Merry Christmas from the Matrix team

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• connect, communicate & share
• learn via forums, wikis, blogs & resource libraries
• obtain advice/help from users & Bentley specialists
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It's an open forum for anyone involved with Infrastructure, including current and potential users of Bentley's solutions, Bentley colleagues and others.

 

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You may hear and see terms like "PDM", "PLM", "product lifecycle", "lifecycle management", etc, but never really grasp its precise meaning.  

 

Matrix can help you decipher exactly what Product Lifecycle Management means and how it can help your organisation improve efficiencies.  Some great interest links below about PLM in general, an example of using PLM outside the traditional space and registrations for the next Aras Community Event ACE2014.    

• Product Lifecycle Management Info
• Outside the traditional PLM box - a raw case study
• ACE 2014 April 29th-May 1st in Chicago - Registration OPEN!

Call Richard Dyson on +64 9 623 1223 or email to discuss further.

 

 

Solidtec are the No 1 SolidWorks reseller across Australia and New Zealand, with the largest ePDM practice in their region.

 

Matrix have partnered with Solidtec to offer ePDM customers an opportunity to extend their CAD data in ePDM into a full blown PLM solution using the Aras Innovator ePLM connector.

 

Here are some great links giving you more information on Enterprise PLM from Aras. 

• Download Whitepaper - Aras EPLM for Solidworks Enterprise PDM Users
• Watch a demo

The 2013 America’s Cup Challenge made a shift to competing with a new class of 72ft catamaran. 

 

This added a whole new dimension to sailing speeds and boat performance, which led to arguably the most exciting match racing ever witnessed with boat speeds approaching 50kts (93 km/h).

 

Click here to read about how Matrix helped Emirates Team New Zealand use FEA to perform structural analysis and design on the wing and platform strcuture of the AC72 catamaran. 

Sawrey Consulting Engineers is a structural engineering consultancy.

 

Their main focus is with earthquake engineering in Christchurch and Wellington, structural and seismic design, the assessment and seismic retrofit of building structures, and parts and components such as ceilings and plant restraints. 

 

Click here to read a customer success story about how they're using Tedds Engineering Calculations to manage quality and risk by automating their engineering calculations.

Matrix will be closed for two weeks from Monday 23rd December, and will re-open for business on Monday 6th January 2014.

 

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe, well deserved break over the holiday period.