Commentaries & Highlights

 PDF On May 31, 2019, CIMdata was briefed by the Siemens Digital Industries Software marketing leadership on the latest and coming capabilities for Solid Edge—Siemens’ design focused mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) solution. The new release, Solid Edge 2020, is scheduled for general availability in July 2019 and contains a broad…

 PDF Key takeaways: People who design and sustain products will benefit by using the virtual world to extend and improve the real world. The 3DEXPERIENCE extends well beyond manufactured product support. Product innovation platforms (such as Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform) enable innovation. Platforms don’t innovate, people innovate, but the platform…

 PDF Key takeaways: Today’s complex, smart, and often highly configurable products require an end-to-end digital product innovation platform that can be extended and scaled as the business evolves. CONTACT Elements is a highly modular product innovation platform that supports the design and operation of smart products by enabling the end-to-end…

 PDF Key takeaways: Aras’ mission is simple—Great, Good, Important—great for shareholders, good for stakeholders, and solving important problems. Recent investments of $110M from top tier investors are helping support Aras’s 55% annual growth rate, acquisitions, headcount increases to almost 500 people, and internal process retooling. Customer presentations from Microsoft and…

 PDF CIMdata is very pleased to learn how Siemens US is supporting veterans as they return to civilian life after their dedication and service in the United States armed services. During the recent Siemens Spotlight on Innovation, Ms. Barbara Humpton, CEO Siemens US, described Siemens programs and initiatives for training…

 PDF On May 8, 2019, CIMdata met with Siemens Digital Industries Software marketing leadership to be briefed on the latest and coming capabilities for NX—Siemens’ flagship mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) solution. During the briefing, Siemens focused on what they consider to be six major areas of differentiation: Productive modeling environment…

 PDF Key takeaways: PTC’s standard out-of-the-box (OOTB) configuration of Windchill helps manufacturers improve collaboration across their global operations by enabling central management of data from multiple computer-aided design (CAD) systems and tracking changes to engineering bill of materials (EBOMs). PTC’s OOTB Windchill implementation ensures consistent future upgrades by leveraging REST…

 PDF Key takeaways: Vertex Software enters the Collaboration market to share product data across the extended enterprise. The Vertex solution exploits cloud technology to deliver high speed rendering and BOM structure breaking free of device and scaling dependence. Vertex Software LLC, located in Ames, Iowa, was founded in 2017 with…

 PDF Key takeaways: Frequency of design collaboration is bolstered with augmented reality. One button push sharing of augmented reality experiences comes standard in all versions of PTC’s Creo, Creo View, and Windchill. PTC’s augmented reality workflow facilitates secure collaborative design. Product designers find themselves engrossed in daily discussions of the…

 PDF Key takeaways: To stay competitive and profitable, manufacturers must respond to consumers' increasing demand to personalize the products they buy. Companies with complex and highly configurable product lines must have an end-to-end lifecycle mindset. Manufacturers require a flexible, scalable platform that supports the full lifecycle of product knowledge and…