Siemens PLM Software Announces V3 of Teamcenter Express cPDM

By DE Editors

Siemens PLM Software (Plano, TX) announced Version 3 of Teamcenter Express software including comprehensive integration with Microsoft Office applications and improved view and markup capabilities in the web client. The new capabilities enable more complete design-through-manufacturing data management for small- to mid-size manufacturers (SMBs) through expanded integration with the user’s desktop.

Teamcenter Express is a collaborative product data management (cPDM) solution that delivers a preconfigured, extensible environment designed to meet the PDM requirements of SMBs. Teamcenter Express is the core PDM component of the UGS Velocity Series of PLM solutions, designed to meet the specific needs of the mid-market and serve as an entry point into the Teamcenter portfolio of digital lifecycle management solutions.

With Version 3, Teamcenter Express improves integration with the user’s desktop through compatibility with Microsoft Office 2007, enhanced web view and markup, attribute mapping for document import, enhanced printing, and expanded certifications. Now more SMB users can contribute to and work with data in the Teamcenter Express cPDM database.

New features include Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook integration; mapping of Microsoft Office document properties to Teamcenter Express attributes; Web Client view and markup capabilities; printing and plotting of documents and drawings from the user’s desktop; new Microsoft platform certifications offer support on Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7 for the Teamcenter Express Rich and Web clients as well as certification on Microsoft Small Business Server.

Also included with Version 3 is a new Smart Codes tool to generate intelligent part numbers to meet an organization’s part coding requirements. Teamcenter Express can be coupled with Solid Edge, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks.

For more information, go to Teamcenter Express or to Siemens PLM Software.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.