SME Expands Interoperability Agenda

By DE Editors

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME; Dearborn, MI) hasannounced an expanded agenda for Interoperability and 3D Collaborationconference track of its RAPID 2007 Conference and Exposition beingheld in Detroit, MI, May 1 to 3.

Although collaboration with MCAD and other 3D data is one of the mostimportant elements of modern manufacturing, problems withinteroperability and collaboration plague the industry, hampering bothproductivity and time to market. This two-day conference offersattendees to learn about and share information on the latestinteroperability and collaboration strategies, best practices, andsolutions.

Conference sessions include Why Interoperability Isn’t: Finding Clarityin the Chaos, Strategies and Tradeoffs in Deploying Lightweight 3D, CADto CAD Interoperability, and Solving the IP Paradox: How to EnableGlobal Business without Jeopardizing IP.  Presenters include JimMerry from Adobe Systems, John Horst from NIST, Nathan Hartman fromPurdue University, and Steve Utterdyke from ITI TranscenData.

A special CAD Interoperability Software vendor panel will bringtogether leaders in the CAD interoperability to answer your questionsand discuss their solutions. Another panel session brings togetherAutodesk’s Andrew Anagnost, PTC’s Asa Trainer, and Aaron Kelly fromSolidWorks to field your questions on multi-CAD interoperability andcollaboration.

Sponsors of the Interoperability and 3D Collaboration conferenceInteroperability and 3D Collaboration include ConnectPress Ltd.,Datakit, DS Spatial, Elysium, Kubotek USA, PDES, Inc. Prostep, The CADSociety, and Trans Magic. David Prawel, the founder and president ofLongview Advisors, a consultancy providing comprehensive 3D DigitalProduct Development and Deployment services, serves as conferencedirector.

For more on RAPID 2007, click here. For complete details on the Interoperability and 3D Collaboration conference, click here.

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