Position Papers

Second Module of the 2018 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 27 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Industry Review and Trends Report, the second of five modules of the CIMdata 2017 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2017. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.

The 2018 PLM Industry Review and...

First Module of the 2018 PLM MAR Report Series

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 26 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces, the release of the CIMdata 2018 Executive PLM Market Report. This report provides an executive-level view of CIMdata’s comprehensive analysis of the PLM market, with summary charts on the overall market and on specific PLM solution segments (including the chart below). It also includes perspectives on current trends in the PLM industry and how they may affect current suppliers and investments.

Distribution of 2017...

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On June 14, 2018, Dassault Systèmes, a leader in the global PLM market, announced they had signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Centric Software (Centric), an independent provider of data and process management solutions primarily for the retail, footwear, and apparel (RFA) markets. The announcement provided some interesting details about the notoriously quiet Centric, specifically their 2017 revenues of $61 million, which they claimed was 60% growth over the previous year. Centric has been rumored to be up for sale for the last three years, a common occurrence at...

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PTC and Rockwell Automation, Inc., announced on 11 June 2018 that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a strategic partnership to develop synergies between their respective offerings to help customers transform their physical operations using digital technology. As part of the partnership, Rockwell Automation will make a $1 billion equity investment in PTC.

Rockwell Automation, a global leader in industrial automation, had revenues of $6.3 billion in 2017. PTC, a PLM leader with 2017 revenues of $1.2 billion, has pursued the Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity more aggressively than their PLM peers....

Now in its 25th year, this event will take place in conjunction with PDT Europe in Stuttgart, Germany in October.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 12 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, has announced that the theme for PLM Road Map™ EMEA 2018 will be, “Digitalizing Reality—PLM's role in enabling the digital revolution.” This one-day, event will be held in collaboration with PDT Europe at the Le Méridien Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany on October 24-25.

The digital enablement of key business processes is growing rapidly. At times, these developments seem to be moving at warp speed, are difficult...

The presentation will discuss the issues and varied approaches to add topology optimization into the traditional design process.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 11 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that its Executive Consultant, Dr. Ken Versprille, will make a presentation at PTC’s LiveWorx 18 Technology Conference and Marketplace entitled, “Topology Optimization: Finding Its Way in the Product Development Process.” PTC’s LiveWorx 18 will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, on 17-20 June. Dr. Versprille’s presentation will take place during day 2 of the conference, on 19 June.

Generative design is...

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Key takeaways:

• OpenBOM's cloud-enabled solution facilitates a company's digital transformation by sharing data across independent silos.
• The Bill of Material (BOM) and product configurations are at the core of the product development process and current spreadsheet implementations hold companies back.

In today’s highly competitive marketplace, customer demands are driving product developers toward more customizable products. This level of complexity puts pressure on product engineering’s ability to create and manage more multipart product configurations. Central to product development and the processes surrounding manufacturing is the Bill of Material (BOM). Yesterday’s solution of a spreadsheet to capture a...

The presentation will take place on Thursday, June 7 in Cleveland, Ohio.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 6 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, is pleased to announce that Dr. Keith Meintjes, a CIMdata Executive Consultant, will make a presentation at CAASE18, the Conference on Advancing Analysis & Simulation in Engineering, which takes place at the Huntington Convention Center, in Cleveland, Ohio from June 5-7.

Dr. Meintjes’ presentation titled, Optimization: From Generative to Human‐Assisted Design, and Machine Learning, will take place on Thursday, June 7 in the Advanced Information Technologies breakout session. There is now much interest...

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, June 6 in Cleveland, Ohio.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 5 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, is pleased to announce that Don Tolle, CIMdata’s Director for Simulation-Driven Systems Development Consulting Practice & Knowledge Council, will make a presentation at CAASE18, the Conference on Advancing Analysis & Simulation in Engineering, which takes place at the Huntington Convention Center, in Cleveland, Ohio from June 5-7.

Mr. Tolle’s presentation titled, Emerging Standards for Model‐Based Systems Engineering, will take place on Wednesday, June 6 as part of a breakout session on Emerging Standards....

This educational webinar will show how PLM is key to realizing the digital enablement of key business processes.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 5 June 2018—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Digitalizing Reality.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 12 2018, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

The digital enablement of key business processes is growing rapidly. At times, these developments seem to be moving at warp speed, are difficult to follow and understand, and are even more difficult to integrate into one’s business. The opportunities...