Friday, 9 November 2007

Canon Selects Siemens PLM Software as Global Provider

Canon, a global leader in the precision electronics industry, selected Siemens PLM Software’s technology as its universal next-generation product development platform to be deployed throughout the Canon group, including overseas sites and affiliates.

Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, is currently used in Canon Image Communication Products Operations.
Canon said it will utilize NX software, Siemens PLM Software’s digital product development software, and Teamcenter software, Siemens PLM Software’s collaborative product data management solution, as its keystone PLM system to materialize the benefits of its many years of business-process innovation.

“Like Canon, Siemens PLM Software continually strives for greater innovation and enhanced customer satisfaction,” stated Canon.

“So when it came time to select Canon’s next-generation keystone PLM platform, we made the judgment following an extensive evaluation process that Siemens PLM Software’s market-leading collaboration and innovation solution was the best platform to enforce our ‘product engineering innovation’.”

Canon Image Communication Products Operations, a Siemens PLM Software customer since 1990, began using digital product development technology in creating the complex shapes of curved surfaces such as those contained in the camera body.

“Siemens PLM Software’s NX and Teamcenter will enable Canon to enhance innovation and collaboration, speed up the development cycle, improve its competitive strength and solidify its position as a leader in the precision electronics industry by bringing even more best-in-class products to market faster,” said Tony Affuso, chairman and CEO of Siemens PLM Software.

Introduced in April and featuring 400 enhancements, NX 5 powers innovation by integrating all aspects of the design-through-manufacturing process in a high-performance digital product development solution. NX helps companies develop innovative products faster and more cost-efficiently.

Teamcenter powers innovation and productivity by connecting people and processes with a single source of product and process knowledge. Teamcenter’s comprehensive portfolio of proven digital lifecycle management solutions is built on an open PLM foundation to power end-to-end PLM.