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What is Teamcenter?

Teamcenter is a product lifecycle management system designed to help organizations integrate and standardize product development processes across functional silos.

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8 out of 10
September 12, 2023
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What is Teamcenter?

Teamcenter® software is a product lifecycle management (PLM) system that connects people and processes, across functional silos, with a digital thread for innovation. The vendor states the breadth and depth of the Teamcenter portfolio mean that users can solve more of the tough challenges required to develop highly successful products. From the Teamcenter user interface, people across the organization can take part in the product development process. No matter how the user deploys Teamcenter – whether it be on-premises, on-cloud, or SaaS delivered via Teamcenter X – they get the same solution that is designed to help users innovate faster.

Teamcenter Features

  • Supported: ECR Workflows-PLM
  • Supported: Data Quality-PLM
  • Supported: CAD Options-PLM
  • Supported: Multi-level BOM-PLM
  • Supported: BOM Types-PLM
  • Supported: BOM visualization-PLM

Teamcenter Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Workspace, the User Interface (UI) to drive Teamcenter. With no install required, it is a visual UI to navigate through products and processes, with tooltips to guide users along the way.Screenshot of BOM configuration, in Teamcenter. With flexibility in how a BOM is managed and defined, it can provide an up-to-date source of information that eliminates the need for standalone spreadsheets and systems. Teamcenter X provides a flexible BOM management strategy that enables a single, accurate product definition for all who interact with the BOM.Screenshot of Teamcenter X search and analytics capabilities provides a streamlined product lifecycle management (PLM) search experience to help quickly find data. Teamcenter X visually presents search results in logical groups so users can drill down through product structures and relationships.Screenshot of Product design intent can be communicated, and product data visualized, in their entirety using 2D and 3D visualization and markup capabilities. The user can also visualize and interrogate Product Manufacturing Information (PMI).Screenshot of documents are managed in conjunction with product development, with integrated PDF for viewing and markup.

Teamcenter Videos

A Quality Management System (QMS) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Siemens extends the conventional Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle in Quality Management to Engineering and Manufacturing domains. Teamcenter Quality is a new product family that works with severa...
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Teamcenter Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
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Frequently Asked Questions

Teamcenter is a product lifecycle management system designed to help organizations integrate and standardize product development processes across functional silos.

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Maurizio Cortesi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Teamcenter to manage entire lificycle of our product, from CAD to BOM
  • Lot of integration available
  • High level of customization
  • Good support
  • AWC should be more user configurable
  • Preference should be more clear to use and user friendly
  • Error message shold be more clean for the user
The level of customization it's so high and also the funcionalitys are many.
In some case the speed and the usability is not simple
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are utilizing Teamcenter for our Product Lifecycle Management needs. It is also allowing us to restructure our parts management, BOI, BOM, and BOP to stand up SAP. We are also exploring the functionality of digital documents when creating digital specifications for raw materials. It has an ease of use as well as a robust access management characteristics.
  • Parts Management
  • Access Management
  • Document Management
  • User Interface
  • Object Classification
  • Object Hierarchy
Teamcenter is a robust solution for our material science firm's product lifecycle management. Its extensive features streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and ensure data integrity. However, optimizing its interface for easier navigation and implementing more intuitive tools tailored specifically for material science processes would significantly elevate its usability and efficiency for our industry.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We help people make use of non-Siemens CAD systems with Teamcenter. This helps enlarge the breadth of users that Siemens solutions can support.
  • Define and enforce standards
  • Users can focus on their key value and avoid wasted time
  • Enables cad-agnostic view of data for downstream users
  • Implementation needs to incorporate more user and people change aspects
  • Overwhelming array of functions and lack of clarity of how to make a choice
  • Customer management has unrealistic expectations that are influenced by the need to get a sale.
Teamcenter is appropriate for companies that are large enough to understand the need for the rigor of plm. For really small companies that may not see the value of managing data or do not have the needed infrastructure it may not be worth it. Large companies need to appreciate the challenge of modernizing their processes and expectations to move to a next generation way of working.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
To connect users in the design process and to share CAD model data with manufacturing suppliers. To maintain traceability of design work and revisions.
  • Storing CAD data.
  • Making the data available to selected people and organizations.
  • Streamlining our workflow.
  • Sometimes, the process of getting raw data is challenging.
  • Not integrated with our Microsoft Teams install for quick sharing.
Suited to managing our data within the organization. More difficult to share across organizations, without Teamcenter cloud.
July 12, 2023

