Making the value of technology clear
It is possible to have a serious debate about product development technology issues and have fun at the same time? Can we dig into important issues about PLM, CAD, Simulation, and other topics and not bore everyone to death? Chad Jackson of Lifecycle Insights and I think so! Not convinced? I don’t blame you. I…
I had the chance to talk with the leadership team at Siemens PLM last week during their annual industry analyst conference. Through a series of presentations, one-to-one meetings, customer speakers, and a very candid executive panel I got a very good view into how Siemens PLM is doing and where they are heading. I will…
A quick peek into some research on designing and developing industrial equipment. The report, Tech-Clarity Perspective: Best Practices for Developing Industrial Equipment analyzes the performance of well over 300 manufacturers in order to determine what the top performers do differently than the rest. The results are pretty exciting! Note: You can also see a related…
See Jim Brown’s contributed article in Advantage for the Product Lifecycle, SAP Extends Technical Publishing to the Enterprise. The article explains the opportunity for manufacturers to improve their technical communications processes with solutions like Right Hemisphere, including Dassault System’s 3DVIA (Composer), Anark, PTC’s Arbortext, Cortona3D, Immersive Design, Lattice Technology, Quadrispace, and others. Beyond that, the…
A quick peak into some research on meeting product development launch windows from Tech-Clarity’s Issue in Focus: Meeting Fixed Product Launch Windows. The report explains how company’s can use Product Portfolio Management (PPM) practices and tools in order to hit critical product launch deadlines. You may also be interested in a related webcast featuring Jim…
An article by Travis Hessman of IndustryWeek related to the recent industrial equipment survey report Best Practices for Developing Industrial Equipment by Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity. Quotes Jim and his research extensively and includes some insightful remarks from Ed Martin of Autodesk as well.