PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), the Product Development Company, in partnership with Hornby Hobbies (LSE: HRN) owners of the Scalextric brand and a long time PTC customer, announced the launch of an exciting new Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths based (STEM) curriculum. Secondary school students using the new curriculum will use PTC’s Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 CAD software to design and engineer their very own Scalextric slot car.
Mathcad Prime 2.0 has arrived here in the UK, and is being hailed as a major upgrade from the previous version Mathcad Prime 1.0.
In the last 2 blogs, we discussed some of the new features available with Mathcad Prime 2.0. In today's blog, the focus will be on the increase in performance that will be a major feature of the product's release.
When Mathcad Prime 1.0 was announced by PTC back in December 2010, its release was hotly anticipated. However the absence of some capabilities present in Mathcad 15.0, such as the Symbolic Calculation Feature, raised a lot of criticism from loyal Mathcad customers.
With the release of Mathcad Prime 2.0 scheduled for 22nd February 2012, customer queries around the new functionality and features have soared! This Blog post will take a quick look into what to expect from the new version!
Although the definition of PLM will still cause a lot of debate, we believe that there's little doubt about the exact components that make up a successful PLM solution. A PLM solution that lacks even one of these critical capabilities should be questioned as a viable option.
In light of the growing awareness and adoption of PLM, it's interesting to note that while there is a good consensus on the benefits of PLM, there is still some debate on its precise definition.
In manufacturing today, product development processes and profitability are inextricably linked. There is a strong causal relationship, whereby such processes have a direct impact on manufacturers’ ability to generate sustained business growth. Fundamental in today’s global business environment – one that’s characterised by geographically dispersed workgroups, increased competition, and new customer requirements in emerging markets – product development challenges for discrete manufacturers are more complex than ever.
Over the past ten years, more and more manufacturers have deployed Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions to optimise product development and enhance bottom-line performance.
This story still causes high emotions: As engineers of aircraft builder Airbus were working with different software programs during the development of the mega plane A380, the cabling of the engines failed in manufacturing. This disaster as per today causes for mother holding EADS a 2-year-delay in delivery to the customer and 5 billion Euro in expenses. Today’s Airbus-Boss Tom Enders keeps repeating: “This must not happen to us again.” In order to ensure, that this does not happen again, a completely new software system shall overcome this challenge.