Product category:
Manufacturing Information Technology systems
News Release from: Siemens PLM Software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2005
Enterprise-wide collaboration deployed
UGS and Microsoft announce deployment of enterprise-wide Collaboration Solution at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide easy access to all product information.
UGS Corp, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and Microsoft Corp have announced that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has decided to expand its UGS Teamcenter digital lifecycle management implementation by deploying a Microsoft-based Teamcenter application focusing on enterprise project and program collaboration capabilities The implementation connects JPL employees and outside suppliers - representing over 2,000 total users - to 38,000 3D product models, more than 6000 drawings and all associated product data, for significantly enhanced product development productivity
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Maintenance time cycles and costs reduced
Latest release of Teamcenter for MRO solution provides asset management capabilities to ensure logistics and maintenance have real-time access to accurate and current product configurations.
UGS and Adobe team to enrich communication
UGS and Adobe team to enrich communication for manufacturers by delivering 3D product data through the ubiquitous Adobe Reader - standards JT and Adobe PDF to expand reach of 3D data.
JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California is responsible for the creation, launch and management of the Mars Exploration Rover mission.
JPL is deploying its advanced, next generation PDM/PLM (product data management/product lifecycle management) system that relies on Teamcenter to manage, distribute and control its massive amount of product data.
JPL is NASA's lead centre for robotic exploration of the solar system, tasked with developing sophisticated space exploration satellites and telescopes for observing distant galaxies.
Further reading
CAM maximises machine tool values
Machining software maximises the value of high speed milling, multi-axis machining, as well as in the programming and post-processing for complex multi-function machines.
Cost-effective 'kits' ease mill/turn programming
UGS and ISID-TS are delivering Machine Tool Support Kits with pre-tested postprocessors for Mazak Integrex mill/turning centres for advanced NC machining.
CAM kits support mill-turn centres
Machine tool support kits will allow fast implementation of NX CAM software - with 3D simultaion - for use with the latest Mori Seiki NT series mill-turn machine tools.
Based on the successful implementation completed by JPL's PDM group and UGS to extend access to the valuable product knowledge managed by Teamcenter, JPL selected UGS and its Teamcenter collaboration solution to make lightweight 3D digital product models available throughout its organisation.
Teamcenter includes built-in 3D product visualisation and is tightly integrated with Microsoft offerings, such as Microsoft Office 2003, Windows Servers' 2003 and Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies.
"The ability to share and collaborate on rich design information across teams is critical for dynamic organisations like JPL that have employees and partners scattered across the globe," said Bill Gerould, worldwide discrete manufacturing industry manager for Microsoft.
"By basing its Teamcenter collaboration solution on Microsoft technology, UGS is able to help its customers quickly expand and enhance enterprise collaboration within the context of familiar applications such as Microsoft Office 2003." Microsoft products already in use throughout JPL are leveraged by Teamcenter to provide JPL with an easily deployable solution with a familiar user interface.
The Microsoft-based Teamcenter solution enables enterprise-wide collaboration and access to JPL's product data - including integrated lightweight 3D images of JPL products - designed to significantly enhance the organisation's ability to perform design reviews and configuration management.
And because JPL works with outside organisations such as industry partners, educational institutions, foreign space agencies and other NASA centres, they can offer security-enhanced collaboration to members of their extended team.
"UGS has established its PLM leadership by providing open solutions that work in concert with our customers' varied IT environments," said Chris Kelley, vice president of Partner and Platform Marketing, UGS.
"Our ability to meet the demanding functional, usability and support requirements associated with the sophisticated JPL product development process is further validation of this successful strategy." * About Microsoft in Manufacturing - Microsoft, in conjunction with industry-leading partners, delivers enterprise solutions to a range of manufacturers including those in vertical industries such as aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer packaged goods, high technology, and oil and gas.
These industry-specific solutions provide a flexible, scalable and reliable platform that enables businesses to be more agile and connected.
As a result, manufacturers are empowered to shorten product development cycles, integrate operations with partners and suppliers, acquire and share intelligence in real time, and more easily communicate with customers.
* About Microsoft - founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq 'MSFT') is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realise their full potential.
* About UGS - UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with nearly 4 million licensed seats and 46,000 customers worldwide.
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, USA, UGS' vision is to enable a world where organisations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging UGS' open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation.
• Siemens PLM Software: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
