Software
(Desktop Engineering, October 1, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM View: Market Trends Are Robust
(ConnectPress, August 23, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM VIEW: What is the Whole Truth?
(ConnectPress, July 12, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Pharma Eyes PLM For Enterprise-Level Information To Handle FDA Compliance, PAT/QbD, Clinical Trials
(ConnectPress, June 13, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Empowering Systems Engineering with PLM
(ConnectPress, June 5, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Optimizing Product Cost by Leveraging Infor10 PLM Process (Optiva)
(ConnectPress, May 21, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Analytics, PLM Converge Amid Data Tsunami; A Ceaseless Search for Sustainable Advantage
(ConnectPress, April 16, 2012)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2011

Assessing Implementation Maturity
(ConnectPress, November 21, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

The Cloud: Worrying About The Wrong Things?
(ConnectPress, November 9, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Open-Source and PLM Marketplace Maturity
(ConnectPress, September 27, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Mobility Meets PLM
(MTAdditive, September 16, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Future Directions of PLM
(ConnectPress, August 22, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Going “Back to the Future” as PLM Sales Strengthen
(MTAdditive, June 23, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Green Design - With simulation and analysis, going green offers many benefits
(ANSYS Advantage, March 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM & System Overlaps
(Time Compression, February 24, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

The Social Network & Product Development
(Time Compression, January 6, 2011)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2010

PLM, Social Networks, the Cloud & More
(Time Compression, October 29, 2010)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

PLM: State of the Technology
(Time Compression, August 26, 2010)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Managing Compliance
(Time Compression, July 1, 2010)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Visualization for Everybody
(Time Compression, April 20, 2010)
By Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Analysis & Simulation Data: Why You Should Capture It
(Time Compression, February 24, 2010)
By Ed Miller, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Collaboration Across the Design Chain
(Time Compression, January 11, 2010)
By Ed Miller, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2009

2008 PLM Market Growth Was Strong Going into the Global Economic Downturn
(Time Compression, June 30, 2009)
By Ed Miller, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2008

Trends in NC Software; CIMdata shows efficiency, effectiveness are industry goals
(Tooling & Production, November/December 2008)
By Alan Christman, CIMdata, Inc.


2007

A PLM Evolution
(ISA InTech, July 1, 2007)
By Ed Miller, President, CIMdata, Inc.


2006

Manufacturers Go Digital to Stay Competitive (PDF)
(Harvest Magazine, November 22, 2006)
By Ed Miller, President, CIMdata, Inc.

Technological Advances Ensure Value Throughout the Market (PDF)
(Tooling & Production, November 2006, page 18-23)
By Alan Christman, CIMdata, Inc.

Ask the Expert: PLM Implementation Challenges
(Managing Automation, October 29, 2006)
By Ken Amann, Consultant, CIMdata, Inc.

Trends in NC Programming For Moldmakers
(Moldmaking Technology, May 2006)
By Alan Christman, CIMdata, Inc.


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