Accenture has put deep thought into their sustainability approach and is enabling it within their Industry X - Engineering and R&D Digitization practice to ensure customers have solutions to meet current requirements and adapt to future needs.

Aras Enterprise SaaS is a SaaS PLM solution that meets and exceeds CIMdata’s Gen 2 definition. It offers full PLM functionality, suitable for companies with complex products and a high design content. The solution is fully configurable with no limits on the applications that can be developed or the underlying data model.

Aras, a mindshare leader in the enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) software market, announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in XPLM, a Dresden, Germany based provider of PLM integration connectors and related services.

Siemens provides a robust set of solutions for managing the evolving usage patterns and applying them for virtual evaluations using technologies that make a comprehensive digital twin interactive, accelerating understanding and confidence of new ADAS/AV designs.

Siemens’ Mendix low-code platform enables creation of personalized, business-unique solutions leveraging digital threads and digital twins by integrating Siemens Xcelerator applications and non-Siemens solutions within the broader enterprise application landscape.

CIMdata recently attended Siemens Digital Industries Software’s (Siemens) Media and Analyst Conference (MAC) in Detroit, Michigan April 6 and 7, 2022. Held live for the first time since 2019, this event allowed CIMdata to meet face-to-face with many Siemens’ leadership and staff—a very welcome change! While shorter than previous MACs, Siemens still provided attendees with significant interaction with its team, as well as a good look into Siemens’ strategy, products, and results.

Aras Enterprise SaaS is a product innovation platform built on a Generation 2 cloud architecture. It delivers all the capabilities Aras is known for with the added benefits of the cloud. Companies evaluating moving their PLM solutions to the cloud should evaluate Aras’ Enterprise SaaS solution, it meets Generation 2 requirements while maintaining 100% compatibility with their on-premises solution. Aras’s commitment to compatibility preserves investments made by existing customers and should give new customers and prospects confidence that Aras is a great choice for a PLM SaaS partner.

Acquiring Intland Software provides PTC with a cloud-based application lifecycle management (ALM) solution and additional software development expertise to extend their current on-premises PLM solution portfolio.

CIMdata firmly believes that digital transformation is critical to long-term success in today’s complex, rapidly changing manufacturing world. Companies preparing to and/or currently undergoing a digital transformation should consider Autodesk’s solutions as they evaluate and select their technology and application options.

CIMdata recommends that automakers consider Siemens’ portfolio of solutions to accelerate their product development. Electrical and mechanical engineers can work together simultaneously on a design. With computers and their associated electronics being pervasive, a comprehensive, integrated yet heterogeneous, multi-disciplinary product development environment connected to all stakeholders for all disciplines is possible. Siemens’ APD solution set broadens requirements management capabilities enabling auditable traceability. Siemens’ advances in Quality Management , Systems Engineering, Simulation with Executable Digital Twins, Connected Engineering, Systems of Systems Frameworks, and future concepts in the works can provide a rich set of capabilities that product designers will use to develop the next generation of vehicles. This is what happens when a leading solution provider builds on their strengths.