In addition to being a major industrial manufacturer in their own right, Siemens PLM has a rich history in the engineering software industry. Today, they continue to drive their PLM agenda forward while taking greater advantage of the synergies available from being a part of a global manufacturer with offerings including manufacturing automation equipment, manufacturing operations management (MOM)…
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How Much PDM is Right for You? (animated video)
This short, animated Tech-Clarity TV episode explores the different Product Data Management options available to manufacturers. It explains that value of full-featured PDM as a step beyond CAD File Management and a stepping stone toward PLM for more advanced capabilities as needed. This episode is sponsored by Siemens PLM. Learn more about Siemens PLM and their…
An Update on Siemens PLM Strategy and Progress
I had the chance to talk with the leadership team at Siemens PLM last week during their annual industry analyst conference. Through a series of presentations, one-to-one meetings, customer speakers, and a very candid executive panel I got a very good view into how Siemens PLM is doing and where they are heading. I will…
LCA and PLM – Two (Green) Peas in a Pod – Chat with Trayak
I had the chance to talk with … Prashant Jagtap, CEO of Trayak, about designing products for sustainability. Prashant is a veteran of the PLM industry, and he and I had a great discussion about how design for sustainability fits into PLM. This post will share a bit of that discussion as well as a…
Mythbusting ERP-PLM Integration
A quick peek into some feedback on my research on … the Evolving Roles of ERP and PLM in the manufacturing industry
One-to-One: Siemens Team Launches Teamcenter 8
I had the chance to talk with … the team at Siemens PLM about their recent release of Teamcenter 8. Siemens released this new version of their Teamcenter PLM software concurrently with the new release of their Digital Manufacturing solution, Tecnomatix. Given time and space in a blog, I am going to focus on Teamcenter today. The theme of the Teamcenter 8 is productivity – “individual productivity, application productivity and IT productivity.” From what I can see, let’s just say that Siemens has been pretty productive themselves, and has invested heavily in this new release. Early indications are that Siemens has done a very nice job moving their PLM solution forward for their customers.