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The Femap Symposium Series 2015 brings together Femap software users at various venues across the country for technical training and opportunities to network with peers, industry experts, solution partners and the Femap development team. Learn about the latest capabilities and how to use Femap with advanced applications; meet the Femap developers and share your Femap questions and requirements in a roundtable discussion.

Analysts, engineers, team leaders and managers responsible for driving engineering excellence and innovation won't want to miss this conference series. We will be meeting at various locations across the country during 2015.
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Tata Technologies' Venki Sundarraj discusses how his company's partnership with Siemens has recently changed and positively impacted results.

Siemens PLM Software recently implemented agile development of its NX manufacturing software solutions. It promotes shorter release cycles and close collaboration with users, which encourages rapid and flexible response to the market needs. In this video, Siemen’s Yaron Riany, vice president, product management & industry solutions, Manufacturing Engineering Software division, explains the three key areas of focus and how Siemens is achieving success with agile software development.

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Agile Development Video Transcript
Yaron Riany, Vice President, Product Management & Industry Solutions, MES, Siemens PLM
I would like to talk to you about agile software development within our organization. It is something we have introduced recently. There are three things that we are focusing on as key values for lean and agile software development.
First is business orientation. We are business oriented and not just doing development for software. For technical reasons, for technology reasons, we are business oriented. We are looking for the value, the key value proposition for our business and our customers. Agile helps us think in that way and work with our customers.
The other value is customer focus. How do we make our software match the needs of customers in a better way? The only way to get things right is by iteration. We all know that. So agile basically showed us iteration. We used to have big, longer, cycles of releases. Now are moving into significantly shorter cycles from a year of lead time we are now going down to a couple of months. That means that the responsiveness is there for our customers.

The third value is flexibility. So, what happens if a business opportunity arises or something that you learned from your recent release that is validated but it’s not really that good for some reason? It is not matching a specific need. How do you adapt to that? Flexibility is being able to re-plan, get that input, and come up with the next release in a very short time. We have reduced from years, from the initial concept to the right solution, to months. In some situations we are able to do that in weeks.
The key part that sometimes people miss about agile development is customer involvement. We are working now with a significant number of customers in agile engagement. I’m talking about top enterprise software companies in automotive and aerospace industries that are engaging with us in a very short cycle on small features and small additions and enhancements
They are working with us because they see the opportunity to shape and help influence our product.
Agile Development: Delivering proven digital manufacturing solutions on time.

Have you seen our free, “Manufacturing 360,” tablet app? Manufacturing 360 allows viewers to experience advanced manufacturing in a virtual factory environment. Viewers can swipe to explore and tap to learn how manufacturers can compete more effectively with next generation technology. Currently available from the Apple App Store, Manufacturing 360 is a gateway to all the latest information about Siemens part and assembly manufacturing solutions, with access to video demonstrations, case studies, blog posts, and tech tips by experts. The Android version will be available soon. Download the app here.

Manufacturing 360 is a tablet app designed to let viewers explore the world of advanced manufacturing.

Consider MFG 360 as a gateway to the latest information with access to Siemens PLM Software video demonstrations, case studies, blog posts, and Tech Tips by the experts.

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Watch this Tecnomatix Tech Tip to learn how Issue Management and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) solutions can help you to capture and resolve manufacturing production issues.

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This Requirements Management brief identifies the issues surrounding failure to meet product requirements and highlights the benefits associated with integrated requirements management, traceability and continuous verification.

To learn more about Requirements Management, check out our blog posts in this topic - http://community.plm.automation.sieme...

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Wrap/Unwrap Curve feature now works with developable surfaces starting in NX 10. Learn how to apply text or a design to a shape no longer limited to cones or cylinders!

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Need help? Ask the NX Design Forum, our online Community:
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Femap 11.2 new capabilities - second part of geometry editing video showing geometry cleanup tools

In this video, Matthias Heinicke of Siemens PLM Software, Manufacturing Engineering Software, describes how manufacturers are achieving increased productivity of up to 40 percent in recent years with the use of Siemens’ Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software.

What you will learn from the Introduction to Plant Simulation video:

1. How to achieve plant commissioning times 75 percent shorter than before the simulation was performed.
2. How to increase productivity by 20 to 40 percent using plant simulation software.
3. How to reduce energy consumption through optimization of logistical processes within the production system.

Read the complete Introduction to Plant Simulation video transcript below.

The world of production has changed considerably in recent years. When we think of the automotive industry some years ago the time to ramp up a manufacturing line to full productivity could take more than one year. Global competition does not allow for this anymore, this means that in one to three months full productivity has to be reached.

Siemens PLM Software has a comprehensive bundle of software products to manage the complete product lifecycle, especially in the area of time to market. Siemens offers Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software. It allows for simulation, visualization, analysis and optimization of very complex production systems. This greatly reduces the required commissioning time. As a result, we have seen plant commissioning times 75 percent shorten than before the simulation was performed.




Using the data inside Teamcenter Manufacturing, planning engineers can build a simulation model that reflects the complexity of the required production, including its dynamic behavior. In recent years, material flow simulation has been enhanced by powerful 3D visualization capabilities. Today most equipment suppliers already offer 3D model geometry for their products. This means, for example, that robot, high bay warehouse, and build conveyer model geometries are available in 3D form. Therefore our customers can build a 3D-enabled material flow simulation using these real CAD models enabling robust decisions for their future investments. Through these simulations they get a 3D digital factory representation in real time that anyone can understand right away. The simulation enables optimization of the system including planning of the layout, the control logic, and the dimensioning, that is, the means to optimally fine tune the amount, position and sequence of production resources.

Analysis shows that in this way one can achieve increased productivity of 25 to 40 percent. Several tools in the software enable deeper investigation into the system behavior. There is, for example, a bottleneck analyzer which investigates the system, analyzes the statistics, and specifically points out where to find savings potential within the system.

Another analysis tool that is built into the software is the Sankey Diagram which allows the plant designers to quickly get an overview of system material flows. This means, for example, that you can reduce the number of forklifts required, and design your conveyer system at lower costs. Allowing you to reduce the plant investment by as much as 30 percent.

While 20 years ago energy consumption during production was of little or no importance, today it is playing a significant role as a cost driver in manufacturing. The integrated energy analysis module now enables optimization of the system in terms of its energy consumption. One very impressive result has been achieved in the automotive industry in the production of crank shaft casings. Three gigawatt hours per year can be saved through optimization of logistical processes within the production system alone. As a result, the customer saves money every day.

Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) uses NX to minimize failures and maximize reliability, while Teamcenter manages their data.

For more on BAR, read the case study:
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Learn more about Teamcenter here:
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Siemens PLM Software continues to invest in PLM technologies that help in developing today's more efficient, connected, intelligent vehicles.

Femap 11.2 new capabilities video showing some of the new geometry update tools