
7.3 billion euros in losses per year due to product piracy
The VDMA surveyed its members on the subject of product piracy. The result: the threat and the damage remain at a high level. However, Germany is not only a victim.

The VDMA surveyed its members on the subject of product piracy. The result: the threat and the damage remain at a high level. However, Germany is not only a victim.

At SPS IPC Drives 2014, Eplan launched the "Eplan Experience" strategy program - a guide with eight fields of action to increase engineering efficiency. Thomas Michels, Head of Product Management at Eplan, explains how the project has developed.

Under the umbrella of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), the first testbed for the Ethernet-based Time Sensitive Network, or TSN for short, is now being created. Rahman Jamal explains the motives and key data of the project.
In product development, each engineering discipline uses its own development methods. What is missing is a common model that all developers can work on. Model-based system engineering in combination with a PLM system can fulfill this requirement.

Follow-up with Siegfried Schülein
Infoteam Software operates as a software service provider in the industrial, medical technology and life science sectors. Two years ago, the company entered a new business segment: mechanical engineering. Siegfried Schülein, entrusted with the development of this area, gives his initial assessment.