Position Papers

Two leading PLM global events will co-locate in Gothenburg, Sweden on 17-19 October 2017.

Stockholm, Sweden and Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 18 April 2017—Eurostep, the long-time producer of PDT Europe, and CIMdata, the leading global PLM consulting and research firm, are pleased to announce the co-location of PDT Europe 2017 and PLM Road Map 2017.

The two events will be held in conjunction with each other at Clarion Hotel Post in Gothenburg, Sweden. Participants can choose to attend one of the events or both with a discount. PLM Road Map will take place on October 17, while PDT Europe takes place on...

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Key Takeaways:

• CIMdata believes Dassault Systèmes has made strong progress in developing a platform that enables their customers to leverage simulation to achieve “sustainable innovation.” The base platform includes data management and process automation tools that enable the creation of apps that can be managed and shared to support collaborative workflows.
• The simulation technology of Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA brand emphasizes multiscale and multiphysics capabilities that enable an integrated approach to model-based systems engineering along with other PLM applications on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.

CIMdata recently attended SIMULIA’s analyst event at its headquarters in Johnston, RI. The fact...

Presentation will consider the role that vendor-neutral standards and MBSE play in digitizing engineering.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 13 April 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Mr. Roger Burkhart, Technology Architect for Deere & Company, will make a keynote presentation at CIMdata’s Product & Manufacturing Innovation Driven by Digital Design & Simulation: Challenges, Strategies & Best Practices for Business Success Workshop. The workshop will take place at the UI LABS Innovation Center, home to DMDII, in Chicago, Illinois, on June 6 & 7.

The complexity of modern engineering products demands a complex set of virtual...

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Key takeaways:

• PLM, which embodies the virtual assets of companies combined through mergers or acquisitions, is crucial for predicting and realizing potential synergies.
• PLM solution integration experts must be engaged early in the merger or acquisition target selection and due diligence so they can take appropriate action to realize synergies.
• Choice of the right framework for PLM harmonization is crucial for mitigating risks and gaining the benefits of a merger or acquisition.
• Wipro is a global leader in providing both strategic advisory and integration implementation support to get the most from merger and acquisition activities.

The growth of...

Educational webinar will consider model-based technologies and the approaches being used today in industry.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 11 April 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Simulation-Driven Systems Development: Challenges and Opportunities.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

With the rapid advances in digital technology, the complexity of products is increasing exponentially due to “mass customized” product variants with high levels of software and electronics content. Game-changing new product lifecycle management (PLM) enabling technologies, such as additive...

Presentation will show how best practices can help organizations achieve business value from their PLM strategies.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 April 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that its Vice President, John MacKrell, will make a presentation at Purdue University’s Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence’s 2017 Spring Meeting which takes place at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute on April 11.

The presentation, entitled “PLM Best Practices Drive Value,” will show how employing best practices helps organizations achieve business value from their PLM strategies. Examples of current PLM best practices will be described along with how...

The workshop, co-sponsored by three of CIMdata’s knowledge councils, will take place on June 6 & 7 at the DMDII facility in Chicago, Illinois.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5 April 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the agenda topics for its upcoming workshop, Product & Manufacturing Innovation Driven by Digital Design & Simulation: Challenges, Strategies, Tools, & Best Practices for Business Success. The workshop will take place on June 6 & 7 at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), a world-class, first-of-its-kind, manufacturing hub based in Chicago, Illinois.

The Product & Manufacturing Innovation Driven...

Event presents PLM Industry Trends, 2016 Global PLM Market Growth, and Major Research Topics

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 31 March 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the successful completion of its 2017 North American PLM Market & Industry Forum—the first in a series of five global events. This year’s North American event was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 30 March 2017. There were 52 PLM industry participants representing 31 leading global PLM software and service providers.

CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forums represent the world’s premier event for software and service providers focused specifically on...

Enabling Additive Manufacturing as a strategic initiative for industrial customers to complement or replace traditional manufacturing methods and techniques.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 28 March 2017—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global product lifecycle management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the formation of an Additive Manufacturing Strategy Consulting Practice to help clients make strategic level business decisions concerning adoption of Additive Manufacturing (AM) methods and techniques into their production processes.

To support this new practice, Mr. Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, announces that Mr. James White will lead the practice and will have the title Director, Additive Manufacturing Strategy Consulting Practice. “We...

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Key takeaways:

• Up-front performance analysis and optimization, starting early in the product development cycle, requires both a systems view of the product and simulation and co-simulation models of varying degrees of fidelity.
• Leading thinkers are turning away from the creation of CAD geometry as “the design starting point” to an up-front engineering process that focuses on optimizing product functional capability versus requirements before committing to design decisions that lead to detailed 3D assembly and component design.
• Altair is rapidly rounding out its systems modeling and simulation portfolio, through internal application development, acquisitions, and partnerships, to enable...