plm magazin 2016 english

PLM MAGAZINE3DEXPERIENCE and trends in the digital era - an interview with Bertrand Sicot, Dassault Systèmes /p.21

A MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY TECHNIATRANSCAT - #1 KNOWLEDGE COMPANY IN PLM

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Make your design dreams a reality with simulation /p.30

Design and Simulation:

Lost in Translation? Compare CATIA V5 with SMG and JT easier /p. 8 Anders Axelsson:

Cost efficient and reliable integrations /p. 14

Annika Steiber:

The Google way to increased innovation /p. 34

CAVA Accelerates Product Development

at Ford

Copyright: Ford Motor Company

2 © Copyright TechniaTranscat AB 2016

Technia and Transcat merged July 2 to form a European PLM knowledge and innovation leader. The company will be

unique in its ability to serve customers on the Dassault PLM platform in Europe and globally. The mission is to transform your vision into value. Our vision is to be the #1 Knowledge company in PLM. Our team of more than 400 persons will combine the best from German and Nordic cultures to provide the right level of delivery capacity, knowledge and quality.

We invite you all to have a more detailed discussion on how TechniaTranscat can serve you even better in the coming years. Please contact myself or any of your TechniaTranscat representatives.

The Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform requires a broad set of skills of your PLM partner, and the complementarity between Transcat and Technia provides a very stable basis to support our customers in all aspects of PLM and the Dassault brands such as CATIA, SIM-ULIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA and EXALEAD.

In this edition of PLM Mag-azine we have collected our fa-vorite articles and success stories, a lot of them with focus on inno-vation and trends. We hope you will enjoy it. And if any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

News: TechniaTranscat /p. 3Success Story: Ford /p. 4Software: PLM essentials for CATIA, ENOVIA and JT /p. 6News /p. 7CAD: Compare CATIA V5 with SMG and JT easier /p. 8Success Story: JULA /p. 10PLM: PLM for Retail /p. 4Success Story: Kleven /p. 12Success Story: Guess /p. 12Software: Value Components /p. 13Integration: Cost efficient and reliable integrations /p. 14Success Story: FACC /p. 16IoT: Husqvarna /p. 18Success Story: Outotec /p. 20Success Story: WDH /p. 20Trends: 3DEXPERIENCE & trends in the digital era /p. 21CAD: Reliable 3D data for the 3D enterprise /p. 24Blended Learning: The best ingredients for successful learning /p. 25Success Story: Parker Hannifin /p. 27Services: Custom designed applications /p. 29Simulation: Make your designer dreams reality with simulation/p. 30Success Story: TUI Nordic /p. 32Innovation: The Google way /p. 34

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Two strong companies merge to provide more value to you

About TechniaTranscatTechniaTranscat - the #1 knowledge company in PLM. By combining your strengths with our expertise in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) we will help you to turn your vision into value, and become the future winner. Our solutions are used worldwide in industries such as life sciences, automotive, travel, retail, offshore, telecom, fashion and food & beverage. We serve over 4000 customers worldwide, including 43 that are listed on the Fortune 500. TechniaTranscat is a part of Add-node Group, listed at the Nasdaq OMX Nordic List. For more informa-tion, please visit www.techniatranscat.com

Publisher: Jaana Ahlberg, TechniaTranscat AB ([email protected]) Photo Copyrights: TechniaTranscat AB, Ford Motor Company, FACC, WDH, Kleven, BVBInnovate/NomadicPower, Guess, JULA, TUI Nordic, Outotec, WDH Production: Felicia Grundel, TechniaTranscat AB ([email protected])

Jonas GejerCEO, [email protected]+46 733 77 24 14

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Top 3 Customer Benefits from the TechniaTranscat MergerWe might internally be overwhelmed with the possibil-ities in our new company, but what’s really in it for you, our customers? Here’s what I believe are the top three customer benefits from bringing Technia and Transcat together.

#1: Access to world-class knowl-edge in CAD, PLM and Product Data Quality tools and method-ology

Together, Technia and Transcat PLM has about 200 engineers focused on CATIA, SIMULIA, DELMIA and Data and Process Quality and 160 engineers focused on ENOVIA. We are a knowledge company that invests large amounts yearly in developing ourselves in new tools, methodology and all other forms of best practice that is relevant.

So when you need a partner to help you succeed with your PLM initiatives, we will have the skills and the man-power and we will make sure to keep our knowledge up-to-date during our journey together.

#2: Industry Experiences from global leaders for the past 30 years

The combined customer base of TechniaTranscat is a fantastic asset to both new and existing customers. Transcat adds more than 30 years and Technia 21 years from working with great companies, in many cases the true industry leaders. In the DACH region we have mainly worked with Automotive and Transportation, Industrial Equipment and Aerospace and Defense companies. The main industries in the Nordics and US where we’ve worked are High Tech and Telecom, Industrial Equipment, Retail and Apparel and Life Sciences.

What we’ve learned from working with the leaders of those industries is

in many forms available to our other customers, and our customers also meet each other frequently to share their experiences from technology or process improvements.

#3: Global delivery capacityWe are now more than 400 employ-

ees that are located in three continents – North America, Europe and Asia, and can serve you in many local languag-es and local time zones. We have also invested in building up offshore delivery capacity, that can serve you during an implementation and after a roll-out, at an attractive cost and with the right quality. Perhaps most importantly, we know how to run the projects towards success since we’ve done that many times before, and as mentioned above – our customers are there to share their experiences with you!

We are all very excited about the new capacity of TechniaTranscat and all the things we will learn together in the years to come, always with you, our customers, as our main focus.

Writer: Jan ThunqvistCOO, TechniaTranscat

Jonas Gejer, CEO Technia, and Gerhard Keller, VP DACH, Transcat PLM

News


CAVA Accelerates Product Development at Ford

TechniaTranscat has excellent knowledge in process engineering for several industries such as auto-

mobile, for which the CAVA solution was developed. This process-related software system is based on CATIA and has been designed especially for the automotive in-dustry to support the entire process chain concerning legal com-pliance by displaying the requisite industry standard information geometrically in CAT-IA. Recently CAVA was officially approved by a passenger car certi-fication authority for a non EU/ECE based Technical Service. The virtual homologa-tion, which is based on CAD data, was

certified with CAVA avoiding the need to build physical experi-mental assemblies.

Ford Motor Com-pany uses CAVA to become more efficient in its development process. The target was to reduce costs for the in-house solution enhancements and updates of standards and regulations as well as reaching a higher level of capability and

flexibility concerning more tests and verifications.

Therefore, the integration with current updates of the most relevant legal provisions and in this way creates a standard application. The implementa-

tion of CAVA at Ford Motor Company started in 2007 and

was seamlessly integrated into the global company system of CATIA V5. The soft-ware eventually went entirely productive worldwide one year later.

Today, about 100 CAVA users around the world work with the software for global product management in the US, Brazil, Germany, UK, Turkey, Australia, China and India. It is rolled out in several departments. CAVA Vision for example is used for basic design, as there is a wide range of requirements for vehicle con-struction with which manufacturers have to comply. CAVA Safety helps in design engineering as safety usage is increasing massively and direct safety aspects for both passengers and pedestrians play a major role in vehicle development. Fur-thermore there are solutions like CAVA Tools for easy and fast calculation of a car silhouette, or CAVA Wiper to control standard fulfillment of windshield wipers via simulation and visualization. The menu operations of the CAVA products correspond to the V5 features in terms of handling, so that the ease of use via

”The target was to reduce costs for the in-house solution en-hancements and up-

dates of standards and regulations as well as

reaching a higher level of capability and flexi-bility concerning more tests and verifications,”

Innovation potential for more efficient production methods has a long tra-dition in automobile industry. The first moving assembly line was already introduced in 1913, at that time for the legendary Tin Lizzy. One century later both automobiles and fabrication have changed a lot. But produc-tion enhancement is still one of the main subjects. A good example is the implementation of the CAVA product suite from TechniaTranscat (pre-viously Transcat PLM), which enables manufacturers to achieve a higher level of capability and flexibility in doing automated checks to reach virtual homologations. One of the com-panies benefitting from this is Ford Motor Company.

