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siliconindia | | March 20151
siliconindiaPUBLISHED FROM BANGALOREPUBLISHED FROM BANGALORE
SILIcONINDIA.cOMBUSINESS OF TEcHNOLOGy IN THE U.S. & INDIA
siliconindia
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy,
Vice President & Global PLM Head
In My Opinon CXO View Point
Ramesh Loganathan, VP (Products)
& MD, Progress India
Guo Tao, NX Product Marketing Manager
of Asia Pacific, Siemens PLM Software
Annie Mathew, CIO,
Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
CIO Insights `50
PLM SPEcIAL-MARcH 2015
PLM Companies
1 0 Mo s t P r om i s i n g
Tata Technologies: Building Competitive
Advantage with Effective
Implementation
& Use of PLM
Tata Technologies: Building Competitive
Advantage with Effective
Implementation
& Use of PLM
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Whether it is aerospace & defense or automotive,
consumer goods, education, energy, inance, food & beverage, government or any other sector,
PLM software has proven its mettle around the
world to meet complex and evolving challenges associated with
the industry. Various studies support the fact that the growth of
the global PLM market is set to witness a tremendous growth
to reach above $46.2 billion by 2018. The key factors driving
this rise will include the increase in adoption of PLM across all
industries and the growing need to reduce time-to-market of a
product.
While the industry has garnered huge fan-following in various
countries, India still is at its infancy when it comes to PLM
adoption. Challenges like high cost of implementation, the need
to replace existing PLM solutions and the availability of open-
source and pirated PLM software solutions top the concern list of
several companies. Companies are still ignorant about the usage,
need and beneits of having the best it PLM. On the other hand, PLM providers take this situation to their advantage and offer the
‘not needed’ solutions to their customers. And the failure drives
the users on a back foot. The misaligned expectations between
the service providers and the customers also play a crucial role in
further fueling the set back.
Understanding the need of the hour and the quandary faced
by these companies, we have brought this special edition of
siliconindia dedicated to PLM. A list of ’10 Most Promising PLM
Companies’ and our cover story on ‘Tata Technologies: Building
Competitive Advantage with Effective Implementation & Use of
Product Lifecycle Management’ will help you take a leap forward
in the PLM space, challenge and even eliminate your concerns.
Please do let us know what you think.
Anamika Sahu
Managing Editor
Editorial
siliconindia Vol 4 • PLM Special Edition
Publisher Alok Chaturvedi
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Visualisers Maitreyee Sultana
Art Director Ashok Kumar
Delhi NCRRatnam
Branch Manager
Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal
A Leap towards BetterPLM Solutions
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Cover Story
contents
30
In my OpInIOn
Ramesh Loganathan, VP (Products) &
MD, Progress India
08
Cio insights
CXo View Point
16
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy,
Vice President & Global PLM Head
20
Abha
y Ch
atur
vedi,
Partn
er
26
Vika
s Kha
nvelk
ar,
Man
aging
Dire
ctor
Man
ish G
arg,
Owne
r
31
Umes
h De
shpa
nde,
Dire
ctor
32
Srini
vas K
umar
,
Foun
der &
CEO
38
Prab
hu P
atil,
Pres
ident
& C
EO
39
Pras
ham
Kamd
ar,
Man
aging
Par
tner
42
Giris
h M
odi,
Dire
ctor
Annie Mathew, CIO,
Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
Guo Tao, NX Product Marketing Manager
of Asia Pacific, Siemens PLM Software
Pradeep Vajram, CEO,
SmartPlay Technologies
Mani Nachimuthu, CTO,
VESTI Intelligence Corp.
Ashok Balasubramanian, Head, Services
Transformation Group, Syntel, Inc.
PLM Companies
1 0 Mo s t P r om i s i n g
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40
Anshuman Singh, Director, Product
Management of Application Security,
Barracuda Networks
Subramanian Gopalaratnam,
Global Head of Innovation, Xchanging
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India Poised to Take the Lead in Emerging Trends & TechnologiesBy Ramesh Loganathan, Vice President (Products) & Managing Director, Progress India
Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS) is a 1981 founded global software company offering
enterprise integration, data interoperability and application development. The Massachusetts
headquartered company has a current market capitalization of $1.30 billion.
Over the years, India has rapidly converged and aligned with global tech trends. Both as technology provider, building and managing technology solutions for enterprises across the globe, and as a consumer of technology within the
country. 2015 promises to enhance this convergence even
more strongly with solutions for domestic consumers,
businesses and governments leveraging the same trending
technologies emerging across the world.
With Internet penetration in India now being the
second largest in the world with the majority coming
from mobile devices,
an opportunity arises
for a new class
of solutions.
Starting with
location-
based mobile
apps for the
enterprise
embraced by
supply chains
and small
businesses,
continuing with
devices and IoT
actively being embraced by manufacturing and
distribution which results in low cost IoT solution
providers expanding in all cities, to 3D printing solutions
and software deined applications & infrastructure becoming mainstream even in the developing world.
Taking advantage of the latest technology trends,
startups are actively embracing wearables, developing
leading edge solutions targeting the developing world.
The healthcare sector, for example, is beneiting widely from low cost medical sensors, remote diagnostics
for eye care, diabetic care and pre-natal
care. These are just some areas where these
products are beginning to
make an impact. Other interesting examples of
how wearables
are changing the
world we live in
are inger-ring devices and ear-
plug devices that
control gesture-
based interfaces
with software
systems and shoes that
vibrate based on location to help
opinionin my
the visually impaired navigate. India-speciic health and wellness solutions using custom
made low-cost wearable sensors are coming up
with interesting analytics tied in.
While wearables, still in the early stages of
adoption, are now beginning to penetrate the
market in India, IoT is a much more mainstream
concept. According to Gartner, “India is
experiencing increased activity surrounding the
digitalization of businesses at home and across
markets worldwide, resulting in the spawning
of startup irms focusing on digital business and the IoT”. Large software companies, on
the other hand, are actively working on IoT
platforms and solutions that enable smart
solutions in buildings, businesses and shop
loors. According to Gartner, “By 2020, at least two-thirds of large Indian enterprises will
have established an IoT center of
excellence to drive
adoption of eficiency-centric technologies and applications”.
Ibeacon-based location aware consumer
solutions for retail businesses have also come
of age, with these solutions now seamlessly
integrated into back-ofice systems. They deliver a pleasant user experience in drawing
them into the store, delivering value at the store
and after. Technology companies are developing
cloud based IoT platforms and gateways for
IoT sensors and devices and using them to build
point solutions around leet tracking, employee
Ramesh Loganathan
2015 promises to enhance the convergence of global tech trends even more strongly with solutions for domestic consumers, businesses and governments leveraging the same trending technologies emerging across the world
safety, small scale industry
automation and more.
While enterprises are
thriving to be on the verge of
technology trends, academic
research is not far behind.
Modern manufacturing
techniques leveraging 3D
printing are actively being
explored and prototyped.
3D printing has clearly
gone farther beyond simple
prototyping of use cases. A
research lab in Hyderabad
has developed an ‘open
source’ solution which is a “word and object learning game”
for visually impaired people that can be 3D printed by anyone,
anywhere in the world. Software deined systems and infrastructure are being evolved, taking the cloud to the next level. Cloud security
systems are being developed that secure enterprise data when it is
saved on the cloud and accessed off the cloud.