Teamcenter

Mao Jiang Yeh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I'm responsible for the PLM environments infrastructure. We prepare servers, investigate new possibilities, and we implement new integrations. We are responsible for Teamcenter running securely and with good performance. We also create new TC environments, and we are checking new functionalities, for example, cloud and SAP integrations.
  • Integrate with other applications.
  • Revision management for CAD data.
  • A lot of functions and possibilities.
  • Dispatcher monitoring with a dashboard.
  • Support for 64-bit office for PDF converting.
  • Upgrade/change Teamcenter without downtime.
It's a good application overall for managing the PLM process and it has a lot of integrations to other applications. You can manage for example the CAD data, change process, and manufacturing.
July 12, 2023

PLM for Research

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Product Lifecycle Manamagent system for flexible and reconfigurable automated assembly systems to fulfil aerospace, nuclear, automotive, and civil industrial research projects. Teamcenter is used to manage and link product and system designs, Engineering/Manufacturing Bills of Materials, Bills of Processes, Bills of Resources, and to configuration manage all of the above.
  • Provide structured data model for BoM/BoP/BoR
  • Store and lifecycle manage product definition
  • Store and lifecycle manage BoM/BoP/BoR
  • In my opinion, PLMXML output for Tecnomatix data is bloated, convoluted, and hard to manage.
  • In my opinion, Integration with non-Siemens CAD packages requires detailed software engineering knowledge to implement, rather than being out-of-the-box functionality of an additional module.
  • In my opinion, Deployment and configuration requires a highly specialised skillset, and takes a significant amount of time.
  • In my opinion, Many different ways to accomplish the same task, each with different pros/cons that are unclear without extensive experience.
  • In my opinion, Integration with other Siemens products is not as straightforward as might be expected.
Industry-standard PLM system, ideally suited to store and lifecycle-manage product, process, and system design information.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Teamcenter as our central PLM System. As we deliver a broad range of Products and Services to our customers, it is essential to keep track regarding Versions, Status, Changes and so on when it comes to documents and information. Furthermore, it is crucial to provide our employees with one central information hub for our customer projects.
  • Keep track of document versions
  • Enables us to have revision history and storage of information
  • Change Management
  • Preconfigured industry solutions for various "standard" processes. At the moment, there seems to be a gap between the adaptability and flexibility of Teamcenter (which is generally good, but brings side effects), and the capability of companies to implement Teamcenter to their advantage due to missing knowledge, time or money.
  • (e.g., Change Management Process / as a best practice process preconfigured to reduce effort of the customer). It seems that in this case only external experience can be bought in as a consequence.
It has to be mentioned that Teamcenter is suited to carry out various functions. Maybe the most important experience for me is, that as most "big" software systems overlap in functionality. Therefore it is important to clearly define which system in your IT ecosystem is responsible for which function and vice versa. When it comes to document / information creation, storage and consumption Teamcenter can provide a framework and central information hub for companies that have a heterogeneous data/information system landscape.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Maintaining the Product data where ever the right data is required at the right time.
  • BOM Management.
  • Change management.
  • Search
  • Client installation for the rich client.
It's the best PLM tool I have used till now with a lot of capabilities.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
DIgital Transformation is main topic i am involved and for that I support Digitalization of Process Parameter by managing Manufacturing Process Parameter in Teamcenter and delivering it to MES and then to Shopfloor. In this we would manage the Standard paramater for manufacturing a Product for the combo (Product ,Process and Resource ) in Teamcenter. Change Management of these Paremeter and delivered to MES for Digitalizing these Parameters from Excel to Teamcenter
  • Initial Creation
  • Change Management
  • Revision History
  • Digitalization of Product and Plant
  • Simulation
  • Infrasturture
  • Maintanence
  • Usability
Well suited for Manufactring Companies that required to manage Data in well efficient manner. Companies who would like to reduce the lean time from Design to Manufacturing time . And also to utilize the IOT platforms to connect real whole with software i.e concepts like Digital twin and Factory Twin to reduce Cost and Time for a Product to be delivered from Design Phase to Manufacturing Phase
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Teamcenter as the core of our CAD data, containing full BOM structure and relationships between components and tooling to create components. Within Teamcenter we are able to manage our workflows for release of components and to assign attributes required for classification of parts within Teamcenter and downstream into ERP application and other tools. We are able to fully customise to match our business needs with bespoke part code classifications.
  • CAD File Management
  • Customization of Attributes around CAD Data
  • Easy customization of data fields to export into other tools
  • Adjustments to workflows and processes is robust
  • Web browser instance to open application won't be missed
  • Data tree icons are small and not as easy to identify when not using as power user
  • Data structure to manage restricted user access could be cleaner
  • First experience of TeamCenterX web browser interface - a bit clunky (seems too many options)
PRO: Publishing skeleton structures and using up-issue control at issue 0 to version skeleton with real children keeping parents unreleased without drwaings has been quite useful.