Success Story: Ford


intuitive graphical user interface leads to a great acceptance across all divisions and users.

CAVA really works out with regard to reducing costs as a result of process enhancement. Therefore, it can be used in an early design stage throughout development and validation, which significantly saves time and resources in product development. As the homologa-tion division receives reliable and validat-ed data from product development the compliance of legal provisions is ensured throughout the whole process. So the procedures of system analyses and type approval tests become much more efficient. The driver’s field of vision for

instance can be computed exactly and virtually tested. Moreover, CAD evalua-tion quality improves substantially.

The next round of development does not have to start from scratch. CAVA uses the power of the CATIA templates for example for vision analysis, so a formerly complicated application is very much simplified. This enables efficiency in developing unique tools for vision eval-uation. It is evident that legal compliance in global product development processes will play an even more important role in terms of worldwide competitiveness in the future.

What is CAVA?

CATIA solutions for car design and legal compliance

“CATIA Automotive Extensions Vehicle Architecture” (CAVA) resulted from a joint project by TechniaTranscat and the Ger-man car manufacturers. Interna-tional rules, norms and stand-ards are provided during the entire design process - from the concept phase to the homolo-gation. CAVA is a feature-based and associative technology integrated with CATIA V5 and V6 / 3DEXPERIENCE.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/cava

Success Story: Ford

Copyright: Ford Motor Company


Get more value out of your ENOVIA system by enhancing overall productivity, performance, upgradeability and end user adoption rates with the Value Components. By providing pre-built enhance-ments to standard ENOVIA functionality, the Value Components can lead to faster and higher returns on PLM investments.

To operate an enterprise PLM solution, the right knowledge and tools are required. With more than 30 years of experience TechniaTranscat developed a portfolio of expert tools that enable its administrators to dramatically improve the service delivered to their end users.

Standardized global workplaces provide a maximum of flexibili-ty and control. With myPLM administrators manage user groups, license rights and environments, engineers can work on any task right away – supported by a simple usable start tool.

High quality and validated engineering data is key to a collaborative product creation process. Q-Checker, xCompare and CAVA – apps for CATIA – allow establishing company standards, ensuring compli-ance to industry regulations and verifying the release process.

Integration Framework will reduce the cost and complexity of your enterprise integrations to PLM systems, while bringing up the flexi-bility and speed of implementation. The Integration Framework con-nects ENOVIA and other enterprise applications, enabling smooth integrations to other systems like ERP.

Today innovation results from a virtual experience in a collaborative environment. The entire enterprise instantly participates and bene-fits. With TechniaTranscat’s Lite3D platform – based on JT – all users easily access complete 3D data.

PLM essentials for CATIA, ENOVIA & JT

TechniaTranscat Software

Find more info at www.techniatranscat.com

Products

TechniaTranscat renews and extends a SEK 75 million (EUR 8 million) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Services contract with a German Automotive OEM

“Germany is our largest market with a significant growth for the past 5 years. Our clear vision to be the number one knowledge company in PLM is clearly very attractive for the German market and I am very proud of our team securing this contract. It provides stability and opportunities to continue our growth in the German speaking markets”, said Jonas Gejer, CEO at Techni-aTranscat.

Find more info at www.techniatranscat.com/news

European Spallation Source (ESS), a next-generation materials research facility using neutrons, will enable new opportunities for researchers in fields as life sciences, energy, environmental technology, cultural heritage and fundamental physics. ESS has chosen a PLM solution based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform (ENOVIA V6 and CATIA V6) from Dassault Systèmes, enhanced with the Value Components (TVC) from TechniaTranscat. ESS will implement PLM to support the development of the neutron source, related equipment and operation of the facility.

”TechniaTranscat is honored to be the PLM partner to the visionary ESS project. ESS will be a catalyst and facil-itator in providing innovations in pharmaceuticals, materi-als and physics. PLM will help ESS to enable and facilitate a successful planning, construction and operations phase of the facility”, says Jonas Gejer, CEO at TechniaTranscat. Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/news

As a result of the TechniaTranscat team’s unprecedented success they need to bring in new talent. For 2016 there is an established plan to attract more than 50 qualified candidates. There is a variety of career opportunities across multiple departments for consultants, application- & product developers, architects, project managers and sales- and business de-velopment executives, just to mention a few.

“This is an exciting time to be a part of TechniaTranscat’s established knowledge leadership in PLM in Europe,” says Per No-reen, Director Employee Success. He states that the company is recruiting PLM profes-sionals and graduates who are results-driven and eager to learn. “At TechniaTranscat you never stop learning. Our new employees undergo extensive training and as a compa-ny we always stimulate knowledge sharing. New employees benefit from the knowledge shared by our seasoned managers and team members. It allows them to grow into successful PLM experts.”

Per Noreen, Director Employee Success, TechniaTranscat

TechniaTranscat have been ramping up the firm’s hiring efforts!

A Premium German Automotive OEM brand extends a PLM services contract worth EUR 8 million

European Spallation Source se-lects TechniaTranscat

News

Fast growth often goes hand in hand with the pressure from large investments to handle projects. BVB INNOVATE has now had a taste of this, with their subsidiary company Nomadic Power recently having won the bidding procedure for an EU-funded project in the electromo-bility sector. This is a project that requires a CAD system. In order to avoid having to invest across the entire project scope, they have opted to use 3DEXPERIENCE on Cloud. The costs for this are reasonable, whilst the scope of the solution still covers all requirements in full.

“With 3DEXPERIENCE in the cloud, we can ensure that all of our employees have access to the same database from anywhere. It also allows us to present our solutions professionally and comprehensively in any location,” says Dr. Manfred Baumgärtner, Managing Director of BVB INNOVATE GmbH.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/bvb

A China based joint venture of a European and a Chinese car maker purchased 30 Q-Checker for CATIA licenses in the fourth quarter of 2015. More than 100 OEMs and 1.500 suppliers are using Q-Checker. It is the market standard for Product Data Quality assurance in the Auto-motive and Aerospace, but used in many other industries as well. Wherever companies define modelling standards, methodologies or 3D Master initiatives, Q-Checker helps all designers in the extended enterprise to follow.

“We are very excited about every new customer all around the world” states Paolo Santarelli, heading the TechniaTranscat Software development, “Along with our network of 50 partners we ensure the successful deployment and integration to CATIA and 3D Experience anywhere in the world,” he continues.

BVB INNOVATE opts for 3DEXPERIENCE on Cloud

Major car maker in China standardizes on Q-Checker

“With 3DEXPERIENCE in the cloud, we can ensure that all of our employees have access to the same database from anywhere,”

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Source: BVBInnovate/NomadicPower


In many industries CATIA data is trans-lated into different neutral formats to provide downstream processes with

the right data. For most processes, it is important to ensure no changes are caused by the conversion itself. Unac-ceptable differences must be revealed before the model is used in the following process step.

