IFS Poaches SAP Veteran to Lead Nordic Expansion as Ann-Kristin Sander Departs
Meet the New Nordic Boss, MATTIAS BOLANDER, in today's interview.
It will be a well-known profile the business systems world who will take over as Nordic head of the growing ERP developer IFS: Former SAP veteran Mattias Bolander, most recently the Nordic boss at Palo Alto Networks, has joined IFS. Beyond his recent roles, he brings a weighty ten-year tenure at SAP and six years at Workday. Why does he believe in IFS, and what are his priorities as cloud and AI radically rebuild company operations?
In today's article, PLM&ERP News has discussed these pieces with Bolander, who claims that IFS meets the market's needs and development almost perfectly; both when it comes to the cloud, with the IFS Cloud platform, and AI, where they have quickly developed both top-class copilot and agent solutions. The company has also continued to perform well on the revenue side with just under €1.3 billion in 2024, of which around 20 percent comes from the Nordic operations.
“Yes, the cloud and AI are key areas,” says Bolander. “My vision is that our region most clearly demonstrates how cloud, AI, and service management create real business value. We have effective tools to get this right. Above all, built on our industry specialization strategy,” says IFS’s new Nordics leader. “In their eagerness to lift everything to the cloud, many larger players have not been able to move all functionality to this platform, which has meant that some companies have received less functionality in their new cloud solutions. This is also why we have seen many new ‘cloud-native’ players using the opportunity to establish solutions on the market. Our advantage, however, is that we do not need to be everything to everyone – our focus and our acquisitions have led to us being the best at what we do within our core industries:
Clearly, Bolander’s views are not just taken out of thin air and the result of IFS marketing chauvinism. PLM&ERP News has reported, for example, that in October 2025, analyst Gartner included IFS Cloud in the ‘Magic Quadrant’, the leaders quadrant. Visionarily, IFS Cloud is regarded as the most complete solution in the leadership category with capabilities to quickly respond to changing circumstances – supply chain shortages, labor shortages, skills gaps, regulations, and environmental changes. Therefore, when an innovation wave like AI arrives, you can quickly develop and deploy new industrial processes that drive disproportionately much value.
Today's IFS announcement also means that Ann-Kristin Sander, after nearly 15 years at IFS, four of which were spent at the helm of the Nordics, is stepping down as CEO and taking on a role as Executive Advisor within IFS.
"Together with our employees, we have delivered strong growth and results within IFS Nordics by working closely with our customers and partners to solve business challenges and create long-term value," she said.
How will the Nordic movement develop with Mattias Bolander at the helm? Click on the headline to read the full interview on PLM&ERP News.
It will be a well-known profile the business systems world who will take over as Nordic head of the growing ERP developer IFS: Former SAP veteran Mattias Bolander, most recently the Nordic boss at Palo Alto Networks, has joined IFS. Beyond his recent roles, he brings a weighty ten-year tenure at SAP and six years at Workday. Why does he believe in IFS, and what are his priorities as cloud and AI radically rebuild company operations?
In today's article, PLM&ERP News has discussed these pieces with Bolander, who claims that IFS meets the market's needs and development almost perfectly; both when it comes to the cloud, with the IFS Cloud platform, and AI, where they have quickly developed both top-class copilot and agent solutions. The company has also continued to perform well on the revenue side with just under €1.3 billion in 2024, of which around 20 percent comes from the Nordic operations.
“Yes, the cloud and AI are key areas,” says Bolander. “My vision is that our region most clearly demonstrates how cloud, AI, and service management create real business value. We have effective tools to get this right. Above all, built on our industry specialization strategy,” says IFS’s new Nordics leader. “In their eagerness to lift everything to the cloud, many larger players have not been able to move all functionality to this platform, which has meant that some companies have received less functionality in their new cloud solutions. This is also why we have seen many new ‘cloud-native’ players using the opportunity to establish solutions on the market. Our advantage, however, is that we do not need to be everything to everyone – our focus and our acquisitions have led to us being the best at what we do within our core industries:
Clearly, Bolander’s views are not just taken out of thin air and the result of IFS marketing chauvinism. PLM&ERP News has reported, for example, that in October 2025, analyst Gartner included IFS Cloud in the ‘Magic Quadrant’, the leaders quadrant. Visionarily, IFS Cloud is regarded as the most complete solution in the leadership category with capabilities to quickly respond to changing circumstances – supply chain shortages, labor shortages, skills gaps, regulations, and environmental changes. Therefore, when an innovation wave like AI arrives, you can quickly develop and deploy new industrial processes that drive disproportionately much value.
Today's IFS announcement also means that Ann-Kristin Sander, after nearly 15 years at IFS, four of which were spent at the helm of the Nordics, is stepping down as CEO and taking on a role as Executive Advisor within IFS.
"Together with our employees, we have delivered strong growth and results within IFS Nordics by working closely with our customers and partners to solve business challenges and create long-term value," she said.
How will the Nordic movement develop with Mattias Bolander at the helm? Click on the headline to read the full interview on PLM&ERP News.
Före detta SAP- och Workday-man tar över som chef för IFS Norden när Ann-Kristin...
Möt nye Norden-basen, MATTIAS BOLANDER, i dagens intervju på PLM&ERP News.
Det blir en i affärsystem-världen välkänd profil som tar över positionen som Norden-chef för den starkt växande ERP-utvecklaren IFS: Förre SAP-mannen, Mattias Bolander, som går från sin nuvarande roll som nordisk bas på Palo Alto Networks, till chefsskapet för IFS’ Norden-rörelse. Men på CVn finns alltså en drygt tioårig sejour på SAP, liksom 6 år på Workday. Varför tror han på IFS? Vilka blir prioriteringarna i en värld där både molnet som teknisk plattform och AI spås bygga om företagens verksamheter? Finns det några lågt hängande frukter som kan ge snabba kommersiella framgångar?
