Velocity Series

Teamcenter Express Version 2

Focused on the management of everyday tasks and processes for design through manufacturing

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Siemens PLM Software
www.siemens.com/plm/teamcenterexpress

Summary
Teamcenter Express Version 2 software delivers a preconfigured collaborative product data management (cPDM) environment that addresses the needs of mid-size manufacturing companies. Delivering many significant enhancements,Teamcenter Express Version 2 builds on its design data management focus by adding an integrated design review capability, new functionality for the management of manufacturing data and processes and additional ERP integration capabilities.

Benefits
Faster and more accurate design review processes Expands preconfigured cPDM environment to include manufacturing data and processes Automated creation of PDF and raster documents on design release More accurate handover of data to manufacturing Comprehensive administrator tools provide flexibility to meet customer-specific requirements

Siemens PLM Software packs Teamcenter Express Version 2 with enhanced capabilities for creating, sharing and managing design and manufacturing information.Version 2 includes major enhancements that support the Teamcenter Express position as the clear leader in delivering a preconfigured cPDM solution that can be rapidly deployed and has a low total cost of ownership. By reducing errors, rework and communi-cation delays, our customers enjoy better time-to-market for new products and increased profitability. XpresReview Package Exchange for integrated design reviews Using the new XpresReview Package Exchange capability in Teamcenter Express, designers can efficiently conduct design reviews with other workgroups, suppliers and customers. Based on Siemens established XpresReview and packaged collaboration file (PCF) technologies, the new handling capabilities include import, export, mailing, viewing and markup of PCF files to facilitate simple but powerful design review collaboration.The XpresReview tool integrated into Teamcenter Express and freely downloadable by other users, can be used by both internal and external users to review and mark up the contents of the PCF file. PCF Files PCF files are portable, intelligent containers that package 2D and 3D CAD files and any other document types. PCF is the established design review format for NX and Solid Edge software CAD users. PCF containers can be emailed to external users who may not use Teamcenter Express but who are involved in the review and approval of design data. When creating the PCF file the originator can determine what functions will be enabled in the XpresReview tool, for example only enabling viewing or enabling additional markup and cross-sectioning capabilities.

Features
XpresReview Package Exchange for design through manufacturing collaboration Teamcenter Express Manufacturing CAM Express integration Resource manager Part planner Expanded ERP integrations Automated data translation Latest Teamcenter platform delivers many new features Many more customer focused enhancements

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Velocity Series

XpresReview tool Using the XpresReview tool, external recipients can view and interrogate documents within the PCF file, then repackage the documents to return or forward. For Solid Edge and NX part, assembly and drawing file formats XpresReview supports additional measurement, cross-sectioning and markup capabilities. Modified PCF files can be imported back into Teamcenter Express to enable any changes made to be examined by the Teamcenter Express user and incorporated into the current design revision. Teamcenter Express Manufacturing for management of manufacturing data and processes The new Teamcenter Express Manufacturing capability adds support for the management of NX CAM, CAM Express and Solid Edge manufacturing solutions data and processes. Direct integration between Teamcenter Express and CAM Express enables NC programmers to manage NC programs and post processor files associated with part design data more efficiently. Extensions to the precon-figured cPDM environment include new datasets, forms, reports and manufacturing user roles that support CAM Express manufacturing data management and process automation.Teamcenter Express Manufacturing enables manufacturing planners to manage NC machining data including shop documentation and output files, view and report on this data and send data to shop floor machines.Teamcenter Express Manufacturing also enables tooling engineers to create and maintain libraries of cutting tools and fixtures. With this new functionality Teamcenter Express users will have best-in-class tools to integrate their design and manufacturing processes based on a common database and common workflow processes. Benefits of working on this common platform include less errors and rework and faster time-to-market. Expanded ERP integrations New Teamcenter Express SAP integration The new Teamcenter Express SAP option is a preconfigured version of Siemens proven Teamcenter Engineering gateway for SAP software and enables managed transfer of product data from Teamcenter Express to SAP.This option enables users to transfer accurate part and BOM data from Teamcenter Express to SAP in a managed and consistent way, eliminating the possibility of errors in this data transfer.The data transfer is triggered by the preconfigured standard workflow processes and feedback is given to the Teamcenter Express user on the success or failure of the transaction in SAP. Functionality includes creation, update and display of SAP material masters, documents and BOM records, support for the use of SAP ECNs with these transactions, mapping of attributes between Teamcenter Express and SAP and preconfigured forms to manage the data that will be transferred.

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Expanded Microsoft Dynamics ERP integrations Siemens has teamed with QBD Systems to deliver preconfigured integrations between Teamcenter Express and Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions. In addition to the current integrations for Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.x and 9.x, and AX 3.0,Teamcenter Express Version 2 adds support for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 and AX 4.0. Automated file translation Users frequently need to convert a file to a different format at a particular point in its lifecycle; for example creating a PDF version of a 2D drawing on release of the drawing.Teamcenter Express Version 2 introduces a generic framework for translation of 2D, 3D and document file types.The translation can be triggered on demand, on a workflow event or in batch mode. Specific translations include: Solid Edge Draft to PDF, DXF and TIFF NX Draft to CGM, HPGL and TIFF All the 3D CAD formats supported by Teamcenter Express to JT Microsoft Office documents to PDF New Teamcenter 2005 platform Teamcenter Express Version 2 is now built on the latest Teamcenter platform,Teamcenter 2005 SR1. By moving to this platform Teamcenter Express users have immediate access to over 60 functionality enhancements including a new 4-tier architecture and new file management system that improves performance over a WAN. Some examples of these enhancements include hierarchical and nested listof-values capability, improved ability to assign users to all the steps of a workflow and automatic assignment of items to projects. Customer requested enhancements Teamcenter Express has also added many new features in response to requests from the customer base.These include additions to the preconfigured cPDM environment delivered by Teamcenter Express, for example new and updated reports, searches, forms and several new functions in the product structure editor module to aid creation, editing and reporting on BOMs. Summary Teamcenter Express Version 2 builds on Version 1 by adding an integrated design review capability, new functionality for the management of manufacturing data and processes and additional ERP integration capabilities. Small and mid-sized manufacturing organizations are encouraged to evaluate Teamcenter Express Version 2 right away.

Contact
Siemens PLM Software Americas 800 807 2200 Europe 44 (0) 1202 243455 Asia-Pacific 852 2230 3308 www.siemens.com/plm
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