Arena Solutions to Support SolidWorks’ PDM Product Line

By DE Editors

Arena Solutions (Foster City, CA), provider of on-demand product lifecycle management (PLM) software for manufacturers of all sizes, announced expanded support for SolidWorks Corporation’s product data management (PDM) software with its intention to build a new integration between Arena PLM and PDMWorks Enterprise corresponding with the release of SolidWorks 2009.

Similar to the integration that already exists (since 2004) between PDMWorks Workgroup and Arena PLM, the new PDMWorks Enterprise integration will improve the transfer of mechanical design data managed in PDMWorks Enterprise software to on-demand Arena PLM, a single central repository that enables companies to define, control, and securely share product information throughout their extended enterprise.

The new Arena PLM PDMWorks Enterprise integration will control and automate the flow of mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) files and specifications to Arena PLM, where mechanical designs are combined with product information from other disciplines such as electronics sub-systems, sourcing, and manufacturing, to create the complete definition of the product.

In addition to the new integration, improvements will also be made to the existing PDMWorks Workgroup integration, helping to further streamline the transfer of design data into Arena PLM for Workgroup users.

For details, go to Arena Solutions.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.