Conference News

Interest for Siemens PLM Connection is Strong, Despite Concerns of the Economy.

There are so many things that go into building a successful conference. Not only do we need an audience, but also the event hinges on the participation of so many others. There are speakers, exhibitors, Siemens PLM Software (SPLS) employees, trainers, and PLM World volunteers to thank. Although the concern of the economy is on everyone’s minds, lucky for us all indications show that the interest is high for the 2009 event. Read More »


Teamcenter News

Teamcenter 8 lifecycle visualization improves deployment, performance and ease-of-use

With the Teamcenter 8 release this spring, enhanced capabilities take life cycle visualization to a whole new level. Improved deployment, faster performance and greater integration are just a few of the visualization breakthroughs in Teamcenter 8. Read More »

The Globalization Challenge: Achieve Concurrent Engineering with Teamcenter

Forty-four percent of respondents to Aberdeen’s Product Innovation Agenda benchmark study indicate that they are assembling teams across geographies to pursue global design … For discrete manufacturers the percentage raises to 53%. Respondents to Aberdeen’s Enabling Product Innovation report indicated that one-quarter of companies are already outsourcing some design processes, which leads to increased product development and engineering complexity. Read More »


NX News

Design Freedom powered by Synchronous Technology for CAE Applications

CAE analysts using NX Advanced FEM for CAE pre-processing are able to take advantage of Design Freedom to defeature geometry in a fraction of the time over traditional CAE tools. Read More »

3D Electrical Harness Development

A wiring harness is only as good as it is engineered. The quality of the wire or the crimps is meaningless if it is engineered with incorrect lengths of wire, improper clocking or poorly constructed paths. The highest quality components can go into a poorly designed harness that will be a nightmare to install.Read More »

Do Your NX Users Need a Better Way to Manage Design Issues?  Come See How!

In environments where multiple designers contribute to product design, analysis and/or manufacturing (particularly where these teams are geographically distributed) effective communication of issues can be challenging. Read More »

Siemens PLM Software is now testing NX for Mac OS X

Siemens PLM Software is pleased to announce that customer tests are about to begin for NX 6 on Mac OS X.  For the first time, Mac users will be able to take advantage of a full-featured CAD solution.   The Mac has long set the standard for design and innovation in the personal computer market, making it a perfect fit for NX and Teamcenter. ReadMore »


Velocity News

Change your models as fast as you change your mind using Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology.

An impressive feature of Synchronous Technology is being able to just grab geometry regardless of creation order and modifying it directly. Models will hold together even though relationships are not specifically defined during the creation or edit process. Read More »


Other News

Geolus; Adding Shape as a Search Criteria.

Too many engineering companies are locked in the wasteful practice of repeating work because it is not realized that a current engineering problem is one that has been solved before.It is common not to recognize existing parts that can be used in new projects. The savings from re-use of a part extend throughout an organization. Read More »

How to Start Becoming “Green” in 2009

Long before PDM and PLM became acronyms in our daily professional vocabulary, managing product data was once a paper intensive process that required a lot of energy and raw material to do. For many companies, both large and small, it still remains the case today.. Read More »

Developing a Supplier Scorecard and Performance Management Process

A structured scorecard, focused on the most critical measures of performance and value, combined with a comprehensive performance measurement and management process- one comrising clearly defined activities, and roles and responsibilities, for measuring both supplier and customer performance. Read More »