Schelde Standardizes on UGS PDM

UGS Corp. announced that Schelde Naval Shipbuilding standardized on Teamcenter software, UGS' digital lifecycle management solution. The company selected UGS as its Product Data Management (PDM) system following an extensive evaluation process which included the existing Agile installation, which was displaced, and SSA Baan. The Schelde Naval Shipbuilding contract, valued at nearly $1 million, represents the first phase in a phased project primarily focused on managing engineering data. Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, a Dutch based shipbuilder, focuses on the design and construction of Naval surface vessels. The company, which has a history of more than 125 years, has built all the vessels for the Royal Dutch Navy and, since it is a part of the Damen Group, actively exports products to foreign countries.

Teamcenter is in use today with severalleading shipbuilders, including ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (Blohm + Voss, Nordseewerke and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG), the Lurssen Group and Feadship. UGS Teamcenter powers innovation and productivity by connecting people and processes with knowledge. Teamcenter's comprehensive portfolio of proven digital lifecycle management solutions is built on an open PLM foundation. Teamcenter, winner of the IndustryWeek Technology of the Year Award for 2005, is the de facto standard for PLM deployments, and is backed by UGS' leadership in delivery.