CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 9 August 2013

9 August 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• CIMdata Publishes Review of OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL

Acquisitions

• 3D Systems Acquires TeamPlatform

Company News

• AVEVA joins Offshoreenergy.dk
• BASF Wins Inaugural Altair Enlighten Award for Innovation in Automotive Vehicle Light-Weighting with its Composite Seat Pan
• CADD Microsystems Recognized as Autodesk's Top Authorized Training Center in the Mid-Atlantic
• intrinSIM, BeyondCAE to Collaborate
• Kelar Pacific, LLC Announces a new Partnership with e-PlanSoft™
• Microsol Resources Awarded Autodesk Civil Infrastructure Specialization
• OPEN MIND and hyperMILL® Continue on the Road to Success According to latest Ranking
• RISA-Tekla Link Selected as a 2013 Hot Product by Modern Steel Construction Magazine and the American Institute of Steel Construction
• TCS Generates STEM Jobs in US, Hires 174 College Graduates
• TCS Wins IABC Gold Quill Excellence Award

Events News

• CNC Software, Inc. and InterCAM Showcase Mastercam X7 at EMO 2013
• Delcam’s Enhanced Electrode Solution on show at EMO
• Delcam to Show Machining with Robots at Advanced Engineering
• Famic Technologies Showcases Its CAD and Simulation Software at ISARC 2013 in Montreal
• GibbsCAM to Demonstrate Latest Capabilities at Westec 2013
• GibbsCAM to Demonstrate New Capabilities at EMO 2013
• Hagerman & Company to Host Autodesk Simulation Mechanical Workshop
• Mentor Graphics to Present at the 15th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum

Financial News

• HP to Present Live Audio Webcast of Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call
• Mentor Graphics Corporation to Release Fiscal Q2 2014 Financial Results August 22, 2013
• Synopsys Announces Earnings Release Date for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013
  

Implementation Investments

• Cabinet Vision “Changed Staff Mindset” on Design
• Delcam’s FeatureCAM Cuts Programming Times from Days to Minutes
• Fashion Avenue Sweater Knits Implements NGC’s Fashion PLM and Supply Chain Management Solution
• Lectra helps ManiForm Achieve a Highly Efficient Manufacturing Flow
• Sleepwear Leader Taps Visual PLM.net® to Advance Customer Focus
  

Product News

• Altium Takes Native 3D PCB to a New Level of ECAD and MCAD Integration
• Aras Announces Latest Open Release of Advanced Enterprise PLM Platform
• Atego and PTC Collaborate to Realize the Value of System Modeling & Model-based Systems Engineering
• Autodesk Introduces Breakthrough Technology for Infrastructure
• AVEVA Explains how 3D Laser Scanning can help Shipyards Survive the Downturn
• CADLearning eBook for AutoCAD 2014 Essentials Now Available on iTunes
• CADLearning Adds AutoCAD Architecture 2014 Course to Extensive AEC Course Catalog
• Cimatron and Moldex3D to Introduce Innovative Cooling Simulation
• Design Data Announces Release of SDS/2 Connect 2014
• Dynamic Block in ZWCAD+ 2014 Beta: More Flexible to Make Changes
• Improved IFC/ArchiCAD Connection Add-In for Revit 2014 Applications
• Latest CAD Release for Collaborative Engineering Design: MEDUSA4 version 5.2
• Newly-launched ZW3D 2013 SP Beta Features Easier Design Communication
• PROSTEP expands its Range of V6 xPDM Adapters
  

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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