CON: Fixing some wrong attributes in TC it is a manual process to correct in a large batch the attributes, making it more efficient to overwrite in ERP software the attributes than taking the time to correct the wrong attributes within Teamcenter.
September 28, 2022

My Review Of Teamcenter.

Mickson David | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Teamcenter is a specially designed software that mostly helps us in creating team specifications and analyzing reports. It also helps us in creating 3d illustrations, which we use in critical publications and align with our products. Teamcenter has helped us a great deal in time management, which reduces the cost of running our daily tasks.
  • Teamcenter has really improved on our market demand and has increased our clients globally. We have been able to align ourselves with clients' demands.
  • Through Teamcenter, we have been able to adapt to the most cost-effective ways of running and managing our organization.
  • With Teamcenter, we have been able to soar higher above our competitors.
  • Teamcenter has been a great tool that has helped us in connecting with clients globally. We have not had any serious challenges, and the technical support has been excellent. So far, the product has delivered to our expectations.
Teamcenter is most suitable for organizations that need to streamline their operations and evolve on IT investments. You can be able to fully integrate into the full Siemens suite of products and take control of your data and processes.
Meredith Wheeler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Teamcenter to be able to maintain all the processes of our products with total order, we analyze data models in 3D, it is a CAD system that has generated great internal productivity. We can share data and store it efficiently. STL data export is exported quickly. Product Lifecycle Management works smoothly and efficiently as we use Teamcenter all the time.
  • We keep a great workflow, access to data is amazing.
  • Accepts different CAD formats, 3D data management is very good.
  • We can manage the entire life cycle of a product, it has many customization options and a great user interface.
  • On several occasions, the software closed unexpectedly, which made me doubt its operation.
  • Although the user interface is intuitive, it is not made for inexperienced users as it takes some getting used to.
It is a system with good integration capabilities, it is necessary to use it every day to manage the entire life cycle of a product, the data is well established, it has a large number of CAD formats, we share data with great agility, which allows us to work as a team and solve any problem that arises, we keep our designs under control and share with our work team solutions based on data extraction thanks to Teamcenter. I recommend it for small and large companies, it is the ideal solution to maintain a product life cycle with great stability.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Is a tool so rich in functions and capabilities to work with CAD is so easy to use is already a valuable advantage for us. The menu design is good as well as its user interface in general. It integrates very useful tools for CAD management, saving a lot of time and effort for our work team, for example, tools to rotate, measure, transform, position, move, displace, and much more. Being web-based, it allows us to save disk memory and is available for use from any computer.
  • It is an easy-to-use tool and integrates many capabilities to manage CAD better than any other tool.
  • It is used by many companies with a great global presence and that has generated confidence for us when we decided to try it, the results have been satisfactory.
  • The user interface of this tool is not complex, it is easy to navigate and integrates a lot of functionalities that speed up our work significantly; as well as functionalities such as sectioning, displacing, moving, positioning, transforming, among others that have a lot to do with CAD management.
  • It works via the web through the browser, so it is not necessary to download any application that takes up space and more resources on the computer.
  • That it is web-based I really like it but sometimes it is a problem, especially when trying to download or open large files. Moreover, some tools are difficult to locate in the menu.
It is easy to use and its functionalities are of great help for engineers to do an excellent job when working with CAD in 3D models. In terms of support, it is very good, their team is attentive and responsive. In terms of cost, it is a little high but it is fair, it is a very good tool.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Teamcenter is the heart of our product data management as well as the product lifecycle management, we have well defined workflows for each type of objects which are being created inside the Teamcenter as well as the other linked applications.
Teamcenter makes our life a lot more easier to track and trace the engineering changes which were done at different milestones of the project or during the lifetime of the product.
  • Product data menegement
  • product lifecycle management
  • document management
  • Engineering change management
  • supplier integration
  • material master data management
  • roles definition and authorization can be made more user friendly
  • process schedule definition requires more of IT skills than an actual use case, there can be dashboards to define such processes and it can be automated effectively
  • organization of workflows can be handled better and there should be automated reminders for tasks within the workflow
  • the user interface is pretty outdated, still menu based and has lot of scope for improvement
here are some quick pointers which makes Teamcenter a clear distinction among its rivals in the area of PLM and PDM.

