by Mark Burhop | 02 Jun 2009
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It is Tuesday morning and my first stop is the “Velocity Series Overview” being hosted by Bill McClure, the VP of Velocity series. Velocity includes the following products:
1. Solid Edge
2. Teamcenter Express
3. Femap
4. CAM Express
Bill started out by reviewing some studies comparing companies. Looking at Top performers, they are:
1. More likely to be using 3D CAD
2. More likely to be accessing CAE tech
3. leveraged NC toolplath creation
4. Using PDM
Industry laggards had up to twice the:
1. Time to market
2. Number of engineering changes
3. Number of physical prototypes
So PLM is a great way to drive innovation and improve competitiveness and reduce cost.
Bill talked about Velocity’s focus on the mid-market which often has:
1. A small IT staff
2. A 3D data explosion
3. Limited resources for new process
4. Need to minimize risk
Velocity products are very much focused on allowing mid-market customers to become “top performers” in their industry. For example, Teamcenter Express is made to be easy to use, easy to install and is preconfigured with industry best practices. Solid Edge Simulation and Femap provide a very robust and saleable set of simulation capabilities. CAM express has great support fo High-speed machinging and 5 axis multi-fuction machines.
Bill also touched on the continued implementation of Synchronous Technology stating at one point that “This technology has legs” and that there is a lot more coming.
P.S. Bill also had a great example of the importance of analysis and analysts… so good it needs its own post. There is more to come.
Mark Burhop is the simulation product manager for Solid Edge but has worked on everything from NX to Teamcenter. He especially enjoys discussions on ways to use the latest innovations to make the engineering and design process easier and more efficient.
Tags:
Solid Edge |
plmconx |
Velocity Series |
PLM Connection |
Femap |
Teamcenter Express |
CAM Express |

22 Jun 2009
I come form china.I think synchronous technology is the best!But i hope ST3 ST4 ST5,Synchronous technology hope that in the future to replace the traditional technology.Most important thing is that China attaches great importance to Siemens PLM market because the SolidEdge market in China is too poor !Sorry ,my english is very poor,I use Google Translation.
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