CIMdata PLM Industry Summary 30 September 2011

30 September 2011

CIMdata PLM Industry Summary

News and Information on Product Lifecycle Management

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CIMdata News

• Siemens PLM Software: Industry Strategy in “High Definition” (CIMdata Commentary)
  

Company News

• Altair Engineering Internship Program to Offer Real-World Experience and Employment Opportunities to Students
• Averna White Paper: Strengthening the Global Supply Chain Is Key to Manufacturing Better Products
• Componeering Inc. Signs an Agreement about ESAComp Distribution with Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab® Ltd.) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan
  
• Dassault Systemes: "Staying Alive": 3D Experience Helps Save Lives
• Delcam Launches New Website for PowerINSPECT Inspection Software
  
• Delcam Offers Virtual Tour of Birmingham Headquarters
• First Industry-Wide Web Portal for Transaction-Level Model Access Welcomes Model Developers and Users
  
• Fujitsu Driving Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Standard; Decreasing Development Time, Accelerating Time-to-Market
  
• Renowned Physician Dr Franck Delplace Joins ESI’s Scientific Committee
  
• TraceParts Appoints GPL as their Exclusive Partner in Brazil to Boost 3D Catalog Business
• WRENCH Solutions Expands into North America by Setting up a Fully Owned Subsidiary in Toronto to Handle Sales and Support
  
• Zuken Adds Support for IPC-2581, Joins Newly Formed Consortium
  

Events News

• Apriso Joins Panel Discussion at PLM Road Map 2011
  
• Aras Announces Aras Community Event 2011 Japan
• Attend Mercury PLM Services Information Exchange on October 20, 2011: "Useful PLM Information from Practical People"
  
• Delcam to Show Complete Dental System at BDTA Dental Showcase
• 49th Design Automation Conference (DAC) Issues Call for Contributions
• Intergraph® to Feature CADWorx® Plant, CAESAR II® and PV Elite® at DMS EXPO in Osaka, Japan October 5-7
  
• KOMPAS-3D Highly Appreciated by Attendees at Germany's EMO Fair
  
• Lectra Presents Modaris® V7 and Puts 3D Technology at the Heart of Fashion Development
• Modern Machine Shop & Cimatron Present: Reduce NC Programming Time by More than 25%
• PSA Presented and Exhibited PLM Software CMPRO at CM Trends 2011
  

Financial News

• ESI Group Results for First Half of 2011/2012; Substantial improvement in operating profit (+37%) and net profit (+36%)
• Rand Worldwide Reports Fiscal Year 2011 Results
  
• SofTech Provides Update, Announces Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Results and Completion of Audit
  

Implementation Investments

• ACD Selects Omnify Empower PLM Solution for Product Lifecycle Management
  
• Beijing Normal University School of Mathematical Sciences Adopts MATLAB
  
• Cadence Enables ST-Ericsson to Achieve Significant Productivity Gain for its 40-Nanometer Baseband Chip Design
• Catalog Data Solutions BIM Content Management Solution Selected by Taco
• Concepts NREC Contributes to GeoTek DOE Win
• Fujitsu Selects Mentor Graphics Sourcery CodeBench for FM3 Microcontroller Family Embedded Development
  
• Goldwind Introduces Product Lifecycle Management System to Strengthen Product Development Capability
• Hub City Inc. Increases Sales and Streamlines Design Processes With Digital Part Catalog From PARTsolutions
• Leading Diesel Engine Manufacturer Perkins Selects solidThinking Inspired for Industrial Engine Structural Optimization
  
• Levant Power Develops Green Shock Absorber with Autodesk Simulation Software
• Malaysia Company Transforms Ideas into Iconic Architecture with Autodesk Software
• MSC Software Assists Knud E. Hansen A/S with Largest Ship Lengthening in the History of Vessel Conversion
  
