Rockwell, Dassault Join Hands to Target Digital Factory

摘要

WATCH FOR ACTIVITY TO HEAT UP IN THE PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (PLM) SPACE THIS YEAR. One recent sign of newly forming battle lines came with the Dec. 11 announcement of a planned link between Rockwell Automation Inc. (www.rockwellautomation. com), the Milwaukee-based automation controls heavyweight, and Paris-based Dassault Systemes (www.3ds. com), a leading PLM supplier. The two vendors say they have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on a joint solution to create a virtual design and production environment for manufacturers. It's one of the latest salvos aimed at the emerging "digital manufacturing," or "digital factory," marketplace.