Volkswagen, Audi to use Siemens platform

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and provider of product lifecycle management software and services, has bagged a major order from Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft for delivery and implementation of its Teamcenter product data management (PDM) software.

Volkswagen, Europe's leading car maker, will use Teamcenter throughout the entire vehicle design and manufacturing process to create transparency in its processes.

The enterprise-wide project for product data management (K-PDM) at Volkswagen is laid out over several years and will include up to 45,000 users in the end stage.

The project will be executed over the next few years in committed car projects and different levels throughout the entire Volkswagen group.

Following the successful completion of phase 0 and the "Go Live" decision in November 2007, Teamcenter will be used in production for future vehicle projects at Volkswagen and Audi, Siemens said in a release.