11 April 2014, Shanghai—Digital Enterprise Portal e-works today announced the successful conclusion of 2014 PLM Market and Industry Forum. It is the third year e-works in alliance with internationally well-known PLM research institute CIMdata to hold the forum.
Home and abroad mainstream software vendors, research institutes, and implementation consulting firms all gather together to present the forum. Software vendors include PTC, Siemens PLM, Dassault Systems, Kingdee, Sysware Technology, Shenzhou Software, HoteamSoft, NUMECA, SIPM, PISX, MSC.Software, DS SolidWorks, Selerant, Yonyou, ZWSOFT, RuiheSoft, HonliTech, and UTC. The forum disclosed the 2013 PLM market growth data worldwide and in China as well as future PLM development trend and applications.
Dr. Pei Huang, e-works CEO firstly introduced the guest Mr. Peter Bilello, CIMdata President and Mr. Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata Director of Research. E-works has released PLM report for consecutive ten years in PLM industry technology, market, and applications. Since 2010, e-works has been collaborated with CIMdata on China PLM Report, which is now an authoritative guide in getting knowing Chinese PLM market.
Dr. Pei Huang, e-works CEO
CIMdata President Mr. Peter Bilello delivered a speech on PLM State in 2013. He said that according to the latest statistics, the global PLM market in 2013 grows 4.8% to 35 billion US dollars. In segmentation sector, cPDm market grows 5.6% to 11.9 billion US dollar, tool grows 4.9% to 22.6 billion, and digital manufacturing grows 3.1% to 542 million.
Mr. Peter Bilello, CIMdata President
Based on the theme "Moving to a Circular Economy", Peter stressed on reducing the environmental impact of products in both production and in their use. It is a challenge for both software vendors and manufacturers to realize multi closed loop product lifecycles under circular economy. In addition, Peter pointed out that Chinese PLM market is growing to mature and its applications extending to non-discrete industries such as food and beverage.
Stan shared with audience the PLM market growth in 2013 from various dimensions. Generally, PLM market is affected by the global economy and has a slower growth in 2013, but Stan predicts that PLM market will have a good performance after 2015.
Mr. Stan Przybylinski, CIMdata Director of Research
In the afternoon session, Dr. Pei Huang introduced the China PLM Market Development Trend. In his speech, Dr. Huang disclosed Chinese mainstream PLM market growth in 2013. "Chinese mainstream PLM market had a steady growth in 2013 with capacity of 845 million US dollars. Compared with 749 million in last year, Chinese mainstream PLM market grows 12.8%. 2013 Chinese comprehensive PLM market grows 13% to 1,309 million. Chinese PLM market share grows from 3.47% to 3.74%."
Later, Peter and Stan respectively shared with audience several topics: mobile applications in PLM, cloud, system engineering, simulation and analysis.
In the forum, attendees had heated discussions on PLM market development, system engineering, mobile applications, cloud, social, and simulation and analysis.
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