Local government-sponsored initiatives are among the key
drivers that increase and accelerate IoT penetration. According
to Gartner, “The government of India recently announced a
budget allocation of $12 billion to build 100 smart cities across the
country. As part of a long-term strategy, the government plans to
establish two smart cities in each Indian state. This wide-ranging
project aims to inject smart technology into the homes of between
500,000 and one million people”.
2015 promises to be a year of achievement as we stride towards
the leading edge of technology evolution. The large software houses
are building and using technology for corporations and governments
across the globe. And startups are rapidly innovating to develop new
technology and products for both Indian markets and the world.
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COVER
STORY
An Overview of the Current PLM IndustryArguably, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
in India is at its infancy. Most organizations are
unaware of the fact that PLM is absolutely crucial to
building competitive advantage and needs to become
an organizational imperative. Instead of having
conversations with manufacturing companies on process
re-engineering and NPI (New Product Introduction),
PLM vendors end up spending inordinate amount of
time trying to convince customers that PLM is crucial for
them. Because IT solutions like MES (Manufacturing
Execution System) and ERP have proliferated the
market place, very often IT professionals make the
mistaken assumption that these tools and technologies
can provide PLM functionality. This could not be
further from the truth. There are signiicant synergies between PLM and these transactional technologies. In
many ways, what these tools are to production, PLM
is to planning. Optimistically though most automotive, defence, aerospace, heavy engineering and medical
devices companies in India today have a good handle
on PLM with most basic things on the checklist ticked.
According to CIMdata, a PLM consulting and
research irm, the global PLM market is forecasted to grow by 5.5 percent in 2014 and has an expected
annual growth rate of 5.8 percent to $46.3 billion by
2018. Despite this growth, most manufacturers are
not getting anticipated returns from their existing
PLM implementations. In India, the biggest hurdle
the manufacturing industry faces is the lack of digital
maturity amongst organizations. Most companies are
still not aware of the positive impact PLM can have on
the quality of their products and bottom-line, as their
focus invariably is more on daily operations. In fact,
a poll conducted by CIMdata, shows a staggering 75
percent of organizations with PLM investments are not
meeting their PLM objectives.
This is where PLM veterans like Shreekanth (Shree)
Moorthy, VP & Global PLM Head, Tata Technologies
step in. He points out, “This statistic is both alarming
and true”. He further highlights that there are several
reasons why PLM implementations fail and why people
don’t see ROI:1. Misaligned expectations between the implementation
vendor and different stakeholders within the customer’s
organization
2. Lack of management commitment (organizational
and budget-wise)
tata technologies: Building Competitive
Advantage with Effective Implementation &
Use of Product Lifecycle ManagementBy Susila Govindaraj
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy,
Vice President & Global PLM Head
Tata Technologies has mastered the art of formulating strategies to address the challenges and implementing course-correction, instead of haphazardly proposing a complete overhaul of PLM at the client site
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Key Management:
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy, Vice President & Global
PLM Head
Owing to 20+ years of rich experience, Moorthy is
recognized as a thought leader and an authority in
PLM industry. He has been orchestraing the P&L of the PLM Line of Business worldwide since 2009.
This sotware strategist specializes in emerging technologies, deining enterprise sotware product direcion, coordinaing sotware development in muliple countries and managing PLM projects implementaion to customers globally. With sheer passion in digital manufacturing, Shree has authored numerous protocols and technical & research papers in PLM and Digital manufacturing including the Simulaion Data Exchange (SDX) protocol to integrate layout design with discrete event simulaion. He has helped countless organizaions to transform engineering IT beyond just plain PDM.
3. Lack of dedicated PLM leadership and organization
(e.g.: PLM being someone’s part time/add-on job)
4. Not inclusive (focused mainly on Engineering Dept. i.e.
PDM only)
5. Low level of maturity and experience of the PLM
implementation vendor
6. Lack of after-service support (eg: minimum two years
required to make PLM part of the organizational DNA)
7. Lack of regimented PLM adoption mandate within the
organization and a zero tolerance policy for circumventing
the system
8. Lack of global training and constant training of users
9. Inadequate internal marketing and branding
With almost three decades of PLM experience, Tata
Technologies, a global engineering outsourcing & product
development IT services company is helping customers
overcome these roadblocks. Tata Technologies has
mastered the art of formulating strategies to address these
challenges and implementing course-correction, instead
of haphazardly proposing a complete overhaul of PLM at
the client site. Additionally, their PLM Scan offering helps
identify OFIs (Opportunities for Further Improvement), while conducting audits. These OFIs result in strategic and tactical action plans which help address these challenges.
Obsessed with incessantly bettering its solutions, this Singapore headquartered company – with regional
headquarters in Pune (India), Novi, MI (U.S.) and
Coventry (UK) – excels at implementing, customizing
and extending highly sophisticated and focused PLM
solutions to manufacturing customers. Aside from years
of expertise, the credit for its astounding rise goes to its
consultants, most of whom have earned their stripes
by working on multi-year PLM programs for digitally
mature customers in America and Europe. “We’re not an
IT company implementing PLM. We are manufacturing
professionals who are also splendid PLM consultants and
implementers. This unique blend of skill sets ensures that
the PLM systems implemented are an ideal it into the manufacturing enterprise,” says Moorthy, talking about the
company’s USP in PLM domain. He adds, “Our employees are our core strength. For our strategic customers, our engagement is focused around enabling product innovation
through leveraging PLM across the broader enterprise. We
ensure our offerings help companies to realize true ROI. Because at the end of the day, it’s all about ROI”. Having profound domain expertise enables Tata Technologies
to deliver projects with exceptional quality, on time and
within budget.
The All-Inclusive Solutions PyramidTata Technologies has value propositions for all
manufacturing companies. At Tata Technologies, they
implement, customize and extend PLM systems
for their customers. Consider a three tier pyramidal
structure:
• At the bottom of the pyramid (Enable segment), they have solutions like Application Maintenance Services, Support
– L1, L2, L3 type of support and Education services. They
also have WorldHelpdesk – a single stop shop for all the
customer’s engineering systems, supporting the customers
24/7 when and if needed
• The middle of the pyramid (Realize segment) represents the heavy duty lifting – implementation of
PLM systems, customizations of these PLM systems
to support the ever-changing business landscape
at the customers’, and also integration of PLM
systems with legacy systems, mainframe systems,
ERP systems, and others. Lastly, one of the biggest
problems customers face worldwide is
migrating data from legacy systems/
legacy PLM applications into what they
like to call as NextGen PLM systems.
This problem is exempliied when you see companies having a growth-
by-acquisition strategy and quite
obviously, they struggle to leverage
the newly acquired company’s data
and IP. Their proprietary tools and
processes combined with signiicant data migration experience helps
such customers migrate their data
to the NextGen PLM systems
• At the top of the pyramid (Transform segment) are key
offerings around high end
consulting to enable Business
Transformation with solutions
like PLM Scan, PLM
Benchmarking and PLM
Blueprinting
Unearthing Opportunities for Further ImprovementThe PLM Scan from PLM
Analytics solution set is a
high value digital maturity
assessment model that
aids to perform a top
to bottom audit in
terms of processes,
tools & technologies
and organization.
For instance, a $30 billion European
Engineering & Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Product development-IT, Enterprise IT and Manufacturing Execuion Systems
Case Study:
When a North American Auto major moved their complete engineering system (both CAD & PLM from one major PLM vendor’s toolset to another), Tata Technologies completed CAD data migraion from one CAD system to another and also migrated the PLM data, documents & other Meta data from old PLM system to new one in an ecosystem of 5000 plus engineers, while the OEM was adding new vehicle programs. This muli-year project reairmed the belief that Tata Technologies is indeed the absolute master at PLM migraion and data migraion.
