ENGINEERING DATA MANAGEMENT

NEWSLETTER

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1991 TO 2003





Engineering Data Management Newsletter



Publication of the Engineering Data Management Newsletter was terminated at the end of December 2003.


Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 2003 Table of Contents

Product Lifecycle Management Journal Page 1
PowerMILL, ArtCAM Help Utley's Model Makers Page 4
Market News Page 7 to Page 11



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 2003 Table of Contents

Product Lifecycle Management Journal Page 1
Offshore Operations Management Page 3
Collaboration Gateway at EADS Page 5
When Engineers become Draftsmen Page 6
Consumer electronics companies and the WEEE mandate Page 7
Market News Page 13 to Page 20



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 2003 Table of Contents

Probabilistic Design Methods Page 2
PLM for Architecture Page 5
Project Management At the Speed of Light Page 6
Data Visualization: Foundation for PLM Success Page 7
Agile in Action Page 11
Market News Page 12 to Page 15



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 2003 Table of Contents

Enterprise Applications Market Review Page 1
The Webinar Experience Page 3
Mobile Technology : Will the M-generation Ever Arrive? Page 5
VANTAGE Integrated Engineering - a solution in action Page 6
Beating Strong Competition Page 8
Market News Page 9 to Page 11



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 2003 Table of Contents

Manage your PLM program with the right tools Page 1
WEEE responsibilities and opportunities Page 4
Creating Wealth and Flexibility through Business Agility Page 6
Managed Collaboration and Solid Edge Insight Page 7
EdgeCAM's automation helps build flexibility for JCI Page 11
Market News Page 15 to Page 20



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 2003 Table of Contents

Improving Business Processes to Gain Efficiency Page 1
Steelcase Implements Informative Graphics Tools Page 4
Cimage EDMS at British Gas HRL Page 6
SharePoint and Solid Edge at Petersen Inc. Page 9
Synergis Adept at ALSTOM Power, Inc. Page 11
Product Brief : Cimmetry Systems' AutoVue Page 12
Market News Page 16 to Page 26



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 2003 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Market Shares Page 1
ROI Models : Building a Stronger Business Page 8
The View from C-Level : When Things Get Personal Page 10
Arland Mfg.'s CAM Goal Page 11
Collaborative PDM Bridges Islands of Data Page 16
Proficiency Collaboration Gateway at Wärtsilä Switzerland Page 17
General Kinetics Takes the Bumps Out with AutoEDMS Page 18
Market News Page 19 to Page 21



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 2003 Table of Contents

Cost Accounting Can Hide Competitive Advantages Page 1
The View from C-Level : Building a Better Organization to Build Better Products Page 4
Combining Estimates And Process Generation Page 5
CPD Drives Improved Asset Allocation Page 9
Market News Page 11 to Page 19



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 2003 Table of Contents

A New Acronym is Circulating Page 1
The View from C-Level : How Much is Too Much Technology? Page 6
Keeping A Grip On Maryland Pump Factory Page 7
End-user Training : The Cinderella of Implementation? Page 11
Empowering Enterprise-Wide Decision-Making Page 13
Market News Page 15 to Page 22



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 2003 Table of Contents

PLM or more CAD? Page 1
The View from C-Level : Truck Industry's Late Night Top 5 List Page 3
'Screw Machine' Shop Wins Millions Page 4
The Right Stuff Page 7
Rag Informatik Uses ACIS for Analysis of Mining Geometry Page 8
Market News Page 9 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 2003 Table of Contents

PLM doesn't exist, or is fully implemented? Page 1
The View from C-Level : Discovering Hidden Profits through Process Cohesion Page 3
Product Lifecycle Management & Beyond… Page 4
AutoVue Making Life Easier at Uniteam Italia Srl Page 6
Achieving Successful Integration Page 8
Market News Page 9 to Page 15



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 2003 Table of Contents

The PLM response to the Driving Forces Page 1
The View from C-Level : The Lady and the Tiger Page 3
Ship Filled with Gold : Business Continuity Solutions Page 4
Eliminating Friction Points in the Lifecycle Page 7
Market News Page 12 to Page 19



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 2002 Table of Contents

PLM Driving Forces Page 1
The View from C-Level : CEO Wish List for the New Year Page 7
IDe at Avaya Page 8
Market News Page 11 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 2002 Table of Contents

Data migration : Product & Portfolio Management: An Overview Page 1
The View from C-Level : CEOs Must Mind their E's and P's Page 5
Dutch Highways and Waterways Managed by AutoEDMS Page 6
Market News Page 7 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 2002 Table of Contents

Data migration : Peril or Opportunity for change Page 1
The View from C-Level Page 4
Managing Change : The Impact of Unified PLM Page 5
Go-karts Get Snazz and Pizzazz Page 9
Market News Page 11 to Page 15



