PLM Connection showcases the Digital Enterprise

PLM Connection showcases the Digital Enterprise

May 20, 2017 | Hot Topics

PLM Connection, a Siemens-associated but user group-driven event, tried something new this year: day long sessions devoted to a single topic. I was fortunate enough to be asked to moderate panels during a day focused on “Realizing the Digital Enterprise –...
Done! Siemens closes Mentor acquisition

Done! Siemens closes Mentor acquisition

Mar 30, 2017 | Hot Topics

Siemens just announced that it has closed the Mentor Graphics acquisition, adding all sorts of EDA and CFD goodness to its portfolio. A quick recap of the particulars: On November 14, 2016, Siemens announced that it would offer Mentor shareholders $37.25 per share in...
Siemens bets big on software, all across the AG

Siemens bets big on software, all across the AG

Jan 10, 2017 | Hot Topics

Quick: what do you think of when I say “Siemens”? Since you read here, probably PLM, and that makes sense. But Siemens AG is so much bigger than the PLM part of the business, encompassing energy, medical diagnostic systems, manufacturing automation...
Done! Siemens closes Mentor acquisition

Quickie: Siemens snaps up Mentor Graphics

Nov 14, 2016 | Hot Topics

A couple of weeks ago, news broke that Mentor Graphics was “exploring options” — and the speculation started about who would acquire the maker of EDA and simulation software. (Recall that they acquired FloEFD maybe 10 years ago.) Well, now we know:...
SEU16: CAD deep dives, 3D printing & more

SEU16: CAD deep dives, 3D printing & more

Nov 14, 2016 | Hot Topics

SEU, Solid Edge University, has always been a true user event. There are deep dive sessions on how to CAD better and faster, getting started with data management (never called PLM here) and prep for and take certification exams. Hands-on classes. Round tables where...
Siemens unleashes the potential of 3D printing

Siemens unleashes the potential of 3D printing

Sep 19, 2016 | Hot Topics

Ahh, Fall! Here in the Northern hemisphere, a time of cooler temperatures, changing foliage and … PLMish conferences. Analyst events, user conferences, product launches — it’s a busy time in our little world. In order to keep up with it all,...
Platforms take CAE’s digital twin to real life

Platforms take CAE’s digital twin to real life

Jul 1, 2016 | Hot Topics

If you think about it, we are at the convergence of a number of technological trends that will change how we design products, even as those products become complicated combos of mechanical, electronic, software and control systems. But it’s not all technology;...

Siemens acquires Polarion, gets further into ALM

Nov 25, 2015 | Hot Topics

Siemens just announced that its PLM unit is acquiring Polarion, makers of the eponymous Polarion ALM, Polarion QA and other solutions in a browser-based platform used by at makers of the myriad products that include software. Syncing software versions with...