Automotive & Transportation
Now more than ever, there’s tremendous pressure to deliver better, more innovative vehicles all over the world faster and cheaper. Whether you’re an OEM or a supplier,
Automotive OEMs and suppliers are under constant pressure to innovate; balance complexity; improve flexibility and productivity; and meet cost and other targets throughout the entire product lifecycle. Acuity and Siemens PLM Software's solutions can help you plan, develop, manufacture and launch profitable and marketable products like never before. See why industry leaders choose Siemens PLM Software to help them reach their goals.
A very specific set of engineering technology tools are targeted at the special needs of the Automotive and Transporation Industry product design and manufacturing requirements. Acuity provides these best-in-class tools along with the training, consulting and support required to optimize their performance in your company.
NX CAD/CAM/CAE
NX CAD, CAM and CAE tools have been highly optimized over the years to address the specific and special requirements of A&T applications and advanced surface and complex geometry modeling in general. A few of the specialized solutions include:
- NX Progressive Die Design
- NX Progressive Die Formability Analysis
- NX Advanced Tooling Design
- NX Body Design
- NX Body in White - Solution Brief
- NX Lifecycle simulation for the automotive industry
Deep experience in all aspects of supporting our automotive customers, such as helping them efficiently deal with CAD model translations and validations, and meeting a wide range of OEM engineering requirements, makes us uniquely qualified to help you optimize your results with your automotive and transportation customers.
Engineering Data Management
Teamcenter PDM/PLM is the world's most widely used engineering data management system because it addresses the specialized needs of complex product design and manufacturing better than any other system. With special emphasis and optimization for automotive and transportation, and the ability to manage not only engineering but manufacturing and analysis data as well, Teamcenter is the best choice for advanced A&T suppliers.
NX CAD
NX CAD from Siemens PLM Software delivers next-generation design tools and technologies that help companies transform product development. Leading-edge design tools work in the context of the total development effort, fully integrating design with the other disciplines that bring products to market in a unified, managed environment.
NX design tools are superior in power, versatility, flexibility and productivity. From innovative Synchronous Technology that unites parametric and history-free modeling to NX Active Mockup for multi-CAD assembly design, NX delivers breakthrough technology that set new standards for speed, performance, and ease of use.
NX CAM
Rapid technology change is increasing the complexity of the tools and processes used in manufacturing, and new methodologies are breaking down the walls between design and manufacturing operations.
As the world leader in computer-aided manufacturing, Siemens PLM software helps companies meet the challenge with leading-edge solutions. More than point solutions for discrete production tasks, the NX suite of manufacturing software links design and manufacturing to improve productivity throughout tooling and fixture design and NC machining processes.
NX CAE
Effective use of digital simulation can help project managers reduce many downstream costs and risks. Often referred to as computer-aided engineering, or CAE, simulation enables engineers to understand, predict, and improve product performance digitally.
More design concepts can be explored, which in turn reduces direct costs associated with expensive physical prototypes and enables faster, more informed decisions. The result is better performing products and higher margins.
Teamcenter PLM
Teamcenter is the world's leading PLM system, ranked in the leadership position in the PLM marketplace by CIMdata every year since 2002. Teamcenter can be installed with basic functionality (PDM) to form the core of your long-term PLM strategy, providing you a platform on which to build and provide continious process improvement for years to come.
Invention Machine Goldfire
Goldfire is innovation software that combines proven innovation workflows and collaboration capabilities with precise access to corporate and external knowledge (data mining). Goldfire knowledge-enables innovators across the organization to deliver the right products the first time, fueling product pipelines and ultimately boosting revenue and marketshare.
Decipher Intellectual Property Management
Decipher™ from Innovation Asset Group is an enterprise software solution that takes a uniquely business-oriented approach to managing Intellectual Property all along the IP Value Chain™—from the point of ideation through portfolio management and commercialization.
Electronics Manufacturing Solutions
High Tech and Electronics manufacturers must bring cost-effective products to market faster than ever while meeting a variety of challenges including:
- Managing the data associated with the introduction of large numbers of new products in record time
- Manufacturing a growing mix of complex products
- Meeting customer and regulatory demands like traceability and lead-free manufacturing
- Introducing new technologies, being components, software, equipment or processes.
- Feeding critical as-built information back to enterprise systems
Which OEMs run What Software & Version?
Below, listed by Automotive OEM, is a listing of the specific software tools that the automotobile companies are running. If you want to work with any of them and be able to exchange data with them in native file format, this is the information you'll need. Please contact your Acuity Territory Manager for further information.