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 2002 Table of Contents

Product Life Cycle Management : A Strategic Pillar for Corporate Success Page 1
Enbridge enables Effective Collaboration with Entrada's eChange Solutions Page 4
Smith & Wesson Aims for Excellence using MYRIAD Software Page 6
SILMA Integrates ACIS for Solid Modeling and Data Exchange Page 7
Market News Page 8 to Page 14



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 2002 Table of Contents

PDM as enabler for Concurrent Engineering Page 1
SMC Kicks Off 24/7 Internet Sales Page 5
GTX at Robert Bosch Page 7
V&V Design speeds time to market with PTC solutions Page 9
SmarTeam at IFR Page 11
Market News Page 13 to Page 20



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 2002 Table of Contents

Report from Cambashi's 13th annual seminar Page 1
In 2004, will PLM and SCM still be recognisable as TLAs? Page 5
AMCC Increases Document Management Efficiency Page 10
Drawing Management at Entergy Page 12
Intelligent Part Numbering Systems Page 13
So what's in PLM for me? Page 15
Market News Page 17 to Page 22



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 2002 Table of Contents

Ensuring tangible PDM Benefits Page 1
e-Engineering means Collaborating to Survive Page 4
A-dec fills their Document Management Cavity Page 10
FSI sets sights on faster time-to-market with PTC PDMLink Page 11
Market News Page 13 to Page 23



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 2002 Table of Contents

Software Evaluation: The Proof of Concept Page 1
bom.com at ABB Flakt Network Products Page 4
Entrada's eChange at Nissan Page 6
Market News Page 7 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 2002 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Market Shares Page 1
The Main Components of CPC/PLM Page 6
Putting the CPC/PLM picture together Page 7
Interview with Michael Topolovac, bom.com's president and CEO Page 9
Synergis Adept in use by the US Army Corps of Engineers Page 14
Cimage NovaSoft at Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS Page 16
Market News Page 17 to Page 28



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 2002 Table of Contents

Positioning EDM/PDM and CPC/PLM Page 1
Putting the CPC/PLM picture together Page 3
Interview with Frank Azzolino, Eigner's president and CEO Page 4
Ready for mass customization with DynamicDesignLink Page 7
AutoManager Meridian at Idaho Power Page 9
Cimatron builds full-process solution with Spatial's ACIS Page 11
AutoEDMS at Allegiance Telecom Page 12
Market News Page 14 to Page 23



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 2002 Table of Contents

Positioning EDM/PDM in the CPC/PLM world Page 1
Putting the CPC/PLM picture together Page 3
PTC's solutions throughout Moen's product design process Page 4
Autoliv selects AutoVue Page 6
Spatial's 3D ACIS Modeler for an Emerging Technology Page 8
PDM at Buhler Group Page 10
Market News Page 12 to Page 28



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 2002 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM and CPC/PLM Page 2
Reasons why CPC/PLM is the way forward Page 4
Powering Up Design Efficiency and Collaboration Page 6
PTC DynamicDesignLink at Herman Miller Page 8
Saab sets course for paperless manufacturing Page 10
Market News Page 12 to Page 19



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 2001 Table of Contents

Cimmetry's AutoVue at Sollac Page 1
HMS Software at Dunlop Aviation Page 3
ACIS for MegaCAD Page 6
Design-to-Order Page 7
Market News Page 8 to Page 19



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 2001 Table of Contents

Windchill at Tatung Page 1
HMS at ALSTOM Power Page 3
ACIS for IronCAD Page 5
Market News Page 6 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 2001 Table of Contents

Designs on the Future: Prescription for Success Page 1
AutoEDMS at EPIK Communications Page 5
Windchill at Royal Appliance Page 6
EDM/PDM Market Update Page 7
Market News Page 8 to Page 15



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 2001 Table of Contents

Report from Cambashi's 12th annual seminar Page 1
Adept at Niro Page 5
HMS turbocharges Manufacturing Documentation Page 6
Market News Page 9 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 2001 Table of Contents

Product Development for Mass Customization (Part 3) Page 1
Collaborative Product Commerce Page 5
Handover Cost Reduction Page 7
Messier-Dowty Slash Lead Times by 1800% Page 9
Planting Seeds For Success At Pioneer Hi-Bred Page 11
Market News Page 13 to Page 23



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 2001 Table of Contents

Product Development for Mass Customization (Part 2) Page 1
Petrobas centralizes information management Page 5
NFM3 in action Page 6
Poised for Growth at Composite Structures Page 8
Knowledge Management at Franke Contract Group Page 12
Windchill Powers Cargolifter's Flight Into New Markets Page 14
Market News Page 16 to Page 22



