The FIWARE IoT platform is Open Source and Open API

An interview with Ulrich Ahle

Even though the FIWARE Foundation already has 100 members, it is still not widely known in Germany. Changing this situation will be one of the tasks of Ulrich Ahle, who has been active as the Foundation's CEO since the beginning of the year. However, his main role is to drive forward the development of new services based on the FIWARE open-source platform. In this interview, the former ATOS spokesman explains his new mission.

PROSTEP helps SONACA migrate to Teamcenter

By Gerold Willmes

PLM migration is always a challenge with a high risk to fail. This is especially true in the aerospace industry with its long product lifecycles and strict traceability requirements. Belgian aerospace supplier SONACA successfully migrated its various Enovia VPM configurations to a unified Teamcenter installation with the help of PROSTEP and its powerful migration platform OpenPDM, which is also used to integrate PLM and Sharepoint-based document management.

PROSTEP AG at the prostep ivip Symposium 2017

By Joachim Christ

"Digitalization for Products and Production" was the motto of the prostep ivip Symposium, which was held this year in Essen's Colosseum Theater. More than 600 visitors from 16 countries celebrated the 20th anniversary of the event in the former "VIII Mechanical Workshop" of Friederich Krupp AG in Essen. There is no other conference in the world of PLM that can look back on such a long and successful history.

PROSTEP makes Daimler's PDM system fit for the future

By Gaby Kath

For five years, PROSTEP has been the general contractor responsible for further development of the Smaragd software. With more than 15,000 users and a data volume in excess of 5 terabytes, this software is Daimler AG's central PDM backbone. Now, the leading carmaker has entrusted PROSTEP with the overall responsibility for further functional development and the development of the new Smaragd architecture. PROSTEP will continue to modernize the already successfully deployed PDM system and make it fit for a future of digitalization and smart engineering.

OpenPDM 8.4 offers new features and connectors

By Udo Hering

PROSTEP presents Version 8.4 of the world's leading PLM integration platform OpenPDM. In addition to over 60 new features and enhancements, the new version is characterized by the fact that it now also provides connectors to the IoT platform ThingWorx from PTC and a direct link between the 3D EXPERIENCE platform from Dassault Systèmes and the data exchange solution OpenDXM GlobalX.

PROSTEP live at PTC LiveWorx 2017 in Boston

By Peter Pfalzgraf

At this year's PTC LiveWorx, PROSTEP AG joined forces with their US subsidiary PROSTEP Inc. to showcase their credentials as specialists for secure data exchange, PLM integration and migration and for PLM/IoT integration. With more than 5,000 attendees, the event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was the biggest ever. At the same time, it was a clear statement of commitment to its partners on the part of PTC, even if the exact role these partners will play has not been fully defined in all are

According to an IDC study, IoT platforms are becoming indispensable

Von Michael Wendenburg

In just a few years’ time, almost four out of five companies will be using IoT platforms. That is one of the six key findings of a study on the Internet of Things (IoT) conducted by IDC for SAP. Initially, companies are more interested in improving interconnectivity between their systems and devices and than in new services. Only one in five companies has already introduced new business models.

You will find more information
about the IDC study here.

Schaeffler Group relies increasingly on OpenDXM GlobalX

By Udo Hering

When it comes to product data exchange, the Schaeffler Group, which is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, has been relying on OpenDXM for over 15 years. It was OpenDXM's flexible process management capabilities in particular that enabled the specialist departments to provide their customers with a consistently high level of data quality, as the solution allowed data exchange processes to be tailored to meet each customer’s individual needs. In order to integrate non-European partners more easily, the well-known automotive supplier has migrated its existing OpenDXM installation to the web-based Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution OpenDXM GlobalX .

PROSTEP becomes CSI Service Partner to Dassault Systèmes

By Peter Pfalzgraf

PROSTEP and the "3D EXPERIENCE Company" Dassault Systèmes have deepened and expanded their long-standing cooperation. A new agreement as a CSI Service Partner facilitates the exchange of know-how between the two companies and allows Dassault Systèmes to integrate the PLM specialists in customer projects early on. These projects involve, for example, integrating PLM systems, migrating CAD and PLM data and/or connecting collaboration partners.

Lightweight configuration life-
cycle management with OpenCLM

By Karsten Theis

The interdisciplinary development of smart, connected products and production systems is producing a growing flood of data that is constantly changing. In order to assess the progress of projects, it is necessary to compare information from different data sources at regular intervals. OpenCLM supports configuration lifecycle management through cross-system and cross-discipline baselining that allows companies to react to changes faster.

Save the date

Von Joachim Christ

Our members will be happy to provide you with information personally at the following events. We look forward to seeing you there.

Siemens PLM DE, Seeheim, Germany	04.-05. July 2017
Daimler EDM CAE Forum, Stuttgart, Germany	19.-20. July 2017
Go 3D Konferenz 2017, Rostock, Germany	07. September 2017
Autocontact'17, Graz, Austria	21. September 2017
Siemens PLM Europe, Berlin, Germany	23.-25. October 2017
tekom Jahrestagung, Stuttgart, Germany	24.-26. October 2017
3D Experience Forum, Leipzig, Germany	15.-16. November 2017
Agile PEP Minds, Berlin, Germany	23.-24. November 2017