Ceriicaions:ISO 9001:2008, AS 9100C and ISO 27001: 2005
organization with several business units was moving from
an electro-mechanical product company to a solutions-
oriented energy management company. Tata Technologies
was invited to this transformation journey to perform a PLM
Scan, which then extended to PLM Toolset selection and
inally, PLM Blueprinting. Tata Technologies advised them on how to precisely ilter out the noise and derive more value from their PLM implementation. Aside from valuable ive-fold ROI, the client also attained priceless knowledge about taking industry’s best practices and implementing them
internally. “No company is too large or too small for us,”
added Moorthy. Though it can be risky to deliver a project at
a certain cost without counting the time & material factors in,
most of Tata Technologies’ projects are ixed bids, since that is what customer prefers.
Shattering Barriers to Build TrustIn the niche PLM arena, inding the perfect candidate with a lair for software development, software technologies and in-depth understanding of engineering and manufacturing is a
daunting task. Such stringently iltered raw talents with right basic ingredients can be shaped into exceptional consultants.
Tata Technologies empowers its highly energetic and
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy
Oferings:
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enthusiastic workforce to take decisions and interact directly
with customers; thus enabling them to learn from mistakes.
“We make sure we break down all organizational barriers. We
have an open door policy. This has helped in building trust and
a feeling of wellbeing,” adds Moorthy.
Focusing on Learning & Development, the company has several multi-skilled consultants who are masters of multiple
PLM tools like Teamcenter, ENOVIA V6, SmarTeam and Windchill. Tata Technologies actively rotates people in and out
of multiple projects so that everyone is part of the
organization success and rewards those
going above and beyond. “We are
already developing a reputation as the
place to work in for PLM. We hope to
exemplify the one-family philosophy
and treat everyone as we would like to
be treated,” says Moorthy.
Investing for a Better FutureThe company prides
itself for being
m a n u f a c t u r i n g
professionals with
splendid PLM
consultation and
i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
prowess, rather than
merely being an IT
company implementing
PLM. “Manufacturing
is in our DNA. This
unique blend of skill sets, ensures the PLM systems
implemented are an ideal it into the manufacturing enterprise,” says Moorthy. When asked about the
future ahead, he enthusiastically added, “With rapid
adoption of IoT, we see a convergence of sorts –
virtual factories with smart connected factories
using advanced software technologies delivering a
complete and more real digital production, to see,
touch and feel the product long before it’s made.
To meet this demand, Tata Technologies has started
investing in R&D with focus on Systems Engineering,
Mechatronics and Innovation management”.
Ambitious to be the world’s number one partner
to manufacturing industry, the company strives to
develop a pedigree in this domain enough to become
synonymous with PLM. “We believe in doing the right
thing and success will follow,” concluded Moorthy.
Shreekanth (Shree) Moorthy
Ambitious to be the world’s number one partner to manufacturing industry, Tata Technologies strives to develop a pedigree in this domain enough to become synonymous with PLM
1989
1994
2004
2005
2009
2013
Established from exising
European & North American
companies as INCAT
Tata Technologies
was insigated in
Singapore
INCAT was launched on London
Stock exchange following North
America, Europe and Japan
Tata Technologies –
having established itself
in India, UK and U.S.,
acquires INCAT
Globally re-branded
as Tata Technologies
Acquires
CambricTata Technologies
Timeline:
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CIO Insights
Learn, Unlearn & Relearn By Annie Mathew, CIO, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.
Setup in 1974, Mother Dairy is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy
Development Board of India.
As a CFO once told me, the CFO and the CPO are the two arms of the CEO/MD who help her steer the organization towards glory and prosperity. By the same analogy, I would say the CIO serves as the eyes of the chief executive to bring visibility and
clarity. The CIO helps the CEO make sense of the plethora of information under which the CEO can get submerged. To sieve information out of the structured and unstructured data and make it interpretable and actionable is
one of the primary tasks of the CIO.
Annie Mathew
The CIO has to predict the
longevity and adoption
of a new technology as it
de-risks the organization
by providing access to
a large pool of skilled
resources and regular
upgrades
What are the concerns that keep the CIO awake at night? What factors drive technology decisions today when a 5-year roadmap appears too long
term? The IT roadmap is built to meet the stated objectives of the business roadmap. An IT roadmap is deined for a 3 year rolling cycle, augmented by an annual review with the business to prioritize projects based on revised
needs of the business. In my experience, most companies have a backlog
of projects to achieve minimal objectives of risk and control management,
employee productivity and cost optimization.
The biggest concern of the CIO is that she is not moving fast enough to embrace the new developments, that the IT skillsets available are not
keeping pace with the change in
technology and that enough thought is
not being invested in how to redesign
the business to take advantage of new
opportunities. Mobility and Internet of
Things are going to radically change
the way information is generated or
handled. The CIO and business have to identify areas of maximum impact.
While organizational itment and readiness are key factors in deploying
any new technology, being risk averse
is detrimental in today’s fast paced
world. However, are we deploying a
technology because of a herd mentality
or does the organization really need it? Does it address a pain point, will it fulill a strategic need or is it the latest fad? To cut through the sales pitch and empower
the business optimally is a crucial role
of the CIO. The need for security and for building awareness about security is
also a prime concern.
More often than not, the project need
is articulated by the business and is rarely
originated by IT (at the most, IT guides
the business by building awareness of
trends), but the onus
of ensuring
successful
implementation somehow migrates to IT. IT has to play a strong role
in identifying and managing project risks. A major risk is that it only
achieves automation. I believe it is the role of the CIO to facilitate the change from automation to empowerment. For instance, deploying a retail POS application might only end up as an automation effort if a responsive mechanism is not setup to monitor and react to market
conditions. To look for enhanced usage and to facilitate innovative
ways of using currently deployed technology is another expectation
from an effective CIO. One of our projects involved daily auto-debit from our customers’ (booth concessionaires and distributors)
bank accounts based on actual billing in SAP. This simpliied the entire collection process for the company and for the customers who
depended on daily cheque collections; and also reduced the working
capital requirement.
The industry as it stands would have been pretty hard to predict
5 years ago. The CIO needs to have a crystal ball to identify technologies that will survive. When an organization like Mother
Dairy deploys a distributor management system or a milk collection
application, it is essential to sustain the application for a longer
duration due to a comparatively change resistant and challenging
environment. Whereas, any social media analytics tool or mobile
application is more amenable to being revamped periodically. The
CIO has to predict the longevity and adoption of a new technology as it de-risks the organization by providing access to a large pool of
skilled resources and regular upgrades.
Talent retention and development is of utmost importance and
aligning HR to understand the IT talent pool is critical. There is
an acknowledged shortage of employable IT
resources. As a result, it makes practical sense
to outsource any task which does not create a
competitive differentiator, such as managed
services for infrastructure or by outsourcing
client device management. IT team should
be best utilized for working with the business
to uncover projects that offer competitive
advantage. To ensure IT gets the right attention
from the business and HR, it is important that
the CIO markets IT achievements adequately.Innovative solutioning rather than picking
up expensive products is the dream of any
CIO. In reality, urgency of requirement leads to inadequate time to experiment and throttles the
urge to innovate. The risk of the business user
bypassing IT and moving to a cloud scenario has
become very real. Integration and data security
concerns mandate that IT has to certify any
cloud based technology adoption. To achieve
this, business has to trust the CIO to make the best decision and within the timelines expected.