PLM&ERP News har i dagens artikel diskuterat kring de här bitarna med Bolander, som hävdar att IFS möter marknadens behov och utveckling närmast perfekt, både när det gäller molnet, med IFS Cloud-plattformen, och AI, där man snabbt tagit fram både copilot- och agentiska lösningar i toppklass. Bolaget har också fortsatt att utvecklas kraftfullt när det gäller de totala intäkterna med för det senast redovisade helåret intäkter på strax under 15 miljarder kronor, varav runt 20 procent kommer från den nordiska verksamheten.
”Absolut är både molnet och AI nyckelområden för oss,” säger Bolander. ”Min vision är att Norden ska bli regionen där IFS tydligast visar hur moln, AI och service management skapar verkligt affärsvärde. Vi har också mycket effektiva verktyg för att träffa rätt i detta. Framför allt byggt på vår övergripande strategi med branschspecialisering, parat med marknadens starkaste moln- och AI-program,” säger IFS nye Nordenbas, och tillägger: ”I sin iver att lyfta allt till molnet har många större spelare inte mäktat med att flytta all funktionalitet till denna plattform, vilket inneburit att vissa företag har fått mindre funktionalitet i sina nya molnlösningar. Det är också därför vi sett många nya ’cloud-native’ spelare ta plats på marknaden. Vår fördel är att vi inte behöver vara allt för alla – vårt fokus och våra uppköp har lett till att vi är bäst på det vi gör inom våra kärnbranscher.
Klart är att Bolanders synpunkter inte bara är tagna ur luften och utslag av någon slags IFS-chauvinism. PLM&ERP News har exempelvis rapporterat att respekterade analytikern Gartner i oktober 2025 tog in IFS Cloud i sin klassiska utvärderingsgrafik, ’Den Magiska kvadrantens’ ledarkvadrant. Gartner placerar i detta t o m IFS som en visionärt mer komplett lösning än de resterande plattformar i ledarkategorin. På denna framtidshorisont finns också kapaciteter att leverera lösningar som snabbt svarar på förändrade omständigheter – som brist i leveranskedjor, arbetskraftsbrist, kompetensgap, regelverk och miljöförändringar. Därför kan man, när en innovationsvåg som AI anländer, snabbt ta fram och driftsätta användningsområden i industriella processer, som driver oproportionerligt mycket värde.
Vi ska också innan vi går vidare med Mattias Bolander-intervjun konstatera att dagens besked från IFS också innebär att Ann-Kristin Sander - efter nära 15 år i IFS, vara fyra som Nordenchef - kliver av VD-stolen och tar en roll som exekutiv rådgivare inom IFS.
”Det jag känner mest just nu är tacksamhet och stolthet,” säger hon till PLM&ERP News. ”Tillsammans med våra medarbetare har vi levererat stark tillväxt och resultat inom IFS Nordics genom att arbeta nära våra kunder och partners för att lösa verkliga affärsutmaningar och skapa långsiktigt värde.”
Hur kommer Norden-rörelsen att utvecklas med Mattias Bolander vid rodret? Klicka på rubriken för att läsa hela intervjun på PLM&ERP News.
Det blir en i affärsystem-världen välkänd profil som tar över positionen som Norden-chef för den starkt växande ERP-utvecklaren IFS: Förre SAP-mannen, Mattias Bolander, som går från sin nuvarande roll som nordisk bas på Palo Alto Networks, till chefsskapet för IFS’ Norden-rörelse. Men på CVn finns alltså en drygt tioårig sejour på SAP, liksom 6 år på Workday. Varför tror han på IFS? Vilka blir prioriteringarna i en värld där både molnet som teknisk plattform och AI spås bygga om företagens verksamheter? Finns det några lågt hängande frukter som kan ge snabba kommersiella framgångar?
PLM&ERP News har i dagens artikel diskuterat kring de här bitarna med Bolander, som hävdar att IFS möter marknadens behov och utveckling närmast perfekt, både när det gäller molnet, med IFS Cloud-plattformen, och AI, där man snabbt tagit fram både copilot- och agentiska lösningar i toppklass. Bolaget har också fortsatt att utvecklas kraftfullt när det gäller de totala intäkterna med för det senast redovisade helåret intäkter på strax under 15 miljarder kronor, varav runt 20 procent kommer från den nordiska verksamheten.
”Absolut är både molnet och AI nyckelområden för oss,” säger Bolander. ”Min vision är att Norden ska bli regionen där IFS tydligast visar hur moln, AI och service management skapar verkligt affärsvärde. Vi har också mycket effektiva verktyg för att träffa rätt i detta. Framför allt byggt på vår övergripande strategi med branschspecialisering, parat med marknadens starkaste moln- och AI-program,” säger IFS nye Nordenbas, och tillägger: ”I sin iver att lyfta allt till molnet har många större spelare inte mäktat med att flytta all funktionalitet till denna plattform, vilket inneburit att vissa företag har fått mindre funktionalitet i sina nya molnlösningar. Det är också därför vi sett många nya ’cloud-native’ spelare ta plats på marknaden. Vår fördel är att vi inte behöver vara allt för alla – vårt fokus och våra uppköp har lett till att vi är bäst på det vi gör inom våra kärnbranscher.
Klart är att Bolanders synpunkter inte bara är tagna ur luften och utslag av någon slags IFS-chauvinism. PLM&ERP News har exempelvis rapporterat att respekterade analytikern Gartner i oktober 2025 tog in IFS Cloud i sin klassiska utvärderingsgrafik, ’Den Magiska kvadrantens’ ledarkvadrant. Gartner placerar i detta t o m IFS som en visionärt mer komplett lösning än de resterande plattformar i ledarkategorin. På denna framtidshorisont finns också kapaciteter att leverera lösningar som snabbt svarar på förändrade omständigheter – som brist i leveranskedjor, arbetskraftsbrist, kompetensgap, regelverk och miljöförändringar. Därför kan man, när en innovationsvåg som AI anländer, snabbt ta fram och driftsätta användningsområden i industriella processer, som driver oproportionerligt mycket värde.
