CAM Software Market Leaders Named by CIMdata

By DE Editors

In Version 18 of the NC Software and Related Services Market Assessment Report, consulting and research firm CIMdata, Inc. named the worldwide CAM software market leaders for 2008 and projected those expected to be market leaders in 2009.

For 2008, Dassault Systèmes was the market leader on the basis of both vendor revenues received and end-user payments for CAM software and services, Planit Holdings was the leader on the basis of both industrial seats shipped and installed, while CNC Software’s Mastercam was the leader in both industrial seats shipped and installed by brand name. Cimatron was named as the most rapidly growing vendor.

“Even though there have been a number of recent mergers and acquisitions, the CAM software market continues to be highly fragmented and competitive,” said Alan Christman, CIMdata chairman and primary author of the report. “There is no single vendor or small group of vendors that dominate the worldwide market.”

CIMdata tracks approximately 50 CAM software vendors and the rankings in the report list 20-30 vendors, depending upon the category. Many NC software vendors did well even in a difficult economic environment. CIMdata has previously reported that the global NC software market is estimated to have grown by 5.2 percent in 2008, but the growth rate is expected to slow considerably in 2009.

The 2008 leading vendors on the basis of CAM software and services revenue received were Dassault Systèmes, Siemens PLM Software, Delcam,  PTC, Planit Holdings, Cimatron, NDES (formerly Hitachi Zosen Systems), Tebis,  Missler Software, and OPEN MIND Technologies. Dassault Systèmes and Siemens PLM Software were the clear market leaders with double-digit market shares and a combined market share of 28.2 percent. Delcam was listed as the largest specialist supplier, and for the first time moved ahead of PTC in the rankings into the number three position. The remaining eight vendors in the top 10 had a combined market share of 38.8 percent and the remainder of the vendors below the top 10 had a combined market share of 33 percent.

The top five worldwide leaders in 2008 on the basis of end-user payments were identical to those shown above for revenue received,  i.e. Dassault Systèmes, Siemens PLM Software, Delcam, PTC, and Planit Holdings. However, there were differences among the second five grouping. The second five positions on the basis of end-user payments were held by CNC Software,  Cimatron, NDES, Sescoi, and Tebis. The changes typically reflect a greater use of resellers as compared to direct sales.

The estimated worldwide 2008 top five vendors on the basis of CAM industrial seats shipped were Planit Holdings, CNC Software, Dassault Systèmes, Delcam, and Siemens PLM Software. The 2008 rankings on the basis of industrial seats shipped by brand were CNC Software’s Mastercam, Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA, PTC’s Pro/E, Siemens’ PLM Software NX, and Planit Holdings’  EDGECAM.

The worldwide five most rapidly growing CAM software vendors on the basis of revenue received in 2008 as compared to 2007, were Cimatron,  OPEN MIND Technologies, CNC Software, Delcam, and MachineWorks. Each achieved double-digit revenue growth in 2008. The Cimatron growth was in excess of 45 percent, but a significant portion of the growth can be attributed to the acquisition of Gibbs and Associates, which became effective in 2008. Over the previous five years, SolidCAM had been the consistent growth leader with annual growth rates in the 30 percent range; however in 2008, their growth rate declined to a more moderate 7.7 percent.

CIMdata is projecting that the five most rapidly growing companies in 2009 will be SPRING Technologies, Geometric Technologies,  SolidCAM, OPEN MIND Technologies, and Delcam.

For more information, visit CIMdata.

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