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3D Systems  announced that it is teaming up with the White House, UI Labs, the Department of Defense and other industry and academic organizations on its recently announced Digital Lab for Manufacturing. As part of this collaboration, 3DS plans to deliver its latest Geomagic® perceptual design to manufacturing tools including scan-to-CAD, and inspection products into the center, providing access for the American manufacturing industry to the most advanced design to manufacturing digital thread. Headed by UI Labs and located in Chicago, the Digital Lab for Manufacturing is an applied research institute that is chartered with the development, demonstration and deployment of digital manufacturing technologies across key manufacturing industries. This White House initiative brings together 40 industry partners, more than 30 academic, government and community partners and an additional 500+ supporting companies. The Digital Lab has a mission to transform the American manufacturing chain, to ensure the secure integration and communication of digital manufacturing

Fouad el Khaldi, Ph.D., General Manager of Industry Strategy & Innovation, ESI Group Dr. Fouad el Khaldi joined ESI Group (ESI) in 1988 and is currently, General Manager of Industry Strategy & Innovation, a position he assumed in 2010. With over 30 years of experience in the CAE industry Fouad has undertaken several different roles of increasing responsibility at ESI including the role of Senior Consultant for a Joint Venture created by IBM Japan and ESI in Tokyo where he was in charge of developing a new solution for sheet metal forming simulation in collaboration with the Japanese Automotive Industry. After the conclusion of that project Fouad established PAM-STAMP as an industrial simulation software product and the Virtual Manufacturing Product line at ESI. In 2000 he was a key contributor to the success of ESI’s initial public offering and its associated business transformation. In 2004 he was appointed Manager of the Virtual

Presentation will explain how an information system or data exchange mechanism can be built or configured to support systems engineering processes. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 13 March 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Croon Elektrotechniek’s Leo van Ruijven will make a presentation at CIMdata’s upcoming European workshop, Bridging the Requirements Gap with Model-Based Systems Engineering, which will take place in Bad Homburg, Germany on 9 April, 2014. Mr. van Ruijven’s presentation, Developing an MBSE Framework Based on ISO Standards, will offer a framework for Model-Based Systems Engineering based on the Life Cycle Data Integration standard ISO 15926 and the System Life Cycle Processes standard ISO 15288. The framework is based on using a Reference Data Library (ISO 15926-4 RDL) and a set of relationships derived from information models representing the processes defined in ISO 15288. With this framework an information system or data exchange mechanism can be

Christoph Bräuchle, Business Development Director, PTC As Business Development Director in PTC’s Automotive Center of Excellence Europe, Christoph Bräuchle is responsible for the Systems Engineering strategy and related areas. He represents PTC in research projects such as the EU-funded CRYSTAL project and works with academic and industry partners. In his previous positions at PTC, he worked as Product Management Director and Senior Consultant with leading automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. He also led the initiative to support safety related development and have TÜV SÜD Automotive Certification of Integrity for achieving ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 compliance.  

Gerard Litjens, Director of European Operations, CIMdata Gerard Litjens has over 30 years of experience in information and communication technology, product and plant lifecycle management, and other business-enabling solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations worldwide. He has held various positions in consulting, management, business development, business analysis, education, and ROI development of PDM/PLM, supply chain management, and ERP solutions. As a CIMdata consultant, Gerard provides in-depth analysis, strategic and tactical business planning, market and channel development, and training services to a range of IT, PLM, CAD/CAM, and ERP solution providers, systems integrators, and resellers. He also provides PLM strategy assessments, benefits analysis, system selection, education, training, and implementation planning services to a range of companies in both discrete and process manufacturing industries. Prior to joining CIMdata, Gerard held training, development, and management positions at Cap Gemini, and worked at Philips Electronics, where his responsibilities included the development and implementation of a

John MacKrell, Vice President and Systems Engineering Lead, CIMdata John MacKrell has over 40 years of experience in the application of computer-based solutions to engineering and manufacturing, with more than 20 years at CIMdata. He has held senior positions in product management, marketing, research and development, and consulting.John's experience includes marketing and product management, market analysis, solid modeling, and data management systems. John consults on PLM strategies; best practices; collaboration and knowledge sharing; PLM ROI and benefits; and developing end-user plans for the acquisition and implementation of PLM technologies – including PDM, data visualization, collaboration, CAD, and digital manufacturing. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, trade shows, and seminars throughout the world and is author or co-author of numerous technology guides and has authored a number of books and articles related to PLM. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture from The University of Michigan.  

Donald Tolle, Director, Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, CIMdata Don Tolle is Director, Systems Engineering & Simulation Consulting Practice, for CIMdata. Don brings to CIMdata and his clients more than 30 years of PLM industry experience in the disciplines of new product development and virtual product development working with global manufacturing companies in the automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial equipment, marine, consumer products, medical products, and high-tech electronics industries. Don has held various management positions in the CAE and the broader PLM software and services industry involved in strategic planning and M&A, product management, software product development, product and services marketing, engineering services consulting, technology R&D, best practices development, and strategic business development. He has worked with both emerging Simulation and CAE startups as well as existing PLM mindshare leaders to evangelize their technology platforms and solutions from early adoption through market acceptance and maturity. Don holds a BS in Mechanical

Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation & Analysis, CIMdata Dr. Keith Meintjes has over 30 years of experience in the development and application of simulation tools to transform product development. His achievements include novel methods for combustion simulation, patents for engine design, and strategic planning for the world’s largest commercial HPC facility. Keith joined CIMdata when they acquired CPDA, where he was Research Director for CAE and managed CPDA’s Design/Simulation Council. Previously, he spent nearly 30 years at General Motors. At GM he was responsible for the engineering requirements for GM’s Global CAE IT infrastructure and was named Senior Technical Fellow. At GM Powertrain he held strategic, planning, and management positions, to embed simulation tools in the powertrain product development process. Earlier, at the GM Research Laboratories, he developed thermodynamic and CFD simulation models for engine performance and combustion, and was instrumental in GM’s acquisition of a Cray supercomputer. Keith holds BSc and MSc

Leo van Ruijven, Manager Technology Development, Croon Elektrotechniek B.V. Leo van Ruijven received his Master of Science degree from the Hoge School van Utrecht in the Netherlands. His thesis was about implementing integral design within the construction industry. Van Ruijven was involved in the design and engineering of one of the largest water barriers in the world, the Stormvloedkering Nieuwe Waterweg in the Netherlands and the Westerscheldetunnel, the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands. As part of these projects he was responsible for risk and availability analysis and the design and implementation of a configuration management system. He is currently responsible for the development and implementation of systems engineering at Croon Elektrotechniek BV. Van Ruijven is a member of ISO TC 184 SC4 and in this context he is one of the initiators for bringing the Gellish methodology under the ISO 15926 umbrella. Related to this he has developed a Universal