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:

1. Core CAD data management
2. Product structures and revision management
3. Where-used search and check-in/check-out
4. 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.