CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
9 September 2008
Product News
Siemens PLM Software Collaborates with Invention Machine to Bring Sustainable Innovation Platform to Teamcenter Customers
Invention Machine announced technology collaboration with Siemens PLM Software that will aid customers in further advancing their innovation process. A member of the Siemens Solution Partner Program, Invention Machine announced the availability of Invention Machine Goldfire® Innovator with Connector to Teamcenter® software that will provide direct access to the data stored within the Siemens PLM Software application. This new feature will enable Teamcenter Enterprise users to integrate engineering documents and reports as well as leverage Goldfire Innovator’s innovation technology to translate the right ideas into commercialized products.
“Many of our customers use Teamcenter to support their PLM process,” said Jim Todhunter, chief technology officer, Invention Machine. “The new Connector will further drive innovation and enhance productivity by connecting engineers with both the product and process knowledge housed within Teamcenter and with Goldfire Innovator’s innovation technology.”
Teamcenter is an integrated suite of applications that provide a wide variety of productivity enhancing technologies such as 3D visualization, collaboration, supplier management and collaborative product data management (cPDM).
Invention Machine’s innovation software helps enterprises innovate repeatedly, accelerating and sustaining their product innovation process. Its semantic technology translates ideas into commercialized products by generating and validating the right ideas the first time -- whether it's creating a folding box spring, an engine for NASA or a new printer. The software also identifies and mitigates risks from the product development process, so businesses can confidently focus on delivering quality products consistently.
The Connector will enable Teamcenter Enterprise customers to transform existing product and process data from engineering documents including design, quality and warranty reports, into a dynamic source of ideation concepts. This combination of automatic retrieval of relevant information and design concepts will allow engineers to accelerate product development and time-to-value.
“Our partners provide customers with a wide variety of products and services that are complementary and compatible with our industry-leading family of PLM offerings,” said Chris Kelley, vice president of Partner and Platform Marketing, Siemens PLM Software. “The Connector is a good example, allowing Invention Machine’s innovation technology to tap into the Teamcenter product lifecycle repository at the very front end of the product development process, and enabling organizations to leverage the knowledge that already exists in their product families.”
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