No conversion process is 100% accurate

CAD conversion represents an action 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. While in many cases the converter is de-livering exactly what we need to handle our tasks, it might become crucial for us to be that 99% sure that everything we have done in CATIA V5 is processed into the new format or the other way round. All elements shall be there, have the same measurements, nothing should be missing and nothing should have been added unintentionally - geometrically we want to have the models equally.

How do you track unexpected chang-es after data conversion?

Sure, in many cases we just want to provide a JT or SMG model, plainly to give someone else the possibility of viewing the data but...xCompare com-parison

...what if that someone actually takes decisions on that basis or uses the data in his process?

...what if we want to use the data for long term archiving and need to access the model years after we have faded out our current CAD system?

Typically, we ask:Do my models meet the minimum

quality and methodology requirements?Has a partner modified models from

the last release interchanged, and what?

Lost in Translation? Compare CATIA V5 with SMG and JT easier

CAD


We need to follow legal requirements! Are those translated models really accu-rate?

We require: - B-Rep must be transformed accurately (same measurements) - PMIs must be transformed correctly (same values) - Data must be ready for the downstream process - LODs in JT data must represent geome-try of CATIA V5 model

Okay, but how will xCompare help me?

xCompare V5 / SMG verifies the conversion process from CATIA V5 to SMG (3DVIA Composer). Multiple criteria of a CATIA V5 model are compared to an SMG model. For the comparison, xCom-

pare directly uses the models to analyze the features as well as the geometry.

xCompare V5 / JT is used for the comparison of geometric data – potential nonconformities will be shown graphi-cally. By using xCompare, comparisons of CATIA V5 B-Rep with JT B-Rep (JT or XT B-Rep), V5 B-Rep with individual JT LODs (Level of Detail) and V5 CGR data with JT LODs can be performed. The presentation of results is available in CATIA V5 and differences in geometry can be displayed.

The advantageWhen comparing two models of

different format, the approach of choice is to convert either both different formats in a third one or at least one into the other, to gain a basis for the comparison. This process unfortunately, is adding an-other one or two conversions to the bill - maximizing the chances that we may

compare apples with oranges.xCompare overcomes this known

issue and directly accesses the na-tive CATIA V5, SMG or JT data for the comparison. The data is not transformed whatsoever and the user never has to leave CATIA V5.

How it works?xCompare accesses CATIA V5 and

SMG data through the respective API and the JT Data through TechniaTranscat’s own toolkit. The toolkit, developed on basis of JT ISO/PAS specification, is also used for viewing and checking JT data in the supplier package of the DAIMLER AG.

What is xCompare?

Handle Model Modifications

xCompare compares CATIA V5, SMG and JT data, to find differ-ences in two revisions of prod-ucts, parts and drawings or to verify the conversion process.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/xcompare

“xCompare keeps you ahead of changes,”

Writer: Arnd FeyeArnd has 15 years of PLM experience working within TechniaTranscat software divi-sion in various positions in pre-sales, consulting and support. He currently works as Product Manager for TechniaTranscat’s xCompare and Lite3D portfolio.

CAD


Jula: “We want to drive faster” - PLM as a Tool for ExpansionJula, a multi-billion kronor Swed-

ish do-it-yourself retailer, was so bogged down in complicated doc-

umentation 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 difficult to keep track of everything.

Speaking at TechniaTranscat’s (previously Technia) PLM Innovation Forum, Magnus Sigurd, Jula’s Business

About JulaJula, a family company founded in 1979, has become one of Sweden’s fastest growing companies. Turnover doubled between 2009 and 2014 to 5.4 billion kronor, and stores have been opened in Norway and Poland.

Development Director said, “We had to do something. We defined our needs, and eventually saw that PLM and Technia [TechniaTranscat] could help us.” They started working together near the end of 2014.

How were you coping before you started the transition to PLM?

“We are a fast-growing family com-pany. It is one thing when you have 30 people in the office. You can always ask

somebody for a document. It is a totally different story when there are more than 200 and the number of products keeps increasing.”

“We have been working with Excel documents. We have 10-15 for each prod-uct. They need to be updated and acces-sible. In the end, we were overwhelmed by Excel work.”

The volume of documentation has risen in recent years as Jula has opened new stores, started in new countries, and increased product range, while the demands for sustainable production and traceability have added more demands on documentation.

What does PLM do? “PLM provides us with one source of

information and a structure that forms the base for processes and automation. We want this work to be straightforward and simple. Time to market is very im-portant us. We want to be able to drive faster.”

About one year after signing with TechniaTranscat, Jula is scheduled to have replaced most Excel documentation with PLM.

Have you calculated a ROI on your PLM investment?

“We’ve thought about that, but it’s hard to measure the improvements only in terms of money. We get structure, processes, scalability, and less frustration. We knew we had to do this to handle future growth. Judging from what I’ve seen so far and from my gut feeling, this is a very positive development.”

Success Story: JULA

For retail chains, the process of in-troducing 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 it on the shelves is a lot more complicated. That’s why it’s so important to have software that can help guide staff members along the way, making sure that everything is done in the right order. The right tools can help eliminate missed deadlines, duplicated efforts, and a lot of frustration.

How to keep track of who is doing what?

Adding a new item to your product line can be a big endeavor. After finding the right product, retail chains must also check its quality, get background on the supplier, calculate the right order size and create a marketing campaign. It’s a complicated process, and the only way to avoid mistakes is to make sure every-one knows exactly who should be doing what, and in what order. Each staff mem-ber must be able to take ownership of their own part of the process. But when a

company has its head office in Europe, a production center in Asia and a separate marketing division somewhere else, it can be extremely difficult to keep track of what has already been done and which step needs the most urgent attention. Especially when staff are still looking at a long to-do list in a simple spreadsheet and checking things off manually as they go along.

Getting everyone on the same page

With the right PLM software, the whole process can be organized in a way that makes it more efficient, faster, and with less room for errors. The key is to have a tool that clearly highlights deadlines and important dates for each different product, with visual diagrams that show exactly what needs to be done at any given time. And by using a web-based system, everyone can get immedi-ate updates that show what other people have done, and which steps still need to be taken. Staff members can still have their own to-do lists but can also see how work is progressing on the overall product line. And if someone accidentally

The Right Tools for the Right

skips a step, the system will tell them to back and complete it first.

PLM software makes the whole process simpler

By using the ENOVIA software solutions from TechniaTranscat, retail companies can regain control of the entire process. From ordering a new product to getting it into the hands of the customer, everything is easier when everyone is on the same page. Make sure your staff can switch from being reactive and constantly putting out fires to being proactive and eliminating problems before they arise. The right tools are available, it’s only a matter of using them.

Retail Process

PLM for Retail



A PLM system for advanced design projectsNorwegian vessel builder Kleven,

with sales of approximately NOK 3 billion, is an industrial system integrator. The company works closely with subcon-tractors when constructing and building sophisticated special vessels. To enhance the efficiency of the production chain from purchasing to production and delivery, Kleven has initiated a cooperation with TechniaTranscat concerning PLM systems.

“We want to automate our process for steel constructions. This means that we need tools for programming our robots using 3D models. In the past, we

purchased drawing services. To cope with the technology leap, we now do everything ourselves,” says Tore Roppen, responsible for Kleven’s Supply Chain.

Every year, between seven and ten vessels leave the two shipyards in Ulsteinvik and Myklebust. Kleven has carefully analyzed the systems required by the company to fulfill requirements from the inspection agencies.

“Technia [TechniaTranscat] was best at fulfilling our requirements. We are still at the early stages of the process, but I look forward to the results,” Tore Roppen

adds. Read more at

www.techniatranscat.com/kleven

Guess, the famous manufacturer of trendy and upscale apparel and

accessories, creates hundreds of styles per season. Keeping track of it all just wouldn’t work without TechniaTranscat and the PLM software ENOVIA, says CIO Michael Relich.