Vi ska också innan vi går vidare med Mattias Bolander-intervjun konstatera att dagens besked från IFS också innebär att Ann-Kristin Sander - efter nära 15 år i IFS, vara fyra som Nordenchef - kliver av VD-stolen och tar en roll som exekutiv rådgivare inom IFS.
”Det jag känner mest just nu är tacksamhet och stolthet,” säger hon till PLM&ERP News. ”Tillsammans med våra medarbetare har vi levererat stark tillväxt och resultat inom IFS Nordics genom att arbeta nära våra kunder och partners för att lösa verkliga affärsutmaningar och skapa långsiktigt värde.”
Hur kommer Norden-rörelsen att utvecklas med Mattias Bolander vid rodret? Klicka på rubriken för att läsa hela intervjun på PLM&ERP News.
”Siemens Turbocharges PCB Design with Integrated ASTER Design-for-Test Technology”
AJ INCORVAIA, senior VP, circuit board systems: “Adds groundbreaking capabilities for test technology and earlier optimization in the design cycle.”
When Siemens announced this week that it was acquiring ASTER Technologies, a market leader in test verification and design software for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), it confirmed the company’s heavy investment in electronics design and EDA (Electronic Design Automation). It is also no coincidence that since the purchase of Mentor Graphics in 2017, Siemens Digital Industries Software has advanced to a top position in the EDA domain. The company’s related solutions are managed within the framework of the Siemens EDA division and have been continuously sharpened, partly through internal product development and integration, and partly through the acquisition of complementary companies and solutions. Today, Siemens EDA is considered one of the “big three” in the EDA domain, together with Cadence and Synopsys.
But what gives Siemens an edge over its competitors is the integration of the electronics solutions in the Xcelerator portfolio, which means that the EDA pieces can be seamlessly connected to all tools in the digital product development loop, from CAD, simulation & analysis, to digital manufacturing management and more. It is a depth that no other developer has.
The ASTER acquisition further strengthens the company's EDA capabilities. A major strategic point is that it integrates ASTER's advanced "shift-left" Design for Test (DFT) functionality directly into Siemens EDA's PCB flagship Xpedition and the Valor software. Both of these are available with the Xcelerator portfolio and include one of the most comprehensive tools for electronic system design on the market. The acquisition gives customers access to a truly integrated digital thread from circuit board design to manufacturing, enabling earlier defect detection, reduced costs, faster time-to-market, and improved product quality and reliability.
“That’s right,” said AJ Incorvaia (pictured), senior VP and GM of electronic systems at Siemens Digital Industries Software. “With the addition of ASTER Technologies, our users will have access to groundbreaking capabilities in PCB design and manufacturing. By integrating ASTER’s market-leading test technology software, customers can optimize much earlier in the design cycle.”
Notably, the acquisition comes at a critical time in the industry: Increasing demand for automotive electronics and higher levels of integration of 5G technology into electronic systems require robust test solutions for safety, reliability, and compliance with stringent standards. A comprehensive test strategy is therefore essential to detect defects, avoid costly design rework, prevent product returns, and reduce field failures. Organizations are increasingly looking for DFT functionality embedded in their PCB design solutions and an integrated PCB design workflow.
Click the link to read more on PLM&ERP News.
When Siemens announced this week that it was acquiring ASTER Technologies, a market leader in test verification and design software for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), it confirmed the company’s heavy investment in electronics design and EDA (Electronic Design Automation). It is also no coincidence that since the purchase of Mentor Graphics in 2017, Siemens Digital Industries Software has advanced to a top position in the EDA domain. The company’s related solutions are managed within the framework of the Siemens EDA division and have been continuously sharpened, partly through internal product development and integration, and partly through the acquisition of complementary companies and solutions. Today, Siemens EDA is considered one of the “big three” in the EDA domain, together with Cadence and Synopsys.
But what gives Siemens an edge over its competitors is the integration of the electronics solutions in the Xcelerator portfolio, which means that the EDA pieces can be seamlessly connected to all tools in the digital product development loop, from CAD, simulation & analysis, to digital manufacturing management and more. It is a depth that no other developer has.
The ASTER acquisition further strengthens the company's EDA capabilities. A major strategic point is that it integrates ASTER's advanced "shift-left" Design for Test (DFT) functionality directly into Siemens EDA's PCB flagship Xpedition and the Valor software. Both of these are available with the Xcelerator portfolio and include one of the most comprehensive tools for electronic system design on the market. The acquisition gives customers access to a truly integrated digital thread from circuit board design to manufacturing, enabling earlier defect detection, reduced costs, faster time-to-market, and improved product quality and reliability.
“That’s right,” said AJ Incorvaia (pictured), senior VP and GM of electronic systems at Siemens Digital Industries Software. “With the addition of ASTER Technologies, our users will have access to groundbreaking capabilities in PCB design and manufacturing. By integrating ASTER’s market-leading test technology software, customers can optimize much earlier in the design cycle.”
Notably, the acquisition comes at a critical time in the industry: Increasing demand for automotive electronics and higher levels of integration of 5G technology into electronic systems require robust test solutions for safety, reliability, and compliance with stringent standards. A comprehensive test strategy is therefore essential to detect defects, avoid costly design rework, prevent product returns, and reduce field failures. Organizations are increasingly looking for DFT functionality embedded in their PCB design solutions and an integrated PCB design workflow.
