Software Update
total revenues below our forecast,” said CIMdata’s Vice Presi- dent of Research Stan Przybylinski in a statement. According to CIMdata’s research, the comprehensive PLM market experienced 11.3% growth in 2012 to $33.3 billion. Growth moderated in some segments, like mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD), while simulation and analysis (S&A) continued its rapid expansion. In 2011, the PLM mar- ket exceeded CIMdata’s expectations, growing nearly 15% to $29.9 billion.
A wide range of companies in many industries continued investing in PLM to achieve short-term benefits as well as long-term strategic value throughout the product lifecycle and across their extended enterprises, according to Przybylinski. “CIMdata has long defined PLM as a strategic imperative to achieving long-term strategic value,” Przybylinski said, “and this year’s market statistics and our other market research with end-user companies still support that view.”
Dassault Buys Two Developers D
assault Systèmes (Vélizy-Villacoublay, France) has acquired FE-Design Group (Karlsruhe, Germany), a developer of design optimization software, and Simpoe (Torcy, France), a developer of plastic-injection molding simulation software. Financial details of both transactions were not disclosed. The acquisition of FE-Design expands Dassault’s Simulia simulation software with solutions that optimize designs in ear- ly-stage product development. FE-Design’s customers include General Motors, BMW, Siemens and Suzlon. This transaction was completed on April 23.
With the acquisition of Simpoe, Dassault is expanding its 3DExperience platform and the company’s Simulia, CATIA, and SolidWorks applications. Simpoe’s customers include more than 3000 users working as part designers and mold makers including manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. Das- sault completed the transaction on April 18.
Acquisitions
Additive manufacturer 3D Systems Corp. (Rock Hill, SC) on May 1 announced it has acquired Rapid Product Development Group Inc. (RPDG; San Diego, CA), a provider of on-demand additive and traditional manufacturing services. 3D Systems plans to integrate RPDG’s state-of-the-art capabilities into its growing Quickparts services immediately.
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With the RPDG acquisition, 3D Systems raised its 2013 annual revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share guidance to revenue in the range of $460 million to $510 million and non- GAAP EPS in the range of $1.05 to $1.20 per share.
New Releases
Simulation developer Spring Technologies (Cambridge, MA) on May 7 announced its new mobile version of its lat- est NCSimul Machine 9 simulation package. The NCSimul software now will run on tablet computers running Windows 8 Pro and Spring’s NC Player, an NC simulation viewer. It allows access to all of the program’s features including cutting tool libraries, current cutting conditions, simulation, other part
With Spring’s NC Player viewer, users can run NCSimul simulations on Windows 8 tablets.
programs, and all the relevant published documentation. The software allows operators to view a realistic graphical repre- sentation of the machining process and other relevant data in real time right next to the machine.
Partnerships
Manufacturing software developer Apriso Corp. (Long Beach, CA) and T-Systems (Munich) have teamed up in a partnership to offer a turnkey solution for global implementa- tion, rollout and application management of manufacturing operations. Apriso is the developer of FlexNet, a flexible man- ufacturing execution software (MES) solution. The partnership leverages T-Systems’ experience with automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to provide a one-stop solution for implementa- tion, rollout and application management. Software Update is edited by Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak:
pwaurzyniak@sme.org
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