2011

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced a new supplier parts catalog web portal for Solid Edge® software – including the latest release, Solid Edge ST4 – that provides access to a massive number of commercially available and purchasable components and assemblies, in 3D native Solid Edge format.

RS Components GmbH, a leading distributor in the areas of electronic and automation, is immediately making its product data available in digital form for the strategic parts management PARTsolutions. PARTsolutions is a software solution designed by CADENAS GmbH, the Augsburg software manufacturer, and it contains a certified interface to SAP material management.

Festo AG & Co. KG makes their patent for the process of the product configuration with CAD automation available to customers of CADENAS GmbH. The Festo process of product configuration with CAD automation has already been under protection of the European Patent EP 1 251 444 B1 since October 12, 2005. Patent owner is Festo AG & Co. KG (Esslingen). CADENAS GmbH and their customers are allowed right to use concerning this patent.

CADENAS GmbH today announces becoming a Foundation Partner in the Siemens Solution Partner Program. CADENAS will work with Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, to help customers optimize their business processes for engineers and purchasers while eliminating cost-intensive redundancies across the enterprise.

MAN Truck & Bus AG successfully implemented CADENAS' strategic parts management PARTsolutions in order to be able to manage and reduce parts worldwide, thus increasing the reuse of existing parts. Now MAN Truck & Bus AG and CADENAS GmbH are publishing a brochure highlighting the joint success story about the use of PARTsolutions at the commercial vehicle manufacturer of buses and trucks.

On the 8th and 9th of February 2011, CADENAS GmbH is hosting the 12th Industry Forum at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Augsburg, Germany for professional visitors of the mechanical, plant, and electrical engineering industries.

SKF Lubrication Systems Germany AG publishes their new electronic CAD product catalog based on the eCATALOGsolutions technology provided by CADENAS GmbH. The centralized lubrication technology for machines and systems supplier's product catalog is now available on the website http://skf-lubrication.partcommunity.com.