The CIO has the most enviable role in an organization. IT is the only function which
has the freedom to reinvent itself every few
years, the opportunity to start afresh. To be
successful, the CIO needs to have the “ability to learn, unlearn and relearn” not once but
multiple times in her career.
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From the pages of its history to the present date, PLM has been witnessing a significant growth, despite the few downfalls that fell in the way. PLM is no longer confined to the
verticals of automotive, aerospace & defense and industrial machinery, but has moved beyond to embrace the non-traditional empires of retail, pharmaceuticals, process industries
and construction too. Studies also echo in the similar veins by supporting the growth of the global PLM market which is set to witness a growth that would reach $46.2 billion by 2018. Those studies attribute the growth to the increase in adoption of PLM across all industries and the growing need
to reduce the time-to-market of a product. However, in the dire need to enable a faster transformation of an innovation from mind to market
that would set a storm, companies often overlook the quality which becomes equally important for them to sustain the success stature in the long run. Thus, it has become inevitable for those companies to partner with such PLM enablers who excel at managing the life cycle of the product from its concept to delivery, while keeping the quality at its best. To help people conveniently choose the perfect professionals, siliconindia identifies “10 Most Promising PLM Companies”. A distinguished panel of the industry’s topmost CIOs, CEOs, VCs and industry experts including siliconindia’s editorial board scrutinized the list of companies in different business touch points. The thorough analysis delved into business practices, services, compared them against industry standards to ensure that the work is of best in class quality and finally led siliconindia to come up with best companies. The archive does not only endeavor to facilitate such companies, but also fillips businesses, big or small, to partner with the finest alter-egos who help in enabling quality and faster time-to-market and quality, while protecting their innovation from the rising cost and complexity.
company Management Founded Description
ANTZ
Bangalore
antzmcs.com
Cimani Solutions
Bangalore
cimani.com
DesignTech Systems
Pune
designtechsys.com
Digital Design Solutions
Gurgaon
ddsplm.com
FaithPLM Solutions
Pune
faithplm.com
G4 Solutions & Applications
Hyderabad
G4solutions.net
PROLIM
Bangalore
prolim.com
Ptex Solutions
Mumbai
ptexsolutions.com
SteepGraph Systems
Pune
steepgraph.com
Three M Software Solutions
Pune
3msoftware.co.in
Abhay Chaturvedi &
Sudarshan Srinath,
Partners
Prem Shankar,
Principal Consultant
Vikas Khanvelkar,
Managing Director
Manish Garg,
Owner
Umesh Deshpande,
Director
Srinivas Kumar T.,
Founder & CEO
Prabhu Patil,
President & CEO
Prasham Kamdar,
Co-Founder & Managing
Partner
Himanshu Zalavadiya,
Founder & CEO
Girish Modi,
Director
2008
2008
1998
1996
2010
2009
2005
2004
2008
2010
A provider of PLM services including consulting, implementation, training
and support ranging from quality management process to project &
document management, BOM management, CAD integration and others
A provider of complete range of PLM Implementation services, backed by
Siemens Teamcente platform
A provider of high-end products, services and training that handholds
customers through each stage of product design lifecycle to help the
customers design products faster, better and economical
A provider of finest PLM solutions, support, trainings and services to
design and manufacturing organizations across the industrial spectrum to
help them achieve their business goals
A provider of specialized SIEMENS Teamcenter PLM and CAD/CAM/CAE
solutions to the organizations world over
A provider of finest services to assorted stages of PLM cycle with an
exclusive focus on customization to help customers reap the maximum
benefits from their PLM investments
A provider of wide range of PLM services including implementation,
software development, administration, data migration, ERP integration
and others
A provider of best-in-class technology backed PLM solutions along with
business consulting, implementation, business intelligence, integration,
technical sketches and support services
A provider of expert consulting & technology services in product life cycle
management (PLM) and Outsourced Product Development market
A provider of PDM & PLM implementation services in Siemens &
Autodesk products
PLM Companies
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ANTZ: The ELIXIR in the Realm of PLM By Anamika Sahu
It’s an excruciating but a veracious
fact that SMEs across the globe
are being overlooked by biggies
of the technology realm. This
leads to a serious discrepancy among
the big and the small players in the
industry. The case is no different
when it comes to PLM where several
Tier II and Tier III suppliers who are
fervent to implement PLM are left
without adequate support by large
PLM providers. But ANTZ, an Agra
and Bengaluru based PLM solutions
provider who doesn’t look at PLM
solutions as just an implementation
but as a process that can transform
the client’s business, chisels PLM
solutions not just for the bigwigs but
for the SMEs too.
Breaking the traditional route,
PLM is making inroads into the
non-traditional areas including
Retail, Pharmaceuticals, Process
industries, Engineering Procurement
and Construction. SMEs too are
witnessing the RoI in implementing
PLM solutions to manage their quality
processes as CXOs are realizing that PLM is an absolute must if they need to
scale up and move up the value chain.
ANTZ is well positioned to cater to the
requirements for the next
growth spurt in the PLM
market. The company
has lately put
its feet in the
SME segment to help them manage
their Quality Management Process
like APQP, Project and Document
management for NPD, BOM management, CAD integration and
automation, sourcing and Quality and
Environment compliance.
While there are companies who
struggle to implement and use PLM
effectively due to poor implementation
and not having a clear roadmap for their
PLM implementation, ANTZ being
a product agnostic service provider
leverages the existing organizational
landscape in providing the most cost
effective and optimal solution to its
clients to address their short term and
long term business requirements. For instance, a large automotive supplier
in India took a long time preparing for
their TS16949 certiication and quality documentation. They had a tough time
managing their change management
and document management process
which resulted in high cost of
ownership. The highly experienced
group of PLM experts from ANTZ
successfully implemented PLM and
enabled PLM processes within three
weeks from start of implementation
while successfully consolidating
all their project data into the PLM
application. This signiicantly reduced the preparation time for an audit from
a month to a few days and enabled
the client to meet all the compliance
requirements for their quality audit,
hence reducing the cost of ownership
and program management time
drastically.
“Our USP is that we deliver using a consultative approach to implement
PLM, providing a holistic solution
in all our PLM engagements starting
from understanding the customer’s
business process, mapping them to
PLM applications, architecting the
solution, implementation, training and
post implementation support,” says
Abhay Chaturvedi, Partner, ANTZ.
This is just one case of instance
where the company helped its clients
to signiicantly improve their quality scores. There are several such
cases to testify the glory of ANTZ
which includes some of the large
companies in the ield of automotive, aerospace and defense, power industry
and engineering, procurement &
construction. The company has the
legacy of taking complete ownership of
all its projects. “Integrity in whatever
we set out to do is one of our core
values. We always believe in working
as a partner with our clients ensuring
that every project is successful,”
explains Sudarshan, Partner, ANTZ.
In the near future, ANTZ sees itself
as an important player in evangelizing
PLM in the SME segment for the
next few years. The company is in the
process of developing PLM solutions
for industry verticals in non-traditional
areas to expand its footprint in these
un-touched areas.
Sudarshan,
Partner
Abhay Chaturvedi,
Partner
PLM Companies
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By Guo Tao, NX Product Marketing Manager of Asia Paciic, Siemens PLM Software
Specializing in 3D and 2D Product Lifecycle Management software, Siemens PLM Software is a California based
company.
