Airbus Executive to Kick-off CIMdata’s PLM Road Map Aerospace & Defense Industry Featuring 3D CIC

Sept. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce that Henrik Weimer, Head of PLM Architecture & Innovation at Airbus, will kick-off PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC with a keynote presentation that will consider the importance of open interoperability standards in today’s digital product definition.

Due to significant growth and diversification in the aerospace industry, the typical OEM's role has been evolving over the last decades from a high degree of vertical integration, to a focus on product architecture and product integration. As a consequence, collaboration across companies has become a key success factor in today’s product development, requiring strong processes as well as method and tools integration. In his keynote address, “Digital Product Definition & Why Standards Matter,” Weimer will reflect on the challenges posed by this re-focus on product integration across multiple industrial partners, and show how the use of open interoperability standards can help overcome some strong challenges.

Weimer leads the PLM Architecture and Innovation team within the Information and Communication Technology office at Airbus. His responsibilities include the PLM strategy and planning for Airbus, the related architecture governance, as well as the innovation and research program related to PLM. Over the span of his career at Airbus he has been involved in a number of roles ranging from customer service to engineering to information and communication technology.

PLM Road Map 2015 for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry featuring 3D CIC is the must-attend event for A&D industry executives and PLM practitioners globally—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the A&D industry germinate and take root. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles.

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About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website, www.CIMdata.com; follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews ; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.

About Longview Advisors

Longview Advisors Inc. provides consulting services in the business, technology, and application of 3D technology in product lifecycle management. For more information, please visit: (www.longviewadvisors.com).