Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Indus-try Automation Division and a leading global provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software and services, has announced that its software solutions have been used as important enablers in the development of the award winning Ford Motor Company vehicles. The Ford Fusion Hybrid and Ford Transit Connect were named 2010 North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year, respectively.
Says Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president, Products and Chief Technology Officer, Siemens PLM Software, “Siemens PLM Software is proud to be a key partner in delivering PLM solutions that support Ford Motor Company’s delivery of outstanding vehicles and congratulates Ford on its award winning car and truck of the year. The automotive industry understands the need to streamline product development and create efficiencies across entire organizations, and leading OEMs like Ford are increasingly relying on PLM software to bring quality, efficient vehicles to market in a timely manner.”
Ford utilises Siemens PLM Software’s technology for product development, product data management and digital manufacturing. The PLM portfolio, serves as Ford’s global engineering collaboration backbone, enabling cross discipline collaboration between engineering, design, manufacturing and serviceability teams.
The software provides solutions that are used on all Ford vehicle programmes around the world, enabling critical processes like enterprise-wide visualisation and digital prototyping, which allow designs to be optimised in the virtual environment. Digital manufacturing solutions provide global manufacturing planning capabilities, which enhance efficiency and quality and software management that enables effective distribution of embedded vehicle software to plants and service centers. From early portfolio planning through product development, manufacturing and product obsolescence, Siemens PLM Software has set the standard for PLM technology in the automotive and transportation industry.
Siemens PLM Software is used by automakers and suppliers to plan, evaluate and coordinate the development and manufacturing engineering of vehicles. The software satisfies the mission critical needs of leading automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) for managed collaboration across complex engineering functions and throughout the extended supply chain. |
