Keiper Speeds Up Product Development With Tecnomatix, Siemens PLM Software's Digital Manufacturing Technology
November 14 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Keiper, a Global Provider of Vehicle Seat Components, Cites Digital
Mapping of the Planning Process and Open System Architecture as Key
Differentiators PLANO, Texas, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens PLM
Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and
a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, today announced that Kaiserslautern-based
Keiper GmbH & Co. KG will be using Tecnomatix(R) software,
Siemens PLM Software's best-in-class digital manufacturing
solution, for the digital planning and production of its entire
range of products. The international company develops and produces
a range of seat components for car makers and their system
suppliers, from complete seat structures to reclining and adjusting
elements. (Logo:
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Tecnomatix provides Keiper an open systems architecture and
flexible digital production solution to enable the company to
integrate all of its IT systems companywide. Tecnomatix enables the
company to quickly assess production problems and make precise
forecasts on the development and production of its seat components.
This means that its designers can develop products for easier
production from the outset. "An end-to-end production flow plays a
decisive role in profitability of our processes," said Ramon Loos,
head of Industrial Engineering Process Development at Keiper.
"Tecnomatix from Siemens PLM Software allows us not only to ensure
the technical maturity of our products early on, but the entire
planning process too, thus avoiding unnecessary costs." "Tecnomatix
helps Keiper speed up its product and process development," said
Paul Vogel, senior vice president and managing director, Europe,
Middle East and Africa, Siemens PLM Software. "The digital factory
planning and simulation technology helps the company bring its
products to market faster and helps reduce costly production
errors." About Tecnomatix The Tecnomatix portfolio from Siemens PLM
Software represents a suite of best-in-class digital manufacturing
applications and production expertise, covering manufacturing
engineering through shop floor execution. These solutions are
connected together to legacy systems and to the extended enterprise
by an open manufacturing backbone. Tecnomatix is the leading
digital manufacturing solution based on technology, market share,
industry experience and world-class customers served. About Keiper
Specializing in the development and production of vehicle seat
components and structures as well as engineering services, the
globally active automotive industry supplier Keiper GmbH & Co.
KG based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, generated total revenues of
euro 931.6 million in 2006 (2005: euro 889.1 million). With 6,700
employees in 11 countries, the company expects annual sales in 2007
to reach approx. euro 898 million. About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives
(A&D), is a leading global provider of product lifecycle
management (PLM) software and services with 4.6 million licensed
seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano,
Texas, Siemens PLM Software's open enterprise solutions enable a
world where organizations and their partners collaborate through
Global Innovation Networks to deliver world-class products and
services. For more information on Siemens PLM Software products and
services, visit http://www.siemens.com/plm. About Siemens
Automation and Drives The Siemens Automation and Drives Group
(A&D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this
field worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard
products for the manufacturing and process industries and for the
electrical installation industry as well as system solutions, for
example for machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such
as the automation of entire automobile factories or chemical
plants. Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D
also offers software for linking production and management
(horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing
production processes. A&D employs 70,600 people worldwide and
in fiscal year 2006 (to September 30) earned a group profit of euro
1.572 billion on sales of euro 12.848 billion and orders of euro
14.108 billion, according to U.S. GAAP. Further information about
A&D is available in the Internet at
http://www.siemens.com/automation. Note: Siemens and the Siemens
logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. Tecnomatix is a
registered trademark of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management
Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other
countries. All other product names referenced herein are the
property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Claudia Lanzinger, +49 6103-20 65-51, Web site:
http://www.automation.siemens.com/ http://www.siemens.com/plm
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