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Siemens fortsätter satsningen på spetsteknik inom kretskortdesign
AJ INCORVAIA, senior VP, kretskortsystem: ”ASTER-köpet tillför banbrytande kapaciteter för testteknik och tidigare optimering i designcykeln.”
När Siemens i veckan meddelade att man köper ASTER Technologies, en marknadsledare inom testverifiering och konstruktionsmjukvara för kretskortsmontering (PCB Assembly) var det ytterligare en bekräftelse på bolagets tunga satsning på elektronik-design och EDA (Electronic Design Automation). Det är heller inga tillfälligheter att Siemens Digital Industries Software sedan köpet av Mentor Graphics 2017 avancerat upp till en toppostion inom EDA-domänen. Bolagets relaterade lösningar samlas och hanteras inom ramen för Siemens EDA-division och har kontinuerligt vässats, dels via organisk intern produktutveckling och integration, dels via köp av kompletterande bolag och lösningskapabiliteter. Idag räknas också Siemens EDA som en av ”de tre stora” inom elektronikdesign-domänen tillsammans med Cadence och Synopsys.
Men det som ger Siemens ett försteg framför konkurrenterna är integration av elektroniklösningarna i Xcelerator-portföljen, vilket innebär att EDA-bitarna sömlöst kan kopplas till alla delar i den kompletta produktdesign-loopen, med allt ifrån CAD, simulering & analys, till digital tillverkningshantering och annat. Det är ett djup och en styrka som ingen annan utvecklare kan lägga upp på bordet.
När Siemens nu köper ASTER stärks ytterligare bolagets kapabiliteter inom elektronikdesign. En tung strategisk poäng är att man integrerar ASTERs avancerade "shift-left" Design for Test (DFT)-funktionalitet direkt i Siemens EDAs PCB-flaggskepp Xpedition och Valor-programvaran. Båda dessa finns med Siemens Xcelerator-portföljen och innehåller en av marknadens mest omfattande digitala verktyg för design av elektroniska system. Förvärvet ger kunderna tillgång till en verkligt integrerad digital tråd från kretskortsdesign till tillverkning, vilket möjliggör tidigare defektdetektering, minskade kostnader, snabbare time-to-market och förbättrad produktkvalitet och tillförlitlighet.
”Så är det,” säger AJ Incorvaia, senior VP och general manager för elektroniska system på Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Med det som ASTER Technologies tillför får våra användare tillgång till banbrytande kapaciteter inom kretskortsdesign och -tillverkning. Genom att integrera ASTERs marknadsledande testteknikprogramvara ger vi våra kunder möjlighet att optimera design mycket tidigare i designcykeln."
Notabelt är att förvärvet kommer vid en kritisk tidpunkt i branchen: Den ökande efterfrågan på fordonselektronik och den ökade integrationen av 5G-teknik i elektroniksystem kräver robusta testlösningar för att säkerställa säkerhet, tillförlitlighet och efterlevnad av stränga standarder. En omfattande teststrategi är därmed avgörande för att upptäcka defekter, undvika kostsamma designomtagningar, förhindra produktreturer och minska fältfel. Organisationer söker i allt högre grad DFT-funktionalitet inbäddad i sina kretskortsdesignlösningar och ett integrerat arbetsflöde för kretskortsdesign.
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När Siemens i veckan meddelade att man köper ASTER Technologies, en marknadsledare inom testverifiering och konstruktionsmjukvara för kretskortsmontering (PCB Assembly) var det ytterligare en bekräftelse på bolagets tunga satsning på elektronik-design och EDA (Electronic Design Automation). Det är heller inga tillfälligheter att Siemens Digital Industries Software sedan köpet av Mentor Graphics 2017 avancerat upp till en toppostion inom EDA-domänen. Bolagets relaterade lösningar samlas och hanteras inom ramen för Siemens EDA-division och har kontinuerligt vässats, dels via organisk intern produktutveckling och integration, dels via köp av kompletterande bolag och lösningskapabiliteter. Idag räknas också Siemens EDA som en av ”de tre stora” inom elektronikdesign-domänen tillsammans med Cadence och Synopsys.
Men det som ger Siemens ett försteg framför konkurrenterna är integration av elektroniklösningarna i Xcelerator-portföljen, vilket innebär att EDA-bitarna sömlöst kan kopplas till alla delar i den kompletta produktdesign-loopen, med allt ifrån CAD, simulering & analys, till digital tillverkningshantering och annat. Det är ett djup och en styrka som ingen annan utvecklare kan lägga upp på bordet.
När Siemens nu köper ASTER stärks ytterligare bolagets kapabiliteter inom elektronikdesign. En tung strategisk poäng är att man integrerar ASTERs avancerade "shift-left" Design for Test (DFT)-funktionalitet direkt i Siemens EDAs PCB-flaggskepp Xpedition och Valor-programvaran. Båda dessa finns med Siemens Xcelerator-portföljen och innehåller en av marknadens mest omfattande digitala verktyg för design av elektroniska system. Förvärvet ger kunderna tillgång till en verkligt integrerad digital tråd från kretskortsdesign till tillverkning, vilket möjliggör tidigare defektdetektering, minskade kostnader, snabbare time-to-market och förbättrad produktkvalitet och tillförlitlighet.
”Så är det,” säger AJ Incorvaia, senior VP och general manager för elektroniska system på Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Med det som ASTER Technologies tillför får våra användare tillgång till banbrytande kapaciteter inom kretskortsdesign och -tillverkning. Genom att integrera ASTERs marknadsledande testteknikprogramvara ger vi våra kunder möjlighet att optimera design mycket tidigare i designcykeln."