--> Effective product data management with workflows
--> User defined product lifecycle management
--> Document management with version history
--> Supplier integration with exchange mailbox and automated workflows
--> concurrent engineering - Seamless sharing of updated documentation
--> Customizable workflows for process release and part release
--> worklist and differentiation of types of tasks

Augastin K Lazar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Siemens Teamcenter is an instrument requiring a simplified but more advanced approach to managing the product's life cycle and simplifying operation and maximizing profitability. It offers companies overall control of data from their products and processes by sharing and managing the material accounting, simulation, and other data in a unique environment. Standardized workflows and processes enable companies to streamline their processes and improve efficiency. Teamcenter does a very good job in ensuring a co-operative and comfortable environment in all our work. The cloud-based solution focuses on a rapid restoration of data for various commercial functions, such as planning, development, production and support. Teams can make better and informed decisions because they are available to project data. Using Teamcenter allowed our team to share data and other streamlined works rapidly and more easily. It offers a comfortable workspace to all our teammates.
  • Design and Simulation Management - Teamcenter provides powerful tools and capabilities to quickly develop and deploy complex products and streamline your global operations, enabling a wide range of industries to get up and running faster and provides a single platform to manage your electrical, mechanical, simulation and software data
  • Document and Content Management - The software's advanced document management capabilities enable companies to fully integrate structured documents into their PLM environment, including digital signatures, multi-channel publishing and translation management.
  • Service Lifecyle Management - The integration of the management and supplier integration helps to promote service growth and participate more effectively with suppliers. Product data exchange can also take place with suppliers not included in Teamcenter, resulting in better cost management, engineering and manufacturing.
  • Multi-CAD environment - The multi-CAD environment provides ease of use and helps validate the design more efficiently before releasing it to manufacturing. This helps reduce costs and improve product quality while adhering to industry standards and company sustainability policies.
  • It is not easy to administer Teamcenter. The Backend really needs to be led into a Windows format.
  • The system requires very high hardware resources for a simple design, incompatible controller of some integrated graphics cards
  • The folder option is somewhat difficult to locate. Recently opened locations are not shown on the screen, which makes it difficult to get back to Previous work.
  • It consumes more time for maintaining the product documents and has access issues.
Teamcenter is used to obtain computers design models (CAD) and Bill of Materials (BOM) data directly from the Business Administration System and create manual structure. Teamcenter is a very useful software for any organization that works in multiple sites or works on more than one product. It is really useful to be able to track and organize the process or any information related to the product or the process at any time by any individual employee of the organization. It is particularly slow to launch and run, and it's less appropriate when it comes to using tools that require Java.
Anurag Chaudhary | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it throughout several stages of a product's lifespan, including product planning, introduction, growth, maturation, and decline. We're updating everything about the product on PLM Teamcenter, from reports to design specs, so that everyone in the company is aware of it. We also use it for document management, Data management like drawing & CAD.
  • Product lifecycle management.
  • BOM creation.
  • Engineering change management.
  • Document & drawing controlling & releasing.
  • Part creation & revision using engg. changes.
  • Integration with SAP.
  • High cost.
  • Complex software.
  • Not easy to learn for beginners.
It is best suited for product design team where there is a lot of work of CAD/Drawings management, we can manage part revisions easily, can create parts & release them into SAP. It is well suited for large & heavy industries, due to high cost it is not appropriate for small scale businesses.
February 18, 2022

