Siemens PLM Software Launches New Velocity Series Products

SMB Suite Continues to Lead PLM Mid-Market

BOSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of
the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of
product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced new
versions of the complete Velocity Series(TM) portfolio, including Solid
Edge(R) software with synchronous technology.
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Siemens PLM Software made the announcement in conjunction with its annual
industry analyst event that begins today in Boston.
Velocity Series is the PLM industry's first comprehensive, preconfigured
portfolio of digital product design, analysis, manufacturing and data
management software for the mid-market. The portfolio was introduced
two-and-a-half years ago and since then has achieved consistent and strong
growth for Siemens PLM Software.
"Two-and-a-half years ago we were the first to introduce a complete PLM
portfolio for the mid-market," said Tony Affuso, chairman and CEO, Siemens PLM
Software. "We are extremely proud of its track record and market adoption.
Today the portfolio provides one of the highest growth rates in our product
line. The commitment to a PLM portfolio that provides SMBs faster deployment,
efficient distribution and low total cost of ownership has been critical to
our success."
Strong performance
Velocity Series revenue growth has continued to grow at almost twice the
14 percent industry rate for the PLM mid-market. In addition to revenue
growth, Velocity Series has been instrumental in Siemens PLM Software's
channel expansion, which now has more than 425 channel partners globally and
accounts for a third of Siemens PLM Software license revenue. In addition,
nearly 90 percent of Velocity Series license revenue now comes from channel
partners and more than 80 percent of Velocity Series channel partners now
carry multiple Velocity Series portfolio products.
"Our growth reaffirms the demand for PLM from mid-market customers," said
Bruce Boes, global vice president, Velocity Series Marketing, Siemens PLM
Software. "The Velocity Series portfolio is unique in the industry. A
completely scalable portfolio of PLM solutions with a focus on delivering
pre-configured best practices has made Velocity Series products easier to
implement and use, with one of the lowest total costs of ownership in the
industry, while protecting SMB customer investment. We continue to provide
advancements for all products while keeping them integrated. Velocity Series
provides a completely unified CAD and PDM environment and full associativity
between CAM and CAD, as well as embedded CAE in CAD. Most importantly for
SMBs, the portfolio provides the ability to start anywhere and expand as needs
develop."
"Siemens PLM Software's Velocity Series has been one of the first to
pursue a broad PLM approach for mid-market companies, and their experience in
expanding customer implementations across multiple domains validates their
standalone yet integrated product portfolio approach," said Ed Miller,
president of CIMdata. "As with larger organizations, mid-market companies
don't typically implement a complete PLM strategy at one time. Rather, they
implement PLM through a series of steps that incorporate various processes and
technologies at a pace that their organizations can accommodate. This allows
them to realize both immediate and long-term value."
Introducing Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology
Solid Edge is the CAD component of the Velocity Series. The new release is
the first version of Solid Edge to incorporate Siemens PLM Software's
breakthrough digital product development technology announced last month.
Solid Edge with synchronous technology is a complete feature-based 2D/3D CAD
system that combines the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with precise
control of dimension-driven design. Solid Edge with synchronous technology
will fundamentally change the way engineers design using CAD software. With
the increased flexibility of history-free feature-based modeling, designers
will be able to generate more options in less time, improving innovation and
quality, while reducing time to market.
In addition to history-free, feature-based modeling, new features include
breakthroughs in "Procedural Features" for parameterized edits without an
ordered recompute, a "Synchronous Solve" that allows edits regardless of
creation order, new "Live Rules" to infer function from existing geometry, and
3D "Driving Dimensions" that allow dimensional changes to completed models --
all of which are enabled by a new flexible user "Grab and Go" interaction
paradigm. (See separate press release.)
Teamcenter Express cPDM
Teamcenter(R) Express is the preconfigured collaborative product data
management (cPDM) component of the Velocity Series. The latest release is
Version 4, featuring improved collaboration and control for project managers,
lead engineers and shop floor users. Two new modules help SMBs streamline
their engineering resources and widen access to their product data. The first
is an embedded project and program management option for project managers. The
second is a lower cost web client for shop floor users that delivers the same
fast access to product data that industry analysts calculate saves designers
and engineers 10 to 12 percent of their time. Teamcenter Express now includes
targeted support for these key roles and further improves the ability of SMBs
to introduce new products to market faster and with best-in-class quality,
while optimizing the use of their resources.
CAM Express NC Programming
CAM Express is the NC programming component of the Velocity Series. It
covers a wide variety of programming requirements, including high speed
machining, multi-function mill-turning and 5-axis machining. The latest
release is Version 6 and features substantial advances in 3-axis machining and
feature-based automation. Features include new cutting strategies for
curve/edge and 3D profile cutting, optimized corner rounding techniques,
smoother finish cuts through specialized point distribution, as well as new
toolpath editing/dividing tools. In addition, version 6 includes feature
recognition and knowledge editor technology from Tecnomatix(R), Siemens PLM
Software's digital manufacturing software portfolio, which can cut as much as
90 percent of programming time for repeatable features.
Femap FEA
Femap(R) is the finite element analysis (FEA) component of the Velocity
Series. The latest release, Version 10 helps users create FEA models easily
and quickly from CAD data through new meshing capabilities. It automates
current meshing technology, while adding new interactive meshing and model and
element checking functionality. These enhancements combined with new
pre-defined and standardized workflow methods make it easier to consistently
and accurately produce meshed models for analysis an order of magnitude faster
than today. Version 10 also strengthens Femap's solver integration support to
continue its strength as a standalone solver-neutral FEA modeling solution.
Availability
Solid Edge with synchronous technology, Teamcenter(R) Express V4 and CAM
Express V6 will be available next quarter, with Femap following for the
following quarter. For more information, visit www.siemens.com/velocity .
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services with 5.5 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers
worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software's open
enterprise solutions enable a world where organizations and their partners
collaborate through Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products
and services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and
services, visit www.siemens.com/plm .
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the
Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation
systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges
from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions
for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire
automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software
supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of
manufacturers -- from product design and development to production, sales and
a wide range of maintenance services.
Note: Siemens and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens
AG. Solid Edge, Tecnomatix, Femap, Teamcenter and Velocity Series are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management
Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries.
All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their
respective holders.
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Dora Smith of Siemens, +1-314-264-8480, dora.smith@siemens.com