“In 2004, we were a North Amer-ican based company but then we bought a licensee in Italy and estab-lished a sourcing office in Hong Kong. Our eight-digit North American style

PLM makes creation of hundreds of styles per season manageable at GUESS

number was not compatible with the Italian 11-digit style number along with fabric, color and size codes. So a PLM system was an answer to this,” says Relich. “ENOVIA has been an enormous success. We can configure it to how the users want it and it is flexible. Apparel

designers want to be creative. Without Technia [TechniaTranscat] and TVC we would not be as successful. Technia [TechniaTranscat] makes me sleep bet-ter at night,” he says.

Read the full article at www.techniatranscat.com/guess

Success Stories


Value Components are ready to go offline

It is in Techni-aTran-

scat’s DNA to listen closely to customers and

understand what challenges they are experiencing. The dialogue is always

ongoing, facilitated at the Customer Advisory Boards, and the yearly Techni-aTranscat Products Day. The customers generally have a lot of input regarding how and in what direction the Techni-aTranscat Products should be developed.

Over the years the most common challenges has been performance & usabil-ity. But also topics like configurable inte-grations and mobile support has been raised by the custom-er community.

“Lately we have received a lot of in-put regarding performance problems re-lated to high latency and/or poor band-width. It is also common that customers struggle with server side performance where big queries takes too long time to evaluate before even sending it to the client. Another area is user acceptance, people today are used to applications

like Face-book and they expect the same modern look and feel and intuitive experience working with PLM,” says Magnus Falkman, Director of Product Develop-ment at TechniaTranscat.

TechniaTranscat did two major re-leases of Value Components during the autumn 2015. The new version contains exciting features like offline support of TVC Mobile. Other large improvements

are to better facil-itate collaboration in the application and most im-portantly great progress on the modernization of the current prod-uct portfolio.

“The fact that any users now are able to bring data anywhere and create data offline using a handheld device is a revolution. This is something we have talked about for many years, finally we have realized the dream,“ says Magnus.

“People today are used to applications like Facebook and they

expect the same modern look and feel

and intuitive experience working with PLM.” What is Value Compo-

nents?TechniaTranscat’s product suite Value Components offers a great range of complementary products to enhance your ENOVIA experience. Want to know more? Visit www.techniatranscat.com/tvc or send an email to [email protected]

Products


Cost Efficient and Reliable Integrations

floor, publish product data to be used in digital product catalogues and perform-ing otherwise time-consuming tasks, like converting documents into PDFs.

What is the difference between a good and bad integration solution?

A good integration solution is reliable, scales well and ensures data quality in downstream systems by keeping track of all integration events. All events should be logged and easily accessible for sta-tistics and deviation follow up purposes.

In cases where security aspects and pro-tection of core business IP is vital, secure data transfer must be possible. A good solution stays robust and stable even during heavy workloads. Best practices using common integration technologies should be built in and allow for inte-gration setup without dependency on specific individuals. General basic com-petencies should be enough and allow to focus on the content, not the details of the integration protocol used.

A bad solution has none of these qualities, but is clunky, next to impossi-

“A good integration solution is reliable, scales well and ensures data quality in downstream systems by keeping track of all integration events,”

Writer: Anders Axelsson

Anders has more than 10 years of experience working with PLM and have been turning problems into solutions with a wide range of customers from Seattle in the west to Tokyo in the east. He currently works as a Business Development Executive TechniaTranscat Sweden.

Efficient and reliable communication

between enterprise systems is vital and can save companies enor-mous amounts of money. For example, if there is a problem with a product component, you need to correct it and rely on that the change is properly communicated and dealt with. A relia-ble integration ensures that the same problem doesn’t sneak into yet another product batch that drives unnecessary cost downstream.

What is the common integration use cases with PLM?

It is common to integrate PLM with virtually any downstream system, most commonly Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). You can integrate it directly, or via an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).

For example, it can be used to com-municate product changes to the factory

- Why is a solid integration solution so important?

Integration


What is Integration Framework?Integration Framework will reduce cost and complexity for your enterprise integra-tions to PLM systems, while bringing flexibility and speed of implementation up.

This is done by providing a supported software that will plug in to your enterprise integration architecture. The Integration Framework is based on modern tech-nologies and integration standards with connectors available for ENOVIA and many Enterprise Integrations softwares, enabling smooth integrations to large systems like ERP systems.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/ integration-framework

“A good solution stays robust and stable

even during heavy workloads,“

ble for new individuals to take over and maintain without significant instructions and handover from the author. A bad solution does not separate between con-tent and technology. Simply switching from one protocol to another becomes a bigger task with a risk of affecting the whole solution. To detect deviations, administrators have to search through various logs and in order to fix problems information from many different places is needed. Deviations might pass unno-ticed and fixes will most probably be based on incomplete information or not understanding the full picture resulting in data mismatch between systems driving unnecessary cost.

How to achieve a good integra-tion to ENOVIA?

Integration Framework provides a common platform for all ENOVIA integra-tion needs by leveraging all the charac-teristics of a good integration solution described previously.

With Integration Framework cus-

tomers can manage all common incom-ing and outgoing integrations through simple configurations. This translates into a cheaper, faster and less error-prone in-tegration implementation, administration and maintenance. Integration events are tracked, deviations can be easily dealt

with and statistics is provided all through a web based Admin-istration UI.

Integration Framework is a fully supported software, it is upgradeable

and integrates enterprise applications based on industry messaging standards like JMS, NativeMQ and AMQP as well as SOAP and REST based web services.

Integration


FACC is Flying High with Q-Checker, myPLM and CATIA

What is myPLM?

Administration and user man-agement for CAx Environments

myPLM accelerates the usage of complex CAx environments and helps to manage various releases, license configura-tions and add-on tools. Easy to configure, myPLM offers administrators the possibility to set license access rights even specifically for different user groups. With myPLM all users work with the right settings in the right environment. While easy to configure for the ad-ministrator it is especially easy to handle for the user.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/myplm

Success Story: FACC

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What is Q-Checker?

A management system for Product Data Quality (PDQ), Q-Checker is the world’s lead-ing system for quality assurance in virtual development.

When operated already from the early beginning in the design process, Q-checker will support and enhance cross-en-gineering as well as model re-use. The key to a successful im-plementation is the integration and adaptation to companies’ PLM processes. The Q-Moni-tor product allows statistical assessments to establish a con-tinuous improvement process for PDQ.

Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/xcompare

No other enterprise in the aviation industry supplies such a high quantity of light-weight components for so many aircrafts as FACC. The enterprise is considered a pioneer in composite technology. It dedicates its passion to the development and production of components and systems made of composite materials. In this field, FACC uses software solutions made by TechniaTranscat (previously Transcat PLM) and the design software CATIA. Q-Checker ensures the compliance with data quali-ty standards and verifies design guidelines. myPLM considerably simplifies the sys-tem maintenance and updating of the various CAx applications.

The sophisticated FACC lightweight solutions allow for safety and for the reduction of weight but

also for comfort and reduction of noise in passenger, transport and business aircrafts as well as in helicopters. For more than 10 years, FACC has successful-ly developed and designed these highly complex composite components for the aviation industry by using solutions made by TechniaTranscat (previously Transcat PLM) and Dassault Systèmes. CATIA is one of the standard software solutions for virtual product development in the aviation industry.

