Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced new versions of its Teamcenter X software designed to extend Software as a Service (SaaS) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities to organisations of all sizes. The newly expanded Teamcenter X portfolio now consists of four distinct offerings.
- Teamcenter X Essentials
- Teamcenter X Standard
- Teamcenter X Advanced
- Teamcenter X Premium
The entry-level Teamcenter X Essentials provides data management designed for mechanical design, which includes core functionalities such as CAD data management, product structures, revision management, where-used search, check-in/check-out, and 3D view and mark-up capabilities. These features are designed to be scalable, allowing businesses to grow without additional costs.
Teamcenter X Essentials
Teamcenter X Essentials offers a range of features including:
- Core CAD data management
- Product structures and revision management
- Where-used search and check-in/check-out
- 3D view and mark-up capabilities
This entry-level offering is designed to provide the fundamental data management capabilities required for mechanical design, allowing businesses to start with a scalable solution that can adapt to their growing needs.
Teamcenter X Standard
Teamcenter X Standard builds upon the Essentials offering by introducing additional PLM functions such as simple change management, project scheduling, document management, and report generation. These features are provided with out-of-the-box configurations that can be tailored to suit specific customer requirements.
Teamcenter X Standard includes:
- Simple change management
- Project scheduling
- Document management
- Report generation
These additional features enable organisations to manage their product lifecycle more effectively, from design to manufacturing and beyond.
Teamcenter X Advanced
Teamcenter X Advanced supports cross-domain lifecycle management, covering mechanical, electronic, and electrical design. This offering builds upon the Standard tier, introducing data management for electrical and electronic design integration, as well as classification.
Teamcenter X Advanced includes:
- Data management for electrical and electronic design integration
- Classification and data management
These features enable organisations to manage their design processes more effectively across multiple engineering domains, from mechanical to electronic and electrical.
Teamcenter X Premium
Teamcenter X Premium provides access to the full capabilities of the Teamcenter suite, including enterprise bill of materials (BOM), business system integration, model-based systems engineering, manufacturing planning, quality and compliance management, product cost management, and service lifecycle management. This offering is designed for large enterprises and includes:
- Enterprise bill of materials (BOM)
- Business system integration
- Model-based systems engineering
- Manufacturing planning
- Quality and compliance management
- Product cost management
- Service lifecycle management
This premium offering provides a comprehensive suite of features, enabling large enterprises to manage their product lifecycle more effectively and efficiently.
Customer Success Stories
Workhorse Group, an American company focused on producing zero-emission commercial vehicles, has selected Teamcenter X as its company standard to streamline activities across its development teams and supply chain in manufacturing electric trucks for the last-mile delivery sector.
Jeff Mowry, Chief Information Officer at Workhorse Group, said:
“We’ve eliminated the inefficiencies of our multi-CAD environment and can now focus on building complex electric trucks more effectively.
