CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 10 September 2010

10 September 2010

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

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CIMdata News

• “PLM: State of the Technology” by Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata

Company News

• Bentley Announces Finalists in 2010 Be Inspired Awards Competition
• Cadac Organice Expands its Business in Northern Europe
• Cutting Edge Solutions Ltd Merges with PRION UK
• Dassault Systèmes Solutions Facilitate Ohio Northern University Student Simulation Projects
• Icona Solutions Addresses Chinese Automotive Industry with the Appointment of its First Value-Added Resellers in China
• Mecanica Solutions Inc. and FAB Solutions, LLC Announce Partnership to Market a Comprehensive PLM and Business Automation Solution-360 Enterprise Software
• Tata Technologies Names new Global PLM Vice President

Events News

• Aras to Present at CMPIC’s CM Trends 2010 Conference
• Are You Planning Big Changes to Your PDM / PLM Environment?
• CGTech to Preview VERICUT 7.1 at IMTS
• Cortona3D and JustSystems Integration Streamlines Technical Authoring, Illustration and Workflow Processes
• Delcam to Host Middle East Aerospace Opportunities Event
• Delcam to Present Developments in CADCAM for Composites at IMTS
• Delcam to Show High-Precision Manufacturing at Micronora
• DP Technology Unveils ESPRIT 2011 CAM Software at AMB 2010
• ESI Global Forum 2010 Declared a Success
• GibbsCAM Highlighted in Mazak Exhibit at IMTS 2010
• Intergraph® CAESAR II® Pipe Stress Training Scheduled for September 13-17 in Houston
• MathWorks Hosts MATLAB Virtual Conference
• Michael Payne to Provide Keynote at Spatial’s 3D Insiders’ Summit 2010
• New Version of KOMPAS-3D to be First Presented at AMB fair in Hall 4 Stand A 34
• Prestigious List of Manufacturing Leaders to Share Keys to Productivity at Siemens PLM Software Event
• SolidCAM Bypasses IMTS for Product Launches Delivered Directly To Customers
• Synopsys Showcases DesignWare IP Solutions for PCI Express, USB and SATA at Intel Developer Forum 2010
• Tacton Systems Will Showcase TactonWorks at SolidLine Launch Events
• 2010 CADWorx® University Conference to Showcase Intergraph® Design and Analysis Software User Experience
• VISTAGY Aerospace Composites Road Shows to Feature the Renault F1 Team
• Visual ETO Live e-Seminar, Wednesday, September 15 at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT

Financial News

• SolidCAM North America Sets New Sales Record in August 2010

Implementation Investments

• Austin Energy Selects Autodesk Utility Design Software to Optimize Facility and Network Design
• Baotou Bei Ben Heavy Trucks Accelerates Engineering Productivity with MSC.Software
• Delcam Supplies CADCAM Software for Implants
• ESI Receives Recognition from Qualis Corporation
• Leading Engineering Analysis Consultancy, Vectayn, Standardizes Virtual Design Processes With HyperWorks Suite
• Majenta Solutions Awarded Contract by Jaguar Land Rover for the Supply of Autodesk Alias Surface Software
• NovaQuest Receives Prime Contract Award in SeaPort-e Program
• Personal Breeze Air Purifier: Feel an Open Window Anywhere!
• PDF3D® Sets Sail with CFD Experts Cape Horn Engineering
• RWM Casters Increases Sales Prospects With PARTsolutions 3D Part Catalog Technology
• Scania Improves Its Product Development with Support from Dassault Systèmes’ PLM Solutions
• Synopsys DFTMAX Compression Cuts Pin-Limited Test Cost by 95 Percent at Silicon Image
• U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Selects IFS Applications MRO Suite

Product News

• Agilent Technologies’ SystemVue Now Offers Modeling, Scripting Capability Using MATLAB®
• CDC Software Announces Availability of New Product Lifecycle Management Solution for Ross Enterprise that Shortens Time to Market, Ensures Product Compliance, Enhances Productivity and Reduces Costs
• CimatronE to Introduce New Productivity Acceleration Device for NC Programmers
• Delcam Launches Dental Scanners for High-Accuracy Restorations
• MathWorks Announces Release 2010b of the MATLAB and Simulink Product Families
• MWH Soft Releases InfoWorks and FloodWorks Version 11
• NorthRidge Software Develops Advanced Search Solution for Aras PLM Software Suite
• SolidCAM Launches SolidCAM Xpress
• Wipro and Oracle to Co-Develop an Integration Solution to Help Consumer Goods Companies Launch New Products Faster

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 results for the last opinion poll are:

23% of respondents continue to execute at least half of their design work in 2D. This would not be surprising if the responses were representative of global practice. We know that a lot of design on a worldwide basis is still done using 2D drawings (note that 2D design can be quite appropriate for certain situations such as basic turned parts). The interesting factor in this survey is that almost 1/3 of respondents report that they do ALL of their design in 3D. This indicates that many organizations are abandoning 2D altogether. We can only assume that these are companies that design products at the higher end of the product complexity scale.

A follow on question is to understand how many companies continue to use drawings to communicate their design work to manufacturing and to their partners. We will pose this question in a future poll.

NOTE: The results of these polls are anecdotal, not scientific.
If you have a suggestion for a poll you'd like to see contact us at info@cimdata.com.

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