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Sep 9, 2009

SWEP Selects Siemens PLM Software's Teamcenter as its Corporate-Wide PLM Platform

LANDSKRONA, Sweden – Siemens PLM Software today announced that SWEP, one of the world’s leading suppliers of brazed heat exchangers, selected Teamcenter® software as its corporate-wide PLM solution and will deploy 200 seats when fully implemented.

“With Siemens PLM Software we see an opportunity to invest in a new enterprise solution for product development that will enhance our competitive edge and continue to help further our growth,” said Anders Lundblad, CFO and Vice President, at SWEP.

Teamcenter, the world’s most widely used PLM portfolio, enables SWEP to effectively collaborate by sharing design and product information at distributed design centers and to manage multiple CAD-data within a single PLM solution.

“Teamcenter will support SWEP’s ambition to build a truly global company. With a global R&D organization it is essential to have a PLM application for storage and distribution of different types of data and to support our innovation and development processes. We expect to improve project quality, time to market and customer value by implementing Teamcenter”, said Eric Mencke, Head of Research & Development, SWEP.

“The additional functionality that Teamcenter delivers including transparent manufacturing solutions was a decisive factor for SWEP to choose Teamcenter”, said Staffan Selander, CIO at SWEP.

The selection of Teamcenter was made in a competitive bid and the order is worth more than four million SEK in licenses and additional services.

“The selection of Teamcenter as the corporate-wide PLM solution by an industry leading company like SWEP is a testament to Siemens PLM Software’s ability to develop best-in-class PLM technology,” said Mats Friberg, vice president and managing director, Nordic Operation, Siemens PLM Software. “We look forward to helping SWEP enhance product development capabilities to meet the challenge of turning more ideas into successful products.”