An essential reason for the decision to cooperate with TechniaTranscat as a partner in development and design was its in-house software develop-ment department and its solutions, the continuity for a long-term cooperation, the international presence and the short geographical distance to FACC. Addition-ally, TechniaTranscat is the market leader in the distribution of Dassault Systèmes solutions and can therefore offer the ap-propriate portfolio based on experience, new technology and innovation.

TechniaTranscat are applied on the premises of FACC in various departments and fields. myPLM, for example, provides

predefined environments to simplify the selection of the appropriate OEM CATIA environment by the users and the compliance with the required guide-lines. “The application of myPLM means enormous simplification of cooperation, both internally and with the client. This tools is a useful support to us on all sites in the compliance with specified and manifold system configurations, the fast rollout and the management of addition-al software packages and new releases”, says Werner Strobl, group leader PLM & CAX of FACC.

Q-checker ensures compliance with the data quality standards required by the client and the verification of con-struction guidelines on the premises of FACC. This data quality product devel-oped by TechniaTranscat also guarantees compliance with internal requirements.

“Complex tasks require strong and innovative partners. With Transcat PLM [TechniaTranscat], we have chosen a reli-able long-term partner with the suitable mix of products, solutions and services. It covers special subjects, such as compos-ite design, electrical and aerospace sheet metal, but also many additional sub-jects”, explains Werner Strobl.

Success Story: FACC

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Petra Sundström, Husqvarna:

With IoT, don’t adopt a strategy of wait and see

“IoT is a technology that will completely transform our industry.” This bold prediction was made by Petra Sundström, Senior Project Manager of the Internet of Things project of the Husqvarna Group, an international leader in construction, forestry, consumer gardening as well as commercial lawn and gardening prod-ucts and tools.

Speaking at TechniaTran-scat’s PLM

Innovation Forum, Sundström said, “We don’t know ex-actly how and when, but we know it will happen based on technical develop-ments and financial benefits. Therefore, it is extremely im-portant that we take the initiative and move ahead.”

Why not wait and see what works?

“To wait and keep talking about future business models is a dangerous course of action: We must take a more experimental path

and place the technical foundations so that we and our customers can work and see how we can shape this develop-ment together.”

What kind of IoT systems are you envisioning for the outdoors?

“In 2016, we will launch ‘The Smart Garden’ which features interconnected products. For instance, an automatic watering system and a robotic lawn mower will work to-

“We must take a more experimental path and

place the technical foun-dations so that we and

our customers can work and see how we can

shape this development together.”

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gether in a system service solution.Another system service that we offer

for the more professional customer is the Husqvarna Fleet Service program where smart sensors on products will help professional landscapers to optimize and manage their fleet of products and tools.”

How is PLM part of the picture?“IoT is not only a part of product

development. It is also a technology that can assist PLM in general in terms of connecting products that are able to ‘talk’ and can be tracked throughout the full life-cycle of the product.”

What is ProductInUse?

Knowing better real machine usages to better serve the customers

Digitalization is a major opportunity for industrials to increase profitability and accelerate growth. It is the mean to enter into the new era of the service economy. The application ProductInUse® helps industrials to perfectly understand customers and the usage of the machine they have bought.

Read more at www.productinuse.com

What are the major obstacles for the development of IoT?

Generally speaking, we need common standards. Another hurdle is attitude. It is necessary to understand that we are entering a world of new infrastructures. Kodak is a classic example of not under-standing the impact of new technology on changing the infrastructure at large, on people acquiring new habits, and on new business opportunities. For instance, Kodak built kiosks where you could print your digital photos at a time when people found it more convenient to share photos as digital files.

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Outotec Pioneers in Mobile PLMOutotec are one of the first compa-

nies worldwide to implement a truly mobile ENOVIA solution.

Outotec is a Finnish manufacturer of minerals and metals processing. Henri Syrjäläinen, Senior Specialist Engineering & PDM Applications, responsible for the ENOVIA development and support at Outotec, says:

“With ENOVIA on a mobile device, we reduce the number of clicks by 50% compared to a nor-mal computer. The mobility makes us more efficient and it brings sys-tem usability to the next level.” Read more at www.techniatranscat.com/outotec

Danish Diagnostic Instruments is part

of the William Demant Holding Group (WDH) and works primarily with the manufacture, development and sale of diagnostic equipment for hearing and balance impairments.

“We realized that we needed a unified platform to be able to connect the companies. With respect to the PLM system, our colleagues in the Group

had already chosen Tech-nia [TechniaTranscat] and the

ENOVIA system, so we went ahead with them. It was the very best from a group

perspective,” says Claus Fromm, responsible for production and logistics at Diagnostic Instruments.

Read the full article at www.techniatranscat.com/wdh

A Journey Towards Growth and Profitability at William

Demant Holding

Success Stories

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Dassault Systèmes’ new Senior Vice President of the 3DS Value Solu-tions, Bertrand Sicot, has a long record as a champion in international sales. In his new role, he is responsible for the company’s worldwide strategy for the indirect sales network of over 500 partners in 36 coun-tries. Jonas Gejer, CEO of TechniaTranscat, sat down with Bertrand Si-cot to learn more about his thoughts on the future, benefits of the new strategy, changes in the partner landscape, and opportunities with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

3DEXPERIENCE & Trends in the Digital Era- A conversation with Bertrand Sicot, Dassault Systèmes’ Senior VP, 3DS Value Solutions

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Jonas Gejer: You have worked many years in the US, what do you see as the key difference in this market compared to Europe?

Bertrand Sicot: That is a very good question. In fact, a very interesting question indeed. In my opinion, if we try to compare the North American mar-ket with the European market, the main difference is the speed when it comes to adopting new technologies. In North America, they can adopt new technol-ogies very fast because changing is in their DNA. It is no issue to change and change again. In Europe, the mindset is much more technically driven, and before we change, we want to see all the details. In North America they first jump into the water, and then they know if they can swim, if you understand what I mean. Companies can adopt new technologies really fast, and then change it to anoth-er and another. In Europe, we are much slower, but when we do change, we know why we are doing it, and we know that we will stay with it for a long time.

JG: What key trends do you see in the market for the coming years?

BS: The first one is mobility. It is everywhere now. Mobility is an impor-tant part of our personal lives, and has also become an important part of our professional lives too. If you look around, how many people are coming to the

office with different devices like laptops, PDA’s and tablets? And the more I see customers in the en-gineering offices, the more I see also that trend. For us, that means we need to do valuable, meaningful applications for these devices, adjusting the capabilities of the ap-plication to the capabilities of the device. Obviously, you do not use a tablet as you use your desktop computer. The second trend is clearly the cloud. The customers need to be able to login into applications wherever they are, and the cloud enables that.

JG: What is your view on the merg-er between Technia and Transcat?

BS: I am very excited about the merg-er. I see two very strong companies that are very complementary when it comes to skills, customer profiles, and also com-pany culture. I know that the Swedish way of looking at things differs from the German way but I believe in richness in the cultural merger. I am also convinced that if you do it right, you can leverage values from both cultures, and it will be very valuable for the customers you are serving, and also for Dassault Systèmes.

“Companies can adopt new technologies really fast, and then change it to another and another,”

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So, I am very positive about the merger, and it gives a big signal of trust from your group being willing to invest signif-icantly in other countries. It is one thing to buy a company in the same country you are operating, or in the Nordics. It is a different thing to go as far as Germany, and it is a very positive sign.

JG: DS is traditionally very strong in core industries such as Automotive, Machinery and Aerospace – how do you see the growth in industries like Life Sciences, Retail and High Tech?

