CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 12 July 2013

12 July 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Publishes Executive PLM Market Report
• CIMdata Publishes PLM Trends Report
• CIMdata Releases its 2013 China PLM Report
• Dassault Systèmes’ Green Suite: The Lean, Green, and Compliant Industry Solution Experience: A CIMdata Commentary
• Pushing the Boundaries with Fusion 360: A CIMdata Highlight

Acquisitions

• CD-adapco Acquires Red Cedar Technology Incorporated

Company News

• Delcam Rated World’s Leading CAM Software Specialist for 13th year
• EcoCAR 2 Team from University of Victoria Wins First Place MathWorks Award for Innovative Model-Based Design
• Eurostep and Pera Sign Partnership Agreement for the Chinese Market
• JETCAM Expands European Composite Software Operations with JETCAM Composite GmbH
• MecSoft Partners with Texas Based CNC Reseller
• Real Intent Joins Synopsys in-Sync Program
• Ricardo Joins Open Source Consortium in Sign of Commitment to Modelica-based CAE
• Stratasys Chairman and CIO Scott Crump Receives Industry Achievement Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Synergis Earns Autodesk Digital Prototyping Certification
• TCS’ goIT Student Technology Program Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Fields in Columbus, Ohio

Events News

• 2013 Americas Altair Technology Conference Will Feature Global Experts in Simulation Trends for Aviation and Automotive
• Aras Sponsors 2013 Daimler EDM CAE Forum in Germany
• CGTech to show VERICUT 7.3 Software at EMO
• Delcam’s Vortex High-Speed Roughing Strategy to be Launched at EMO

Financial News

• 3D Systems Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter and Six Months 2013 Results
• ANSYS to Release Second Quarter 2013 Earnings on August 1, 2013
• Dassault Systemes Schedules Second Quarter 2013 Results Webcast and Conference Call for July 25, 2013
• PTC to Announce Fiscal Q3 Results on Wednesday, July 24th and Host Conference Call on Thursday, July 25th at 8:30am ET

Implementation Investments

• 3D Systems and Edison Nation Ink Exclusive 3D Printing Collaboration
• Aubade Selects Centric Software Product Lifecycle Management
• Delcam’s PowerINSPECT Integrates Inspection for Aero-Engine Manufacturer
• ITC Infotech Implements PTC’s FlexPLM for Brooks Sports
• Michelin adopts TraceParts 3D Enterprise Content Management solutions
• SIDEL Achieves Unparalleled Productivity Gain with NCSIMUL Machine

Product News

• AVEVA Offers a Road-Map for Owner Operators to assess their Information Management Strategies
• Bentley Announces Immediate Availability of the Bentley Map Mobile App, Further Enhancing Information Mobility
• BETA CAE Systems S.A. Announces the new v14.1.2 Release of the ANSA & µETA Pre- & Post-Processing Suite
• Bricsys Announces Version 8 of Bricsys LGS 2D & 3D Component Technology
• CimatronE 11 Features Proven Ultra-high Performance Material Removal Technology
• Dassault Systèmes Introduces EXALEAD OneCall to Transform Customer Interactions into Business Growth
• eQuorum Announces Release of ImageSite Version 8.5
• "Express 3D" Released on CCE Labs Portal for Viewing Multi-CAD Data
• Ideate, Inc. Releases Vastly Enhanced Ideate Explorer for Revit 2013.3
• IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Client and Vault Server 2014 Now Available
• InfiniteSkills Release "Revit Architecture 2014 Tutorial" a Definitive Training Course That Teaches Core Skills in This BIM Application
• Luxion Partnership Brings Mold-Tech Textures to KeyShot
• Missler Software and Haas Automation Europe collaborate closely on 5-axis machining
• MSC Software Reinvents Materials Lifecycle Management with MaterialCenter
• New LMS 3D Simulation Solutions Offer More Real-World Technology
• OASIS Approves New Version of CMIS Standard for Content in the Cloud
• TSMC Expands Collaboration with Cadence on Virtuoso Custom Design Platform
• ZWCAD+ 2014 Beta Launched, with More Intelligent Online Workflow

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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