Autodesk, Siemens Enter Interoperability Agreement

Autodesk and Siemens have entered an interoperability agreement aimed at helping manufacturers decrease costs associated with incompatibility in product development software. According to both companies, today’s agreement brings together two CAD software organizations with the common goal of streamlining data sharing and reducing costs in organizations with multi-CAD environments.

The companies are aiming to improve not only interoperability between Siemens and Autodesk programs, but also current environments that have current configurations of the software.

“Interoperability is a major challenge for customers across the manufacturing industry, and Autodesk has been working diligently to create an increasingly open environment throughout our technology platforms,” said Lisa Campbell, vice president of Manufacturing Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. “We understand that our customers use a mix of products in their workflow and providing them with the flexibility they need to get their jobs done is our top priority.”

“Incompatibility among various CAD systems has been an ongoing issue that adversely affects manufacturers worldwide and can add to the cost of products from cars and airplanes to smart phones and golf clubs,” said Dr. Stefan Jockusch, Vice President, Strategy, Siemens PLM Software. “Siemens has been at the forefront in helping to resolve this incompatibility issue with a wide variety of open software offerings that significantly enhance interoperability. This partnership is another positive and important step in our drive to promote openness and interoperability and to help reduce costs for the global manufacturing industry by facilitating collaboration throughout their extended enterprises.”

For more information, visit Siemens and Autodesk.

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