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06-08 PRODUCT SCAN new release, subscription customers also receive Autodesk Impression, software for creating presentation-ready graphics. AutoCAD LT 2009 also includes the new user interface. AutoCAD LT 2009 is priced at $1,295. AutoCAD Architecture 2009, AutoCAD Mechanical 2009, and AutoCAD MEP 2009 are each priced at $4,995. AutoCAD Electrical 2009 is priced at $5,295. www.managingautomation.com/Autodesk Contact Info Editorial product consideration: Diane Himes Senior Web Editor 212-560-1849 dhimes@thomaspublishing.com M anaging Automation’s Product Scan is a roundup of some of the latest tools available to help you run your manufacturing business, from the shop floor to the top floor and beyond. This format facilitates a connection to the TechMATCH product directories at ManagingAutomation.com, where you will find a wealth of information on the vendors relevant to your business as well as product and contact information that can jumpstart your technology selection process. You’ll notice a link to ManagingAutomation.com associated with each of the product descriptions in this section — follow that connection for actionable information on the company and its products. For a look at how you can compare various products through MA’s TechMATCH online product comparison tool (www.managingautomation.com /comparisontool), see the sidebar on the facing page. For example, see the business process integration product listings most often viewed through TechMATCH in the sidebar on p. 54. And this month’s product listings update provides a look at the latest developments in MA’s TechMATCH product directories (managingautomation.com/Directory17). Constrained Parts Finder helps manufacturers reduce supply chain risk, New Momentum said. Available as software-as-a-service, Constrained Parts Finder is based on Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 technologies. www.managingautomation.com/NewMomentum AUTODESK INC. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SOFTWARE A utodesk Inc. has made several improvements to its AutoCAD family of products, including a new, task-based user interface. In addition, the AutoCAD 2009 INFOR PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT nfor has released a new version of its product lifecycle management offering, Infor PLM 8, with improved collaboration and visibility features. Targeted mainly at manufacturers in discrete industries, such NEW MOMENTUM SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT I N release upgrades AutoCAD LT as well as discipline-specific CAD applications AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing). All of those applications in the AutoCAD family get the new user interface, which reduces the number of steps necessary to reach commands and provides common tools for operations, such as file open and close, rotate, pan, and zoom. Those tools will be supported in the next several releases of Autodesk products, the company said. AutoCAD 2009 also includes an action recorder and interactive layer manager that instantly makes changes appear in a drawing. As part of the June ew Momentum has introduced an ondemand service that helps manufacturers find suppliers of specific electrical components. The Constrained Parts Finder service is aimed at manufacturers that make or use electronic components in their products. In order to find strategic parts whose supplies may have become constrained, a manufacturer enters the specific part number into the Constrained Parts Finder user interface. The service then performs a parametric search and provides the names of sellers of the part, its location, price, quantity, alternative sources, and compliance status. By providing up-to-date information, as automotive, industrial equipment, aerospace, and high tech, PLM 8 offers improved file check-in functionality and enhanced version confirmation for drawings, formulas, bills of material, and engineering change orders. The enhancements alert departments to changes in an open document. PLM 8 also centralizes the management of critical product information, enhancing manufacturers’ ability to share that information across an extended enter- 52 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://ManagingAutomation.com http://managingautomation.com/Directory17 http://www.managingautomation.com/NewMomentum http://www.managingautomation.com/Autodesk

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Managing Automation - June 2008 Contents Take 1 SAP Cites Functionality, Cost Structure in Modified On-Demand Product Rollout Dassault Exec Predicts More PLM Consolidation The Blackberry Goes Native with SAP CRM QAD Brings MDM In-House with FullTilt Buy Power Experts Look to End Voltage Sags The Progressive Manufacturers Notes Cover Story: Playing the Globalization Game to Win Special Report Integration Transformation Industries Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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