Notabelt är att förvärvet kommer vid en kritisk tidpunkt i branchen: Den ökande efterfrågan på fordonselektronik och den ökade integrationen av 5G-teknik i elektroniksystem kräver robusta testlösningar för att säkerställa säkerhet, tillförlitlighet och efterlevnad av stränga standarder. En omfattande teststrategi är därmed avgörande för att upptäcka defekter, undvika kostsamma designomtagningar, förhindra produktreturer och minska fältfel. Organisationer söker i allt högre grad DFT-funktionalitet inbäddad i sina kretskortsdesignlösningar och ett integrerat arbetsflöde för kretskortsdesign.
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”A Major Shift-Left Milestone for Developers of Software-Defined Vehicles,” Says Siemens PLM Boss
TONY HEMMELGARN on Comprehensive Digital Twins in the PAVE360 electronic design automation (EDA) environment.
An interesting angle in Tony Hemmelgarn’s general technical policy statement is that he turns the concepts upside down. Sure, he says, the world of product development is challenging, and it's not getting any easier.
"On the contrary, our customers really have relentless pressure in the product development process. The new products have electronics and software added at a rocket pace. They've got to deal with the features that come from that addition, as well as the traditional mechanical challenges, sustainability requirements, regulatory requirements, supply chain concerns, etc. Some would argue: 'Let's simplify that complexity.' But that's not realistic. Complexity is increasing, and it's going rapidly. So, we take a different approach: The complexity is there; why can't we use it as a competitive advantage?"
Exactly, why not? The topics of today’s article, Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), digital twins, and Software-to-Chips (SoC) is typical of the growing complexity. The mechanics are still there, but a lot has been added, like electricity/electronics (E/E), software, and AI. Today's vehicles are indeed computers on four wheels. Can this growing complexity be turned into an advantage?
"Absolutely," says Hemmelgarn, CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software, pointing at the comprehensive digital twin concept. “Automotive is typical in this loop. For example, today’s SDV concepts include an intricate mix of software and electronics. System-to-chip, SoCs, play significant roles in the development of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and infotainment (IVI). With PAVE360 we've demonstrated how automotive OEMs can resolve critical bottlenecks in ADAS and IVI. The digital twin is central.”
Siemens PAVE360 supports technologies for creating system-level digital twins for ADAS and IVI functions. The twins can be connected to reference vehicles to perform functional validation in the earliest design stages and, in short, manage the entire SoC lifecycle, from pre-silicon to post-silicon integration and system-level testing.
”It’s a great example of a ’shift-left’ technology. PAVE360 is also uniquely positioned to provide the digital twin to support the high level validation certification. With scalability at its core, the same multi-fidelity environment can be adapted over time to provide validation throughout the entire vehicle development flow,” says Hemmelgarn, pointing at the recent deal with automotive chip and system design developer SAICEC. ”By leveraging PAVE360’s scalable digital twin technology, they accelerate chip-to-vehicle validation, driving faster innovation, improved safety, and shortened development times for SDVs." It’s a major step forward – why?
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An interesting angle in Tony Hemmelgarn’s general technical policy statement is that he turns the concepts upside down. Sure, he says, the world of product development is challenging, and it's not getting any easier.
"On the contrary, our customers really have relentless pressure in the product development process. The new products have electronics and software added at a rocket pace. They've got to deal with the features that come from that addition, as well as the traditional mechanical challenges, sustainability requirements, regulatory requirements, supply chain concerns, etc. Some would argue: 'Let's simplify that complexity.' But that's not realistic. Complexity is increasing, and it's going rapidly. So, we take a different approach: The complexity is there; why can't we use it as a competitive advantage?"
Exactly, why not? The topics of today’s article, Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), digital twins, and Software-to-Chips (SoC) is typical of the growing complexity. The mechanics are still there, but a lot has been added, like electricity/electronics (E/E), software, and AI. Today's vehicles are indeed computers on four wheels. Can this growing complexity be turned into an advantage?
"Absolutely," says Hemmelgarn, CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software, pointing at the comprehensive digital twin concept. “Automotive is typical in this loop. For example, today’s SDV concepts include an intricate mix of software and electronics. System-to-chip, SoCs, play significant roles in the development of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and infotainment (IVI). With PAVE360 we've demonstrated how automotive OEMs can resolve critical bottlenecks in ADAS and IVI. The digital twin is central.”
Siemens PAVE360 supports technologies for creating system-level digital twins for ADAS and IVI functions. The twins can be connected to reference vehicles to perform functional validation in the earliest design stages and, in short, manage the entire SoC lifecycle, from pre-silicon to post-silicon integration and system-level testing.
”It’s a great example of a ’shift-left’ technology. PAVE360 is also uniquely positioned to provide the digital twin to support the high level validation certification. With scalability at its core, the same multi-fidelity environment can be adapted over time to provide validation throughout the entire vehicle development flow,” says Hemmelgarn, pointing at the recent deal with automotive chip and system design developer SAICEC. ”By leveraging PAVE360’s scalable digital twin technology, they accelerate chip-to-vehicle validation, driving faster innovation, improved safety, and shortened development times for SDVs." It’s a major step forward – why?
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DIGITAL CATAPULT: UK Defence Initiative Taps TECHNIA for Core PLM Expertise
MICHAEL HURST, head of TECHNIA UK: “A testament to the strength of the company’s PLM expertise.”
PLM consultant TECHNIA, part of the Addnode Group and Dassault Systemes’ largest global VAR (Value Added Reseller), has been named one of five companies to participate in the UK defence project Digital Catapult Defence Testbed Accelerator. This is an additive manufacturing programme designed to strengthen the resilience of the defence industrial supply chain and promote the practical application of technological innovation to ensure the industry is future-proof. The project will address critical supply chain challenges, including securing data sharing and enabling agile, distributed manufacturing.
The programme is being delivered by Digital Catapult as part of the “Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub,” in collaboration with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), leading defence manufacturers, and key UK technology companies.