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 2001 Table of Contents

Product Development for Mass Customization (Part 1) Page 1
Going Global with iMAN Page 4
NFM3 at Atwood & Morrill Co., Inc. Page 8
Spatial Helps Elysium Capitalize on Mid-Range CAD Page 9
Collaborative Engineering at ENECO Energie Page 10
Offshore e-Engineering : Statoil's Asgard Project Page 12
Windchill at Glunz and Jensen Page 14
SDRC's Collaborative Product Management Approach Page 16
Market News Page 18 to Page 27



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 2001 Table of Contents

The Real Meaning of Paperless on the C-17 Program Page 1
CM at Railtrack plc Page 4
e-Slowdown in Europe and the US Page 6
Driving To Success With Document Management Page 7
Product Brief : Cimmetry Systems Page 9
Market News Page 12 to Page 21



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 2001 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM market shares Page 1
Parsons Energy and Conoco cooperate with PDS Page 6
Implementing PDM at Krebs Engineers Page 9
Product Brief : Framework Technologies' ActiveProject Page 11
Market News Page 14 to Page 20



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 2001 Table of Contents

Deutsche Messe use of AutoManager Meridian Page 1
Implementing PDM at DCT Inc. Page 3
Issues on the way to PDM implementation Page 5
Product Brief : ACS Software's AutoEDMS Page 7
Market News Page 11 to Page 20



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 2001 Table of Contents

Online Collaboration: Finding the Right Solution Page 1
PDM Achievements of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Page 5
CPC : Application Service Providers Page 8
Synergis Technologies debuts Synergis Adept Page 12
Market News Page 14 to Page 19



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 2001 Table of Contents

Lockheed Martin Aero Automates Factory Paper Page 1
Re-Engineering The Heritage Systems Page 6
EWI In The Real World: Area 1121 Page 7
Market News Page 9 to Page 16



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 2000 Table of Contents

CADIM/EDB at Siemens Schweiz AG Page 1
AM-Meridian at Soedertoerns Fjaerrvaerme AB Page 3
Blending Simulation and Ingenuity at Lockheed Martin Page 5
Market News Page 10



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 2000 Table of Contents

AutoManager WorkFlow at FINA, La Porte, TX Page 1
CADIM/EDB at CERN - Successful Introduction and Use Page 4
From the EDMNL archives Page 6
Market News Page 7



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 2000 Table of Contents

The Need to Adopt e-Business in Product Realization Page 1
CADIM/EDB at KEIPER GmbH & Co Page 5
A Two-way Bridge Page 7
From the EDMNL archives Page 8
Market News Page 10



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 2000 Table of Contents

Collaborative Product Commerce Page 1
From the EDMNL archives Page 3
Market News Page 5



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 2000 Table of Contents

Making Thomassen Compression at home in the world Page 2
Getting down to business with the City of Fremont Page 4
Morgan Corp. keeps on truckin’ Page 5
From the EDMNL archives Page 6
Market News Page 8



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 2000 Table of Contents

Answering everyday EDM/PDM questions Page 1
The Renewal of the European White House Page 4
Metaphase at Seiko Epson Page 6
Web-enabling AutoEDMS for eBusiness worldwide Page 8
From the EDMNL archives Page 9
Market News Page 11



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 2000 Table of Contents

CIMdata 2000 Conference Page 1
Radio Waves of Information Page 3
Master your mission critical documents and procedures Page 5
From the EDMNL archives Page 8
Market News Page 12



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 2000 Table of Contents

Surfing the Web with PDM Page 1
UK PDM survey Page 5
From the EDMNL archives Page 7
Market News Page 10



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 2000 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM market shares Page 1
OKI Electric Speeds Ahead with Metaphase Page 5
From the EDMNL archives Page 7
EDMS at ABB Flexible Automation Page 10
Market News Page 11



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 2000 Table of Contents

More acronyms than you can shake a stick at! Page 1
Java-Based Viewing - Benefits of the Next Evolution Page 4
From the EDMNL archives Page 6
EDMS at Sears, Roebuck and Co. Page 8
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 2000 Table of Contents

Anarchist's Guide to ERP/PDM Integration Page 1
AutoEDMS at NBTel Page 4
What is your PDM Strategy? Page 5
Market News Page 7



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 2000 Table of Contents

Preparing for the Conference and Exhibition (Part 3) Page 1
The Architect's Role in EDM and PDM System Deployment Page 5
Typical excuses about EDM/PDM non-performance Page 8
Market News Page 10



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 1999 Table of Contents

PDM Europe'99 Page 1
Benefits of EDM/PDM in Manufacturing Industry Page 3
AutoEDMS at AHMSA Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 1999 Table of Contents

Preparing for the Conference and Exhibition (Part 2) Page 1
PDM and ERP - as different as chalk and cheese Page 5
Improving Product Development Processes (Part 1) Page 8
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 1999 Table of Contents