Value for Money

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We started using Teamcenter for 3D modeling and construction of various demonstrations and models. It is widely used to categorize the models and CAD in 3D and also getting used for analytical purposes. It offers a varied list of features and capabilities that can be used for various purposes like designing and creating a prototype.
  • 3D model analysis.
  • Measurement.
  • User friendly.
  • Sometimes the surface measurements are not accurate.
  • Opening big files, using the mockup.
  • Configuration can sometimes be confusing.
With the help of Teamcenter, it was convenient for us to design the prototype for 3D visualization and also for CAD analysis. It was very beginner-friendly, as when we first switched to Teamcenter, it was easy for us to determine the various tools and then move ahead with the designing and analysis.
Nitish kumar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Teamcenter by Siemens is a great software for any organization which works on multi-site working or is suitable for working on more than one product. It's really helped a lot in tracking and organising the process or any information regarding the product or process at any point in time by any employees of the organisation. Teamcenter is really a superb tool because it fits into most organisation existing processes.
  • Teamcenter is very optimistic about.
  • The PLM data management.
  • In Teamcenter its very easy to store and retrieve the data.
  • Here we can view all type of document at one point.
  • They should improve their server, sometimes we have the server issue.
  • In Teamcenter sometimes Preview mode doesn't responds quickly.
  • Teamcenter should create the workflow for individual process.
Teamcenter tool works great to give me access to documents and information across multisite and multi-national locations Teamcenter manages large data very easily and well. It helps me to collaborate securely and easily with my colleagues at all facilities. It helps me a lot in creating the data and managing the data. For me, it's very easy to use, user-friendly, cost-effective, and time-saving.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Teamcenter is a cloud-based product lifecycle management platform that allows its users to edit product data and processes such as 3D designs, embedded software, and bill of materials. Some of Teamcenter’s features include adaptable PLM foundation, materials management billing, electrical design management, manufacturing data, process management, mechanical design management, etc.
  • Visualization.
  • Product Development.
  • Cost-efficient.
  • Layout.
If you need to develop or design a product, Teamcenter comes in as very useful. You can visualise the product in both 2D and 3D. It's also really helpful to process and classify documents and bills. Teamcenter can also be used in a wide range of industries, making the tool really valuable.
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our engineering department has been using Siemens PLM software since 2010. NX (formerly known as Unigraphics; UGS) is a powerhouse CAD package that has helped us achieve our goals for modeling, drafting, and CNC programming. It is incredibly powerful and is suited well for working with the complexity associated with aerospace components. To manage our files, we use Teamcenter. Teamcenter provides a vehicle to keep track of file revisions, workflows, etc.
  • NX offers powerful modeling capabilities, and is able to handle very complex geometry.
  • The Drafting package within NX is world-class. The quality and ease of use of producing blueprints are better than most any other software I have worked with.
  • Teamcenter is integrated with the NX system, to ensure control over file revisions and workflows.
  • The help that I have received when contacting Siemens' technical support (GTAC) is generally prompt, courteous, and usually effective.
  • Within the NX CAD package, there are often various little bugs and glitches that we come across in daily use. We generally submit incident reports to Siemens on these.
  • In general, the Teamcenter software package lacks ease of use, general users within the department require frequent intervention and help from higher users for seemingly simple tasks.
NX is a world-class CAD software used by many of the larger companies in the Aerospace Industry. For larger vendors that deal with these companies, I'd recommend use of NX to maximize compatibility with the engineering models supplied by the customers. However, due to the cost of the software, many smaller companies should earnestly evaluate lower-cost CAD packages, (because many of those may be found to be just as effective for their needs.)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Siemens PLM Software, Teamcenter, is used across our entire organisation to manage the entire product lifecycle. Data is created by the designers and engineers, it is then made manufacturable by process engineers, and manufactured by operations. The entire process is done within the software suite and allows full traceability of the product, implemented from cradle to grave. Teamcenter does its job really well and ensures that a product of consistent quality is delivered to an end-user.