BS: I see a very strong business opportunity, but one thing is clear to me - if you want to be successful in these new industries, we need to hire people with different backgrounds than the people we have in our teams today. By that I mean that our solutions have been successfully adopted to automo-tive, aerospace, and industrial equipment industries only because they is related to mechanical engineering. The people we have in our teams have mechanical back-ground, and they know what they are talking about. When working with life sci-ence or high tech companies, we have to have people who know about electronics, life science and chemistry etc. This is a

challenge we need to address together, and make sure that we will bring onboard talents that have skills and profiles we are not used to, which I think is interesting because I am curious by nature. I am also convinced that everything starts with people. When it comes to the solutions, I see that we start aiming at good success in new industries. Now the challenge for us is to replicate. We will do one proof of concept or an example of something, and it only will be sustainable when we can replicate it.

JG: You launched a new strategy for the Value Solutions Partners. Could you please elaborate on the benefits this program will bring for the end custom-ers?

BS: The benefits it will bring to our end customers will be measured in customer satisfaction. The quality of the solutions we deliver, the speed at which we deliver and so on will be measured in customer satisfaction. I believe in simplicity, and everything we can simplify will improve the perceived value of a product, and in that way we interact with the partners.

JG: The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is very broad and comprehensive, what are the top 3 benefits with the new plat-

“I’m convinced – everything will be

digital,”

form for our customers?BS: First of all, 3DEXPERIENCE

platform is a business platform for com-panies and enterprises. Secondly, it is a solution that will connect the people, the data, the solution, and also the ideas together. It is really connecting people across all levels in a company, and not only the people in the product design in the engineering department. Thirdly, it is an innovation platform that will help peo-ple in a single and intuitive environment to innovate. When you have the platform, you can connect everything to it. It is embracing the whole company.

JG: If you look into the crystal ball and think about our industry 10 years from now, what would be the key transformations?

BS: I’m convinced – everything will be digital. The customer interaction will be digital, you will see a product before it exists; you will be even able to experience it before it exists and so on. So this is what I mean with digital. The world is moving so fast, the technol-ogies are moving so fast, that this can happen even sooner than 10 years from now.

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Reliable 3D data for the 3D enterprise

The majority of product design already takes place in 3D CAD sys-tems. The data is reused in various

formats in follow-up processes and in many software applications. Drawings, usually derived from 3D, are currently still necessary for the overall development process. Initiated by automotive and aircraft manufacturers, a new trend is saturating in all industries: the use of 3D data for all users and processes. These include drawing-less manufacturing processes, spare parts catalogues, repair instructions and the closely associated long-term archiving of 3D data. These initiatives are currently being implement-ed in the industry under terms like “3D Master” and “Model-Based Definition”.

The right format CAD functions enable the realisa-

tion of complex design. However, their usage requires constant training. Allowing the entire enterprise to use 3D means that the systems implement-ed must be extremely simple to use. Archiving 3D data, which, depending on the industry, can require a period of up to 100 years, is unthinkable in its generic formats. One approach to meet these challenges are neutral formats.

“With Lite3D we help customers to establish 3D as an affordable common collaboration language beyond engineering throughout the extended enterprise,”

Selecting a format for a company and all its development partners is not an easy task. Beside the guaranteed future of the format, the technological quality also is crucial as well. Companies and associations that work with 3D-neutral formats can provide guidance in the process: In the ‘Long-Term Archiving and Retrieval’ (LOTAR) project initiated by the aviation industry, the ‘Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data’

(STEP) plays an important role. At the same time the use of ‘Jupiter Tessella-tion’ (JT) is common in the automotive industry. The ProSTEP iViP Association runs projects on the industrialization of ‘Jupiter Tessellation’ (JT), which is an ISO standard certified format now.

Lite3D provides the right content and quality

Originally initiated by Daimler, Tech-niaTranscat has developed a portfolio for neutral 3D data, today focussing on JT, but open to support other formats as well.

The Lite3D product family contains: ● Viewing - Desktop and web based viewer for JT and TIF - free of charge in its base version ● Data clearing – Model simplification for

better perfor-mance and IP protection ● Quality check-ing – Identifying defects in file

structure and geometry ● Revision comparison and derivative val-idation – Identifying differences between two model revisions.

3D is becoming available everywhere in the company. Purchasers see in 3D what they buy. Mobile devices pro-vide assembling animations on the shop floor. Customers select spare parts from 3D catalogs, where they can spin and view 3D data from all angles. Neutral formats such as JT and STEP support this trend towards a drawing-less product development process - and make it easier!

Writer: Martin NölleMartin has more than 20 years of

experience in PLM software and joined TechniaTranscat in 2003. Currently he is managing the global sales team at Tech-

niaTranscat Software for CATIA and JT.


The best ingredients for successful learning

For more than 30 years TechniaTran-scat has been teaching PLM exper-tise in practice-based courses. We

have continued to adapt our teaching methods and content to match both developments within the industry and trends in technology. Thus, web-based training courses now form a core compo-nent of our current range of courses.

In our blended learning concept, the benefits of online learning (visualization, individual learning, flexible time and lo-cation, additional access to information) are utilized in an optimum combination with the benefits of traditional class-room-based education (direct contact, formation of groups, synchronized

locations and time). Participants can, for example, use a basic online course to prepare themselves for the content of a subsequent classroom-based course in order to make sure they are at the same knowledge level as other course participants. Or they can consolidate what they have learned in a workshop by

Blended Learning

independently working through online examples afterwards.

The advantages of blended learning are obvious: ● Time and cost efficiency - Thanks to the combination of styles, companies can reduce the amount of time-consuming and expensive class-


Blended Learning

room-based courses. ● Learning anytime and anywhere - The learner themselves can decide when, at what intervals, how fast and where they want to learn. ● Individual training concept - Thanks to the variety of options avail-able, the student is in a position to put together a set of instruction units that match their individual requirements. By creating a successful combination of styles, the output of taught knowledge increases.

The wide range of classroom-based training courses on offer is complement-ed with the following e-learning compo-nents:

Web-based trainingTechniaTranscat can offer you cli-

ent-specific web-based training using their own Learning Cloud or on your company’s system network. Furthermore, we can give you access to the Dassault Systèmes Online Training scheme with nearly 100 Online Companion courses for V5 and V6 in the Companion Learning Space.

Knowledge appsAre you looking for an access to a

professional mobile reference book for your PLM environment? With our Techni-aTranscat knowledge apps you have the possibility to do this!

Our knowledge apps act as profes-sional mobile reference works for smart-phones or tablets, so that you can find the information you’re looking for quickly and precisely. The apps are available in the Google Play Store and the App Store in both German and English.

The following apps are currently available for download in App Store : ● CATIA V5 Quick Guide: For your CAT-IA V5 application ● CATIA V5 FEM Guide: For your CATIA V5 GPS application ● CATIA V5 3D Master: For your 3D Mas-ter / FTA application ● 3DEXPERIENCE Quick Guide: For the CATIA symbols of your CATIA applica-tion.


How a chance conversation led to a committed, long-term partnership

Parker Hannifin, a global engineer-ing firm specialized in motion and control technologies, was look-

ing for a vendor that could help them enhance their Product Lifecycle Manage-ment (PLM) ENOVIA space.

For Parker, a multi-billion-dollar cor-poration with more than 8,500 ENOVIA licenses worldwide, it was crucial to have a user-friendly PLM environment that could ensure efficiency and transparency.

”The ease of use was the most important issue users were complaining about. It cost us time and tied up valu-able company resources, which in turn cost us money,” Dave Bosworth, Direc-tor Enterprise Systems, Engineering, at Parker, recalls.

