Engineering should be about engineering. But when data management gets out of hand - chaotic file systems cause errors and deadlines drift - engineering can feel a lot more like administration. This step-by-step guide will help you get back to…

Cloud computing and SaaS models have turned IT into a service industry. That means choosing software vendors is choosing who to build a relationship with.

Do you know roughly how many parts are used in a new Airbus A380? … Four million.

We’ve all been in situations where we’ve been working on a project or a product design so long we simply can’t see it through someone else’s eyes.

It’s a competitive, constantly change business world out there. Technological shifts and advances and an uncertain economy, mean that businesses are having to be as efficient and productive as possible to remain ahead.

From James Hunt to Lewis Hamilton, the biggest racing stars in the world first shot to fame through their spectacular performances in Formula 3.

“Things should be as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein How often do you see a new technology boast that it lets you perform a task in a matter of seconds? Or reduces a complex series of decisions…

If you’re yet to embark on your digital transformation, now is the time to make this your priority.

Our Patent to Product service aims to give you the engineering advantages that are usually only available to leading companies.

PLM Innovation Forum 2018 was taken place this October. For those of you who couldn’t be there, here are our top three takeaways from the event.

When Henry Ford created the Ford Motor Company in 1903, few people could afford cars. They were expensive to make, expensive to repair and complicated to run. It looked like cars would remain the playthings of a privileged few.

There are a lot of PLM technologies on the market and a lot of these are excellent products. The problem is that, in order to get the most out of these products, you need more than someone to sell them…

Here’s the thing: no one cares who came second in a race. To make history, you have to nail it... and you have to nail it first. For companies developing new products, this is a crucial lesson. Let’s delve into…

A truly innovative spark is rare and hard to capture. That one great idea needs to be grabbed, developed and brought to life if it is to survive and flourish.

Imagine you have to transport your most prized possession to a new location 2,000 miles away.

May 26, 2016 Small to medium engineering businesses are finding an increasing number of ways to pick the pockets of their larger competitors under the shadow of Intelligent Engineering.   I love intelligent engineering, it gives an intense focus to a…

Every market sector has its top performers. By understanding how they operate and what they are doing that works, you can modify your own efforts to get closer or jump ahead.

Prediction and preparation for future market requirements is becoming a standard component within the front end of enterprise PLM systems and Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform has been designed to be the technology of choice for many of the world’s leading automotive…

The ability to swiftly process information and embrace change is considered to be the greatest make-or-break in today’s cut-throat business climate. This is why TechniaTranscat has made these processes the heart of its business, ensuring companies in any industry a…

Streamline product development and drive innovation for a competitive advantage

Know that Issue? Ever since the introduction of Java 7 updates 25, people have been having problems with accessing the Online Documentation provided by Dassault Systèmes. For those not aware, Online Documentation is essentially help files for the suite of…

The latest issue of PLM Magazine is a special edition for Life Sciences!

As the amount of R&D pounds aimed at developing new Additive Manufacturing technologies and applications heads skywards so does the spend and the development time that is focused on the PLM design, analysis & simulation and digital manufacturing software to…

“Too late, too late will be the cry when the man with the bargains has passed you by.” From Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels. When the character Bacon delivered this line in the film he was not talking about…

1) We’re experienced. Our relationship with Dassault Systèmes’ stems back to 1998 when our engineering business was recognised as a significant user and was engaged by Dassault Systèmes to become a test site for new software products. TECHNIA have continued…

Imagine if companies such as Tesla went into the construction industry, how would they change the way you build houses and infrastructure?

An Interview with Frédéric Martin

Investment in digitalization, also known as industry 4.0, is crucial for companies with growth ambitions in today’s tough business climate. When digitalization becomes one of the top priorities for a company, it will most probably also become one of the…

PLM Magazine is a series of inspirational reading for people with an interest in PLM, CAD and IoT. This is a special edition for the retail industry.

Technical Debt is a whole new way of looking at product quality and making it more manageable.

PLM Magazine 2016 is here! With 36 pages filled with PLM, CAD and IoT inspiration, this issue is our most extensive magazine ever. In this issue: learn how Ford uses CAVA to accelerate their product development how Husqvarna works with…

Faster product development, greater customer satisfaction and more efficient production. With modern PLM systems, the industry can now start tapping into the unlimited potential of a truly digital organization.

Leading PLM software like CATIA and ENOVIA come packed with a host of standard features that meet the biggest needs of most businesses. But every company has its own unique processes, and sometimes customized solutions can help further boost productivity…

Today’s businesses are pressured from just about every corner. While customers are growing smarter, industry watchdogs are becoming stricter and competition is getting stiffer.

Why is a solid integration solution so important?

For retail chains, the process of introducing a new product in stores can be overwhelming without the right tools. Finding an exciting product to sell is the easy part; navigating every step that’s necessary between ordering an item and getting…

CAD conversion represents an act of transforming a relatively complex mathematical description into a totally different one, trying to maintain the same outcome for the user and process but under the hood, things can get messy.

To me, Toyota Land Cruiser is the best car mankind has ever built, and will ever build. Their manufacturing process has the magic touch of Taiichi Ohno himself. But unfortunately, even the best cars need service and spare parts.

Every company must be able to vouch for the quality of the products they sell. But for large retail chains, staying up to date with changing regulations and standards for a broad range of products is a complex and time-consuming…

Jessica Enbacka, Information Technology Director at the charter travel company TUI Nordic, said that PLM has enabled her company to personalize travel products down to minute details and made it easier to create new products.

Jula, a multi-billion kronor Swedish do-it-yourself retailer, was so bogged down in complicated documentation procedures that they were hindering company growth.  The company has almost 14,000 products and thousands of specific product details for different countries. It was becoming exceedingly…

Footwear brands are now rethinking their PLM strategy and looking for a hybrid solution to lower the cost of ownership and a single source of truth to cater the needs of two divergent user communities under a single brand.

Are you struggling in your company with keeping on top of all variant specific BOM´s, keeping track of design changes of your product variants and making sure your product variants contain the specified parts?

Retail companies are striving to keep the modern and sophisticated consumer happy and loyal. The industry climate is complex where the consumer is acting in multiple channels and needs to be continuously stimulated. Specifically, retail businesses have to ensure that…

Each time history repeats itself. You are on the home stretch of the project. You have the rollout strategy in place. You might even have conducted a test deployment to see that everything works. Is the documentation in place? Good…

CATIA stands for Computer Aided Three dimensional Interactive Application

Are you currently using CATIA V5 without any PDM system? Do you want a 30% improvement in productivity, 25% improvement in design change management and a 40% improvement in BOM (Bill of Materials) accuracy? Are you interested in the PLM…