There are undeniably good reasons for an investment of this calibre. In the context of the globally unstable security situation, Western European defence industries are on their toes. Not least, Russia’s offensive war in Ukraine has put the spotlight on the growing importance of new technologies on the battlefield. The development of drones is one such role, as are the possibilities of quickly accessing 3D-printed components in field environments.
The background is that the UK defence sector currently has long lead times to secure military assets. Fragmented data systems are one of these obstacles disrupting supply chains. One effect of this is that operational readiness is not optimal. To address the problems, the UK MoD has looked at creating a federated digital inventory of manufacturing information. In this, the aim has been to provide authorized partners with a single, secure view of important technical data and thereby also enable distributed 3D printing of defense components.
That TECHNIA UK, the company's British division, is one of the players that is now given a major role in this is not only prestigious but also a testament to the weight of its PLM expertise.
"Our proven expertise in PLM, system integration, and secure data exchange makes it a strong fit to meet this challenge. With our global track record of delivering complex, secure integration projects in various industries, we’re well positioned to contribute to interoperability and digital resilience for the defense industry," comments the head of TECHNIA UK & NAM, Michael Hurst (pictured).
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PLM consultant TECHNIA, part of the Addnode Group and Dassault Systemes’ largest global VAR (Value Added Reseller), has been named one of five companies to participate in the UK defence project Digital Catapult Defence Testbed Accelerator. This is an additive manufacturing programme designed to strengthen the resilience of the defence industrial supply chain and promote the practical application of technological innovation to ensure the industry is future-proof. The project will address critical supply chain challenges, including securing data sharing and enabling agile, distributed manufacturing.
The programme is being delivered by Digital Catapult as part of the “Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub,” in collaboration with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), leading defence manufacturers, and key UK technology companies.
There are undeniably good reasons for an investment of this calibre. In the context of the globally unstable security situation, Western European defence industries are on their toes. Not least, Russia’s offensive war in Ukraine has put the spotlight on the growing importance of new technologies on the battlefield. The development of drones is one such role, as are the possibilities of quickly accessing 3D-printed components in field environments.
The background is that the UK defence sector currently has long lead times to secure military assets. Fragmented data systems are one of these obstacles disrupting supply chains. One effect of this is that operational readiness is not optimal. To address the problems, the UK MoD has looked at creating a federated digital inventory of manufacturing information. In this, the aim has been to provide authorized partners with a single, secure view of important technical data and thereby also enable distributed 3D printing of defense components.
That TECHNIA UK, the company's British division, is one of the players that is now given a major role in this is not only prestigious but also a testament to the weight of its PLM expertise.
"Our proven expertise in PLM, system integration, and secure data exchange makes it a strong fit to meet this challenge. With our global track record of delivering complex, secure integration projects in various industries, we’re well positioned to contribute to interoperability and digital resilience for the defense industry," comments the head of TECHNIA UK & NAM, Michael Hurst (pictured).
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PLM: TECHNIA ett av fem företag som får en nyckelroll inom brittiska försvarsinitiativet ”Digital...
Michael Hurst, chef för TECHNIA UK: ”Ett kvitto på tyngden i bolagets PLM-kunnande.”
Svenska PLM-konsulten TECHNIA, ett bolag inom Addnode-koncernen och Dassault Systemes största globala VAR, har utsetts till ett av fem företag att delta i det brittiska försvarprojektet Digital Catapults Defence Testbed Accelerator. Det handlar om ett program inriktat mot additiv tillverkning utformat för att stärka den industriella leveranskedjans motståndskraft inom försvarssektorn och främja den praktiska tillämpningen av teknisk innovation för att säkerställa att industrin är framtidsberedd. Initiativet är utformat för att ta itu med kritiska utmaningar i leveranskedjan: Säker datadelning och möjliggörande av agil, distribuerad tillverkning är några av de kritiska faktorerna i detta. Programmet levereras av Digital Catapult inom ramen för ”Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub,” i samarbete med brittiska försvarsministeriet (MoD), ledande försvarstillverkare och viktiga brittiska teknikföretag.
Det finns onekligen synnerligen goda skäl för en satsning av denna kaliber. Sett i perspektivet av den globalt instabila säkerhetssituationen är de västeuropeiska försvarsindustrierna på tårna. Inte minst har Rysslands anfallskrig i Ukraina satt strålkastarljuset på nya teknologiers växande betydelse på slagfältet. Utvecklingen av drönarnas roll är en sådan, liksom möjligheterna att snabbt få tillgång till 3D-printade komponenter i fältmiljöerna.
Till bakgrunden hör att den brittiska försvarssektorn för närvarande har långa ledtider för att säkra militära tillgångar. Fragmenterade datasystem är ett av dessa hinder som stör leveranskedjor. En effekt av detta är att den operativa beredskapen inte är optimal. För att ta itu med problemen har det brittiska MoD tittat på möjlighetertna att skapa en federerad digital inventering av tillverkningsinformationen. I detta har siktet varit inställt på att ge auktoriserade partners en enda, säker bild av viktiga tekniska data och därmed också möjliggöra distribuerad 3D-printning av försvarskomponenter. Här har inte minst kriget i Ukraina visat på betydelsen av en välfungerande distribution av data baserat på säkra leveranskedjor.
Att TECHNIA UK, bolagets brittiska division, är ett av företagen som nu får en tung roll i detta är inte bara prestigemässigt hedrande utan också all ett kvitto på tyngden i bolagets PLM-kunnande.
”Vår beprövade expertis inom PLM, systemintegration och säkert datautbyte innebär att man får en stark lösning för möta denna utmaning. Men vi är med vår globala meritlista av att leverera komplexa, säkra integrationsprojekt inom olika branscher väl positionerade för att bidra till interoperabilitet, digital motståndskraft och hållbar innovation för försvars- och industripartners,” kommenterar chefen för TECHNIA UK & NAM, Michael Hurst.
