Siemens PLM Industrial Insights 2016

Today’s customers are demanding products that are designed and manufactured for an increasingly connected world, which are smarter, connected and – importantly – better able to drive down the user’s costs.

The impact on companies is that engineering and manufacturing need to communicate more effectively with each other. And virtual product development and real production need to become better interlinked as products become more complex.

"The key to innovation in today's complex world is adopting a strategy for digitalisation where the digital thread ties together all phases of the product's lifecycle,” says Rajiv Ghatikar, VP and GM of ASEAN/Australasia with Siemens PLM software.

"Today you can have technology that enables collaboration so seamlessly across locations and across supply chains that manufacturing is redefining itself.”

Key enabling technologies are changing not just what we innovate, but how we innovate.

Production methods including advanced robotics, 3D printing and knowledge automation are all changing manufacturing, ramping up the speed of development, and are all linked via the digital thread.

Heavy manufacturers need solutions where product lifecycle management (PLM) connects product, production and aftermarket service. The linkage is driven by customer demands for smarter products, made more smartly, and better able to deliver operational costs.

It’s no accident that nine of the world’s 16 top heavy manufacturers use Siemens PLM to help them digitalise and transform their businesses and make better products.

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