IHS Inc. The Source for Critical Information and Insight
Parts |  Change  

Go
 
 

Siemens PLM Software Announces Version 3 of Teamcenter Express cPDM

November 15, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS

 
IHS Parts Solutions
Source parts, manage obsolescence, comply with regulations and speed time-to-market. For more information and a price quote, please complete the form below.
4DOnline - Electronics parts selection
Environmental Compliance - RoHS/WEEE
TACTRAC - Obsolescence mgmt.
HAYSTACK - Gov't parts/logistics data
Fasteners eCatalog - Fastener selection
Intermat - MRO parts optimization
Parts Data Services - Cleanse & enhance
First Name:

Last Name:

Email address:
Siemens PLM Software announced Version 3 of Teamcenter Express software with new features including integration with Microsoft Office applications and improved view and markup capabilities in the web client.

According to the company, the new capabilities enable more complete design-through-manufacturing data management for small to midsize manufacturers (SMBs) through expanded integration with the user's desktop.

Teamcenter Express is a collaborative product data management (cPDM) product that provides a preconfigured environment targeted at the PDM requirements of SMBs.

Teamcenter Express is the core PDM component of the UGS Velocity series of product lifecycle management (PLM) tools.

With Version 3, Teamcenter Express offers integration with the user's desktop through use of Microsoft Office 2007, web view and markup, attribute mapping for document import, printing and expanded certifications. With these enhancements, SMB users can contribute to and work with data in the Teamcenter Express cPDM database.

Peter Bilello, director of consulting services, CIMdata, said, "The improved integration with the user's desktop enables users of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook to easily access data in the PDM database and participate in workflows without leaving their natural work environment. This in turn enables more users and more departments in a typical SMB to work from the single source of product data maintained by Teamcenter Express."

According to Siemens PLM, enhancements include:

  • Microsoft Word and Excel integration supports everyday document management tasks such as creating new documents from standard templates, assigning document numbers and adding new documents to the Teamcenter Express database and associating them with existing data; it also supports checking out and editing existing documents.
  • Microsoft Outlook integration includes the ability to browse the users' Teamcenter Express inbox, sign off on Teamcenter workflow tasks, select a signoff team and save Outlook e-mails as a dataset to the Teamcenter Express database.
  • Attribute mapping features enable mapping of Microsoft Office document properties to Teamcenter Express attributes.
  • Web Client view and markup capabilities cover a wider range of document types, and extended analysis and markup functionality, enabling a wider cross-section of users, such as shop floor team leaders and machine operators, to access the Teamcenter Express database and perform tasks such as searching for parts, taking measurements from 3D computer-aided design (CAD) parts, printing drawings and adding markups.
  • Printing and plotting of documents and drawings from the user's desktop are enhanced by the addition of a server-based print/plot capability and the ability to add watermarks, the company said.

Version 3 also includes a new Smart Codes tool to generate intelligent part numbers to meet an organization's part coding requirements. Teamcenter Express can be coupled with a variety of CAD applications, including Solid Edge, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks.

Siemens PLM Software is a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D).

Source: UGS.

PARTS & ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS NEWS
October 20, 2009
SAE AS5553 Addresses Mitigation of Counterfeit Aerospace Electronics
Responding to the proliferation of counterfeit aerospace electronics, SAE International released SAE AS5553 – Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, ... more
October 19, 2009
IPC 2152 Determines Current-Carrying Capacity in Printed Board Design
IPC released IPC 2152 - Standard for Determining Current-Carrying Capacity in Printed Board Design. ... more
October 12, 2009
IPC Sets Best Practices for Printed Circuit Board IP Protection
IPC released a report on best practices in intellectual property (IP) protection for printed circuit boards (PCBs) in both commercial and military ... more
October 5, 2009
Customs Officials Target Semiconductor Counterfeiting
Customs officials discussed at a September workshop in Korea the extent, risks and consequences of semiconductor counterfeiting; national enforcement ... more
September 14, 2009
ABI: Military Apps, GaN Propel RF Power Semiconductor Market
Growth in the RF power semiconductor market is being driven by military applications and the adoption of gallium nitride (GaN), according to ... more
Show All..