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Contact Software partners with Razorleaf to streamline product design and operations

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In highly competitive global markets, manufacturing companies strive to automate their processes and accelerate their product launches. Now, industrial applications provider Contact Software joins forces with Razorleaf to help them achieve these goals.

The strategic partnership combines Contact’s composable Elements platform with Razorleaf’s in-depth knowledge of the North American market and proven expertise in consulting and implementing digital thread solutions.

Together, they bring single-platform PLM, MES, and IIoT solutions to manufacturing companies, empowering them to design, manufacture, and operate Smart Products more efficiently and improve customer satisfaction. [Read more…] about Contact Software partners with Razorleaf to streamline product design and operations

Siemens and IBM collaborate to bring SysML v2 model-based systems engineering to Siemens Xcelerator

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has unveiled Systems Modeler for SysML v2 Standard software, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, to address the complexity of products that feature mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software components.

Systems Modeler for SysML v2 offers an intuitive, web-based solution that enables engineers to develop smarter, more competitive and more innovative products.

Representing the next milestone in Siemens’ collaboration with IBM to deliver best-in-class model-based systems engineering (MBSE) software, Systems Modeler for SysML v2 is powered by IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering.

The new software, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, fully supports the SysML v2 open standard and leverages the two organizations’ decades of systems engineering expertise. [Read more…] about Siemens and IBM collaborate to bring SysML v2 model-based systems engineering to Siemens Xcelerator

Siemens expands Teamcenter X to ‘make PLM accessible to companies of all sizes’

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has broadened its Teamcenter X portfolio, introducing new scalable offerings aimed at making its cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software accessible to organizations across the manufacturing spectrum – from small businesses to large enterprises. 

The latest enhancements to Teamcenter X include out-of-the-box capabilities for process management, multi-domain collaboration, and advanced product development.

Siemens says the expansion reflects its ongoing effort to simplify the adoption of SaaS-based PLM and accelerate digital transformation in industry. [Read more…] about Siemens expands Teamcenter X to ‘make PLM accessible to companies of all sizes’

Top 20 product lifecycle management software providers in 2025

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a strategic process and suite of software applications used to manage a product’s entire journey – from initial concept and design, through development and manufacturing, to service, maintenance, and eventual recycling.

PLM systems integrate people, data, processes, and business systems, providing a backbone for product-related information and decision-making across the enterprise.

The origins of PLM can be traced back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when major aerospace and automotive manufacturers began adopting digital tools to manage complex design data across long development cycles. [Read more…] about Top 20 product lifecycle management software providers in 2025

Siemens to buy Mendix for $700 million to ‘strengthen digital leadership’

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Siemens has agreed to buy application developer Mendix for $697 million. 

The engineering giant says Mendix will continue as a distinct company and provide the “low-code” cloud software on which it has built its reputation.

The closing of transaction is expected in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.  [Read more…] about Siemens to buy Mendix for $700 million to ‘strengthen digital leadership’

Apttus to integrate Siemens product lifecycle management technology to offer greater customization

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Apttus, a software company which specializes in business processes such as quotes and sales, says it will integrate product lifecycle management technology from Siemens within its offering.

The integrated solution will provide customers with unique, end-to-end “Configure Price Quote” solution capabilities that better serve the full breadth of complex use cases, across the spectrum of Configure-to-Order, to custom, Engineer-to-Order.

By leveraging Siemens’ capabilities, such as PLM, 3D visualization, product configuration and design automation, Apttus CPQ is poised to address the most challenging manufacturing industry requirements.  [Read more…] about Apttus to integrate Siemens product lifecycle management technology to offer greater customization

Siemens acquires Austemper Design Systems to strengthen product lifecycle management offering

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Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Austin, Texas-based Austemper Design Systems, a startup software company that offers analysis, auto-correction and simulation technology.

This technology allows customers to test and harden integrated circuit designs for functional safety in applications such as automotive, industrial and aerospace systems where functional safety and high reliability are mandatory for compliance to safety standards like ISO 26262.

ICs in these applications require three types of functional safety verification:

  • for systemic faults;
  • malicious faults; and
  • random hardware faults.

The acquisition of Austemper will strengthen Siemens’ product lifecycle management software suite, much like Siemens’ acquisition of Mentor did. [Read more…] about Siemens acquires Austemper Design Systems to strengthen product lifecycle management offering

Rockwell Automation to buy $1 billion stake in product lifecycle management software provider PTC

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Rockwell Automation is investing $1 billion into product lifecycle management software provider PTC.

PTC and Rockwell Automation say they have entered into a partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies.

The companies say the deal makes them the “partner of choice” for customers around the world who want to transform their physical operations with digital technology.  [Read more…] about Rockwell Automation to buy $1 billion stake in product lifecycle management software provider PTC

Siemens and Xsens develop super-advanced motion-capture technology

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Siemens and its partner company Xsens have developed a new technique which makes “lab quality motion capture a reality in the workplace”. 

The companies they achieved this through “a deeper integration, improved anthropometric avatar matching, and significantly improved tracking accuracy”, which further empowers enhanced ergonomics analysis outside of the lab.

Xsens is a specialist developer of professional 3D motion tracking technology.  [Read more…] about Siemens and Xsens develop super-advanced motion-capture technology

Bombardier partners with Siemens to optimize its product development processes

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Bombardier, a manufacturer of trains and aircraft, is working with Siemens to further explore and extend the Teamcenter portfolio for product lifecycle management to optimize its engineering processes to develop, produce and support its products.

Brigitte Larivière, head of value chain and functional experience, Bombardier Information Solutions, says: “Using Teamcenter to establish an integrated solution spanning across engineering disciplines and downstream users could facilitate the use of consistent processes and leverage collaboration across the enterprise.

“Bombardier looks forward to what we can achieve from these capabilities.”  [Read more…] about Bombardier partners with Siemens to optimize its product development processes