CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
12 April 2005
Implementation Investments
Alcatel-Shanghai Bell, Top Chinese Telecom Solutions Provider, Selects UGS to Support Electronics Assembly Operations
UGS announced that Alcatel-Shanghai Bell, a Chinese telecommunication solutions provider, has selected its Tecnomatix eM- ExecutionT solution to help the company support its printed circuit board assembly operations and to provide traceability support and lead free compliance to meet customer and regulatory requirements
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An existing customer productively using UGS' TecnomatixT NPI solutions for PCB Assembly and Test for over five years, Alcatel-Shanghai Bell chose the full suite of eM-Execution solutions following an extensive competitive evaluation process.
Alcatel-Shanghai Bell will implement eM-Execution to provide full component, product and process traceability to comply with both customer and regulatory requirements. Alcatel-Shanghai Bell is also the launch customer for the new eM-Execution Lead Free solution as it prepares to meet the July 1, 2006 RoHS regulations.
"As the leading telecom solutions provider, we will continue to improve our product and process traceability to ensure quick response to market demands. We rely on UGS to further improve our shop floor data collection, analysis and management to meet the new Lead Free regulations," said Mr. Martin Lehnich, Executive Vice President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell.
"Alcatel-Shanghai Bell's latest selection of UGS Tecnomatix marks one of the most comprehensive shop floor implementations we have ever been involved with in the electronics industry. We are especially proud of this selection given the extensive evaluation process," said Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president of products, UGS. "With the recently completed acquisition of Tecnomatix by UGS, we have created the world's leading manufacturing technology and solutions provider, and this selection firmly establishes UGS and its Tecnomatix products as the preferred manufacturing solution for global electronics manufacturers."
Tecnomatix is the digital manufacturing brand of UGS, which acquired Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. on April 1. More than 5,000 companies worldwide-including BMW, Lockheed-Martin and Anheuser-Busch-are using Tecnomatix to reduce operating costs, accelerate product introductions and shorten time to volume while maintaining high levels of product and process quality.
Alcatel Shanghai Bell is the first foreign-invested company limited by shares in the telecommunications sector in China, with Alcatel holding 50%+1 shares and Chinese shareholders holding the remainder. The multi-billion dollar telecom technology leader delivers end-to-end telecommunications solutions and high-quality services, covering the fixed, mobile networking, broadband access, intelligent optical networking, multimedia solutions and network applications. It also has a key international R&D center with full access to Alcatel's global technology pool, developing original technology for use in China and export to Alcatel's customers worldwide. With 6,500 employees, an advanced manufacturing center, and the most extensive sales and support network in China, it is the only company capable of meeting the global needs of Chinese customers.
For more information, visit Alcatel Shanghai Bell on the Internet at http://www.alcatel-sbell.com.cn/ .
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