Siemens improves industrial collaboration and lifecycle management
Siemens expanded its partnership with Microsoft to provide Teamcenter X software as a SaaS product on the Azure platform, integrating AI and Copilot features for manufacturing and engineering clients. The new integration enhances the availability of Siemens' PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) on Microsoft Azure, offering greater flexibility, cybersecurity, and scalability for customers. With the help of Azure OpenAI and Teams, Siemens custom Copilot functionality enables frontline workers to access and collaborate on engineering data in real time via mobile devices. A Microsoft 365 Copilot plugin for the Teamcenter Teams app allows automated summarization of outstanding workflows and tasks. Siemens is leveraging GitHub Copilot for faster feature development, making advanced AI capabilities accessible across the product lifecycle. The partnership aims to accelerate digital transformation and innovation in the manufacturing sector by closely linking design, engineering, and operations teams. The integration improves business operations for global manufacturing organizations by reducing cycle times, minimizing IT costs, and expediting innovation.
- Organization
- Siemens
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Germany
- Published
- May 2024
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
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- Customer
- Siemens
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Production
- Linked source
- engineering.com
Deployed Siemens Teamcenter X PLM on Microsoft Azure for SaaS delivery
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Use case focus
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- 1Digital Collaboration Platform for Frontline Manufacturing Teams
- 2Automated Workflow Management in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- 3Real-Time Engineering Data Access Via Copilot
- Customers needed a flexible, secure, and robust cloud-based PLM system.
- Demand for enhanced cross-functional collaboration between factory floor, service, design, and engineering teams.
- Require real-time data access and workflow management for global manufacturing.
- Need for accelerated digital transformation for increasing productivity and competitiveness.
- Deployed Siemens Teamcenter X PLM on Microsoft Azure for SaaS delivery.
- Integrated generative AI using Azure OpenAI and custom Copilot functionality for Teams.
- Developed Copilot for Microsoft 365 plugin with AI-driven summarization for workflows/tasks.
- Utilized GitHub Copilot to expedite new feature development for manufacturing clients.
- Accelerated digital transformation across product lifecycle and value chain.
- Enabled real-time collaboration between frontline and engineering teams.
- Increased flexibility and customer choice for cloud delivery of PLM solutions.
- Reduced product cycle time and IT costs for manufacturers.
Architecture
Teamcenter X PLM is delivered as a SaaS solution hosted on Microsoft Azure. The platform integrates with Azure OpenAI for generative AI features and Copilot-based plugins for workflow automation in Teams. GitHub Copilot is employed to develop and deploy new features more efficiently.
Sources & evidence3
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Technical implementation details available
- Multiple corroborating sources available
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