Dora Smith

Dora Smith is the senior director of the global academic program for Siemens PLM Software. The program empowers the next generation of digital talent through project-based learning, STEM competitions and industrial strength software and curriculum to support students and academic institutions worldwide.

Faster Wind Turbine Design With Synchronous Technology in NX

Faster Wind Turbine Design With Synchronous Technology in NX

November 3, 2008

Images courtesy of VERGNET S.A. & Nesys Engineering A couple of weeks ago at the Siemens PLM Connection Europe event, I sat in a presentation on wind turbine design that (no pun intended) blew…

By Dora Smith
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3 days to 2 minutes for CAE analysts with synchronous technology in NX

3 days to 2 minutes for CAE analysts with synchronous technology in NX

October 15, 2008

Probably the most asked question about synchronous technology is “how real is the 100x claim?” An editor who recently attended some hands-on training noted afterwards that he could now see how 100x i…

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Volvo Cars Talks Tecnomatix

Volvo Cars Talks Tecnomatix

October 14, 2008

Hans Horfeldt of Volvo Cars presented today on his company’s Tecnomatix implementation. Chris Kelley got a chance to sit down with him and ask a few questions. View the clip to see how Volvo uses Tec…

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Bye Bye Bottlenecks With Plant Simulation

Bye Bye Bottlenecks With Plant Simulation

October 14, 2008

Marcel Hoedeman of DAF Trucks NV doesn’t look like Eli Goldratt, author of The Goal, but his presentation provided strikingly similar conclusions to Eli’s book. DAF Trucks is a subsidiary of PACCA…

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Out-of-the-Box PDM

Out-of-the-Box PDM

October 14, 2008

One of the things we’ve emphasized about Teamcenter Express since we launched the product two years ago is its out-of-the-box (OOTB) pre-configuration. As I was sitting in a presentation by Paul Spec…

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Increasing Innovation by Sharing Knowledge in Teamcenter

Increasing Innovation by Sharing Knowledge in Teamcenter

October 14, 2008

Man oh MAN! When you design 1,000 engines per year – each of which has about 50,000 parts and 130 variants – you have a lot of knowledge to manage. Christian Rasmussen, project manager at MAN Diesel …

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Rolls Royce Talks 4-Tier

Rolls Royce Talks 4-Tier

October 13, 2008

I just got out of a technical presentation by Martin Washburn, a PLM technical specialist with Rolls Royce. Martin has 23 years in IT and 12 of those specifically with Teamcenter. He supports 8,000 u…

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Alstom Transport Outlines PLM Roadmap

Alstom Transport Outlines PLM Roadmap

October 13, 2008

Guillaume Vendraux, vice president of R&D and Engineering for Alstom Transport, presented this morning on their company’s PLM deployment plans. In this short video clip he recaps the key areas th…

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Siemens PLM Connection Europe 2008 Begins

Siemens PLM Connection Europe 2008 Begins

October 13, 2008

  The opening session just kicked off. Here are a few stats Maarten Romer, chairman of PLM Europe, just shared with the packed room: – Attendees from 27 countries – More th…

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