We all agree –3D Printing is a transformative
technology that’s shaking up the
manufacturing world. Experts who deal
with the supply chain process on a daily
basis will concur - it has been a game changer and has
the potential to allow anyone with computer-aided
design (CAD) iles, a 3D printer and printing materials – typically plastic and metal powders, to make products and
components wherever they are based.
We’ve seen its potential to alter the nature of business
across a range of industries and having an impact on
competitiveness between businesses and countries alike
in the future. A great example is China. We’ve witnessed
China’s move to stimulate and support the growth of their
own 3D printing industries through the launch of an industrial
park in the southern city of Changsha which is poised to
play a key role in the growth of manufacturing and 3D
technology. The development is China’s irst hub for 3D printing technology, and was established
with immediate goal to produce 100 sets of 3D
printers and to triple the number of devices by
2016. Taking Changsha’s lead, the cities of
Wuhan and Zhuhai have announced plans to
develop similar industry hubs.
Other countries in the Asia Paciic region have also started to focus on this fast-growing
technology. Over the next ive years, Singapore plans to invest $500 million to boost skills
in advanced manufacturing, focusing
heavily on 3D printing. Similarly,
Japan announced that it had
allocated $38.6 million in
funding for various 3D
printing projects. Eighty
percent of this funding
is targeting the research
and development of 3D
printers capable of producing end-use products in metal for
industrial use, according to IHS, a global data information
company.
After decades of development, 3D printing has emerged
as a viable and affordable technology, paving the way to
revolutionize the manufacturing sector that many countries
in Asia depend upon for economic growth. But what does
this mean for all of us? Where does the real value of 3D printing lie?
Realizing Smart Innovation with 3D PrintingThe key to success in today’s manufacturing environment
is to embrace digitalization, a concept that extends beyond
creating digital pictures to adopting digital as a fundamental
approach to innovation. Companies can take advantage of
these transformational and often disruptive technologies
to improve their own ability to innovate in today’s
complex world of product and process.
The power of 3D printing in certain stages,
such as the ideation and design stage of new
products initiated in the traditional PLM
domains, is where change is most obvious.
Many manufacturers are turning to 3D printing
earlier in the innovation process to gather
insights into customer needs, in the effort of
developing ideas for new products. Compared
to traditional manufacturing and prototyping
methods, 3D printing offers the potential for a
high degree of customization, reduced costs
for complex designs, and lower
overhead costs for short-run parts
and products.
For traditional manufacturers, the more
complex a shape and model,
the higher the cost and the
longer the time it takes to
complete a task due to many molds, and complex machining
works. 3D printing brings about a different way to remove
these requirements; users can simply print the items as they
wish. While 3D printing usually focuses on the shape or
model, there is way of realizing smarter innovation to build
models and then intelligently connecting them into a system
of systems. It enables both engineers and customers to see
how the product and process will perform even before it’s
built. When they review performance data, they will be
able to predict opportunities to improve performance as
well as any hidden risks before the actual “3D printing”. If
a risk is identiied, users can easily input changes and avoid unnecessary risks. Users can then compare the predictions
from these secondary models and simulations to a better
version. This process will ensure better product quality
and reliability, as opposed to just making the model and
printing it out.
It’s Not a Walk in the Park - YetWhile 3D printing is a fascinating technology with many
beneits, there is one thorny issue which manufacturers, lawyers and governments are only just beginning to
grapple with: the intellectual property (IP) issues raised
by 3D printing. If the technology allows anyone to make
anything anywhere, how can companies, designers and
inventors protect their IP rights?Copyrights or patents protect creative work and these
vary from country to country in terms of protection given
and qualiications necessary. IP infringement is already an issue around the region, but seemingly more cases are
cropping up that are linked to the use of 3D printing. .The
new technology’s process is so straightforward that with
just one click anyone can make an unauthorized item or a
copy of a protected piece of IP from a computer ile or a 3D scan of a physical object. It is much easier than ever before
to copy, but much harder to identify the infringement.
Manufacturers are facing similar issues to that of the music
industry when MP3 iles and online downloads emerged.We are now in a position where we recognize that rights
do exist, but the challenge is in enforcing them and in
producing an attractive alternative to infringement through
new business models. In the meantime, recognizing the
potential issues can go a long way toward ensuring that 3D
printing becomes an organization’s next great thing rather
than its next great liability.
What Lies Ahead?The relationship between manufacturers and retailers are
changing – retailers have the possibility to transform to
manufacturers; service providers can also offer customized
products, on a much larger scale. Personalization
manufacturing willalso increasingly impact the standard
mass-manufacturing with more complex and unique goods
emerging in the near future which used to be dificult due to cost and time to market concern.
As important as 3D printing is becoming at the ideation
and development stages of the research and development
process, its promise reaches beyond product innovation.
Manufacturers will need to start anticipating potential new
business models as 3D printing transforms entire value
chains. Some are already looking to the technology as a
means of mass customization while others are beginning
to move away from maintaining warehouses full of spare
parts, and instead printing out parts as needed from their
collection of digital iles. The possibilities are nearly ininite — but regardless of which are actually realized. But to remain
competitive, manufacturers will need to ind the right way to leverage 3D printing as part of the capabilities that distinguish
them throughout their ideation, development, manufacturing,
sales and aftermarket operations.
The Asian Adoption of 3D Printing in Manufacturing
CXO View Point
Guo Tao
The key to success in today’s
manufacturing environment is to
embrace digitalization, a concept
that extends beyond creating
digital pictures to adopting digital
as a fundamental approach
to innovation
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Justiiably, there is a lot of hype and excitement about the prospect of Cloud Computing, and the
ROI and eficiencies that it will offer IT depart-ments and business units. Together with this the
explosion of mobile devices are forcing dramatic
changes in the way the network infrastructure. Amid this
hype, however, it is critical to render consideration to
how the cloud will affect the way networks are designed,
conceived, and secured. Cloud era means a dramatic in-
crease in the sheer volume of data passing into and out of
networks at any given moment – a growing amount of
it critical to business operations. Content security
in particular faces novel challenges as mobil-
ity and Web 2.0 applications make web trafic volumes highly unpredictable, with massive
spikes and troughs from one moment to the
next.
The traditional approach to ad-
dress concerns like these
has been over-provi-
sioning compute re-
sources for content
iltering, resulting in higher costs and
lost eficiency, while still intro-
ducing unac-
ceptably high
latency and
eroding net-
work perfor-
mance. However, emerg-
ing solutions adopt a
different approach, by transferring content-iltering tasks to cloud-hosted services where massive resources can be
dynamically re-provisioned as needed to handle any vol-
ume of web trafic without bogging down the network.
Ensuring Security in High Data TraicTo maintain network security, content-iltering solutions must examine all the business-critical trafic that these activities create. This can lead to a kind of arms race, where
in order to maintain acceptable network performance;
organizations must purchase ever larger appliances and
provision ever greater resources to content iltering. In addition to this legitimate, business-critical
trafic, the volume of non-productive trafic is also growing exponentially.
Traditional Uniied Threat Management solu-tions (UTMs) are designed to bring a variety of
security functions – including web con-
tent iltering – into a single ap-pliance. To do their job with-
out compromising network
performance, they must
support massive throughput.
More important, they must
dedicate massive comput-
ing power to scanning
content and enforc-
ing policies mak-
ing them increas-
ingly costly and
less eficient given the dedi-
cated nature of
Emerging Approach Towards Content SecurityBy Anshuman Singh, Director, Product Management of Application Security, Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks (NYSE: CUDA) is a provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions. The California
based company has a current market cap of $1.88 billion.
the processing power. Furthermore, it means that as new threat proiles emerge, organizations are often re-
quired to upgrade their UTM hard-
ware at signiicant cost. The UTM also tends to bog down network traf-
ic due to a heavy content iltering queue; it can interfere with connec-
tivity to business-critical resources
and applications hosted in the cloud
– which can result in a signiicant loss of productivity or interruption of
business.
