CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 7 June 2013

7 June 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Publishes “Focus on Innovation”
• Optimizing Data Migration and PLM Consolidation: a CIMdata Commentary

Company News

• Advanced Solutions Awarded Bronze Technical Certification in Autodesk Simulation CFD
• Altair Finalizes Global Partnership with Fujitsu
• Bentley Issues 2013 Be Inspired Awards Call for Submissions
• Ideate, Inc. Earns Autodesk Civil Infrastructure Specialization
• ITC Infotech Successfully Completes Campus Connect Initiative for PLM Practice
• Lectra Signs a Partnership Contract with Italian Fashion School Polimoda
• MathWorks to Sponsor RoboCup 2013
• ModernTech Partners with Altium to Provide Electronics Design Software
• Siemens and IBM Japan Strengthen their PLM Software and Services Partnership
• TopSolid at the WFL Technology Meeting 2013
• TracePartsOnline.net 3D CAD Library Reaches Out 1.5 Million Users

Events News

• Autodesk to Webcast Its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
• AVEVA and Capgemini Present at Ventyx World 2013
• AVEVA Supports Laser Scanning Partners at Key Industry Events
• AVEVA Sponsors SPAR Japan 2013
• CCE to Showcase its Labs Web Portal at PTC Live Global 2013
• Cimatron Chosen for Special Presentation at Amerimold
• Delcam to Show latest PowerMILL at MTA Vietnam
• Online Catalog of Solid Edge® 3D CAD Models at Siemens PLM Connection User Conference
• Parts Management System Promotes Lean Engineering at Siemens PLM Connection User Conference
• Tata Technologies Hosts Six Industry Round Table Sessions at PLM World Siemens PLM Connection Americas User Conference 2013
• Virtalis at PTC Live Global 2013

Implementation Investments

• Asmara to Implement Cloud PLM & ERP Software from WFX across 600 Users
• Empresarios Agrupados Signs Long-Term Agreement to Use Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Solutions
• Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited Uses Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D in Ship Production
• ŠKODA JS selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise for Owner Operators to Significantly Improve the Management of Relevant Engineering Projects
• SPRING Technologies Signs Worldwide Corporate Contract with SAFRAN Group

Product News

• 3D PDF™ Plug-Ins for Autodesk® 2014 Products Just Released
• Better BIM Exchange between Intergraph® Smart 3D and Tekla Structures Brings New Productivity and Higher Quality for Structural Steel
• BIM Data Exchange Link between Smart 3D and Tekla Structures
• BobCAD-CAM, Inc. Releases New Advanced Artistic CAD/CAM Software for CNC Machining
• Ciespace Announces the Release of SaaS Application for 3D Engineering Design and Simulation
• Delcam CRISPIN Launches New Project Management System for Footwear Industry
• DEM Solutions Extends EDEM Multi-physics Simulation Environment with Capability to Enable Co-simulation with Multibody Dynamics Software
• Hobby CAD/CAM Software Gives Home Shop Manufacturers New Technology
• idsDesignTOUCH™ Releases Revit Plug-In for Use With SMART Board® Interactive Displays
• Intergraph® Begins Beta Testing for Smart 3D 2014
• Intergraph® Releases SmartPlant® Enterprise Control Panel to Centralize and Simplify Administration of All Tools Within the SmartPlant Enterprise Suite
• JETCAM Releases Free 2D CAD Viewer
• Kenesto Announces General Availability of Major Solution Update Enabling Collaborative Ecosystem for Product and Project Teams of Any Size and Complexity
• Lantek’s Latest Software Includes Pioneering Nesting Solutions and Intelligent Integration
• NEOSYSTEM of Japan Joins Aras Partner Program
• New AVEVA Marine Enhancements set new Standards in Fabrication Performance
• New Teamcenter Rapid Start Speeds Product Data Management Deployment; Streamlines Product Development
• New Zuken Software Boosts Product Planning and Logical Design
• Siemens Simplifies PLM Software Implementation; Provides Faster ROI
• SolidWorks Users Gain Access to High Level Nastran Analysis and Simulation
• Wiley Announced as the Exclusive Publisher for Autodesk Official Press Books
• zSpace, Inc. Partnership With Siemens PLM Software Delivers Enhanced 3D Visualization Solution
• ZWCAD+ Makes Ease on CAD Designer for Tough Raster Image Operations

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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NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
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