CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 30 August 2013

30 August 2013

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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Acquisitions

• 3D Systems acquires cloud-based platform

CIMdata News

• CIMdata Celebrates 30 Year Milestone Anniversary
• CIMdata Commentary: Better Service—Happier Customers: PTC’s Solution for SLM
• CIMdata Commentary: Challenges and Solutions for Electronics and High-Tech Product Development
• Adrian Micu, Vice President of Engineering for CES Group to Keynote at CIMdata’s PLM Road Map 2013
• DARPA’s LTC Nathan Wiedenman to make a Keynote Presentation at CIMdata’s PLM Road Map 2013

Events News

• Aras to Present at Boeing and Northrop Grumman 2013 GPDIS Conference on Using 3D PDF to Integrate PLM Visualization with Secure Social
• AVEVA sponsors and presents at ICCAS 2013
• Geometric to showcase its automation solutions at EMO 2013
• Gerber Technology to Unveil Breakthrough Technology Focused on Optimizing Workflow and Maximizing Cutting Room Efficiencies at CISMA 2013 in Shanghai
• EDA Consortium Presents Export Seminar on September 18th in San Jose

Company News

• ANSYS, Russian GosNIIAS Partner for Aerospace Industry
• CAD/CAM Connect Selects 25th Partner Supplier
• Dassault planning Thai market expansion
• i GET IT Announces Affiliate Partner Program
• Imagination and Mentor Extend Partnership for Open Source, Embedded Tools Support Across All MIPS CPU
• IMAGINiT Technologies CFD Consulting Group Expands as Businesses Realize Benefits of Simulation and Analysis Consulting
• Nemetschek AG Management Board Chairperson Tanja Dreilich Resigns
• Special Aerospace Services Announces Teaming Agreement with the University of Colorado's Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
• Siemens and Middle Tennessee State establish Mechatronics Certification Program
• Siemens launches new monthly subscription option for Solid Edge CAD software
• TASC Certified As Fully Qualified Navy Validator
• WFX Cloud PLM helps Downeast Basics become top innovator
• Zuken Expands in Switzerland; Names New Operations Manager
• Zuken Expands U.S. Operation; Adds Investment

Financial News

• Altium announces final, audited results for year to 30 June 2013
• SofTech Announces Q4 and FY 2013 Operating Results

Implementation Investments

• ATOS signs 6-year outsourcing contract with EDF Luminus
• BOSAL selects Infor's micro-vertical suite especially designed for the automotive tier supplier industry
• Brazilian Plus Size Fashion Brand goes LIVE on WFX Cloud
• Cadence Palladium XP Platform Chosen by Mellanox Technologies to Shorten Development Time of Interconnect Products
• Georgia-Pacific Design Studio Features 3D Revit® and SketchUp® Designs
• GSE-Giprokauchuk signs major new contract with AVEVA
• Millennium Wins NASA Ames Project and Engineering Support Services Contract
• NIIT and Autodesk Partner to Redefine Design Education in India
• Realtek's chips designed for PC and mobile wireless applications
• Thame Workholding’s Double Success with VISI and Edgecam
• The Algerian Ministry of Education Selects Dassault Systèmes' SolidWorks Education Edition to Support Education Reform

Product News

• Altium launches SolidWorks App for Altium Designer
• BobCAD-CAM, Inc. Releases New Training Solution for SolidWorks CAM
• BOXX Workstations Earn SolidWorks Certification
• Cincom Acquire adds CAD capabilities to its integrated tools
• Enfocus Solutions Announces Integration Ability with JIRA® and Other Project Management Systems for Greater Visibility, More Control
• HP and SAP Collaborate to Deliver HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA

• HP expands Big Data offering
• Hypertherm Announces the Addition of New Features to ProNest
• File Translator in ZW3D 2013 SP: Enhanced 3D CAD Data Exchange
• Kenesto’s seamless integration overlays Task Management, Workflow, and Enterprise Business Collaboration onto Dropbox content
• Knovel Launches Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture Subject Area
• New Creo and Autodesk Courseware from ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge(R) Speeds the Transition from Learning to Application
• New Version of Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge now available
• pdf2AutoCAD Plug-in for Autodesk Products available now
• RLM upgrades FashionManager software solution
• SimpleCAD Pulls a Quick Draw on Steel Plus Detailing
• Sync’s QA module reduces errors in apparel making process
• Tekla BIMsight 1.8 makes BIM collaboration live
• Total Nesting Automation now Available for SMP/IS Software from Merry Mechanization, Inc
• Visual 2000 Unveils Major PLM and ERP Releases at Global Partner Event

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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