What's New in Teamcenter 11!

The new release of Teamcenter 11 has tons of new enhancements to help you significantly increase your return-on-investment. New features include:

• New self-service administrative tools enabling suppliers to obtain data without help from OEMs
• Additional features allowing for better integration with the product development process
• A new administration data documentation report tool making it easier to facilitate your Teamcenter deployments

Learn more with What's New in Teamcenter 11.2! 

Indiana State University Receives $9.7M Software Grant for PLM from Siemens

Indiana State University has recently received a grant from Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software division for $9.7 million recently.  The grant will help ISU students to work together to manufacture and oversee products the way that international companies do with various partners all over the world. 

Indiana State obtained the grant from the globes most widely used digital lifecycle management software company, Siemens PLM, for the Teamcenter portfolio.  Alister McLeod, ISU's assistant professor of applied engineering technology management, wanted to get the grant to use for various courses in the College of Technology like simulated manufacturing company classes.  The students in this class use Siemens software to design, create and send to market their products, emulating what international businesses do with both suppliers and partners worldwide.  Siemens software technology will be utilized in teaching business and engineering students alike about supply chain logistics and product development around the world.  

Siemens portfolio is used by a wide array of business professionals, and students at ISU will gain knowledge about the interdependency that it entails to create a product for the customer.  Different levels like supply chain logistics, business management and manufacturing all play integral roles, and this grant will assist in continuing the education process to students from all different fields.  

“The grant from Siemens PLM Software will allow our students to familiarize themselves with some of the same design and supply chain technology they will use as professionals working with colleagues in businesses around the world,” President Daniel J. Bradley said. “This will provide the sort of hands-on experiential learning that our students and employers expect, and make our graduates ready to contribute from the moment they hit the ground.”

“Siemens PLM Software is pleased to provide this software to Indiana State University so students can leverage the same technology used by leading multi-national manufacturing companies.  It allows them to gain the technical experience needed in a highly competitive job market that requires deep knowledge of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes," said Bill Boswell, senior director, partner strategy for Siemens PLM Software.  

Alister McLeod wants to develop a specific course that will use the new software's multitude of capabilities to instruct the College of Technology scholars all about the business side of product development.  He said. “many companies create products using parts designed by companies that are located around the world, requires all of that information to be properly maintained and updated in a central location.  If students end up working for a large corporation, and they’re working on a multifaceted product, they will have some exposure to a lot of the software systems that the company may use.” 

“This software that Siemens has is part of a larger package of software that companies use to build really complicated products.  The advanced manufacturing program needs something like this to tie the disparate aspects of manufacturing development together,” McLeod said. “If you’re going to think about manufacturing, you also have to think about it from the perspective of a business, and how the business interacts with the outside world. This software platform will act as a skeletal frame for this business concept that I have had for some time now.”

Robert English, interim dean of the College of Technology says: "The College of Technology is investing more in automation programs, which fits a growing need for many different kinds of businesses.  The state of Indiana is strongly dependent on jobs in automation fields for its workforce. Automated processes and procedures are becoming more vital for businesses to be successful in the marketplace, we are investing strongly in areas that will prepare our students ...to fulfill employers’ needs while helping develop new opportunities for companies to be successful.”

Indiana's workforce depends on job growth in automation fields.  SIMCO (simulated manufacturing company) class is one of many classes at ISU that students create and market creations in a business setting to get prepared for post-graduation plans.  The $9.7 million software grant from Siemens PLM Software will provide education to the students in the SIMCO class and others.  

Siemens PLM software products also include Solid Edge, NX and FEMAP.  

Tim Larsen
Ally PLM Solutions Inc
Marketing Manager

Siemens PLM grants $427 million in software to University of Louisville

Following the recent grant to West Virginia University in the summer, The Siemens PLM GO PLM™ Initiative has generously granted another $427 million dollars in software to the University of Louisville. Engineering students will have the ability to become more “real-world job ready.” The software will help students learn design, simulation, tooling, and the manufacturing process. "What we have not been able do to is afford software of this type because it takes decades of work and a lot of engineering knowledge that only really large companies have available,” said J.B. Speed School Dean Neville Pinto. Engineering students at University of Louisville can expect to gain real-world engineering knowledge on top of their acquired knowledge during their academic tenure. The university has acknowledged the need for software for a long time. With this new software implementation, students will have a competitive edge upon graduation from University of Louisville. “They can step into an industry and essentially contribute from day one,” Pinto said.

The software was installed in late August and students are using it this semester.
Read the press release from University of Louisville here.

Gina Yeagley
Marketing Director
Ally PLM Solutions

Over $425 million in software gifted to WVU by Siemens PLM Software

Students at West Virginia University in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will now be utilizing the same Product Lifecycle Management Software that is used by world-wide leading companies. This is possible thanks to a generous grant from the Siemens PLM (GO PLM™ Initiative). This program is designed to bring PLM technology to nearly 11,000 institutions reaching more than one million students. PLM will be practiced at all levels of these institutions - from grade school all the way to graduate level engineering and research. This grant will benefit over 700 students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. The range of software includes Siemens PLM Software’s NX™ software for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering, and Solid Edge® software, a complete hybrid 2D/3D CAD system for the mainstream market.

From Siemens PLM Senior Director of Parnet Strategy - Bill Boswell - “As product complexity continues to grow, students who are able to use PLM technology are expected to be highly recruited. We are honored to have WVU listed among our prestigious partners to assist in building the next generation of engineers and support manufacturing revitalization efforts across the country.” The software being integrated includes popular add on applications that are used by some of the largest companies in many different industries around the world. More than half of Industry Week's listed manufacturing companies use Siemens PLM Software - and 80% of automotive, aerospace, machinery, and high-tech companies use the software. 

WVU can be added the list of highly nationally-accredited institutions using Siemens PLM Software such as Massachusets Institute of Technology, University of California at Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Virginia Tech, and Auburn University. “In-kind gifts are crucial to the advancement of WVU’s academic programs and the students. The importance of in-kind giving, especially software, is ever increasing. Students must be able to gain hands-on experience with the resources used in their future careers. Software of this magnitude is cost prohibitive for WVU to purchase, yet it is essential to expose students to this critical component in their education," said Wayne King - President and CEO of the WVU Foundation."

Read the official Press Release from WVU here.

Gina Yeagley

Marketing Director

Ally PLM Solutions, Inc.