VCollab CAX: A Unifying Language for 3D Simulation

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 26 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, released a new whitepaper on the VCollab CAX technology and associated products for automated intelligent processing, web-based visualization, and team collaboration involving complex 3D multi-physics performance analysis results.

The need for innovative model-based design and analysis technologies that can connect performance analysis data, processes, and knowledge across the various engineering functional domains is becoming critical as product complexity continues to grow even while product development cycles continue to be shortened by competition and market requirements. VCollab is one...

Free educational webinar focused on the importance of innovating better and more efficiently, will take place on May 12, 2016.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 21 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “The Technology Impact on Ideation and Idea Management.” The webinar will take place on May 12 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will share examples of modern ideation and idea management approaches.

The webinar will be an hour long and those attending will: gain an understanding about proven best practices and lessons learned that lead to better ideas, be able to...

Bridging information and processes between AEC and manufacturing to improve efficiency and create more value from bid proposal to commissioning and ongoing operation of facilities and infrastructure.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 20 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the addition of an AEC & Manufacturing Convergence consulting practice. This consulting practice focuses on bridging the flow of data and integrating processes between manufacturing and the design, fabrication, and operation of facilities and infrastructure to reduce waste from project proposal through commissioning, reduce budget and timeline contingencies, improve quality and compliance, and better enable a...

Two leading global PLM events will co-locate in Paris, France on 8-10 November 2016.

Stockholm, Sweden and Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 19 April 2016—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 2016 and PLM Road Map 2016 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Community.

The two events will be held in conjunction with each other at the same venue in Paris, France. Participants can choose to attend one of the events or both at a discounted rate. PLM Road Map for the A&D Community...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 19 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the expansion of its Simulation-Driven Systems Development (SDSD) consulting practice with the immediate addition of Mr. Frank Popielas.

“We are extremely pleased that Frank Popielas will be joining CIMdata as an Executive Consultant in the SDSD practice, working closely with Dr. Keith Meintjes (Executive Consultant, Simulation & Analysis) and Don Tolle (Director, Simulation-Driven Systems Development Practice) along with other senior staff members to expand CIMdata’s overall management consulting capabilities,” stated Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President. Mr. Bilello continued, “Frank brings to...

Presentation will show how a harmonized enterprise PLM platform can assist in global medical device compliance.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 14 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that David Sherburne, an Executive Director in the IT department at Carestream Health, will make a presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the High Tech and Medical Device communities.

With over 30 years of experience spanning product design, IT applications development, project management, and process re-engineering, David Sherburne brings a unique perspective to conversations on enterprise IT programs. As a frequent contributor to industry publications and conferences, he regularly explores leading edge...

Presentation by Disney’s Matthew Loew will share the challenges and the lessons learned.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 7 March 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Matthew Loew, a senior project manager at Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), will make a keynote presentation at CIMdata’s Simulation-Driven Systems Development Knowledge Council workshop taking place in Troy, Michigan on April 27. The event is being held in conjunction with NAFEMS’ Engineering Analysis & Simulation in the Automotive Industry: Emerging Standards & Practices event.

Drawing on inspiration from the Walt Disney quote, “We keep moving forward, opening up new doors,...

Event presents PLM Industry Trends, 2015 Global PLM Market Growth, and Major Research Topics

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 5 April 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the successful completion of its 2016 North American PLM Market & Industry Forum—the first in a series of five global events. This year’s North American Forum was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 31 March 2016. There were 58 PLM industry participants, representing 22 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...

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Key takeaways:

• SAP PLM has evolved into a capable solution to support lifecycle strategies for all but the most complex products from ideation through life
• SAP is expanding their “single source of truth” to include electrical/electronic components, requirements, and software assets
• SAP offers both discrete and formulation PLM on the same platform and several customers are leveraging their solution to address this type of product the complexity of products that combine these aspects

SAP management, partners, and customers were out in force at the SAP Insider Event at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las...

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Key takeaways:

• A&D value chain processes and technologies have to support a wide variety of complexities including development cycles of five to ten years; increasing complexity of systems, materials, and electronics; strict compliance and maintenance requirements; and decades long service lifetimes
• A critical concern in most A&D related companies is knowledge loss; over 35% of employees are baby boomers who started retiring in 2008
• Many product-related IT systems are obsolete and need to be replaced to support increasing business and product complexity as well as to capture and manage the knowledge that is leaving through retirement
• TCS...