An overview of automakers’ PLM systems

Automakers are changing their PLM systems. They are increasingly relying on Dassault’s Catia and Siemens’ NX for car development. But they are also implementing software from other providers.

At the same time, users of PLM software are calling for more open systems. ProSTEP iViP, a global consortium promoting open standards, recently proposed a "Codex of PLM Openness". Several automakers are participating in a ProSTEP working group to prepare this document.

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PTC releases Windchill 10.0

PTC, The Product Development Company, today announced the release of Windchill 10.0, the newest version of PTC’s product lifecycle management (PLM) software. With the latest release of Windchill, PTC is enabling manufacturers to do more throughout the product lifecycle, know more about product performance and get more value from PLM.

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Aston Martin Racing selects PTC Creo to design and manage development of next generation vehicles

PTC announced that in an extensive benchmark process Aston Martin Racing has selected and implemented Creo Elements/Pro for the 3D CAD design of its racing vehicles and Windchill for product lifecycle management (PLM) in its race car division.

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PTC launches Mathcad Prime 1.0

PTC, the Product Development Company, announced Mathcad Prime 1.0, the next generation of the company's best-in- class engineering calculation software. The powerful capabilities of Mathcad coupled with its open architecture and easy-to-use live mathematical notation functionality allow engineers and organizations to streamline critical design processes. Mathcad Prime 1.0 delivers a new tasked-based user interface – enabling engineers to focus on developing engineering calculations rather than formatting design documents.

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PTC Launches Mathcad® 14.0

PTC, the Product Development Company™, today announced Mathcad 14.0, the latest release of PTC’s engineering calculation software. Since its acquisition of Mathsoft in April 2006, PTC has focused on making the broad capabilities of the Mathcad technology more widely available to customers operating across geographic boundaries. Mathcad 14.0 expands the ability of PTC’s customers to solve pressing engineering calculation needs and improves the associated documentation of these calculations throughout the product development process.

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Moldflow Announces The Release of Moldflow Design Link 6.0

Using MDL, native CAD data from CATIA V5®, Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks® and Parasolid™-based CAD systems can be seamlessly imported into Moldflow Plastics Advisers® (MPA®), and Moldflow Plastics Insight® (MPI®) software. 

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ALGOR Releases DesignCheck Simulation Tool for Pro/E

ALGOR, Inc., a leading provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced the availability of ALGOR DesignCheck – a first-pass, fully integrated simulation tool for users of Pro/ENGINEER, the integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution from Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) of Needham, Massachusetts. Expanding upon the existing technology partnership between ALGOR and PTC, ALGOR DesignCheck is free, time-limited finite element analysis (FEA) software that allows engineers and designers to perform linear static stress analysis of single-part CAD models. With ALGOR DesignCheck, Pro/ENGINEER users can virtually test the behavior of product designs, speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost.

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Sony Uses PTC Pro/ENGINEER® 3D Design Tool To Accelerate Development Phase Of Outside Broadcast Vehicle Production

The Product Development Company^®, announced that Sony’s Professional Services Division, based in Basingstoke, UK is using PTC Pro/ENGINEER as its standard 3D design tool to produce tailor-made Outside Broadcast (OB) vehicles.

Deploying Pro/ENGINEER, PTC’s integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software, supports Sony’s strategic initiative to significantly reduce the development time of its Outside Broadcast (OB) vehicles through design automation.

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PTC Cites Wins Among Small, Medium Businesses

PTC announced that Pro/ENGINEER continues to gain momentum as the parametric CAD/CAM/CAE solution of choice for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

SMBs continue to adopt Pro/ENGINEER for its ease-of-use and the powerful capabilities that are required to compete in an ever-changing business environment. As a result, the PTC reseller channel continues to experience upward momentum. PTC reported 5 million in total channel revenue in fiscal 2007, growing 14% from the previous year and representing 21% of total PTC revenue.

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PTC Unveils Pro/E Wildfire 4.0. Release planned 'later this month'

PTC,The Product Development Company^®, today (Jan 16, 2008) announced the availability of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0, a major release of its integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE software and a key component of the PTC^® Product Development System.

With this release, PTC expands the industry’s most comprehensive parametric solution for product development teams, delivering new industry leading capabilities to help customers optimize key global and electromechanical design processes. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 enables customers to create innovative, winning products with faster time-to-market, improved quality and reduced costs.

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