  • The software is really well suited for multi-site working due to the strong back-end and collaboration tools.
  • The software is highly configurable meaning that it can fit into most organisations existing processes by means of its configuration. (This is both a major strength and major weakness.
  • The software is built to accommodate multiple simultaneous users, all changing data at the same time, and all doing different things. The system has never crashed on me in this regard and always delivers what is expected.
  • It has too many features built into one software package. Whilst this may be considered an advantage to some, the lack of focus in the package means that there is no clear cut way to use it.
  • As mentioned in the "Pros" section, the configurability of the product is so great that it becomes an advantage. Whilst PLM is intended to enforce best practice in product design and management, the level of configurability means that companies are able to transfer their sub-standard practices into this world-class software and continue making the same mistakes as always.
  • The cost per seat to use it is very high. Whilst PLM is a great product to use, at this price, only enterprise-level customers can afford to use it.
Well suited for:
  • Enterprise companies who want to enforce a specific workflow to get products from concept to production;
  • Companies who have a large workforce that do not talk to each other in person but communicate product data between departments in the form of datapacks.
Not Well Suited for:
  • Companies and individuals who have very few products of which many are very simple. The cost is just not justified for these.
  • Companies without an IT department to manage the Teamcenter software (it is a lot of work and requires a full-time administrator).
William Pinson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Teamcenter throughout NOV, as our main PLM/EDC tool.
  • Teamcenter tracks & creates revisions pretty well, but that is after much customization we've done to it.
  • Quite a bit of search power, although very complicated and challenging to use the search features.
  • A database that can be integrated with ERP systems, but that does require much code writing and an SOA system.
  • Document security -- not sure if these features are out-of-the-box or customizations, but this capability is highly valuable to protect IP.
  • Teamcenter is highly buggy, and most bugs are very time consuming to live with. Many bugs have existed for a long time and Siemens has yet to fix them. Examples are extremely slow response for the Windows Explorer plug-in used for adding datasets for document items, views in the viewer getting "stuck" and won't clear even after a full window refresh - solution currently is to close the viewer and reopen it, or sometimes close & reopen Teamcenter; functions that fail one way but work another, such as Teamcenter will freeze up when selecting "save and check in" after an item data edit, but will work fine if the user saves and then does a "right click - check in." Many more examples exist too numerous to list here.
  • Teamcenter is too complex and non-intuitive. This causes a need for a lot of training, and refresh training. Occasional users really struggle because of this, and require a lot of hand-holding by support or admin folks.
  • Also highly unstable, particularly the Java portion, at the Client level. We get a lot of Java errors or Java related errors (some users almost daily - no exaggeration). Java never closes on its own after a user closes Teamcenter, which is normally not a problem unless Teamcenter inadvertently creates a second instance of Java, or otherwise crashes. Also, sometimes apparently related, the various cache folders on the Client machine get corrupt and require the user to clean them out after closing Teamcenter (unless it had already crashed) and restart Teamcenter - this every week or two per user, depending on usage. This all seems to be worse with Windows 10, so perhaps there's a Teamcenter - Java - Windows 10 compatibility issue.
  • Because of the issues mentioned above, Teamcenter requires an inordinate amount of support personnel. We have an entire corporate department dedicated to supporting Teamcenter, and local users who serve as local admins and support.
