#SIEMENS TEAMCENTER PLM SOFTWARE#
Obviously, each application is comprehensive enough to warrant a complete subject in and of itself, but I hope this breakdown has given you a useful high-level overview of what Teamcenter can do for an organization, not just at initial implementation but in terms of adapting to its changing needs over time.Teamcenter Integration for SAP ECC (S4S) is the powerful standard solution for efficient and seamless integration of Teamcenter by Siemens Industry Software with SAP ECC by SAP. Systems can be modeled and analyzed, checked for compatibility. Systems – With this capability, one can design from a system level down to the specific realization. This is an important consideration during product development.Įnvironmental Compliance and Sustainability – Allows for the control and traceability of the material makeup of products down to the substance level. Product Cost Management – The ability to cost out and analyze a Bill of Material to get initial product costing during the design phase. The app includes the capability of raising and tracking CAPA. Quality – Allows the sharing, analysis, and consumption of quality data. Before a supplier can deliver a correct component, he has to have the right data. Supplier Integration – The methods by which key design data is shared and received from suppliers and partners. Manufacturing – The process of defining the manufacturing process and ensuring that correct information is passed to ERP systems that run these operations. Service Lifecycle Management – Capturing the final as-built configuration of a product so that it can be maintained once it is in service. Teamcenter can manage these requirements to ensure that all are met once development is complete. Requirements Management – Before any product is designed, requirements are defined that determine the performance of the final design. Examples could include approval workflows, where an originator sends a design on to approvers before releasing the data. Process Execution – Workflows and processes are handled by this functionality. Teamcenter stores and manages this information. Examples could include material specifications, images, etc.īill of Material Management – Fundamental to making any product is an accurate BOM. This is usually the starting point for all Teamcenter implementations.ĭocument Management – Storage and control of all documents required to support engineering data. Let us look at the three groups and define at a high level each one of the apps:ĭesign Management – Ability via application integrations to store and manage all sorts of digital product and engineering data. It now has extensive capabilities beyond that. Thirdly, Teamcenter grew out of the necessity to store and maintain all the digital data generated during product development after widespread adoption of CAD applications. In fact, Siemens PLM Software have categorized the apps into three groups: Start, initial deployment Extend, increase functionality and Transform, move to advanced capabilities. Secondly, the platform is scalable to suit the requirements of each organization using the technology. The platform is based on a database, allowing for storage and indexing of data. A user logs into one interface and is able to access all the installed and licensed capabilities of their Teamcenter from there. Siemens PLM Software gives a single-picture representation of Teamcenter as follows:įirstly, Teamcenter is a platform, meaning that it houses multiple capabilities (apps) in a single seamless piece of software. Teamcenter is a Product Lifecycle Management ( PLM) platform and is primarily designed to support the design and development of products that subsequently get manufactured. But what does it actually do? How is it made? This article will explain, from the very beginning, what Teamcenter is and how it is put together. You know it is used extensively at the major OEMs. You have probably heard about Teamcenter.