PLM Perspective - October 2004
Cultivating Innovation
It is astounding to think that the manufacturing industry averages only one product success for every 3,000 ideas generated1. Even more astounding is the fact that this proportion has remained virtually unchanged over the past four decades. An upshot of this is that companies waste approximately half of their development budgets on products that never reach the consumer or that fail after commercialization.
These are incredible odds for manufacturers! The issue is not a lack of ideas. The dilemma is capitalizing on ideas.
Studies indicate that innovation is the key to product development success. It's innovation that enables a company to bring products to market that meet customer requirements - products that foster desire. And, it is said that the best innovators are six times more successful.
If there's no shortage of ideas, then how can a company become more innovative in taking advantage of its best ones
Parasolid® Helps ANSYS® Respond to Customers and Expand Opportunities
ANSYS, Inc. develops and globally markets engineering simulation software used by designers and engineers across a broad spectrum of industries, including aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, manufacturing, nuclear, electronics and biomedical. Their customers were asking for a modeling pre-processor that would shrink the prep time for finite element analysis, but creating the software in-house from scratch wasn't feasible. ANSYS leveraged Parasolid to make development of a powerful customer-requested modeling application cost-effective and instantly compatible with more than one million end users.
Teamcenter Helps Chinese Automaker Position for International Competition
Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Company is well known in its native land. The company's Zhonghua passenger cars and Hice and Grace minivans are popular at home in the world's fastest growing auto market. But executives at Jinbei have set their sites higher. They want to be competing in the global automobile marketplace within five to ten years. The company has chosen Teamcenter to support its long-term development plan.
Delphi Migrates Manufacturing Engineers to Solids
Delphi Corp. has identified Solid Edge and NX, both from UGS, as core mechanical design tools for the corporation. The Energy and Chassis Systems Division selected Solid Edge computer-aided design software as the solid modeler of choice for machine, fixture, tooling and gauge design. The division has since seen up to 70 percent reduction in CNC programming time, 25-50 percent improvement in the time for drawing updates and a 50 percent time savings in design reviews.
NX 3 - The Culmination of a 3-year Migration
On September 15th, UGS announced the release of its NX 3 digital product development system. David Cohn, publisher and editor-in-chief of Engineering Automation Report and CADCAMNet (two publications from leading industry analyst and consulting firm Cyon Research) profiles key NX 3 enhancements in a recently published article that you can read here. This article, titled NX 3 - The culmination of a 3-Year Migration is the first in a two-part series.
If you are interested in finding out more about NX 3 first hand, please attend one of the many UGS seminars currently being held around the world. Contact your UGS representative or visit the NX Events Web site for more information
Desktop Engineering Features Solid Edge 16
Solid Edge 16 began shipping in September and is proving very popular with the user community. A cover story in the September issue of Desktop Engineering magazine outlines the enhancements in version 16 and what they mean for users. You can read the article here.
PDMA Conference Features Teamcenter - Registration Discounts Available through UGS
UGS is a proud sponsor of the upcoming Product Development Management Association (PDMA) annual international conference in Chicago from Oct. 23-27, 2004. This year's conference theme is "Product Innovation and Management across the Lifecycle," and UGS invites you to participate in this very relevant forum for all product makers.
As a sponsor, UGS will host an exhibit and deliver a keynote introduction, promoting our solutions and the value our customers are achieving with Teamcenter. Visit the PDMA Conference Web site for more information. If you or someone from your company is interested in attending, contact your UGS account representative to receive a $200 registration discount (available only to UGS customers).
Explore UGS' Global Business Partners to Enhance your PLM Implementation
Earlier this year UGS launched the UGS Partner Program, a completely redesigned partnership program uniting its business partners worldwide under a common, integrated structure. At the same time, UGS has also redesigned the partner section of its website located at www.ugs.com/partners. This site has several new features and new content designed to showcase the unique contributions UGS partners make to the PLM market. The web site is designed as a resource for UGS clients that are looking for further information on the over 400 companies included in the UGS Partner Program, along with the unique solutions they have to offer. You can learn more about the redesigned site and how it can help you find the perfect UGS partner to enhance your PLM implementation here.
Special Events
Training Solutions are Available for I-deas to NX Version-Up Customers
UGS has developed a version-up strategy that will put existing I-deas customers on the path to a successful transition to NX. The approved two-step process is:
- Migrate TDM data to Teamcenter
- Following TDM data migration, migrate I-deas CAD data to NX
Key to the success of this strategy are the customer support solutions available for those I-deas customers migrating to Teamcenter and NX. These solutions include services which provide initial scoping audits, detailed analysis, recommendation and planning audits, data migration and verification, post-migration support services, and training.
The UGS training organization has a customer training solution set available to support customers that are ready to transition to Teamcenter and Unigraphics NX. Developed specifically for existing I-deas customers, targeted training courses have been created to ensure a smooth and productive transition to the NX product suite, including the transition to NX Manager I-deas.
