CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 24 May 2013

24 May 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• Autodesk to Acquire Tinkercad, Easy-to-Use Web-Based 3D Design Software

Company News

• Advanced Solutions Awarded Autodesk Fabrication Specialization
• AMC Bridge and National Mining University Sign Partnership Agreement
• AVEVA Expands Sales Presence in South Asia
• Ciespace Announces a New Reseller Agreement with CAE Solutions in Japan
• CONTACT, Fraunhofer IPK and VDI Publish a Study on Collaborative Product Development
• Delcam Opens North-West Office to Increase Sales
• iStone Become Channel Partner for DeSL’s Fashion PLM Solution
• JETCAM Signs New Dealer in Turkey
• cMakerBot® and Autodesk® at Maker Faire San Mateo
• PROSTEP Enhances its Presence in the USA with EOS Solutions, LLC
• SAP Commits to Driving Skills Development and Job Creation in Africa
• SAP to Accelerate Innovation for Cloud and SAP HANA Through One Unified Development Organization
• Siemens Scores Top Spot in Analyst's PLM Software Ranking for 12th Straight Year
• Siemens Software to help Establish Korean Standard for Building Information Management
• Siemens’ Support for Diversity through STEM Education is Recognized for 11th Straight Year
• Synergis Adds New Vice President, Professional Services and Information Systems to Expand Value Offerings
• U.S. CAD Relocates Corporate Office to Newport Beach
• Zuken wins Toyota IT Award for Excellence

Events News

• 3D Systems to Host Investor Event
• ADT Demonstrates How to Achieve Increased Efficiency and Reduced Emissions for Standards Compliance at ASME Turbo Expo 2013
• Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Leading-Edge RF/Microwave Design and Test Solutions at International Microwave Symposium
• Cadence Celebrates 25 Years in the EDA Industry at 50th DAC
• Call for Papers for CDNLive Boston 2013 User Conference Now Open
• CimatronE & GibbsCAM Show Latest Technology in Russia
• CimatronE 11 to be Showcased in Malaysia
• CGTech to Show VERICUT CNC Machine Simulation Software at FEIMAFE
• Delcam CRISPIN’s New Project Management System at Shoes & Leather Guangzhou
• Delcam France to Host Free Seminar on Machining with Robots with KUKA
• Delcam to Show Latest CAM Programming Software in Moscow
• Delcam to Show Latest Machining and Inspection Software at PTC Live
• Synopsys Plans Full Slate of Special Events at DAC 2013
• Zuken to Share Design Flow Expertise at Device Developers' Conference

Financial News

• AVEVA Group PLC Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2013
• HP Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
• Mentor Graphics Reports Fiscal First Quarter Results and Announces Dividend
• Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013
  

Implementation Investments

• CASAIS Group Selects ZWCAD+ for Real Estate and Architectural Projects
• L-3 Link Simulation & Training Cuts Engineering Change Orders by Ninety Percent Using Capital Software from Mentor Graphics

Product News

• 3D-CAD-Viewer sets Bi-Turbo: KISTERS 3DViewStation V12.0
• 3D Systems Launches Cubify Draw
• Altair Partner Alliance Adds Lean Design Technology from Munro & Associates
• BETA CAE Systems S.A. Announces the new v14.1.1 Release of the ANSA & µETA Pre- & Post-Processing Suite
• CAD Schroer Customers Rate ISO 9001-certified Software Support as “Excellent”
• CCE Addresses Growing Demand in CAE Space by Extending Support to Linux Platforms
• Edgecam/Autodesk 2014 Partnership “Best In Class” Solution
• Hitachi Systems of Japan Joins the Aras Partner Program
• Industry Leading Cloud and Mobile CAD Apps Reach New Heights
• Infor Announces Collaborative Social S&OP Model
• JETCAM Releases Version 1.04 of JETCAM Orders Controller Premium
• Lectra Brings the 3D Revolution to the Fashion Industry
• LMS Test.Lab Rev 13 Helps Automotive Engineers Further Improve and Speed up Testing Processes
• LMS Test.Lab Rev 13 Helps Aviation and Space Engineers Take Testing to New Heights
• Mentor Graphics Teams with OpSIS Foundries and Lumerical Solutions on PDK Development for IME Silicon Photonics Process
• NVIDIA GRID Unleashes Graphics For Virtualized Desktops
• Trimble Delivers SketchUp 2013, New Version of 3D Modeling Platform for Architecture, Design and Construction Professionals
• TXT Launches ‘TXTMobile’
  

CIMdata Online Polls

CIMdata is now featuring online polls with real time reporting on our web site at http://www.cimdata.com/polls/polls.html. Each week the results of the previous poll will be included in the CIMdata PLM Industry Summary to help you stay on top of trends in the PLM industry.

Take a moment to visit the site and vote on our current poll.

The most recent poll focuses on the use of PLM enabling solutions to support service in the field. The results for the last opinion poll are:

It is clear from this poll that the respondents do service their products in the field. Many of them (over 73%) manage some or all of their product service information in their PLM-enabling solutions. This is a good finding, as it implies that these companies are leveraging the intellectual assets developed during product development for downstream applications like field service. One big issue facing field service is the configuration of what is being serviced. What is in place in the field is often very different from the product originally delivered to the customer. These changes can accumulate from actions by both the customer and the company that originally provided the product. What is important is that these changes are tracked so that the service team can have the right information, right tools and right parts to take the necessary service actions. Nearly 38% of the companies responding manage all as-maintained product information, and over 62% manage some as-maintained configurations, which illustrates that there is still significant room for improvement.

While companies maintain service information in PLM, it is not the system used to define service plan in all companies, with just under 23% saying they define them in PLM. The poll did not ask, but many ERP systems have such capabilities, or they could be relying on the world’s most common PLM-enabling solution, Microsoft Excel.

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