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Online Registration is Now Open for Siemens PLM Connection 2009!

Siemens PLM Connection 2009 Online Registration is Now Open! 
Register online and take advantage of Early Bird Special! Registration is now open for a reduced rate until April 4, 2009. By registering before April 4, 2009 you will save $150 plus have the opportunity to sign up for special Friday training sessions before they are filled!
Register here!

Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2009

Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2009 Users Conference will be held June 1-4, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

Siemens PLM Connection is your once a year opportunity to:

• Prepare your PLM investment for the future
• Expand the value of your product and process knowledge
• Learn from Siemens PLM Software’s developers in hands-on training sessions
• Discover the latest best practices
• Network with other PLM users; gain real-world user feedbac

Call for Papers 

The deadline for the abstract submissions for Siemens PLM Connection 2009 is December 29, 2008.

CAM Express Version 6 Ships

Siemens PLM Software has announced  CAM Express Version 6 is now available.  CAM Express is the full function numerical control programming software component of the Velocity Series. CAM Express 6 features new capabilities in 3-axis machining, and feature-based automation.

For more info.

Parasolid Version 20.0 Ships

Siemens PLM Software has announced  Parasolid Version 20.0 (V20.0) is now available.  Parasolid is the
industry-leading 3D geometric modeling component software.  Parasolid V20.0 offers a variety of new tools designed to increase modeling capability and productivity.

For more info.

Teamcenter Express Version 4 Ships

Siemens PLM Software has announced Version 4 of Teamcenter Express software is now available.
Teamcenter Express is the collaborative product data management (cPDM) component of the Velocity Series™. This version includes an embedded project management option and a new shop floor access client.

For more info.

F E A Made Practical!

Learn NX5 Advanced Simulation / Nastran Software!

• reduce costs through good analysis
• get to market faster

 

Design Visionaries will be introducing its latest book, Advanced Simulation Using Nastran NX, at Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2008!  This is a “Project-Oriented Manual for People Who Design Stuff”.  In the manual, we will work on some very simple components and assemblies to learn all the skills needed to conduct different types of finite element analyses.

And, as always, we offer our expert training. On-site or in our facility, our goal is to make advanced finite element analysis techniques more accessible to those who are doing the initial design of engineering components and assemblies.

Design Visionaries invites you to hear Stephen Samuel, President of Design Visionaries, speak about “Ultimate Shape Control with the Latest NX” on Tuesday, June 2 at 2:15 p.m.   Steve has been presenting on NX and engineering design for over 10 years!

Visit Design Visionaries in booth 33 at Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2008, at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, June 2-3,  and learn how Design Visionaries can provide you with custom in-person and web-based training, product lifecycle management solutions, software sales, NX and Teamcenter training manuals, product and industrial design, and more.

Siemens PLM Introduces Synchronous Technology

On April 22, Siemens PLM Software launched Synchronous Technology.  The company's Chairman and CEO, Tony Affuso, called it, "[an] exciting breakthrough in digital product development that will have a far reaching impact on the entire process of bringing products to market."

What Siemens PLM Software is Saying About Synchronous Technology:
Siemens PLM Software Press Release, dated April 22, 2008.

Reminder: 2008 PLM World

Registration is now open for UGS Connection Americas 2008 Users Conference.
Get early bird pricing before April 6.
Information here.

See you there!

--by the staff

2008 PLM World

The 2008 PLM World Partner Program has now begun. Details are posted on the PLM World website at: http://www.plmworld.net/home/partners/become_a_partner.php  If you will be, or are considering, exhibiting at the 2008 PLM World, do it now.

Registration for UGS Connection Americas 2008 User Conference will open March 3, 2008. Registration will be available here: http://event.plmworld.org/registration.php

We’ll see you there!

--by the staff

Your PLM Supplier Should Really Be Your Business Partner

Something to think about.

From Desktop Engineering, December 3 Issue, by Bill Boswell, Siemens,
"Anyone purchasing business solutions realizes the cost of the investment goes well beyond software licenses. Total cost of ownership also includes installation, maintenance, upgrades, and training. In product lifecycle management (PLM) software, another key consideration is customizing the application to your company’s business environment. This is an issue when the software is first implemented, and it can come into play for each update.
. .  .your PLM vendor has a responsibility to keep these issues in mind, and that ultimately, it is the vendor’s job to help lower the total cost of PLM ownership."
See the rest of the article here.

On a related note, an article entitled, Teamcenter 2007 Delivers Lower Cost of Ownership, by Margaret Furleigh in the PLM World Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 4.

--by the staff