• Panasonic Drives Sustainability and Gains Efficiencies While Meeting Environmental Compliance With Recycling Management Solution from SAP
• Remec Broadband Wireless Synchronizes U.S. and Philippine Facilities with PLM; Reduces Engineering Change Cycle Times by 46%
• SharePoint-based Engineering Document Management and Control in the Food Process Industry
  
• Spacesaver® Corp Live on IFS Applications in First of Four Divisions
• Spartech Standardizes Product Development and Commercialization Teams on Sustainable Minds
  

Product News

• ArchiCAD 15 Japanese Version Released
• ARM and Synopsys Sign ARM Cortex Processor Models Agreement
• Autodesk Cloud Enables Access to Design Capability from Anywhere, at Anytime
• AVEVA Releases Major Enhancements to AVEVA Marine; New level of engineering and design efficiency
• AVEVA Releases Major Enhancements to AVEVA Plant; Integration with engineering applications leads to a new level of efficiency for engineering and design
• Cadac Organice has Teamed up with Rackspace to Offer SharePoint-based Engineering Document Management in the Cloud
  
• Cadence Accelerates Adoption of Emerging Mobile Standards with Expanded Verification IP Portfolio
• CD-adapco Releases New Version of its Electric Machine Software, SPEED
  
• CSC Releases Revit Integrator
• CSC Releases Major Tedds Updates for Wind Loading and RC Design
• Dassault Systèmes’ 3DVIA Mixes It up with Animated 3D Characters from Mixamo
• Delcam Adds More Clip-Art to $149 Engraving and Woodworking Software
• Embedded Coder Supports Industry Standards and Technologies for Production
  
• Equalis Announces Partnership with HPC Project
  
• New Release Supports the Latest AutoTURN Suite of Products including AutoTURN Pro 3D
• Next Generation of TrackWise® Enterprise Quality Management Software Delivers Enhanced Web Services Functionality for Global Organizations
• Optimus Integrates Direct Interface with CETOL 6σ
• SAP EAM Work Order Mobile App Now Generally Available; Field Technicians Can Access and Take Action from Remote Locations
• Solibri Introduces Solibri Model Checker v7
  
• Synopsys Delivers Unified Solution for Digital and Custom SoC Designs
• Synopsys Enhances Synplify FPGA Synthesis Software to Enable Higher Reliability FPGA Design
• Synopsys' CODE V Enhances Analysis of Precision Optical Systems
  
• TopSolid’Cam 2011 – The ideal CAD/CAM for Aerospace Sub-Contractors
• Trimble Announces Trimble Point Creator for CAD and Autodesk Revit
• Trimble Releases New Version of AutoBid SheetMetal Estimating Solution for Contractors
• Zero Wait-State's RAPIDVault Accelerates SolidWorks EPDM Deployments
  

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:

CIMdata’s latest opinion poll was developed to gauge the current level of adoption and future potential use of mobile devices within the context of an organization’s product lifecycle management (PLM) environment. As indicated by the responses, almost half of those who participated in the poll indicated that they feel that mobile devices are great and that they are in the early stages of be adopting within their PLM environment. This is very promising and clearly indicates that adoption is well underway. Approximately, thirty percent (30%) of the poll’s participants indicated that they also feel that mobile devices are great but that they will not be adopted within their PLM environment any time soon. This suggests that the future adoption and use of mobile devices within organizations’ PLM environment could continue to increase. Finally, it should noted that almost ninety percent (90%) of the poll’s participants indicated that they believe that mobile devices are great and they have a role in today’s and/or tomorrow’s PLM environments.

This opinion poll confirms CIMdata’s view of the need and applicability of mobile devices in today’s PLM environments. We have already seen the use of these devices in various industries where product data is needed in the field for maintenance and operations support. We are also seeing companies in multiple industries starting to apply PLM-enabled mobile devices to deliver product data to the factory floor in the support of machine operation and assembly instructions. The future of mobile devices as a data delivery device in a PLM context appears to be very bright and we expect their use to increase significantly over the next three to five years.

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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