Det finns onekligen synnerligen goda skäl för en satsning av denna kaliber. Sett i perspektivet av den globalt instabila säkerhetssituationen är de västeuropeiska försvarsindustrierna på tårna. Inte minst har Rysslands anfallskrig i Ukraina satt strålkastarljuset på nya teknologiers växande betydelse på slagfältet. Utvecklingen av drönarnas roll är en sådan, liksom möjligheterna att snabbt få tillgång till 3D-printade komponenter i fältmiljöerna.
Till bakgrunden hör att den brittiska försvarssektorn för närvarande har långa ledtider för att säkra militära tillgångar. Fragmenterade datasystem är ett av dessa hinder som stör leveranskedjor. En effekt av detta är att den operativa beredskapen inte är optimal. För att ta itu med problemen har det brittiska MoD tittat på möjlighetertna att skapa en federerad digital inventering av tillverkningsinformationen. I detta har siktet varit inställt på att ge auktoriserade partners en enda, säker bild av viktiga tekniska data och därmed också möjliggöra distribuerad 3D-printning av försvarskomponenter. Här har inte minst kriget i Ukraina visat på betydelsen av en välfungerande distribution av data baserat på säkra leveranskedjor.
Att TECHNIA UK, bolagets brittiska division, är ett av företagen som nu får en tung roll i detta är inte bara prestigemässigt hedrande utan också all ett kvitto på tyngden i bolagets PLM-kunnande.
”Vår beprövade expertis inom PLM, systemintegration och säkert datautbyte innebär att man får en stark lösning för möta denna utmaning. Men vi är med vår globala meritlista av att leverera komplexa, säkra integrationsprojekt inom olika branscher väl positionerade för att bidra till interoperabilitet, digital motståndskraft och hållbar innovation för försvars- och industripartners,” kommenterar chefen för TECHNIA UK & NAM, Michael Hurst.
World-Leading Dutch Dairy Player Bets on TECHNIA and Dassault’s 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
MAGNUS FALKMAN, TECHNIA’s CEO on the new FrieslandCampina Professional partnership: “A remarkable example of the meeting of innovation, collaboration and digital excellence.”
Globally operating dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina Group’s division, Professional Systems, has selected PLM consultant TECHNIA to provide a digital collaboration platform to enable more efficient cooperation between the various suppliers and manufacturers of its Lattiz product line. This Dutch company group is one of the world leaders in the dairy business, and its FrieslandCampina Professional Systems division specializes in advanced dairy-based solutions for the food service and manufacturing industries, with a particular emphasis on encapsulation technology. TECHNIA’s role in this context is to create a digital collaboration platform that sharpens and streamlines the collaboration between the various suppliers and manufacturers of the Dutch company's Lattiz product line.
Lattiz is an award-winning milk frothing system designed for baristas and hotel and restaurant staff. It delivers smooth, high-quality milk froth at the touch of a button, saving time and reducing waste.
It is also clear that the group of companies is a major player in the global dairy industry. Royal FrieslandCampina NV generated nearly €13 billion in revenue in 2024, of which the FrieslandCampina Professional Systems division accounts for around 20%, or at least did the year before (2023).
The more exact scope of the order that TECHNIA received is not clear from the press release. However, the CEO of the Addnode-owned subsidiary, Magnus Falkman, sees an important role for this Dassault Systèmes’ largest global VAR (Value Added Reseller):
“We are proud to support FrieslandCampina in its digital journey,” the TECHNIA boss says in a comment, and continued: “The Lattiz product line is a remarkable example of how innovation, collaboration, and digital excellence come together. Our focus is to give our customers the tools and expertise to deliver smarter, more sustainable products faster.”
He also added that the FrieslandCampina Professional division did a comprehensive evaluation process, and that the division will work with Dassault's ”3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to manage product data, streamline collaboration with external partners, and future-proof its development process.”
An interesting angle on TECHNIA when it comes to DS solutions, is the company’s breadth. In short, it has produced effective PLM installations in extremely diverse industries. We are talking about everything from clothing, travel, and leisure equipment (Guess, TUI, and Haglöfs) to construction and civil engineering (Skanska), medical technology (B.Brown), and monster sports cars (Koenigsegg), to name a few examples. Even the dairy industry isn’t new to the TECHNIA team: It has previously installed a major PLM solution at Arla, the world's fifth largest dairy producer.
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Globally operating dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina Group’s division, Professional Systems, has selected PLM consultant TECHNIA to provide a digital collaboration platform to enable more efficient cooperation between the various suppliers and manufacturers of its Lattiz product line. This Dutch company group is one of the world leaders in the dairy business, and its FrieslandCampina Professional Systems division specializes in advanced dairy-based solutions for the food service and manufacturing industries, with a particular emphasis on encapsulation technology. TECHNIA’s role in this context is to create a digital collaboration platform that sharpens and streamlines the collaboration between the various suppliers and manufacturers of the Dutch company's Lattiz product line.
Lattiz is an award-winning milk frothing system designed for baristas and hotel and restaurant staff. It delivers smooth, high-quality milk froth at the touch of a button, saving time and reducing waste.
It is also clear that the group of companies is a major player in the global dairy industry. Royal FrieslandCampina NV generated nearly €13 billion in revenue in 2024, of which the FrieslandCampina Professional Systems division accounts for around 20%, or at least did the year before (2023).
The more exact scope of the order that TECHNIA received is not clear from the press release. However, the CEO of the Addnode-owned subsidiary, Magnus Falkman, sees an important role for this Dassault Systèmes’ largest global VAR (Value Added Reseller):
“We are proud to support FrieslandCampina in its digital journey,” the TECHNIA boss says in a comment, and continued: “The Lattiz product line is a remarkable example of how innovation, collaboration, and digital excellence come together. Our focus is to give our customers the tools and expertise to deliver smarter, more sustainable products faster.”