Preparing for the Conference and Exhibition (Part 1) Page 1
IntraVISION at Scania CV AB Page 5
How much longer can EDM/PDM survive? Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 1999 Table of Contents

Adaptive Media, Inc. Page 2
Icebreaker Page 4
Market News Page 5



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 1999 Table of Contents

Nexprise, Inc. Page 2
Product Brief: Synergis Technologies' NFM3 Page 5
Market News Page 8



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 1999 Table of Contents

PDM Market Opportunities Report Page 2
PDM at Elekta Oncology Systems Page 3
EDMS at Oremet-Wah Chang Page 4
PDM at UDV Page 5
Myriad at Gehl Company Page 7
Market News Page 8



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 1999 Table of Contents

PDM Conference Page 1
Thomas Industries speeds Engineering Change process Page 4
Bridging the Gap between Old Technology and New Page 5
The Importance of Product Development Workflow Page 6
Arvin's AENA Charters Global PDM (Part 2 of 2) Page 8
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 1999 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM marketshares Page 1
IPDMUG January '99 Conference Report Page 4
Arvin's AENA Charters Global PDM (Part 1 of 2) Page 6
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 1999 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM market shake-out Page 1
The nine basic components of an EDM/PDM system Page 3
The Harley-Davidson Vision : Half the time, Half the cost Page 5
Product Brief : Cimmetry System's AutoVue Professional Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 1999 Table of Contents

Product Development survey results Page 1
Requirement Engineering for PDM (Part 2) Page 3
Lessons learned from introducing EDM at WPM Page 5
EDM/PDM - a challenge for the users or for the vendors? Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 1999 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Survey Results Page 1
Requirement Engineering for PDM (Part 1) Page 6
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 1999 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Status Survey Page 1
EDM/PDM Project Management Page 2
KPM - alleviating product development pressures Page 5
News from recent CIMdata events Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
December 1998 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Best Practices, Advanced EDM/PDM Technology Page 1
EDM/PDM Symposium '98 (Part 2) Page 2
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
November 1998 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Symposium '98 (Part 1) Page 1
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
October 1998 Table of Contents

Best Practices in EDM and PDM Page 1
Advanced PDM Technology Demonstrator Project Page 3
In Search of the Perfect Format Page 4
Electronic communication and business processes (Part 3) Page 6
Informative Graphic Corporation's Myriad Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
September 1998 Table of Contents

2PDM - your e-zine Page 1
Everyone moves forward (Part 6) Page 2
The world of EDM/PDM Page 5
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
August 1998 Table of Contents

International EDM/PDM Symposium Page 1
Everyone moves forward (Part 5) Page 3
PDM progress at Bobst Page 5
Electronic communication and business processes (Part 2) Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
July 1998 Table of Contents

Electronic communication and business processes Page 2
Plug-ins, Java or ActiveX Page 4
CSC Ploenzke Conference Page 7
Market News Page 8



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
June 1998 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM Master Page 1
PDM goes global Page 3
People in the News : John McDonough Page 5
Are you looking for a silver bullet? Page 6
Market News Page 8



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
May 1998 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM makes a VP's brain hurt Page 1
Everyone moves forward (Part 4) Page 3
Overcoming barriers to EDM/PDM progress Page 5
Kalthoff Spring 98 Page 6
Market News Page 7



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
April 1998 Table of Contents

Integration of Engineering Vision, Strategy and Plan Page 1
Everyone moves forward (Part 3) Page 4
A hard life in EDM/PDM sales and support Page 6
The Newsletter's 3rd EDM/PDM Workshop Page 7
Market News Page 9



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
March 1998 Table of Contents

Everyone moves forward (Part 2) Page 1
Stress and the EDM/PDM salesperson Page 4
News from IPDMUG Page 5
So how much progress have you made? Page 6
Market News Page 7



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
February 1998 Table of Contents

Everyone moves forward (Part 1) Page 1
Understanding as-is and to-be Page 4
Product Brief: Modultek Corporation's MST 9000 Page 6
The Newsletter's 3rd EDM/PDM Workshop Page 8
Market News Page 10



Engineering Data Management Newsletter
January 1998 Table of Contents

EDM/PDM vendors - do as you say Page 2
PDM progress at GEC-Marconi Page 4
The Newsletter's 3rd EDM/PDM Workshop - FAQs Page 6
Product Brief: Agile Software Corporation Page 7
Market News Page 9



HOME | TOP OF PAGE


Articles


Read the following articles from our September 1997 issue
Alternatively you could read



Market News


Read some of the Market News from our
March 1998, March 1997, March 1996, February 1995, April 1994, December 1993, September 1992 or November 1991 issue.

HOME | TOP OF PAGE


Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by John Stark