  • Teamcenter is a very expensive to use, because of the issues expressed here. Many, many man-hours per year are spent supporting this tool, and many, many more man-hours are spent just on dealing with delays due to bugs and inefficiencies.
Not sure where it would be well suited. If Siemens would fix all the bugs, at least, perhaps I could have an opinion here.
While I would shudder to think of the impact of significant changes on our own business (relearning/retraining) simplifying the tool greatly to improve usability and intuitiveness would help make Teamcenter far more useful to many types of businesses needing PLM/EDC software.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Siemens PLM software to manage our Engineering data, including 3D CAD models, 2D drawings, and supporting documentation. We have also built our ECN workflow into the system, which gets used by all of our business departments, including Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Accounting, Purchasing, Marketing, and Operations.
  • Easy to navigate
  • Version control of shared documents
  • Electronic workflows and notifications for processing ECNs.
  • Web client for occasional users
  • Easier data migration from other systems
  • Single sign-on integration with Windows Active Directory
Well suited for companies like ours that design and manufacture in-house. I'm not sure it is the best solution for companies that need to share Engineering data to external vendors or partners.
Rick Stavanja | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Engineering Manager wanted to use the software to during our transition from 2D to 3D design. It would primarily be used in our department only at first, and by other departments later. It was very mature software, but at the time we wanted to install locally and what I was given was under powered, so I spent too much time arguing with the IT dept over getting more hardware. It solved all of our design problems in that it tracked EVERYTHING. The biggest problem was that it required a change in discipline by all our designers to track everything instead of using AutoCAD alone. Siemens PLM was great in that respect...
  • Tracks design data very thoroughly.
  • Making 3D models of our designs was a daunting change, but worthwhile.
  • The PLM tracking of old data was excellent.
  • The tracking of existing designs in template format was excellent.
  • Nothing
The biggest determination is the size and complexity of the typical 3D model. Does it require NX, or is Solid Edge good enough?
Matt Gill | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
During my time as a Design Engineer with Graham Packaging Co. I utilized the CAD (NX), CAE (NX FEA/Nastran), and PLM (Teamcenter) software offered by Siemens. My role was to support new and existing business by developing and engineering new package designs to meet our customers needs. The use of Siemens software helped ensure we remained ahead of our competition by improving effciency/throughput, minimzing risk, and providing the tools needed for innovation.
  • NX CAD is a highly customizable software that any designer/drafter can learn in a short period of time. I would consider NX to be one fo the best CAD packages available on the market. The base platform allows for easy integration into other software offered by Siemens, which improves data tranfsers and file integrtiy moving from concept (Studio), CAD (NX), and CAE (NX FEM).
  • NX CAE is a state of the art computer aided engineering software that helped us improve our design decisions and drive our first run capability from concept to production.
  • Siemens PLM is a fully integrated product lifecycle managment software that helps manage design/data, create standard workflows/roles, and drives effciency throughout the organization. It is an off that shelf product that can be implemented into any organziaiton without spending large amounts of money customizing and developing an internal version that will become obsolete in 5-10 years.
  • As with any technical software package the support and buy in from upper managment is critical to drive the implementaiton and culture within the organziation. If support is lacking then the full capabilities and return on investment will not be realized.
  • Some standard functionality/capabilities are embeded into alternate software or require additional licenses to use.
1. What is the specific scope and goal for what your organization is looking to achieve?
2. Is this driven by growth, improvements, or competitiveness and what is the justification of each?
3. What software package offered by Siemens is best suited to deliver what is needed?
4. Does our organization have the required structure, support, and resources to successfully implement this software?
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