North American NX 3 Seminar Series
In coordination with the launch of NX 3, UGS' digital product development software solution, UGS invites you to the NX 3 Technical Seminar series throughout October 2004 at over 20 locations in North America. Many new capabilities and enhancements in NX 3 make it easier than ever before to evaluate new product development based on quality and cost criteria - key components of Lean Design and Design for Six Sigma process initiatives. Attend a seminar to see demonstrations of these enhancements and new capabilities, to talk with technical experts, and to network with other companies with similar business and technical issues. Register for these events at www.ugs.com/nx3 or, in North America, call 1-800-498-5351.
Asia Pacific NX 3 Events
In Asia Pacific, a series of NX3-related events continue through October including October 12 in Singapore, 14 in Kuala Lumpur, 21 in Kyongju (Korea), late October in Bangkok and November 1 in India.
Users' Conferences in Asia Pacific
Users' conferences in Asia Pacific also provide UGS Clients with an update on NX 3. The schedule includes Korea (http://www.ugs.co.kr) on October 21-22, Japan (http://www.ugs.jp/about/event/index.html) on October 28-29, India on November 1-2, Malaysia on November 4 and Singapore on November 5.
PLM Europe
The PLM Europe User Group Conference will be held in Stuttgart, Germany on October 5-7. The Conference agenda is very interesting and brings together the UGS development team with customers across Europe to share the latest product news and best practices in use of NX, Teamcenter and E-factory solutions. Complete information is available here.
Teamcenter on Tour
Teamcenter on Tour seminars continue with North American events in Salt Lake City (October 5) and Denver (October 6). Visit the Teamcenter Events page on ugs.com for more information on these and other local Teamcenter activities.
More Events
For a full list of local events where you can see UGS in action, check our online list of seminars and trade shows for events in your area.
More Information for Technical Users
Many UGS technology users like to receive technical tips and in-depth product information in addition to business and strategy news. If this information is of interest to you, you have a current maintenance contract and you have not yet subscribed to our technical newsletter, GTAC Quarterly, you can find out more.
UGS Names Jim Milton to Lead Global Sales and Alliance Efforts
Milton to Focus on Enterprise-level Sales in Newly-created Position
UGS and Design Visionaries to Provide NX™ Digital Product Development Solutions
As a New Partner in the Global UGS Partner Program, Design Visionaries to Leverage Reputation and Positioning in the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Markets of Northern California in Promoting and Distributing UGS' NX Solutions
New Voyager Partners Bring Added Manufacturing, Product Data Management (PDM) Functionality to Solid Edge
UGS Showcases Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Excellence in Asia Pacific
World's Fastest Growing Region for PLM is Backdrop for Launch of Next Generation NX™ 3 Suite
Agreement Furthers UGS' Position as Leading PLM Provider in Korea
UGS Releases the NX™ 3 Digital Product Development System
NX 3 Features a New Look Workflow-Based User Interaction Model for Rapid Development of 'Right the First Time' Design.
New NX 3 Technologies Allow Customers to Apply Lean and Six Sigma Principles to Transform their Digital Product Development Processes for Maximum Growth and Success
UGS Introduces Next Generation Industrial Design and Styling Solutions in NX™ 3
NX 3 Provides a Fully Integrated, Single Solution For Industrial Design and Styling; Enables Users to Go From Concept to Production in a Single Workflow
New Software Interface Enables Users to Customize or Automate Virtually All Interactive NX™ Functions Via the World's Most Popular Software Programming Environments and Languages. UGS Also Introduces New NX 3 Journaling Utility that Records Macros in Widely Used Visual Basic Language and Leverages the Same Common Software Programming Interface
UGS Launches Part Manufacturing Solution; New Offering "Redefines" Digital Manufacturing Process
New Solution Improves Design, Planning, Programming and Communication Activities of Part Manufacturing Process to Help Eliminate Wasted Time, Cost and Resources
UGS Expands Machining Capabilities with NX™ 3 to Include Multi-Function Machine Support
New Capabilities Enable Companies to Reduce Overall Machining Times and Costs; Speed Product Manufacturing Processes; Provide Enhanced Support for Lean Manufacturing Initiatives
New Software Application Brings Intuitive Access to Industry Leading NX™ Knowledge Driven Architecture; Extends Knowledge Re-Use by Capturing Repeatable Processes 'On The Fly' During the Design Process
Japan's Premier Educational Institution Provides Students with Real-World Industrial Experience by Adopting UGS Software for Design and Drafting Courses
Universidade Paulista Adopts UGS Solid Edge® Software to Enhance Academic Programs
US$3.3 Million Software Grant Will Help Students Improve Skills Needed for Successful Careers in Product Design and Manufacturing
Licom cites "competitive advantage" for AlphaCAM customers; D-Cubed consultancy services help speed implementation of 2D Dimensional Constraint software
GM's Reuse Strategy (InformationWeek)
PLM Supports Six Sigma (Design News)
Virtual Worlds (The Manufacturer)
Industry Analysts Pronounce PLM Maturing and Growing (Desktop Engineering)
The Future Brightens for MCAD-to-CAM Productivity (Desktop Engineering)
Solid Edge Makes Design Intent Affordable (Automotive Design and Production)
Reap the Advantages of a Virtual Design (Cadalyst)
Solid Edge V16 Takes Aim at 2D Users (Design Product News)
Teamcenter Supports Engineering and Data Management for MCAD Authoring Applications (Desktop Engineering)