Taking a Cohesive Approach - Cloud Based SecurityRather than regarding the ubiquity
of the Cloud merely as a challenge
to security efforts, the emerging ap-
proaches to security regards it as an
opportunity. Solutions that ofload content iltering tasks to the Cloud represent the most effective new ap-
proach to have emerged in response
to the changing security landscape.
By combining the integrated ca-
pabilities of a true next-generation
irewall with the elastic, and practi-cally unlimited, computing resources
of the Cloud, these solutions allow
comprehensive, always-up-to-date
content iltering of very large trafic volumes without introducing latency
to the system. In addi-
tion, they promise to
keep user costs low
and predictable, and
to improve overall busi-
ness continuity and produc-
tivity
With effectively unlimited re-
sources in the Cloud, and the abil-
ity to dynamically re-provision re-
sources as needed in real time, this
approach also eliminates the cost and
ineficiency of over-provisioning compute resources locally, as tradi-
tional UTMs require. Another sig-
niicant beneit of using Cloud-based resources for content iltering is that
as new threat categories are identi-
ied, there is no need to upgrade or replace on-premises equipment—
irmware upgrades are applied auto-matically and transparently, ensuring
the network is fully protected with
no interruptions.
Because there is no on-network
congestion due to content iltering, connectivity to business-critical ap-
plications hosted in the Cloud is not
affected. And with a next-generation
irewall core that includes capabili-ties to aggregate multiple uplinks
and prioritize trafic based on busi-ness policies, it can dramatically
increase the reliability of those con-
nections, improving business conti-
nuity and reducing downtime.
Up AheadAlthough Cloud is still in the forma-
tive years of all-pervasive approval,
it would be right to say that it has
made a signiicant headway in the industry already. The Cloud is mak-
ing network boundaries and on &
off network trafic seamless. Data is becoming more and more critical
to any business and managing and
network security solutions need
to evolve to manage and this
huge trafic without creating bottlenecks. Solutions that
ofload content iltering tasks to the cloud are
the new approach to
have emerged in re-
sponse to the chang-
ing security land-
scape. In addition,
they promise to keep
user costs low and predictable, and
to improve overall business continu-
ity and productivity. As we advance,
the coming years will witness further
evolution of agile and interoperable
cloud based approach that address
the security challenges of the mod-
ern days.
Anshuman Singh
Rather than regarding the ubiquity of the Cloud merely as a challenge to security eforts, the emerging approaches to security regards it as an opportunity
CXO View Point
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DesignTech Systems: Glimmering as Ultimate Star of Indian SMEs by Introducing Integrated Design
Services to ThemBy Susila Govindaraj
During 1998 when DesignTech Systems Ltd.
was started, 3D modelling based design was
a luxury that could be afforded only by big
daddy’s, DesignTech Systems, a pioneering
PLM company, revolutionized the industry by moving
Indian SME organizations to 3D modelling. The company
convinced doubtful SMEs to address product development
issues at initial stage by adopting 3D design and simulation
tools to attain a perfect product design on very irst attempt. Unlike large PLM players that turn their backs on
customers upon contract completion, DesignTech Systems
handholds customers until they start deriving returns from
their investments in product with 100 percent commitment.
The company is also highly appreciated for its incredibly
fast delivery at much more economical rate for engineering
product design services.
The Pune-based company that initiated its operations
in 1998 as a product distribution company in West India
has been consistently expanding its offerings to include
designing services and PLM training that covers every
stage of product design lifecycle. DesignTech
Systems competitive product design & PLM
implementation services are available on all the
design and simulation platforms like Nx, CATIA,
Pro-E, SolidWorks, Nastran, Hyperworks &
Ansys. The company pretty soon launched its
ofices in Bombay, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Jalandhar, Calcutta,
Vadodara and Chennai, while having
four training centers including Pune,
Nasik and Hyderabad. DesignTech has
subsidiaries in U.S. and Hong Kong
and associate ofices in Canada and Europe. Now DesignTech Systems
have 400+ active customers to whom it
renders services to and over 2000 customers
who have beneited from DesignTech’s products; with near to 100 percent repeat
order rate.
DesignTech’s prowess has
been rewarded by about 40 awards
including coveted Maharashtra Government IT Award,
NASSCOM’s top 50 Emerging Companies and IDG – Channel World Premiere 100 Award. The company has
also been honoured with numerous top reseller awards and
it is the only platinum partner of Siemens PLM in India.
This ISO 9001:2008 company is one of the six companies in the world who is approved by Nissan Techno to provide
data migration & support services to their vendors.
DesignTech Systems derives over 25 percent of service
business from North America, Europe and Hong Kong
and it also works with several huge enterprises including
Mahindra & Mahindra, L&T and Escort among others.
“Most SMEs grapple to attract, train and retain talents on
specialized services. We enable them to act judiciously
by identifying where these investments can make direct
impact. In case customers couldn’t acquire such talents,
we help them by providing our manpower to maintain
continuity,” says Vikas Khanvelkar, MD., DesignTech
Systems Ltd.
With extensive adoption of 3D modelling, DesignTech
is keen on enabling customers to realize the beneits of high-end solutions. The company wishes to empower
SMEs to develop innovative products to meet the
growing demands. Aspiring to be one of the most
preferred companies for product design services,
DesignTech aims to increase their footprint globally
and grow these services by twofold in three
years and triple them in next ive years. The company also envisions a vigorous
international expansion in product front
starting with other countries in APAC,
since DesignTech already has clients
in those regions. Currently, they are
creating content and processes to
maintain consistency across training,
post which, the company will launch
chain of training centers across India to
provide quality technical education to
mechanical engineers; thus creating more
employment-ready manpower apace with
the growth of technology and industry.
Vikas Khanvelkar,
Managing Director
PLM Companies
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Leadership Tips that Help Entrepreneurs across the BoardBy Pradeep Vajram, CEO, SmartPlay Technologies
Founded in 2008, SmartPlay Technologies is a Bangalore based
design services company that holds expertise in digital, analog,
wireless software and system design.
Pradeep Vajram
In a career spanning over
20+ years and experience
with two corporate giants,
LSI Logic & Qualcomm,
and two start-ups, Spike
Technologies and SmartPlay
Technologies, I am fortunate
to have gotten an opportunity
to work with many successful
leaders in the industry. In my
opinion, leadership is an art that
has to be practiced and perfected.
Many a times in my career,
I have been asked what makes a
good leader. What is the secret
to build a successful company? What are the key attributes to
become an effective leader? I learnt the answers to many of
these questions while working
with and observing some of
the best leadership minds in
the industry that I continue to
leverage.
My journey as the co-founder
of my irst start-up – Spike Technologies – was among the
biggest learning experiences
of my career. The decade that
I spent building and growing
the company took me through
the best of situations and the
rockiest of territories that
hardened me as a leader. Several
of my experiences at Spike
Technologies, have helped me to
a great extent at my second start-
up, SmartPlay Technologies.
CXO View Point
Here are a few key qualities, I have learnt,
that makes a strong leader.
Three Qualities that a Leader Should PossessEvery strong leader possesses these inherent
qualities - Vision, Passion and Hardwork.
All successful leaders possess a perfect
amalgamation of these three qualities.
