PLM Industry Summary Jillian Hayes, Editor Vol. 15 No 23 Friday 7 June 2013 Contents CIMdata News _____________________________________________________________________ 2 CIMdata Publishes “Focus on Innovation”____________________________________________________2 Optimizing Data Migration and PLM Consolidation: a CIMdata Commentary________________________3 Company News _____________________________________________________________________ 8 Advanced Solutions Awarded Bronze Technical Certification in Autodesk Simulation CFD ____________8 Altair Finalizes Global Partnership with Fujitsu _______________________________________________8 Bentley Issues 2013 Be Inspired Awards Call for Submissions ___________________________________10 Ideate, Inc. Earns Autodesk Civil Infrastructure Specialization ___________________________________11 ITC Infotech Successfully Completes Campus Connect Initiative for PLM Practice __________________12 Lectra Signs a Partnership Contract with Italian Fashion School Polimoda _________________________13 MathWorks to Sponsor RoboCup 2013 _____________________________________________________13 ModernTech Partners with Altium to Provide Electronics Design Software _________________________15 TracePartsOnline.net 3D CAD Library Reaches Out 1.5 Million Users ____________________________15 Events News ______________________________________________________________________ 16 Autodesk to Webcast Its Annual Meeting of Stockholders ______________________________________16 AVEVA and Capgemini Present at Ventyx World 2013 ________________________________________16 AVEVA Supports Laser Scanning Partners at Key Industry Events _______________________________17 AVEVA Sponsors SPAR Japan 2013 _______________________________________________________18 CCE to Showcase its Labs Web Portal at PTC Live Global 2013 _________________________________19 Cimatron Chosen for Special Presentation at Amerimold _______________________________________20 Delcam to Show latest PowerMILL at MTA Vietnam __________________________________________20 Online Catalog of Solid Edge® 3D CAD Models at Siemens PLM Connection User Conference ________22 Parts Management System Promotes Lean Engineering at Siemens PLM Connection User Conference ___22 Tata Technologies Hosts Six Industry Round Table Sessions at PLM World Siemens PLM Connection Americas User Conference 2013 __________________________________________________________24 Virtalis at PTC Live Global 2013 __________________________________________________________25 Implementation Investments _________________________________________________________ 26 Asmara to Implement Cloud PLM & ERP Software from WFX across 600 Users ____________________26 Empresarios Agrupados Signs Long-Term Agreement to Use Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Solutions ____________________________________________________________________________________26 Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Limited Uses Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D in Ship Production __27 ŠKODA JS selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise for Owner Operators to Significantly Improve the Management of Relevant Engineering Projects _______________________________________________28 SPRING Technologies Signs Worldwide Corporate Contract with SAFRAN Group __________________29 Product News _____________________________________________________________________ 30 3D PDF™ Plug-Ins for Autodesk® 2014 Products Just Released _________________________________30 Better BIM Exchange between Intergraph® Smart 3D and Tekla Structures Brings New Productivity and Higher Quality for Structural Steel _________________________________________________________31 BIM Data Exchange Link between Smart 3D and Tekla Structures _______________________________32 BobCAD-CAM, Inc. Releases New Advanced Artistic CAD/CAM Software for CNC Machining _______33 Ciespace Announces the Release of SaaS Application for 3D Engineering Design and Simulation _______34 Delcam CRISPIN Launches New Project Management System for Footwear Industry ________________35 DEM Solutions Extends EDEM Multi-physics Simulation Environment with Capability to Enable Co- simulation with Multibody Dynamics Software _______________________________________________36 Copyright © 2013 by CIMdata, Inc. All rights reserved. CIMdata, Inc. 3909 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Tel: +1 (734) 668–9922 Fax: +1 (734) 668–1957 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.CIMdata.com CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Hobby CAD/CAM Software Gives Home Shop Manufacturers New Technology ____________________38 idsDesignTOUCH™ Releases Revit Plug-In for Use With SMART Board® Interactive Displays _______39 Intergraph® Begins Beta Testing for Smart 3D 2014 __________________________________________40 Intergraph® Releases SmartPlant® Enterprise Control Panel to Centralize and Simplify Administration of All Tools Within the SmartPlant Enterprise Suite _____________________________________________41 JETCAM Releases Free 2D CAD Viewer ___________________________________________________42 Kenesto Announces General Availability of Major Solution Update Enabling Collaborative Ecosystem for Product and Project Teams of Any Size and Complexity ________________________________________43 Lantek’s Latest Software Includes Pioneering Nesting Solutions and Intelligent Integration ____________44 NEOSYSTEM of Japan Joins Aras Partner Program ___________________________________________46 New AVEVA Marine Enhancements set new Standards in Fabrication Performance __________________47 New Teamcenter Rapid Start Speeds Product Data Management Deployment; Streamlines Product Development __________________________________________________________________________47 New Zuken Software Boosts Product Planning and Logical Design _______________________________48 Siemens Simplifies PLM Software Implementation; Provides Faster ROI __________________________49 SolidWorks Users Gain Access to High Level Nastran Analysis and Simulation _____________________50 Wiley Announced as the Exclusive Publisher for Autodesk Official Press Books ____________________51 zSpace, Inc. Partnership With Siemens PLM Software Delivers Enhanced 3D Visualization Solution ____52 ZWCAD+ Makes Ease on CAD Designer for Tough Raster Image Operations ______________________53 CIMdata News CIMdata Publishes “Focus on Innovation” 6 June 2013 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces a new white paper investigating Dassault Systèmes’ Industry Solution Experience “Target Zero Defect” for the Transportation and Mobility industry. Dassault Systèmes has embarked on a journey toward their vision of twenty-first century product development built upon the foundation of their 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The move embodies a shift to market- and industry-focused solution experiences. They offer executives, business managers, and product developers of transportation and mobility vehicles industry-tuned process modules that span application needs across the full range of product development. These modules begin the product development process with attention to a company’s established knowledge, and progress through the full spiral of development phases from conceptual engineering to module design, manufacturing, and final assembly. The Dassault Systèmes industry solution experiences allow users to focus on innovation and empower them to “target zero defect” in product development and delivery. Page 2 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary “Focus on Innovation” is available to be freely downloaded from CIMdata’s Publications web page. About CIMdata CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies. CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews, or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA, Tel: +1 734.668.9922. Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666. Click here to return to Contents Optimizing Data Migration and PLM Consolidation: a CIMdata Commentary 5 June 2013 Key takeaways: • Consolidating your data allows process streamlining and system reduction, improving company performance and reducing IT costs • Using the right process, people and tools makes data migration and consolidation a Page 3 CIMdata PLM Industry Summary straightforward, predictable project • I-Cubed has a proven data migration methodology that reduces the time, cost, and risk associated with global data consolidation Introduction Achieving success in bringing a product to market requires expertise, planning