Solution:While attending the Dassault Sys-

tèmes Customer Conference in 2010, Parker came into contact with Techni-aTranscat (previously Technia) whose thoughts on how to improve the group’s ENOVIA space prompted Parker to send two representatives to the TechniaTran-scat Innovation Forum in Stockholm to learn more.

”We were very impressed by what we saw and quickly realized that this was not just another contractor selling services, but that it had a whole portfolio of products, including Value Components that could make things a lot better for us. So we decided to try them out on a smaller scale.”

About Parker HannifinWith annual sales exceeding $13 billion in fiscal year 2014, Parker Han-nifin is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company em-ploys 57,500 people in 50 countries around the world.

”Technia’s [Techni-aTranscat’s] agility and flexibility is what got the company through our front door, and it’s those things that will

keep them the No. 1 po-sition for us,”

Dave Bosworth, Director En-terprise Systems, Engineering, Parker Hannifin Corporation,

Cleveland, Ohio.

Success Story: Parker Hannifin


As a first test, TechniaTranscat was tasked with training over a thousand of Parker’s European ENOVIA users. The project was a success, and resulted in TechniaTranscat being awarded yet anoth-er mission: equipping Parker with a Single Sign-On capability; a user authentification process that allows users to access multi-ple applications by logging in just once.

”Technia [TechniaTranscat] did a fantastic job!” Dave Bosworth says, not-ing that the project cemented Parker’s confidence in TechniaTranscat.

In 2013, the two companies entered a partnership agreement under which TechniaTranscat became Parker’s lead ENOVIA service provider. It also became responsible for ENOVIA training and customized out-of-the-box software solutions.

Today, Parker uses a full suite of TVC modules, with three of them – Structure

Browser, File Manager and Engineering Desktop for Graphical Reporting – having been deployed in both of Parker’s Indus-trial and Aerospace businesses. Separate-ly, Industrial uses the Grid Browser, and Aero uses the XBOM, the ECO Manager and the MCAD, all products in the Value Components suite. The engineering unit has also implemented the Value Compo-nent Search Optimizer.

Results:Since working with TechniaTranscat,

Parker’s ENOVIA user experience has improved dramatically.

”Some divisions say it has changed their lives,” Dave Bosworth says, pointing especially to the search optimizer and reporting capabilities. To illustrate some of the benefits of TechniaTranscat’s prod-ucts, Parker provided statistics of the impact on the company’s ECR/ECO pro-

cess after using one of TechniaTranscat’s Value Components for just a couple of weeks in 2015.

Going forward, Parker plans a company-wide roll-out of a host of new products in its ENOVIA space, including Technical Compliance, Material Compli-ance and Requirement Management.

TechniaTranscat, which he describes as an extremely agile and flexible sup-plier, will be Parker’s primary partner on that journey.

”Technia [TechniaTranscat] has prov-en two things to us over the past four years. Firstly, it’s extremely competitive on price, so I don’t need to worry about being overcharged. And secondly, their technical expertise is acknowledged by everyone so I know I’m getting the best technical talent out there.”

”Some divisions say it has changed their

lives,”

Dave Bosworth, Parker Hannifin

Success Story: Parker Hannifin


PLM Services

Custom designed applications take PLM software to a new levelLeading 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 for an indi-vidual manufacturer.

All individual needs aren’t always met by out-of-the-box solutions.

That’s why our Research & Development department includes a dedicated team of more than 35 devel-opers who specialize in custom specific projects for CATIA alone. By working closely with our customers, we can help identify solutions to individual problems – and create the software that automati-cally implements them.

Whether it’s a smaller issue like gen-erating automatic Powerpoint presenta-tions for certain data or bigger problems involving complex calculations like the overlapping of door seals in a car or even ray tracing for light simulation - we have the expertise and equipment to give customers what they want.

Get the full picture of what PLM software can do

Our applications allow you to bring your own process-es into CATIA and ENOVIA,

making sure we are the only PLM service provider you need. We have years of experience working with the software

from Dassault Systèmes, and can give you the full picture of what is possible to accomplish with the suites we offer.

Many companies are already taking advantage of these possibilities. Some of Germany’s top automotive companies are using customized CATIA applications to calculate complex processes for how to put together certain car parts.

And if we find that the requested solution could serve a broader market, we can even turn it into a standard prod-uct. For example, our collaboration with the German car manufacturers resulted in the CAVA software for Automotive Extensions. By turning a customized application into a standard product, even the original client benefits by saving money in the long term.

Understand the processNone of this is possible without a partner

who truly understands your needs. A close collaboration is necessary to make sure that the finished application actually meets the exact specifications of the request.

We have developed applications for CATIA for more than 20 years, meaning our developers have a full understanding of both the software and the customiza-tion process and we can help customers from all around the world. Our customers speak directly to our developers, elimi-nating the risk for misunderstandings and making sure you get the exact solution you asked for.

For TechniaTranscat, this is about cre-ating meaningful long-term partnerships with our clients. Only a company that understands your processes can create the applications to make them more efficient. “By turning a customized application into

a standard product, even the original client benefits by saving money in the long term,”

Writer: Jens PotthoffJens has more than 18 years of experi-

ence in PLM software, specifically in the development of add-on applications for

CATIA. He currently works as Depart-ment Manager for SW R&D, responsible

for the development of CAD related TechniaTranscat software. The team is

working on standard products as well as customer specific applications.


“One of the toughest challenges a designer faces is to quickly determine

whether an idea is viable or not. This is where a reliable simulation analysis

tool can come in and save the day in a multitude of ways,”

Make your Designer Dreams Reality with Simulation

Writer: Peter Straetemans

Peter has more than 15 years of experience in CAD integrated sim-ulation. He has been working at TechniaTranscat since 1997, first as an simulation engineer for plastic parts, Since 15 years he has been doing training, consulting, service and hotline for CATIA Analysis. Presently he is a part of TechniaTranscat business development team as a senior consultant for SIMULIA products.

Simulation


If you’re able to, for example, do your FEM-analysis (Finite Element Method) already at an early stage of a project

and perform analysis directly on your master reference model in the CAD system you’re working in, many unnec-essary and time-consuming steps could be skipped. And as we all know, time is money.

Why are simulations often so time-consuming?

About 50 percent of a design simulation specialist’s time is spent on just preparing a simulation; converting the geometry to fit different file types, exporting those calculations to an ex-ternal system, meshing parameters, and defining restraints and loads. Depend-ing on the complexity of the design this pre-process can take days, or even weeks.

How could you accelerate the design simulation process?

If you can do the simulation already in your CAD system, via an integrated

analysis tool, you’re able to cut out all the in-between steps – where a design can be processed for simulation in just a few hours.

First of all, this allows the designer to be able to test an idea very early on in a project, enabling them to also try out many different variants of a design and make fast and knowledgeable decisions.

Secondly, the process of prepar-ing a simulation becomes a whole lot easier and more accessible - designers can essentially set up some of the more uncomplicated simulations on their own since Boundary conditions are applied directly to the geometry. This means that new variants can easily be tested and the simulation specialists, who normally han-dle all the pre-simulation processing, can focus more on the complicated projects.

Finally, the designer will have the results back much faster to be able to get on with the post-processing. They don’t risk spending valuable time waiting to know what modifications they need to make.

Software for design and simula-tion

The CATIA V5 Analysis is scalable and provides realistic design simula-tion capability within the CATIA design environment, whether it’s for a designer FEM, engineer FEM or specialist FEM. This means that there are no geometry transfers to be done, and there are no gateway problems, saving huge amounts of time.