Three Satisfactions that Measure a Leader’s SuccessLike most skills that are measured on
their results, leadership too is measured
on three important parameters; Customer
Satisfaction, Employee Satisfaction and
Stakeholder Satisfaction. Each of these three
parameters is equally vital for the success of
the organization. A good leader, no matter
what their leadership style, understands how
to balance each of these parameters.
The Essence of a Good LeaderThe Team is a very critical aspect of the
leadership. It is very important to know that
leadership is not about how many people
follow the leader, but how many leaders you
create. A good leader not only hires people
that are capable and better than him/her, but
also delegates responsibilities effectively
across the organization. Leadership is also about the
ability to build a great relationship with the team and
maintain it through the journey.
The Glue that Holds the Organization TogetherGreat leaders are those whom others feel they can trust,
good leaders make people safe. It is imperative that a
leader creates a secure environment for co-workers
and employees. When a leader shows respect and
gratitude to his employees, they will take pride
in being a part of the organization and exceed
expectations.
Transparency is that key to build trust.
Keeping an open channel of communication
with the employees, stakeholders and
customers, is the key to effective, long-term
success. It is vital to communicate, whether
good or bad, and it has been proven as a
great way to build trust.
Beware of Complacency A leader always respects
competition, whether
big or small. When you
proactively observe the competition, you will uncover
different opportunities and ways to be better.
The Path to Success We are a part of a dynamic industry which is continuously
evolving. True leadership is about remaining strong and
conident through all situations. You should be humble while riding success and stay conident while the
going gets tough. The key is to think out of
the box and choose innovative approaches
to face the challenges. A leader must be
willing to take risks and needs to ponder
about the implications of every action taken.
Ultimately, it is not about imposing control
but doing the right thing for the organization!
These are the leadership qualities that I
have imbibed over the years and stuck to in
order to accelerate the growth of my company. To
budding entrepreneurs, I would recommend being
agile, aggressive and keeping your team with
you through every step of your journey.
Go ahead! Embark on your journey
to be a great leader.
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Digital Design Solutions: Leveraging Experience to
Provide Finest PLM Solutions
In recent times, Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) was
considered to be an elephant
in the room, universally
acknowledged, yet mostly ignored.
However, over the last few years,
PLM has gained ground and is widely
recognized as a major growth engine
for many large manufacturers and
automotive OEMSs. With PLM integration still nascent in India,
the market opportunity in the SME
segment is still evolving. Therefore,
the SMEs are in a dire need for a
trusted partner who will understand
their pain points and help them achieve
their objectives. This is where Digital
Design Solutions (DDS) – a premier
PLM solution provider steps into the
picture. The company which started its
operations in 1996 as a CAD services
bureau, today, has grown profoundly
to a complete solution provider with a
vision to solve customer problems by
using high-end CAD CAM and PLM
solutions.
DDS has raised the bar to exceed
customers’ expectations by offering
internationally acclaimed Siemens
PLM Software’s Teamcenter®. The
company’s forte lies in offering
ground-breaking PLM solutions,
support, training and services to design
and manufacturing organizations
across the industrial spectrum to help
them achieve their business goals.
"Teamcenter® is the most popular
PLM software being used across the
world by the largest to the smallest
enterprises. Siemens leadership
position ensures that customers
will always have access to the latest
technology along with beneits of investment protection and a scalable
solution. We integrate very strongly
with many other technologies like
CAD and ERP, which the customer
may already be using or opt for in
future,” says Manish Garg, Owner, Digital Design Solutions. DDS has
proven its mettle in providing product
design, process engineering and
technical documentation solutions to
its customers. Digital Design Solutions
is a partner for Siemens Industry
Software India Ltd., providing the
offered solutions to the customers
in India and extending much needed
domain speciic support services.
Battles Won OverAs PLM is still a buzzword in
the manufacturing industry, large
manufacturers have easily coped
with the business dynamics to deliver
higher ROI, but, small manufacturing industries feel the heat of limited
inancial resources, lack of IT support and diverse set of requirements, which
constrain them to take the leap. Also,
uncertainty on ROI and fear of failure keep SMEs on the back foot. With its
affordable PLM offerings, DDS has
managed to make the difference. These
solutions allow user organizations to
securely vault soft and print data in
electronic form. The solutions also
ensure adherence to organization
processes along with completion of
required documentation. With its
holistic support and maintenance
services, DDS stands tall among
its competitors. “We have a deep
understanding of product development
processes. This allows us to assimilate
the challenges and requirements
and propose simple solutions which
customers can implement and move
forward. Our partnership with Siemens for the last many years also brings
immense experience, commitment
and value to the customer,” Manish
Garg adds.
Headquartered in Gurgaon, DDS
operates with a modest team of about
12 people with rich experience in
the design, manufacturing and IT
domain. To penetrate deeper into
PLM domain, DDS is extending PLM
usage in suppliers by offering rapid
implementation of PLM solutions that
will reduce both time as well as cost.
To serve its customers better, DDS
is now spreading its wings to other
major cities across the country.
By Rashmisree Deb
FaithPLM Solutions: Unleashing the True Potential of
PLM Realm through Cutting-Edge Solutions
PLM, which was considered as one of those deep
into the weeds business terms until few years
ago, today has become an important arena for
accelerating product deliveries, trimming costs
and spawning more revenues in major manufacturing
industries. Several companies have witnessed a ceaseless
upsurge in their number of product offerings, which often
consists of sophisticated features and services. However,
these companies are still in a dire need of comprehensive
PLM solutions which make product data centrally stored,
secure, available in right context to right people at right
time, visible & traceable throughout the lifecycle, available
for re-use & lexible to changing needs across the extended enterprise by integrating people, processes, business
systems and information on single uniied platform. Filling lesh as value added PLM implementation partner who can align business goal, technical
solutions and project plan eficiently and effectively, FaithPLM Solutions was founded in 2010. Born with an idea to
provide specialized SIEMENS Teamcenter
PLM and CAD/CAM/CAE solutions to the
organizations, the company offers high-value
technology consulting, training, solutions,
stafing and project outsourcing to help its customers improve their proitability and eficiency.
With vast industry knowledge and
unbeatable experience in application of PLM, the company
develops and delivers world-class solutions to address
customer business process along with data management
challenges. Driven by the power of insight, the company
offers best it pricing model which strike the right balance between the customer’s expectations of Quality,
Timeliness and Cost. Thus, the Pune based company is
able to create value through appreciation of the needs of
its customers, employees, shareholders as well as its own
growth. Today, FaithPLM is one of the fastest growing companies in the segment of Business Process Consulting,
Solution Consulting, Teamcenter PLM Implementation,
Integrations, Transition & Migrations, Performance Tuning
& Health Checkup, Administration & Supports, Software
Development, CAD/CAM/CAE Solutions, SharePoint
Solutions, Training and Stafing.
“Our ability and commitment is to provide innovative solutions with quality, reliability and expected service to
our customer at balanced price. Our innovative approaches and expertise is to implement Teamcenter PLM technology
to help companies embrace PLM solutions in true sense
to improve processes, productivity, proit, ROI, product complexity with lean methodology,” asserts Umesh
Deshpande, Director, FaithPLM Solutions. While the company is celebrated for its
plethora of PLM services served under one
umbrella, it is also the irst company to introduce Teamcenter Active Workspace
Training and Implementation in India. As
a crown to this growth, the company was
also recognized for innovating Teamcenter
Concept to Customization program for
transforming resources to successful PLM
professional and most critical Teamcenter
Upgrade Project by the customers.