Chrysler
This information is effective June 24, 2011
CAD Tool
NX 7.5.3 - Design deliverables are required to be in native NX format and correct version. New programs are in NX, legacy programs are still using CATIA.
PLM Tool
Teamcenter version 8.3.1 using four tier client. There is a special Teamcenter client for Chrysler suppliers. You must be authorized by Chrylser to use this connection. High speed data connection and installation help are available from Acuity and partner ANX.
Visualization Tool
Teamcenter Vis version 8.3.1
Ford
This information is effective June 24, 2011
CAD Tool
CATIA V5r18 sp4 - (soon to move to V5r21 or 22) - Design deliverables are required to be in native CATIA format and correct version.
PLM Tool
Teamcenter version 2007.1.3. Current plan calls for move to Teamcenter 8.3.x in 2012. High speed data connection and installation help are available from Acuity and partner ANX.
Visualization Tool
Teamcenter Vis version 8.3.x
General Motors
CAD Tool
NX 7.5.2 - Design deliverables are required to be in native NX format and correct version.
CAD Toolkit
Part number GMSTK000 available through Acuity for GM authorized suppliers
PLM Tool
Teamcenter version 8.3. with primarily 4 tier architecture. High speed data connection and installation help are available from Acuity and partner ANX.
Visualization Tool
Teamcenter Vis version 8.3.x
Nissan
Nissan currently plans to version upgrade NX and Teamcenter in December 2011.
CAD Tool
NX 7.5.2 - Design deliverables are required to be in native NX format and correct version. New programs are in NX, some legacy programs still using I-deas 5.1.1 and 5m3.
CAD Toolkit
Under consideration but currently not yet available.
PLM Tool
Teamcenter version 2007.2.1_n01. Planning move to Teamcenter 8.3.x in December 2011. High speed data connection and installation help are available from Acuity and partner ANX.
Visualization Tool
Teamcenter Vis version 2007
Daimler AG
Daimler has announced a switch to NX and Teamcenter for their world wide ooperation commencing in 2012. More information is available in this press release. Details of timing, version information, etc., will be posted here as they become available.
Informational Events
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Tue, 02/28/2012 - 11:00am PST |
What’s New in NX 8 Modeling, Assemblies and Drafting: training webinarThis webinar from the Education Services group at Siemens PLM Software is an introduction to what’s new in NX 8.0 focusing on a few different areas of modeling, drafting, and assemblies. We’ll touch on some user interface changes and some specific enhancements.
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Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:00am PST |
Getting Control over CAE Data and Processes
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Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:00am PST |
Building the PLM Foundation with PDM
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Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:00am PST |
Innovation—the Lifeblood of American companiesWe all know that innovation is the lifeblood of American companies. Are you happy with how yours is going? Are new ideas being generated and managed as well as they could be?
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Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:00am PST |
Capture & Manage your IP with Decipher EngineeringDecipher Engineering™ from Innovation Asset Group is an enterprise software solution that takes a uniquely business-oriented approach to managing Intellectual Property all along the IP Value Chain™—from the point of ideation through portfolio management and commercialization. Decipher provides a central repository for all your IP assets and related data, a flexible platform for workflow automation and reporting, and a superior visualization dashboard to see how everything interrelates.
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Tue, 03/13/2012 - 10:00am PST |
Manufacturing Data Management - How data management helps to make parts better, faster & at lower cost.This recording of one of our web meetings will discuss and demonstrate how fully integrated data management significantly enhances the manufacturing environment. Managing tooling, NC tool paths and other related engineering data, including the communicatioin of data to the machine controllers, can now all be done in a single environment, eliminating errors and greatly enhancing productivity. |
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Thu, 03/15/2012 - 10:00am PST |
NX CAE Practical Applications WebinarThis is a live webinar series held the 3rd Thursday of every other month. It begins at 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET and will last approximately one hour. Dates and Topics for 2012 are:
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Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:00am PST |
Impact of changing your CAD modeling kernelAttend this webcast and learn about the three main core technologies of CAD, how they work together and how they are different. If you use or are considering a purchase of SolidWorks, you need to attend this event. Kernel-change topics include:
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Wed, 03/21/2012 - 10:00am PST |
Innovation—the Lifeblood of American companiesWe all know that innovation is the lifeblood of American companies. Are you happy with how yours is going? Are new ideas being generated and managed as well as they could be? |
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Wed, 03/21/2012 - 10:00am PST |
PLM World (NX and Team Center Users)Mar 21 - Apr 13, 2012 Apr 14 - Mar 10, 2012 Why You Should Attend:
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