Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Sept 3, 2014 As India’s new government looks at reform to boost industrial growth with manufacturing a header in its plans, Siemens PLM software India team organized the 3rd India Shipbuilding Executive Summit  co-hosted by American Society of Naval Engineers, Indian Maritime Foundation, American Bureau of Shipping, and Siemens PLM Software. The event provided a platform for senior officers from the Indian Navy, and senior executives from the Shipbuilding industry to discuss issues of contemporary relevance in the context of improved Design, Manufacturing and Service Efficiency in the Shipbuilding industry in India, with the apt theme- ‘Ship Building, a significant Manufacturing force-multiplier.’ Brigadier (Retd.) Prakash Tolani, Senior Director, Siemens, kick started the event with a roundup on two previous summits, linking the sequential flow to the subjects chosen for the ISES3 round table discussions. These topics were based on continuity with the ...

March 16, 2011 Siemens PLM (product lifecycle management) Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is accelerating its R& D programs in India. “Our R&D staff in Pune has more than doubled. We now have 1000 people working there.  We are also increasing the spread from maintenance projects to product development…..this is a paradigm shift,” says Raj Khoshoo, Vice President , Strategic Planning, Siemens PLM. Siemens PLM Software now has its largest center in India. “We are not here just for cost, but for resources and for long-term.We have moved up the value chain (significantly),” says Khoshoo. While in the past, Indian manufacturers had a captive market, the trend now is to think sustainability and consider PLM costs, he adds. The thawing of India-US relations is helping. The next major change for Siemens is to look at end-to-end (of product life cycle). The company is also viewing PLM solutions for homeland security and looking into de...

News Aviation Daily Feb 02 , 2010 , p. 13 Neelam Mathews Developers and manufacturers of Diehl Aircabin interiors have selected Teamcenter, Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software system. Teamcenter was selected, Diehl Aircabin said, because of its broad functional range, including its ability to more easily configure and visualize complex processes and its open architecture, which enhances collaboration and opens the way to an end-to-end PLM strategy. Diehl Aircabin designs, develops and makes cabin modules, crew rest compartments and air distribution systems for the civil aircraft industry, including the new widebody Airbus A350 XWB. Up until 2008, Diehl Aircabin was a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus and is now one of the major first tier suppliers for aircraft manufacturers. “Siemens PLM Softwares Teamcenter portfolio will help optimize our engineering process topography, said Markus Marschall, CFO, Diehl Aircabin. “Visualizing all engineering processes in Teamcenter, ...