He also added that the FrieslandCampina Professional division did a comprehensive evaluation process, and that the division will work with Dassault's ”3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to manage product data, streamline collaboration with external partners, and future-proof its development process.”
An interesting angle on TECHNIA when it comes to DS solutions, is the company’s breadth. In short, it has produced effective PLM installations in extremely diverse industries. We are talking about everything from clothing, travel, and leisure equipment (Guess, TUI, and Haglöfs) to construction and civil engineering (Skanska), medical technology (B.Brown), and monster sports cars (Koenigsegg), to name a few examples. Even the dairy industry isn’t new to the TECHNIA team: It has previously installed a major PLM solution at Arla, the world's fifth largest dairy producer.
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Faster and Smarter Simulations with COMSOL Multiphysics 6.4 Leveraging AI and NVIDIA GPU Power
A Conversation with ED FONTES, VP of Development, on the New Version.
For a commercial world player in Simulation & Analysis, COMSOL is something of a hidden gem. Yet it qualified for a commercial top-ten ranking in 2024 in the CAE segment in PLM analyst CIMdata’s latest review (2025 edition) of the leading industry players.
But it’s not the revenue that puts the company in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the technical needs that have grown exponentially as the world’s products and development processes have become increasingly complex. Mechanical engineering has gradually decreased as a share of product development work as electricity, electronics, software, miniaturization, and regulatory compliance requirements have increased dramatically. On the bottom line, the factors that influence, control, and potentially disrupt product functions have increased as the growing number of physical effects interact.
“This is where the COMSOL Multiphysics suite stands out,” notes Ed Fontes, when I discuss the new version with him. “The greatest strength of COMSOL Multiphysics remains its multiphysics capabilities and its ability to describe the interaction between several coupled physical phenomena. This is particularly important for electrification and the miniaturization of semiconductors and electronic components. In both fields, one needs to study the effects of electromagnetic fields coupled to thermal and structural phenomena, for example, in batteries, generators, electric motors, and miniaturized electronic circuits.”
But COMSOL Multiphysics also stands out for single-physics since so many different phenomena can be modeled within one user interface. This means that users don’t need to learn a new tool when working across different physics areas, which is a great value in the company’s solutions. Like the evolution towards simplicity on the surface and in terms of usability, parallel to that, performance, technical capacity, and ability to handle complexity in depth have been continuously sharpened. The new 6.4 version lives up to this reputation:
“Absolutely,” says Fontes. “We are more modern and highly user-friendly compared to other CAE tools. It enables fast turnaround from model idea to results, which is crucial in fast-growing and highly competitive fields where timing can make a big difference.”
But there are several aspects of speed in the new 6.4: The expanded support for NVIDIA’s GPU-based solvers is one that not only provides hyper-fast solutions of equations, but also accelerates COMSOL’s compiled simulation apps.
“One of my favorite improvements,” says Fontes. “NVIDIA CUDA Direct Sparse Solver provides substantial speed-ups when solving equations for almost all types of physics, and is particularly effective for accelerating nonlinear multiphysics problems.
Other news is the new Granular Flow Module, a new framework for time-explicit dynamic analysis, and on the AI side, support for GPT-5 and other OpenAI API-compatible models.
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For a commercial world player in Simulation & Analysis, COMSOL is something of a hidden gem. Yet it qualified for a commercial top-ten ranking in 2024 in the CAE segment in PLM analyst CIMdata’s latest review (2025 edition) of the leading industry players.
But it’s not the revenue that puts the company in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the technical needs that have grown exponentially as the world’s products and development processes have become increasingly complex. Mechanical engineering has gradually decreased as a share of product development work as electricity, electronics, software, miniaturization, and regulatory compliance requirements have increased dramatically. On the bottom line, the factors that influence, control, and potentially disrupt product functions have increased as the growing number of physical effects interact.
“This is where the COMSOL Multiphysics suite stands out,” notes Ed Fontes, when I discuss the new version with him. “The greatest strength of COMSOL Multiphysics remains its multiphysics capabilities and its ability to describe the interaction between several coupled physical phenomena. This is particularly important for electrification and the miniaturization of semiconductors and electronic components. In both fields, one needs to study the effects of electromagnetic fields coupled to thermal and structural phenomena, for example, in batteries, generators, electric motors, and miniaturized electronic circuits.”
But COMSOL Multiphysics also stands out for single-physics since so many different phenomena can be modeled within one user interface. This means that users don’t need to learn a new tool when working across different physics areas, which is a great value in the company’s solutions. Like the evolution towards simplicity on the surface and in terms of usability, parallel to that, performance, technical capacity, and ability to handle complexity in depth have been continuously sharpened. The new 6.4 version lives up to this reputation:
“Absolutely,” says Fontes. “We are more modern and highly user-friendly compared to other CAE tools. It enables fast turnaround from model idea to results, which is crucial in fast-growing and highly competitive fields where timing can make a big difference.”
But there are several aspects of speed in the new 6.4: The expanded support for NVIDIA’s GPU-based solvers is one that not only provides hyper-fast solutions of equations, but also accelerates COMSOL’s compiled simulation apps.
“One of my favorite improvements,” says Fontes. “NVIDIA CUDA Direct Sparse Solver provides substantial speed-ups when solving equations for almost all types of physics, and is particularly effective for accelerating nonlinear multiphysics problems.
Other news is the new Granular Flow Module, a new framework for time-explicit dynamic analysis, and on the AI side, support for GPT-5 and other OpenAI API-compatible models.
Click on the headline to read more on PLM&ERP News.