Once a simulation has been pro-grammed, the analysis can be saved and be used as an analysis template where the geometry is easily modified.

The accessibility also opens for the designers themselves to set up simu-lation tests, allowing them to quickly analyze the sustainability of their designs and make relevant modifications – with-out having to call in a specialist for help.

The development cycles are short-ened, more geometry variants can be analyzed and compared and the results come back faster. The post-processing is also carried out within the CAD environ-ment.

Simulation


Success Story: TUI Nordic

About TUI NordicTUI Nordic is the biggest charter tour provider in the Nordic area and operates under Fritidsresor and oth-er brands. TUI Nordic is part of TUI Group, a world-leading tourist travel company with about 180 destina-tions around the world.


How PLM Changed the Charter Travel Business

We can do things that were impossible before,” said Enbacka who was a speaker on the subject

“Two years after the implementation of PLM” at TechniaTranscat’s PLM Innovation Forum in Stockholm.

TUI Nordic specializes in providing tailor-made package tours to destinations worldwide. Traditionally, package tours have been pretty straightforward with little room to accommodate individual demands.

How has PLM changed this prac-tice?

“We have 36 points of departure in the Nordic area. We seek out suitable hotels, look for special deals, arrange transfers without delays, match activities with customer preferences, and so on. In short, we can provide highly complicated and specialized products.

How does PLM help?“PLM provides a structure for scat-

tered bits and pieces of information. In the past, our travel products were planned and produced in several differ-ent systems, one system for every little piece in the puzzle. We had different

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

sources of information and the products were not connected to one another. Now, we have one source of information where we have all the products under the same roof.

“We can connect travel products to each other and combine them as we like. We can send triggers to consuming sys-tems and messages to colleagues around the world. Having one source of informa-tion also allows us to create advanced planning tools.

“Another advantage is that we can recycle information in the database. It eliminates extra work and reduces errors,

which is a risk when staffers work with different versions of information.”

Why did you look at PLM in the first place? It is not typically a system for the travel industry.

“PLM is used by all kinds of industries, but we were the first in the travel industry. Our customers wanted travel arrange-ments that were more personalized travel than we could provide with our previous system. Technia [TechniaTranscat] showed us that PLM can be used to customize trav-el. Together with Technia [TechniaTranscat] we keep developing our system.”

“ “Our customers wanted travel arrangements that were more personalized travel than we could provide with our previous system.” Jessica Enbacka, Information Technology Director, TUI Nordic

Success Story: TUI Nordic


Innovation

In today’s fast-changing industries, companies face two alternatives – to innovate or die. Obviously, the second

alternative is not to prefer, and at the same time, realizing how hard it is to become the next “Google”, can be quite overwhelming. So, what can you do to become more innovative and survive? Just copy and paste somebody else’s way of doing? According to Annika Steiber, that is not the right answer to the ques-tion. “You should always create your own model for innovation,” she states. She is probably right. Still, understanding and learning from other leading companies and how they have succeeded being inno-vative, can help you to develop a model of innovation that is just right for you.

6 key characteristics of a high innovation company

How the leading companies like Google have developed best practices in leadership, corporate culture, structure and processes, is based on a new set of management principles according to Annika Steiber. These six management principles characterize successful compa-

nies in fast changing industries. “If we start with the most important one, which I think is the people centric approach. These companies, they want entrepre-neurs, they want really smart people, and they want to attract them and bring them in. They design the company, and the leadership after that kind of talents,” says Annika Steiber.

“Secondly, they are ambidextrous. They are able to do really efficient core business, they are industrialized, in paral-lel with driving successful new innovation to the market over and over again. That will require a parallel structure which is hard to create in reali-ty,” Annika explains.

“Thirdly, these companies are not scared to disrupt themselves. They are dynamic in that sense that they are actively seeking what is going on, trends, and then bring those insights in, and reallocate their resources. This is what I call dynamic capability,” Annika says.

“The fourth thing which is connected to the dynamic capability is openness. These companies are very well tapped into the innovation ecosystem, not only to local but also to international. They are well aware of companies which are excellent in their area and they try to col-laborate with, invest in, or acquire these companies,” Annika explains.

The fifth management principle is related to the company culture. “They have a very strong culture of innovation. They embed innovation in everything

they do, they live and breathe inno-vation, and some-thing Annika calls a system approach to innovation. It is the engine, the key for their survival, and for their existence,”

Annika says.“The sixth principle is related to how

agile their organization is. Their men-tality is more or less to be prepared to change all the time. For some companies this means that they work more project

The Google Way to Increased Innovation – an Interview with Annika SteiberInnovation ex-

perts love to make lists of the world’s most innovative companies, and we love to read them. But what really makes a company innovative? We recently had the privilege of inter-viewing Dr. Annika Steiber, who is one of the few researchers who have studied Google and its management model for innovation. She shared her thoughts and the results of her findings with us, and how these can help companies to become innovative.

“These companies, they want entrepreneurs,

they want really smart people, and they want to attract them and bring

them in.”

Innovation


The Google Way to Increased Innovation – an Interview with Annika Steiber

Innovation

oriented, e.g. work with strategically important things for the company in one project, and when that project is finished the employees might work with some-thing completely different. You are very open to that kind of changes all the time. So the people do what is important for the company, not what they are em-ployed for at a fixed point in time,” Annika explains.

How do you start an innovation program?

Innovation work can be started on a smaller scale. “I recommend to start with some innovation pilots and actually learn how to do innovation work. Based on some pilots, check how the organization reacts and try to locate the problems in the organization that are hindering inno-vation. By doing that you will hopefully create success, buzz and lot of engage-ment around this. To build an innovation capability is a learning process, you start small and scale over time,” Annika explains.

Investments in innovation work does not differ from any other business investments. “It is like investing in a new product area or technology, you have to do it for many years, and you learn how

to do it. This is the same thing, you will invest and learn how to manage innova-tion. It will take years to be very skillful in this,” she says.

Individuals who make differenceThe responsibility for innovation lies

on different levels in the company. “Inno-vation is more or less always driven from the bottom up. It’s never

from the top. What the top can do is to set some directions, some innovation domains. For example if the management say they want to go mobile and they do not know how, but they need to find in-novations, it could be a new business model or just a new con-sumer interface. The individual is the key. On the other hand the management is also the key - in order to set the demand for innovation. So the individual is the sup-ply, the source of innovation, the supply mechanism of innovation and top man-agement would be the demand mecha-

nism of innovation,” Annika explains.People who can drive innovation are

quite easy to spot. “I have been working in companies in many years and I could easily say exactly which 10 persons made the difference. I think that any company can do that. I am actually quite shocked by how few companies have actively been identifying these persons, and actively supported them to create new cool things that could have impact on new business and customers. Every company has a pool of entrepreneurial talent already and they could capitalize better on these persons. Another prob-lem is that when they look at the CV of a true entrepreneur, the HR people cannot handle that kind of CV because it is too far from the traditional, standard CVs they are looking for. They perceive that it is a big risk for them to invest in these entrepreneurial people because they might not want to follow the traditional rules and routines of a larger company,” Annika states.

What is your top advice for TechniaTranscat customers?

“The advice would be to use Techni-aTranscat as an important partner in their innovation process. Involve and integrate TechniaTranscat into their innovation process, and innovate together. Techni-aTranscat will have insights that they do not have, and on the other hand they have insight that TechniaTranscat does not have. And by doing a joint collaboration, you can come up with something really valuable for the customer,” Annika says.

“Innovation is more or less always driven from

the bottom up”


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