Prime

Microsoft technology in discrete and process manufacturing

Autumn 2014

Editor: Rebecca Lambert
Publication manager: Andy Clayton-Smith

The Autumn 2014 issue of Prime is out now, focusing on Microsoft technology in discrete and process manufacturing. In this edition, we find out how aircraft and industrial engine manufacturer ITP is using Siemens PLM Software solutions to help it double its sales to reach an annual turnover of €1 billion.

Elsewhere in the magazine, Rebecca Lambert speaks to Bernard Charlès, the inspiring CEO of Dassault Systèmes, about how the ‘experience economy’ is changing everything about the way we do business. Prime also investigates how Microsoft is helping companies improve enterprise-wide collaboration to boost innovation in the life sciences industry. And finally, we look at how the latest product lifecycle management technologies are enabling design teams to work together, wherever they are, and design smarter than ever before.

Magazine highlights

Focus

A shared viewpoint

More on the benefits of Dassault Systemes’ dashboarding tool, which incorporates multiple design metrics from a variety of EDA packages

In Practice

An overview of the latest technology implementations at Trek Bicycles, Autotest and Norican Group

Cover story

Aiming high

Aircraft and industrial engine manufacturer ITP is using Siemens PLM Software solutions to help it double sales in the next twelve months. Lindsay James discovers more

Executive insight

Bernard Charlès speaks to Rebecca Lambert about how the ‘experience economy’ is the focus of Dassault Systèmes’ 3D strategy, both now and in the future

Sign out

3D printing has the potential to change the face of manufacturing as we know it, says IDC’s Kimberly Knickle

Marketwatch

The latest stories from across the manufacturing sector, including Microsoft’s aim to become a platform and productivity company, Accenture’s collaboration with Fiat-Chrysler and GE’s investment in the industrial internet

Viewpoints

Thought leadership on some of the top issues in the industry from Dell’s Jay Monahan and Mike Gauthier, Siemens PLM Software’s Jan Larsson, Peter Schroer from Aras and Roman Dumitrescu from it's OWL

Features

Smart thinking

As more manufacturers need to manage different types of data from different sources, they need to achieve greater flexibility from their PLM solutions. Jacqui Griffiths finds out how