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The Power Lies In The Medium-Sized Industry
For years, there has been talk of the digital transformation of industry. What this means for manufacturing companies, what they will use to generate their sales in the future and how they will get there is rarely discussed. At present, there are indications that the roles of those involved will change first and foremost. Large-scale industry may...
Siemens buys Nextflow Software
Siemens announced on June 9 that it has acquired Nextflow Software, a provider of solutions for particle-based fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Nextflow Software becomes part of Siemens Digital Industries Software and expands the Simcenter software portfolio. According to the press release, the software brings fast mesh-free CFD capabilities...
PROCAD Now Also With keytech Under One Roof
In a joint press release PROCAD and keytech announced their merger today. After the majority takeover of ACATEC by PROCAD in March of this year, the second important German provider of software and services for the digitalization of industry with an international presence has been created - alongside Contact Software. When it comes to software,...
PTC Makes Catherine Kniker Chief Strategy Officer
PTC announced that Catherine Kniker has been promoted to EVP and chief strategy officer. She replaces Kathleen Mitford, who joins Microsoft from PTC, where she is responsible for Azure marketing. Microsoft said Kathleen brings extensive experience in cloud strategy, product development, marketing and customer needs. Most recently, Mitford was...
Digitalization Must Become a Matter for the Boss – But in a Different Way!
I seem to have hit the mark with my article "Kagermann and Wahlster are wrong - The digitalization of industry is faltering" from April 27 of this year. Apparently, it is clear to a great many people that even ten years after Industry 4.0 was proclaimed, little or nothing has fundamentally changed in Germany. The digitalization of industry...
Dirk Didascalou to become Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Digital Industries
On September 1, 2021, Dr. Dirk Didascalou (51) will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Siemens Digital Industries (DI). With Dirk Didascalou (photo Siemens), Siemens has gained an outstanding technology expert and an experienced leader, said Cedrik Neike, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Digital...
Kagermann And Wahlster Are Wrong: The Digitalization of Industry is Faltering
In a joint article in the FAZ from 28 March 2021, two of the three initiators of Industrie 4.0 have expressed where they see the project some ten years after its launch. Very far ahead! But the article shows that they are applying the old standards. Increasing the efficiency of whatever processes is no longer the right criterion. But new business...
PROCAD Acquires Majority Stake In ACATEC Software
On March 29, 2021, the Karlsruhe-based software provider acquired a majority stake in ACATEC. Already at the start of a closer partnership in January 2021, enormous synergy effects had become apparent for both sides. Johann Dornbach, CTO of PROCAD, therefore calls the acquisition the next logical step. "Our companies operate in very similar...
What are you focusing on in your new position as managing director, Mr. Kurtaz?
A conversation with the new Managing Director EuroCentral of Dassault Systèmes, Dominic Kurtaz, on 24February, 2021 at Dassault Systèmes in Munich. Ulrich Sendler: How does it feel to be responsible for the whole portfolio of Dassault Systèmes now, after you were most recently leading 3DEXCITE? Dominic Kurtaz: I think 3DEXCITE is a super-exciting...
Eplan eManage For Project Management In The Cloud
Eplan presents a new cloud service for cross-project collaboration. With Eplan eManage, projects from the Eplan platform can be uploaded to the cloud environment, shared and managed there. In the first step, the free version was launched in mid-March - an extended, paid version will follow in August 2021. The new software solution Eplan eManage...
AI Marketplace Launch Event
On March 26, the AI marketplace platform of it's OWL will be presented to the public. In a virtual event, interested parties will learn in one and a half hours backgrounds and motivations for the first AI platform with a focus on industrial product creation. The AI marketplace of it's OWL is ready in its first stage. It offers interested...
What Is The Change At ECS With The New Digital Business Division, Larry Terwey?
An interview with the new Director Digital Business at ECS Engineering Consulting & Solutions makes it clear that it is not just the PLM system integrator in Neumarkt that is undergoing a thorough transformation. The industry in total is experiencing a massive upheaval toward digitization, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is obviously not as...
EPLAN Virtual Fair To The Sixth
On April 28 and 29, 2021, EPLAN will organize a virtual fair from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day - now for the sixth time, but for the first time over two days. The EPLAN Virtual Fair was already well established before everyone had to switch to virtual events last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It's an example of how being a pioneer in...
ECS With New Digitalization And IoT Division
ECS Engineering Consulting & Solutions GmbH is changing its positioning as an IT and service partner for industry. The long-term PLM expert and partner of Siemens and PTC, among others, is strengthening its offering, especially on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Thread environment for the entire value chain. Among others, with the...
Cideon On Record Course With ECTR Full Integration To SAP
Systems integrator Cideon, a Friedhelm Loh Group company and sister to Eplan, is seeing strong growth in demand for CAD integrations using SAP-ECTR (Engineering Control Center), according to Dr. Clemens Weis (Photo Cideon), who was appointed Managing Director in November. The integration does not require a PLM/ERP interface and offers direct...