Position Papers

In the future, the entire lifecycle of large batteries, such as those installed in electric cars, will be stored digitally. However, for the industry, the new European Union (EU) battery passport is not only a legal requirement, it is also an opportunity: modern data management makes it possible to comprehensively analyze and evaluate the continuous flow of information, starting with raw material extraction to use to recycling - thus creating more innovative products and more efficient value chains.

"Batteries with a planned service life of up to 20 years for larger batteries generate large amounts of data, covering raw material extraction,...

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Key Takeaways

• Model-Based Product Development (MBPD) involves interconnected design, simulation, manufacturing, optimization, and other technologies, operating on a common, native CAD model integrated into the engineering design environment.
• Manufacturers are striving to achieve the full MBE vision, which PTC believes is driving a stronger than ever commitment to Model-Based Product Development.
• To meet evolving customer needs toward MBPD, PTC has acquired or built advanced functional capabilities like real-time simulation, and generative design and integrated them into the native CAD environment, which is driving accelerated adoption of the capabilities.
• As companies advance digital strategies, MBPD will be crucial...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 8 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Doug Macdonald, Director of PLM Success and Executive Consultant, will join a webinar for PLM Professionals interested in learning more about the Smart Commercialization of Consumer Electronics Products. The webinar is on Thursday, 29 June, at 11:00 AM EDT.

In today’s fast-moving and highly competitive consumer electronics environment, speed-to-market, and giving consumers what they want in a timely fashion are critical to success. Siloed departments, disconnected systems, and product data chaos...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 6 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free webinar, “The Digital Transformation of Food & Beverage Product Development.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 13 July 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour.

Change is accelerating in the food and beverage business, impacting all participants in the food & beverage value chain: grocery retailers, branded product manufacturers, private brand contract manufacturers, and suppliers of ingredients and raw materials. Consumers are driving...

Research was commissioned by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with Jama Software and other leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 1 June 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program and highlights Jama Software's perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group commissioned the research in collaboration with Jama Software and four other leading PLM solution providers.

The concept of linking multiple representations of a product, each tuned...

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Key Takeaways

• PTC continues to drive and expand their SaaS and cloud delivery strategy with the new “+” product releases, e.g., Creo+ and Windchill+.
• PTC is leveraging Onshape cloud-based system functions in Creo+ to enable multiple users to collaborate on the same product model in real-time–concurrently reviewing, exploring, and editing product designs.
• They have added partnerships with aPriori and Ansys Granta to improve better design for sustainability.
• ServiceMax is the core of PTC’s new Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution suite and will manage the physical product of record, extending PTC’s model-based digital thread to encompass the product...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 31 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of a new eBook, Imperatives as Automotive Industry Pivots to Vehicle Electrification. The eBook describes vehicle electrification engineering challenges and the capabilities of Siemens Digital Industries Software’s integrated and cross-discipline approach of their Xcelerator solutions. Siemens is introducing three solution themes which will foster the development of electric vehicles, namely Comprehensive Design and Optimization Simulation, Collaborative Virtual Development Environment, and End to End Production Management. Given the explosive growth in electronics and software and new drive units along with...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 26 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that James Roche, Executive Consultant and Aerospace & Defense Practice Director at CIMdata, will participate in a webinar, “New Research Findings: The Impact of Live Traceability™ on the Digital Thread.” The webinar, organized by Jama Software, takes place on Wednesday, 7 June, at 11:00 AM EDT.

CIMdata will share key findings from recent Digital Thread research commissioned by the Aerospace and Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with Jama Software and other leading solution providers. The research aimed to understand industry needs...

This PLM-focused event will take place in November.

Ann Arbor, MI, USA & Stockholm, SWEDEN 25 May 2023—CIMdata and Eurostep are pleased to announce that PLM Road Map EMEA & PDT 2023 Europe will take place on 15 & 16 November at the Renaissance Hotel in La Defense, Paris, France. The theme for the conference is “The Digital Thread in a Heterogeneous, Extended Enterprise Reality: A Call for PLM Professionals to Share their Knowledge and Experience.”

PLM Road Map & PDT 2023 will focus on the interests of the PLM Professional. With this in mind, our agenda will offer a mix of...

Research was commissioned by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group in collaboration with PTC and other leading PLM solution providers.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 24 May 2023—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of a new eBook that summarizes the results of a multi-sponsor collaborative research program and highlights PTC’s perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group commissioned the research in collaboration with PTC and four other leading PLM solution providers.

The concept of linking multiple representations of a product, each tuned to the needs...