{"id":43515,"date":"2020-02-11T17:48:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=43515"},"modified":"2020-02-27T13:38:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:38:44","slug":"delmia-works-general-session-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2020\/02\/delmia-works-general-session-recap.html","title":{"rendered":"DELMIA WORKS General Session Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 500 DELMIA WORKS customers joined forces for the first time with SOLIDWORKS users for 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World 2020 in Nashville. It was a packed house for the company\u2019s General Session on day two of the event. Steve Bieszczat, Chief Marketing Officer of DELMIA WORKS, kicked things off by welcoming everyone and reiterating the company\u2019s mission to address the 250,000 small to mid-sized manufacturing companies over the world.<\/p>\n

Next up was Philppe Charles, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, who spoke to the fact that digital transformation is a core driver of manufacturing innovation. Manufacturers must work to build agile and efficient operations, differentiate themselves by bringing products to market faster, and to manage successful growth and expansion.<\/p>\n

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The ability to combine Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) with ERP helps manufacturers plan growth and execute on those plans. The 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Platform will enable manufacturing companies to connect their engineering and production efforts into one, unified platform on the cloud, collaborate in real-time with partners and customers, and connect with new customers and prospects through the 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Marketplace.<\/p>\n

Next up was Trevor Diehl, Senior Vice President of Product Development at DELMIA WORKS, who spoke about the unparalleled potential advanced manufacturing technologies have to disrupt the manufacturing industry. These include Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Machine Learning and AI.<\/p>\n

Trevor also explained how the integration of DELMIA WORKS with the 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Marketplace will \u201cenable makers to go from quote to cash faster than ever.\u201d He also emphasized that 2020 would see an increase in investment in R&D to enhance its solutions as well as working closely with 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE R&D to deliver new cloud-based solutions.<\/p>\n

Gian Paolo Bassi, SOLIDWORKS CEO, and Bernard Charles, Vice Chairman and CEO of Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, came on stage and congratulated the recipient of DELMIA WORKS Customer of the Year, Phoenix Plastics, a sixth generation family company. Alby Miller, President of Phoenix Plastics, accepted the award.<\/p>\n

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The session\u2019s keynote speaker was Jack Shaw, an Innovation and Change Management Strategist with more than 30 years\u2019 experience helping leaders transform their organizations\u2019 digital ecosystems amid new waves of technology.\u00a0His presentation, \u201cInnovation, Technology and the Future of Manufacturing,\u201d did a deep dive into how all the technologies mentioned above will affect the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n

Jack discussed how the IoT economy is fueled by the currency of information, making it essential to capture data points throughout the process. This information can be used for real-time alerting in critical situations, increased productivity, predictive analytics and elimination of \u201cfail\u201d conditions, continuous monitoring and closed-loop feedback from design to consumer.<\/p>\n

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He provided a glimpse into the future with an example of an aircraft flying from Paris to Nashville when a sensor within the landing gear assemblies indicates needed maintenance, something that would have resulted in major delays and inconveniences to passengers. With predictive maintenance, the airline procurement system could launch a search on the 3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE Marketplace for the needed part; negotiate the best price with certified suppliers and select the best choice; provides an enforceable contract and uses Blockchain to purchase it. What would have taken days or weeks can now be done in hours.<\/p>\n

He also explained the crucial role Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play in manufacturing. Imagine one day when AI will help manufacturers:<\/p>\n