To extract the best out from the
employees and make them stick to the organization,
FaithPLM follows an open and friendly work culture where every employee gets continuous support from senior
staff. “We offer promising careers both for beginners
and qualiied professional who wish to take on global challenges while enabling success and fuelling continued
growth. We encourage creativity, continuous learning
and required training that help our employees to achieve
full potential,” says Umesh. After adding several success
stories to its name, FaithPLM is planning to establish an advisory, consulting and implementation brand globally
in Teamcenter PLM domain by focusing on innovation,
improving excellence, expanding market presence
in emerging markets, improving ability to develop
capability for future market opportunities and many
more in the coming years.
Umesh Deshpande,
Director
By Rashmisree Deb
Manish Garg,
Owner
PLM Companies
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Digital Design Solutions today has grown profoundly to a complete solution provider with a vision to solve customer problems by using high-end CAD CAM and PLM solutions
Driven by the power of insight, FaithPLM Solutions ofers best it pricing model which strike the right balance between the customer’s expectations of Quality, Timeliness and Cost
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G4 Solutions & Applications: Carving PLM Dreams
into RealityBy Rashmisree Deb
According to CIM Data, the global PLM
investment growth rates from the year 2011 to
2014 were 15 percent, 11.6 percent, 4.8 percent
and 5.6 percent, which opened the door of
opportunities for the bigwigs in the industry to install PLM
tools. However, to extract best out of these tools, each of
these companies needed to customize their PLM tools.
While the ambitious companies lacked the understanding
of the industry and dived into things without a cohesive
plan, G4 Solutions – a Hyderabad headquartered PLM
customization enabler – joined the breed of companies
who redeined the industry by embarking upon the opportunities for rapid growth in the ‘High Value – Low
Volume’ segment.
Incepted in the year 2009, G4 Solutions is a fast growing
engineering services organization with vast pool of best
practices and experience in offering cost-effective CAD/
CAM/CAE tools. The company also uses this knowledge
pool to provide consultancy and customized CAD/CAM
trainings to corporate clients in India and abroad. “We
can compete with the best of the lot in handling complex
projects and beat them hands down with our pricing in
the areas of Product Design/ Tool Design/FEA/Tool Path Generation/Design Automation/Visualization
areas,” afirms Srinivas Kumar T., Founder & CEO,G4 Solutions & Applications.
G4 Tool Kit – A Unique OferingSpotting the potential for customization of PLM
tools, G4 Solutions introduced ‘G4 Tool Kit’
to its clients. This tool kit offers a collective
experience of their best-in-breed
designers and a set of customizable
utilities, helping clients to igure out complicated design problems in a
timely manner that it nicely in the clients’ pocket. These world-class
services are expected to drive the
major chunk of revenue in the next
3-5 years. Looking ahead, G4 Tool
Kit intends to become customers’
favorite ‘Design for Manufacture
(DFM)’ tool, which will address
the needs of the customers across the globe.
Visualization, validation and optimization of complex
designs are some of the most common issues faced by the
clients. Unlike other companies who are always ready
to feed customers whatever they have, this ive-year old company addresses these challenges by spending
quality time to penetrate deep into the problems from the
customers’ perspective before offering any solution to
those challenges.
G4 Solutions – As a People Friendly EntityIn his famous book ‘One Minute Manager’, Ken Blanchard has perfectly explained the essence of happy people. He
says, ‘happy people are the most productive people’.
As a people-centric organization, G4 Solutions irmly believes in his ethos and make its people happy, thus
productive, by promoting the concept of fun learning. The
company also boosts the morale of its team members with
initiatives like ‘Employee of the Month’ and
‘Employee of the Year’ cash awards. “On the innovation front, we encourage all
our team members to look at various
design issues, come up with their own
approaches to solve them, compare
their approach with those of others
and embrace the best approach. With
this approach, we plan to create more
utilities to solve the design problems,”
says Srinivas. The management believes
in acting as a friend, philosopher &
guide to the design team. The
employees are more of a family
than just colleagues. The
company emphasizes on giving
primary importance to customer
expectations and encourages
people to excel in their chosen
areas. To keep the success ball
rolling, G4 Solutions, apart from
offering services, is looking
forward to develop products that
will address the pain points of
various clients across the globe.
Srinivas Kumar,
Founder & CEO
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Big Data: The term “Big
Data” seems to be
everywhere these days.
The entire world is talking
about it. As deined by Gartner, the world’s leading information
technology research and advisory
company, Big Data is “high-volume,
high-velocity and high-variety
information assets that demand
cost-effective, innovative forms of
information processing for enhanced
insight and decision-making”. These
extremely large data sets may be
analyzed computationally to reveal
patterns, trends, and associations.
While India is in the middle of
economic growth, it is in the right
position to capitalize on the growth
of the Big Data technologies. What
is most exciting about Big Data in
India is that many organizations are
not yet realizing the hidden beneits of utilizing their business data to its
fullest extent. As we move into 2015,
Big Data is going to increase number
of opportunities for creating business
competitive advantage, but irst it must address key challenges that
have been holding back its growth.
Big Data for Businesses There is a public notion that the
ownership of Big Data is sole
responsibility of the IT teams in
any organization. Yet, according to Gartner’s prediction, even by
the end of this decade the spending
on technology outside of the IT
department will become 90 percent
of total spending within organization.
Why? With the right infrastructure and tools, Big Data offers clear and
deinite value to all aspects of the business. Thus, to be competitive
on the market, the organizations
would have to take responsibility for
Big Data decisions, to adjust their
business strategies and to embrace
the inevitable takeover by the Big
Data revolution.
The expectations from Big Data
2015 in businesses are based on the
potential in utilization of diverse
customer data on: devices they use,
their preferences, activities, locations,
and interests. By applying innovative
complex data analysis, mathematical
modeling and sophisticated artiicial intelligence processing, the Big Data
enables businesses with optimized
decision-making processes of a new
and high value. Thus, by exploiting
existing 3HV characteristics of
Big Data (high-volume, high-
velocity, and high-variety), the
fourth characteristic comes to live:
high-value. The 4HV characteristics
of Big Data are important and
interdependent in the businesses of
the future. So much so, that it will
be impossible to run a proitable business without addressing
performance of the driving forces for
each of these HV characteristics.
New Competitive AdvantageIn the past, Big Data has been
used primarily in social media by
capitalizing on users’ interactions
for better targeting customers with
tailored content. In 2015, we can
expect to see Big Data generating
new growth opportunities in various
industries by creating competitive
advantages. In most industries,
established competitors and new
entrants alike will leverage data-
driven strategies to innovate,
compete, and capture value. For example, in the U.S. healthcare
business sector, Big Data pioneers
analyze drug treatment outcomes
within a long timeframe of the widely
prescribed medicine. As a result, they
uncover previously unknown beneits and risks of side effects that were not
evident during limited clinical trials.
Such knowledge then informs the
creation of new therapy protocols,
new drugs or service offerings and
ultimately – a better healthcare.
Big Security ChallengesAs the amount of data
being collected grows
disproportionally fast,
more and more companies
are building repositories
to store, aggregate and
extract meaning from
their valuable proprietary
data. Unfortunately, this trend in data
growth and resulted data aggregates,
brings to light numerous threats from
cyber attackers. Any type of cyber
attack can be devastating for the
affected organizations. Terabytes of
data in these repositories may include
trade secrets and intellectual capital
of the company, their customer and
employee data. By corrupting thi