Tecnomatix 9

Press Kit

The Tecnomatix suite of digital manufacturing software solutions is designed to help factories produce some of the world’s most sophisticated products with the least amount of resource, time and effort while maintaining the highest level of product quality. Tecnomatix 9 further extends that philosophy of doing more with less through an even tighter integration with Teamcenter and new functionality aimed at driving higher levels of planning and manufacturing productivity.

Key facts:

• Focused on Planning and Manufacturing Productivity:
  Tecnomatix 9 represents a major step forward for the world’s leading digital manufacturing solution. Hundreds of enhancements throughout Tecnomatix 9 – along with tighter integration to Teamcenter and several new features in areas such as process planning, robotics simulation and commissioning – create a solution aimed at helping companies optimize their planning and manufacturing productivity.
• New Solution for Smart Assembly/Disassembly:
  A new smart assembly/disassembly capability allows for the rapid creation and exploration of alternate product assembly/disassembly sequencing in order to optimize this planning task and save time in creating assembly documentation.
• New Task Simulation Builder for Human Ergonomic Simulation:
  The new task simulation builder enhancement uses a higher level task description to manipulate the Jack® human model component of Tecnomatix in 3D virtual environments. This capability can significantly reduce the time required for a simulation study, allowing for the evaluation of various what-if scenarios involving the simulation of humans in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
• Several Enhancements to Robotic Simulation:
  In the area of robotics simulation, Tecnomatix 9 offers a number of new capabilities including a new automatic path planning function that significantly reduces the effort for the offline programming of robots. In addition, the Tecnomatix virtual commissioning capability allows for testing real PLC controller programs against virtual manufacturing lines and can lead to a dramatic reduction in commissioning time on the shop floor.

Key quotes:

• Customer:
  “With the Tecnomatix solution, we have succeeded in introducing a fully integrated planning system into our company,” said Roland Weisser, plant manager, ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG. “From design and planning to the after-sales stage, we are able to map the entire production lifecycle. The planning data can be re-used at any time and the production planners can access existing documentation for the same process and the same machine or system.”
• Customer:
  “The simulation and virtual commissioning applications in Tecnomatix enable us to identify potential issues in a digital environment before they become expensive problems on the factory floor,” said Jordan Merhib, director of Business Development, Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. “Tecnomatix enables us to help our customers avoid multiple problems that would lead to missed delivery schedules and lost revenue. We are confident that we will be able to take advantage of several of the new capabilities in Tecnomatix 9 to further improve our customer’s overall production productivity.”
• Analyst:
  “Virtual commissioning provides real and tangible benefits and addresses one of manufacturing's fundamental issues: getting product to market in a timely and competitive manner,” said Dick Slansky, senior analyst for PLM, ARC Advisory Group. “With today’s release of Tecnomatix 9, Siemens PLM Software continues to approach PLM and digital manufacturing in an integrated and holistic manner that is consistent with the needs of its customers. Virtual commissioning represents one of the immediate paybacks of the Tecnomatix digital manufacturing technology and offers a concrete value proposition. Many manufacturers will find that the potential benefits already available provide a compelling reason to embrace this technology today.”
• Siemens PLM Software:
  “In order to respond to a changing market and prepare for opportunity during economic downturns, companies need to rapidly develop new products while maintaining high quality,” said Ziyon Amram, vice president, Digital Manufacturing Solutions, Siemens PLM Software. “The many enhancements and new functionality of Tecnomatix 9 are designed to help organizations increase both planning and manufacturing productivity resulting in production optimization, cost reduction and the ability to efficiently reconfigure manufacturing systems to meet changing market demands.”