CIMdata Announces Key Sponsors of PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry and Their Suppliers

Ann Arbor, MI, September 22, 2016 --(PR.com)-- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the key sponsors for its upcoming PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry and their Suppliers conference are: ANSYS, Aras Corp., Autodesk, Geometric, International Technegroup, openBoM, and Tata Consultancy Services. The event, which takes place on November 3 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan, is a strategic conference that focuses on how companies successfully define and employ PLM strategies and enabling solutions to meet challenging product development, manufacturing, and deployment issues. The theme for PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry and their Suppliers is “The Changing Face of PLM in the Automotive Industry.”

“CIMdata is honored to have these leaders in PLM solutions and services choose to sponsor PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry and their Suppliers,” commented Andrew Rodger, Senior Business Development Manager. “The mission we have for this event is to create a platform where open collaboration and knowledge transfer can occur between all participants in the PLM ecosystem.”

As part of the PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry and their Suppliers experience CIMdata is hosting an on-line PLM Collaboration Café™ which provides each sponsor the opportunity to showcase a selection of their automotive industry solutions. For more information on the PLM Collaboration Café visit the CIMdata web site at: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2016-plmrm-auto/2016-plmrm-auto-sponsors

Following completion of PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry and their Suppliers, CIMdata will take PLM Road Map on the road to Paris, France, where PLM Road Map for the Aerospace & Defense Community will take place on November 8 at the The Renaissance, Paris, La Defense. The event will be followed by PDT Europe on November 9-10. For more information on PLM Road Map conferences visit the CIMdata website at http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences

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.